Vietnam Television

For other uses, see Vietnam Television (1966–75).
Vietnam Television (VTV)
Đài truyền hình Việt Nam
Type Broadcast television
Country Vietnam
Availability Nationwide
International
Headquarters Hanoi, Vietnam
Owner Government of Vietnam
Launch date
 7 September 1970
Picture format
 576i (16:9 SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Official website
 vtv.vn

Vietnam Television, or VTV, is the national television broadcaster of the Vietnam. See Vietnam Television for the former national TV-radio broadcasters in South Vietnam.

History

The Old Logo of Vietnam Television until the 2013 refresh.

The first television broadcast in Vietnam was in 1966 when the United States set up 2-channels (1-Vietnamese and 1-English) in Saigon for the Republic of Vietnam. Named Đài Truyền hình Việt Nam), the network operated until the fall of Saigon.

VTV was established with technical assistance and training from Cuba on 6 September 1970, in Hanoi, as an department of VOV. During the Vietnam War it broadcast intermittently from a mountainous regional.

After Reunification in 1975, the former US-run stations in the south became part of the national network and broadcasting was extended to the entire country.

Color television was introduced in 1978. Vietnam Television became an official name on 30 April 1987. And by 1990, VTV viewers had two national TV channels to choose from as VTV-2 was launched that year.[1][2]

VTV's regional broadcasting centres are located in Ho Chi Minh City, Huế, Da Nang, Phu Yen, Nha Trang, and Cần Thơ. Programming is relayed nationwide via a network of provincial and municipal television stations. There are transmitters in most outlying areas of the country. By 2003, more than 80% of all urban households owned a television set. The percentage was considerably less in rural areas, but even the most remote village cafe has a TV and video or DVD player.

In addition, each major city and most of the 51 provinces have their own television stations.

Channels

VTV today has the following channels:[3][4][5][6]

Defunct regional channels (5)

Since 2003, all above channels have also been made available via satellite. In addition, VTV has also offered 15 channels in the system of satellite television called VTVCab, including many translated programs from Reuters, ESPN, Disney Channel, Discovery Channel, BBC plus about 40 original channels but users have to pay for these programs.

From January 01st 2016, some regional channels will cease programming or be re-developed . VTV Huế, VTV Đà Nẵng, and VTV Phú Yên will cease programming and merge to form VTV8, a specific channel for Central and Highland Regions of Vietnam. Both the now-airing VTV9 (which was only for Ho Chi Minh City and Southeast Vietnam regions), and two VTV Cần Thơ channels (which was only for Cần Thơ City and Hậu Giang Province) will be merged to form the new VTV9 for both southeast and southwest of Vietnam .

Future channels

List of VTV channels on VTVcab (Vietnam Cable Television Corporation)

EPG No. EPG Name Channel Name Channel Type Availability Notes
1 VTV1 VTV1 Free TV Free-to-air Entertainment and News Vietnam Television now owned by VTV due to in 1999 and 2013 and operated due to Vietnam Cable Television Corporation (VTVCab) under all the contract
2 VTV2 VTV2 Free TV Free-to-air Education and Science Channel
3 VTV3 VTV3 Free TV Free-to-air Sports, Entertainment and Format Aconomy due to Vietnam Cable Television and operated by the VTV under contract
4 VTV4 VTV4 Free TV Free-to-air International News and Foreign Affairs Channel now owned and operated by VTV
5 VTV5 VTV5 Free TV Free-to-air Channel for several ethnic groups in Vietnam , owned and operated by VTV

Programming

VTV has its own film production company, the Vietnam Television Film Centre, or VFC, which makes made-for-television movies and miniseries. However, only about 30% of the entertainment programming shown on VTV is made locally. The rest is imported and dubbed in Vietnamese. Shows include Korean and Chinese serial melodramas, which are the mainstay of nightly programming on VTV3.

Aside from news and current affairs programming, VTV1 devotes itself to orchestral concerts, ballets, traditional theatre and ethnic minority culture shows.

Also, in Chinese New Year's Eve, VTV simulcasts some programmes and comedy show like Year's Last Afternoon, News Special, Gặp nhau cuối năm, music concerts, firework shows... until 2 a.m

Criticism

VTV4 has been criticised by Vietnamese emigrees who find the channel's one-sided support of the one-party Communist state distressing and offensive.[10][11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ VTV Official Site - Overall
  2. ↑ VTV Official Site - Milestones
  3. ↑ VTV Official site - Channel list
  4. ↑ vtv6.vtv.vn. "VTV6 - Ban Thanh thiếu niên - Đài Truyền Hình Việt Nam". VTV6. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "VTV sẽ có thêm 3 kênh truyền hình mới". Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  6. ↑ "Ra mắt kênh truyền hình VTV9". Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  7. ↑ "Lịch phát sóng - Lịch phát sóng truyền hình VTV - VTV.VN". Đài truyền hình Việt Nam. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "VTV3 sắp hết độc quyền"
  9. ↑ "Phê duyệt Quy hoạch phát thanh, truyền hình đối ngoại đến năm 2020"
  10. ↑ "Crunch time for SBS over Vietnamese news bulletin". Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  11. ↑ "Breaking the news at SBS". Retrieved 12 July 2015.

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