Media of Vietnam

The media of Vietnam refers to the print, broadcast and online mass media available in Vietnam.

The first television broadcasts in Vietnam were in the 1960s when the United States and South Vietnam set up two channels (one Vietnamese language and one in English) in Saigon.

The national broadcaster Vietnam Television (VTV) was established in Hanoi with technical assistance and training from Cuba in September 1970. VTV now is the largest television network in the nation, broadcast in nine FTA channels and available internationally via satellite. VTV also operates the largest cable network (VTVCab) and a DTH satellite service. These carry the nine FTA VTV channels: VTV1 - VTV9 (no VTV8), sixteen Vietnamese subscription channels: VTVCab1 (Giải Trí TV), VTVCab2 (Phim Việt), VTVCab3 (Thể Thao TV), VTVCab (Văn Hoá), VTVCab5 (E Channel), VTVCab6, VTVCab7 (D Dramas), VTVCab8 (BiBi), VTVCab9 (Info TV), VTVCab10 (O2TV), VTVCab11 (TV Shopping), VTVCab12 (Style TV), VTVCab14 (Lotte Đất Việt Homeshopping), VTVCab15 (M Channel), VTVCab16 (Bóng Đá TV), VTVCab17 (Yeah1 TV), VTVCab19 (Film), VTVCab20 (V Family) & about 45 local & international channels.

VTC operates five national channels and is the only provider of digital terrestrial television (DTT) in Vietnam. VTC's DTT service is a subscription service though unauthorized cloning of the signal is rampant.

VTC is a Vietnamese state-owned corporation under Ministry of Post and Telematics. It has 3 FTA channels VBC-VTC5 -the entertainment channel, TodayTV-VTC7- the movie channel, and Let's Viet-VTC9 -the Vietnamese culture channel, and a number of subscription channels including VTC2 - the IT & ICT channel, VTC3 - The sport channel. VTC4 - the fashion and style channel, VTC6 - the movie channel. Three new channels now broadcast for examination are VTC7 - the second VTC1, VTC13 the interactive channel and VTC11 - kid's TV, VTC12 Advertising channel, VTC14 Natural Disaster, VTC16(3NTV) Agriculture

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