(Game online), GMM Tai Hub Co., Ltd. (Featured film producer) and Ninja Returns Communication Co., Ltd. (Event organizer).

January
- GDH 559 Company Limited (GDH 559), a subsidiary of the Company has increased paid-up capital to 150 million baht.
February
- Z PAY TV service operated and owned by CTH group was discontinued, but such Pay TV service was no longer related to the Company after the divestment in 2014. At present, GMM Z actively manages satellite TV platform business providing free to air programs in both C-Band and KU-Band systems for the audiences.
June
- GMM Bravo, the new business unit was formed as a content creator providing “New Content Solution” by transforming GMM massive library including music and artists and developed into exclusive contents both TV series and variety shows across multiple platforms, with unique creativity under the supervision of Ekachai Uekrongtham, the famous film director and producer,
October
- The National Broadcasting Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) has advised television and radio stations to follow its guidelines following the death of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej. The operators shall refrain from hosting entertaining programs for a period of 30 days between 13 October- 14 November 2016, followed by a schedule plan continued for 100 days until 21 January 2017 taking into consideration the suitability in accordance with public sentiments. In compliance to the circumstances, the Company had set the schedule for special programs and released new contents as an expression of condolences during the mourning period, including “Born in the Reign of King Rama IX the Series”, “Sadudee Keeta Racha”, while broadcasting of commercial advertisements and selective programs were postponed under deep scrutiny.
November
- The company entered into the Agreement of Sale and Purchase of Shares in One Enterprise (the “Share Sale and Purchase Agreement”) by virtue of Board of Directors Meeting No. 10/2016 convened on 25 November 2016. One Enterprise shall convene its shareholders meeting in order to increase its registered capital by 1,905,000,000 by issuing 19,050,000 newly-issued shares at the par value of THB 100 per share. The newly-issued shares will be offered to Prananporn Co., Ltd. (“Prananporn”) which will become a shareholder of One Enterprise after One Enterprise increases its registered capital. When combining the increase with the existing registered capital of THB 1,905,000,000, One Enterprise’s registered capital will be a total of THB 3,810,000,000.
- One Enterprise will divide the capital increase into two stages. After the completion of both capital increases, the Company will hold 25.50 percent, Mr. Takonkiet’s Group would hold 24.50 percent, and Prananporn would hold 50 percent of the shares in the One Enterprise.
- The Company has duly entered into an agreement directly with UNION DES ASSOCIATIONS EUROPEENNES DE FOOTBALL (“EUFA”) in order for the Company to obtain the broadcasting rights of the European Qualifiers-Qualification Competitions for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. In addition, the Company has entered into a memorandum of agreement with Bangkok Entertainment Co., Ltd., and BEC Multimedia Co., Ltd. (collectively “BEC”) to grant the broadcasting rights of the European Qualifiers-Qualification Competitions for the 2018 FIFA World Cup to BEC for airing via BEC’s channels.
December
- The chief of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) exercised Section 44 of the interim constitution by issuing Order 76/2016 to relieve the burden for digital TV operators by granting an extension of the deadline to make license payments from 3 years to 6 years with interest rate charged based on MLR by Bank of Thailand. Also the NBTC and the broadcasting development research fund administrative committee would subsidize the satellite uplink costs for all digital TV stations under the must carry rules for the next three years.
- In addition, NCPO’s order also grants authority to NBTC to revoke the radio frequency licenses totaling 537 channels from government agencies and state enterprises within 5 years instead of the old one which NBTC has to revoke the licenses in April 2017.