The Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) board -- chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon -- on Friday approved a request by the SAT to borrow 1.4 billion baht from the National Sports Development Fund (NSDF) to fund the national broadcasting rights of the World Cup, a source has said.
SAT has reached a deal with Fifa to pay US$33 million (about 1.2 billion baht) for the broadcasting rights fee, said SAT governor Kongsak Yodmanee on Thursday.
