BBC BANGKOK IMAGES BRIEFLY BLOCKED

EXCLUSIVE By The Bangkok Bugle

Images of BBC news reporters 'in action' during last May's protests on the streets of Bangkok which appear in the lead-in introduction to the top-of-the-hour news reports were briefly 'blocked' in Thailand earlier this week.
The 30-second intro video to the news reports which appeared at 23:00 on Monday and 01:00 on Tuesday included the 'intermission' screen where images of reporters Alastair Leithead and Rachael Harvey normally appear alongside other BBC journalists. The Bangkok Bugle understands these to be the only two times the images were 'blocked'.
The 'intermission' screen - which is controlled by cable and satellite operator True Visions - appears when illegal or sensitive content is being broadcast in Thailand. Most commonly it appears to block alcoholic products being promoted and advertised on sports channels.
A spokesman for True Visions, replying to an email seeking clarification about the appearance of the 'intermission' screen, said: "We have already cooperated with the on-air department so they can contact the host channel to sort it out."