Type | State media |
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Branding | VTV |
Country | Vietnam |
Availability | Nationwide International |
Headquarters | 43 Nguyễn Chí Thanh, Giảng Võ, Ba Đình, Hanoi, Vietnam |
Owner | Government of Vietnam |
Key people | Lê Ngọc Quang (General Director) Đỗ Thanh Hải (Deputy Managing Director) |
Launch date | December 25, 1951 |
Former names | Independent Television System (1951–1976) Central Television (5 July 1976–1987) |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
Webcast | https://vtvgo.vn |
Official website | vtv vtv english |
Subsidiary | VTV1 VTV2 VTV3 VTV4 VTV5 VTV6 VTV7 VTV8 VTV9 VTV24 VFC VTV Sport K+ (with Canal+) |
Vietnam Television (Vietnamese: Đài Truyền hình Việt Nam), operating under its official abbreviation VTV, is the national television broadcaster of Vietnam. As the state broadcaster under the direction of under the Government of Vietnam, VTV is tasked with "propagating the views of the Party, policies, laws of the government".[1]
VTV exists alongside the Voice of Vietnam (VOV) and the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) being the official information agencies under direct administration of the Government of Vietnam.