Television first appeared in the south in the 1960s under American sponsorship when the US set up two channels. Hanoi Radio and Television was established in 1954 but it wasn’t until 1970 that VTV, with Cuban assistance, was born. About 30% of the material is locally filmed and the rest is imported and dubbed into Vietnamese. By far the most popular are Korean and Chinese dramas and martial arts programs. Satellite TV was authorized in the early 1990s.

VTV
43 Nguyen Chi Thanh
Ba Dinh, Hanoi
T: (04) 3835 4992
F: (04) 3835 0882
http://www.vtv.org.vn/en/
VTV 1: News and culture
VTV 2: Education
VTV 3: Sports and entertainment
VTV 4: VTV excerpts from VTV1-3 sent internationally
VTV 5: Ethnic minority channel in various languages, H’Mong, Dao, Ede, M’Nong, Gia-rai, Xo Dang, Co Ho, Ra Glai, Cham, Xtieng and K’mer.
VTV 6: Youth
VTV 7: Youth
VTV 8: English channel
VTV 9: Southern information

VCTV
844 La Thanh
Dong Da, Hanoi
T: (04) 3771 5511
www.vctv.vn

Viewer pay, multi channel cable network, includes ESPN, Reuters, Discovery, CNN, BBC World, TV5, ESPN, MTV Asia, Star Movies, Star World, HBO, Cartoon Network and TCM. VCTV usually wins the bidding for the Tiger Cup, Miss World and the Olympics.

VCTV 1: Entertainment
VCTV 2: General
VCTV 3: Sports
VCTC 4: Fashion
VCTC 5: Technology
VCTV 6: Movies
VCTV 7: Entertainment
VCTV 11: Children’s programs

HTV
Hanoi TV
5 Huyen Thuc Khang
Dong Da, Hanoi
T: (04) 3773 4296
www.htv.org.hn

For more information:
www.culturalprofiles.net/Viet_Nam/Directories/Vi_ACYAIw-7879_ADs-t_Nam_Cultural_Profile/-3620.html