Thailand shows 'Panda TV' channel

A Thai reality TV channel devoted to a family of pandas has reportedly become a cult hit with viewers.

The Panda Channel, which was started by True Corporation at the beginning of the month, features 24-hour coverage of 6-month-old Lin Ping, her mother Lin Hui and father Shung Shung, ABC News reports.

The company's Rungfa Kiatipo said: "Right now Lin Ping and her mother stay together. [It's a] very wonderful thing, like a human being, between baby and mother. They live together, they feed together.

"It seems like human beings for me because I keep looking and I said, 'Wow [I am] so surprised'. Right now [it's] very popular among kids, mother, family, especially like grandmother. I don't know why."

Footage is recorded at Chiang Mai zoo in the north of the country, with two cameras controlled by a small crew.