At home in Thailand
In Thailand, watch Thainess on AIS Play and TrueID. Both services are for viewers in Thailand, so if you are watching from abroad, the options below are for you.
Watch Thainess
Thainess is on air in Thailand and in Asia-Pacific, including Oceania, with programmes on Thai Airways inflight entertainment (IFE) and Samsung TV Plus scheduled for 2027.
Every screen is a way into Thailand
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On air today
- In Thailand: AIS Play, TrueID and AIS Hotel IPTV.
- Asia-Pacific, including Oceania: AsiaSat 7 satellite (encrypted) and hotels in Asia.
- In the air: Thainess programmes are on Thai Airways inflight entertainment (IFE).
Scheduled for 2027: Samsung TV Plus, free and ad-supported.
Choose your region
Pick where you are, and see how to watch.
I am in Thailand
In Thailand, watch Thainess on AIS Play and TrueID. At a hotel? In Thailand it is on AIS Hotel IPTV.
I am in Asia-Pacific, including Oceania
Thainess is on air in Asia-Pacific, including Oceania, and hotels in Asia already carry it. Ask whether it is on your room TV channel list.
I am on a plane
Thainess programmes are on Thai Airways inflight entertainment (IFE).
I am somewhere else, or I want to watch on a smart TV
Samsung TV Plus is scheduled to carry Thainess in 2027, free and ad-supported. We will post the opening date here once it is set.
How to watch
At a hotel
Staying at a hotel in Asia-Pacific? Ask whether Thainess is on the room TV channel list. In Thailand it is on AIS Hotel IPTV, and hotels in Asia already carry it.
At home outside Thailand
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On Thai Airways
Thainess programmes are on Thai Airways inflight entertainment (IFE).
On your smart TV, in 2027
Samsung TV Plus is scheduled to carry Thainess in 2027, free and ad-supported. We will post the opening date here once it is set.
How to receive Thainess
How you receive and install it depends on the country.
In Thailand
Receive it through Charoen Cable's cable TV, AIS Play and other installers. If you are an operator or installer, contact our business team at business@nextstep.co.th.
Outside Thailand
Receive it by AsiaSat satellite with an AsiaSat set-top box, which carries a service fee. AsiaSat works out the cost for you.
Ask about cost and installation at business@nextstep.co.th
Ask for Thainess
Not on your screen yet? Tell us which hotel or TV provider you watch through. Your note goes to our business team. You can ask your hotel or provider directly too.
Quick facts for your technical team.
24 hours a day. HD. English audio. Delivered by encrypted satellite (AsiaSat 7) or IPTV.
For technical teams
Thainess is carried on the AsiaSat 7 satellite as an encrypted signal. The C-band beam of AsiaSat 7 covers Asia, the Middle East, Central Asia and Australasia, which is the coverage area of the satellite. Thainess is broadcast across Asia-Pacific including Oceania.
Source: AsiaSat, as of October 2026. The map shows the coverage area and signal level of AsiaSat 7 (asiasat.com/satellite-fleet/asiasat-7)
A first look
Thirty seconds of Thailand.