Television and mass media in Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh City Television building in District 1

Television in Vietnam began to appear in the mid-1960s in Saigon (in the former Republic of Vietnam), with the appearance of Saigon Television Station. In 1970, in the North, Voice of Vietnam broadcast the first test television program. In the late 1970s, color television was introduced and broadcast experimentally.[1] Today, television in Vietnam is available in many modes of broadcasting, with many national and local channels, broadcast or pay with more than 200 channels available to viewers.[2][3][4] Vietnam completed the digital television transitions on December 28, 2020.[5]

Television in Vietnam is considered a type of journalism, managed under the Press Law by the Ministry of Information and Communications of Vietnam,[6] according to which the law does not allow private businesses to own television stations, but "is allowed to associate in journalistic activities with other press agencies, legal entities, and individuals. have a business registration appropriate to the field of association",[7] allowing private entities to cooperate with broadcasters operated by the Government of Vietnam, creating the policy of television socialization.[8]

Television is currently one of the largest mass media channels in Vietnam, as surveys show that 8 out of 10 people watch television daily. However, television is being challenged by new forms of media, seeing a decline in broadcaster revenues as well as a shift in audiences to services such as video on demand or social networks on the internet.[9]

  1. ^ "VTV và vài nét về lịch sử ra đời, phát triển của báo hình". hoinhabaovietnam.vn.
  2. ^ Based on VTVcab's EPG channel table. Retrieved August 19, 2021
  3. ^ "Danh mục kênh chương trình truyền hình trong nước đã được cấp phép (Tính đến hết ngày 31/03/2022)". abei.gov.vn.
  4. ^ "Danh mục kênh chương trình truyền hình nước ngoài đã được cấp giấy phép biên tập biên dịch (Tính đến hết ngày 31/12/2021)".
  5. ^ "Việt Nam hoàn thành số hóa truyền hình mặt đất". Nld.com.vn.
  6. ^ Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Newspaper Law (PDF)
  7. ^ "Báo Người lao động". nld.com.vn.
  8. ^ "XÃ HỘI HÓA SẢN XUẤT CÁC CHƯƠNG TRÌNH TRUYỀN HÌNH - XU HƯỚNG TẤT YẾU CỦA CÁC ĐÀI PHÁT THANH, TRUYỀN HÌNH ĐỊA PHƯƠNG". bacninhtv.vn.
  9. ^ "2020 Vietnam Media Landscape Highlights". Beyond PR: Asia.