Vietnam Television
Logo of Vietnam Television since 2013 | |
| Type | State media |
|---|---|
| Branding | VTV |
| Country | |
First air date | September 7, 1970 |
| Availability | Vietnam Worldwide |
| Owner | Government of Vietnam |
Launch date | September 7, 1970 |
Former names | Independent Television System Central Television |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV |
| Webcast | https://vtvgo.vn |
Official website | vtv |
| Language | Vietnamese |
| Subsidiary | VTV1 VTV2 VTV3 VTV4 Vietnam Today VTV5 VTV5 Tây Nam Bộ VTV5 Tây Nguyên VTV Cần Thơ VTV7 VTV8 VTV9 VTV Digital VFC VTV Sports TVAd VTV College VTVcab SCTV VSTV |
Vietnam Television, officially branded as VTV, is the national television broadcaster of Vietnam. As the state broadcaster under the Government of Vietnam, VTV is tasked with "propagating the views of the Party, policies, laws of the government, improve people's knowledge and serve the spiritual life of the people".[1]
VTV was established with technical assistance and training from Cuba on 7 September 1970.[2][3] Color television was experimented in 1977 and adopted the French SECAM standard and fully implemented in 1986.[4] Vietnam Television became an official name on 30 April 1987, and by 1990, VTV viewers had two national TV channels to choose from as VTV2 was launched and that year switched to PAL.[5][6]
Channels
As of 2025, VTV runs the following channels:[7][8][9][10]
- VTV1: News and current affairs channel; 24/7.[11] The channel also broadcasts live national events and parliament meetings. Music and movies are the only fields that mostly fall outside its main format. VTV1 was initially broadcast on 7 September 1970. An HD version of VTV1 was launched on 31 March 2014. It is one of the three must-carry national channels, and it must be carried free-to-air by all satellite and cable providers in Vietnam.
- VTV2: Science and education channel; broadcasting 24/7. The channel also broadcasts foreign TV series. VTV2 started transmission on 1 January 1990. An HD version of VTV2 was launched on 20 May 2015.
- VTV3: Sports and entertainment channel, broadcasting 24/7. VTV3 officially launched on 31 March 1996. An HD version of VTV3 was launched on 31 March 2013. This is the first channel in VTV to broadcast in high-definition.
- VTV4: An international channel officially launched in 1998, offering a best-of package of programming from VTV's domestic channels to the Vietnamese diaspora, being available in Taiwan's CHT MOD on Channel 215. An HD version of VTV4 was launched on 24 June 2015.
- VTV5: Ethnic language channel, broadcast 24/7. VTV5 launched on 10 February 2002. An HD version of VTV5 was launched on 1 July 2015.
- VTV7: Educational and children-orientated channel, broadcast from 06:00 to 24:00. VTV7 and VTV7 HD soft-launched from 20 November 2015 and began broadcasting officially on 1 January 2016.
- VTV8: Specialized channel for viewers in the Central and Central Highlands region of Vietnam, broadcast 24/7. VTV8 was launched on 1 January 2016.
- VTV9: Specialized channel for viewers in the Southeast region of Vietnam, before is launched as national channel, it's release as regional channel on 8 October 2007. An HD version of VTV9 was launched on 28 August 2015. On January 1st, 2016, VTV Can Tho 1 and VTV9 merged to VTV9 as national channel.
- VTV10: Specialized channel for viewers in the Southwest region of Vietnam, broadcast 24/7. It was soft-launched on 10 October 2022 after the closure of VTV6 and began broadcasting officially from 13 October 2022.
- VTV5 Tây Nam Bộ: A bilingual Khmer-Vietnamese channel and first regional variation of VTV5, broadcast 24/7. VTV5 TNB was launched on 1 January 2016.
- VTV5 Tây Nguyên: Ethnic language channel in Central Highlands region of Vietnam and second regional variation of VTV5, broadcast 24/7. VTV5 TN was launched on 17 October 2016.
- Vietnam Today: English-language international channel, broadcast 24/7. Vietnam Today launched on 7 September 2025.
All the above channels are also available via satellite, digital terrestrial, and digital cable networks across Vietnam. Thru its cable television subsidiary VTVcab and its participation in joint ventures SCTV and K+ VTV also partakes in the Vietnamese pay television market.
Defunct channels
- VTV6: Youth channel that targets an audience between 18 and 34 years old and sporting events, broadcast 24/7. VTV6 started broadcasting on 29 April 2007. An HD version of VTV6 was launched on 7 September 2013. From October 10, 2022, this channel is replaced by VTV Cần Thơ.
- VTV Hue
- VTV Da Nang
- VTV Phu Yen
- VTV Can Tho 1
- VTV Can Tho 2
Criticism and controversies
VTV4 has been criticized by South Vietnamese refugees and Vietnamese emigrants, due to the network supporting communist rule.[12][13]
On 28 February 2016, VTV admitted that they had used copyrighted content without permission in some of its programs. Thus, VTV's YouTube channel was terminated. The case was brought into attention after videographer Bui Minh Tuan claimed that VTV had repeatedly used his drone videos. He claimed that between 2015 and 2016, he had sent many complaints to VTV, the Department of Copyright and the Vietnam Ministry of Information and Communications to report around 20 copyright infringements by VTV, to no avail. Tuan decided to report the case to Google.[14] In 2008, VTV lost its rights to broadcast the Miss World competition due to copyright issues.[15]
Awards
Asiavision
| Year | Award ceremony | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Asiavision Annual Awards | Outstanding Reporting on Climate Change and Adaptation | VTV | Won | [16] |
| Outstanding Reporting of a News Story | VTV | Won | |||
| 2021 | Coverage of the Year | VTV | Won | [17] | |
| 2025 | Asiavision Awards | Best Disaster Coverage | Won | [18] |
Other
See also
References
- ^ "Chức năng, nhiệm vụ và cơ cấu tổ chức của Đài Truyền hình Việt Nam". Đài Truyền hình Việt Nam. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ "Important milestones". Vietnam Television. Archived from the original on 27 January 2010. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ^ "VTV: Overall". Vietnam Television. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ^ Giới thiệu VTV - Đài Truyền Hình Việt Nam | VTV.VN
- ^ VTV Official Site - Overall Archived 3 July 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ VTV Official Site - Milestones Archived 27 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ VTV Official site - Channel list Archived 30 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "VTV6 - Ban Thanh thiếu niên - Đài Truyền Hình Việt Nam". VTV6. vtv6.vtv.vn. Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ^ "VTV sẽ có thêm 3 kênh truyền hình mới". Archived from the original on 13 July 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ^ "Ra mắt kênh truyền hình VTV9". Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ^ "Lịch phát sóng - Lịch phát sóng truyền hình VTV - VTV.VN". Đài truyền hình Việt Nam. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ^ "Crunch time for SBS over Vietnamese news bulletin". 2 December 2003. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ^ "Breaking the news at SBS". 20 December 2003. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ^ "National network VTV admits to copyright infringement after YouTube block". 3 March 2016. 3 March 2016. Archived from the original on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ "VTV là nạn nhân bị vi phạm bản quyền nghiêm trọng". Ban Thời sự. BAO DIEN TU VTV (in Vietnamese). 26 May 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ^ "Annual Awards 2020 showcase Asiavision's finest – ABU". Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- ^ "Asiavision Annual Awards 2021 celebrate the best of the past year! – ABU". Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- ^ "Asiavision Awards 2025 – Celebrating the contributions of Asiavision members – ABU". Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- ^ Vietnam+ (VietnamPlus) (7 September 2020). "Kỷ niệm 50 năm ngày VTV phát sóng chương trình truyền hình đầu tiên". Vietnam+ (VietnamPlus) (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- ^ "Đài truyền hình Việt Nam đón nhận Huân chương Hồ Chí Minh". www.qdnd.vn (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 30 May 2025.