VTC Digital Television

VTC Digital Television Network
TypeTelevision network
BrandingVTC
Country
Vietnam
AvailabilityWorldwide
Founded19 August 2004; 19 years ago (19 August 2004)
in Hanoi, Vietnam
by Vietnam Multimedia Corporation
HeadquartersHanoi, Vietnam
OwnerVietnam Multimedia Corporation (2004–2013)
Ministry of Information and Communications (2014–2015)
Radio the Voice of Vietnam (2015–present)
Key people
Picture format
Official website
vtc.gov.vn
LanguageVietnamese

The VTC Digital Television Network (Vietnamese: Đài Truyền hình Kỹ thuật số VTC), also known as VTC Digital Television or Vietnam Digital Television Network (Đài Truyền hình Kỹ thuật số Việt Nam) is the Vietnamese television network currently owned by Radio the Voice of Vietnam (VOV). Launched on 19 August 2004, it is the second national television network in Vietnam, and the first television provider to broadcast via digital terrestrial network.[1]

VTC Television was operated-and-owned by Vietnam Multimedia Corporation from its founding day until 1 January 2014, when the operations was transferred to the Ministry of Information and Communications. From 2 June 2015, the VTC operational was transferred to VOV, and remained as one of the VOV's multimedia service until now.

The VTC Digital Television is currently operating 15 channels, the largest number of all Vietnamese commercial television systems.[citation needed] Most of these channels are currently broadcast under the HDTV 1080p picture format, and one channel is broadcast under the 4K resolution upscale.

The logo of the VTC follows the logo style that resembles BBC in United Kingdom.

  1. ^ "Đài VTC chính thức sáp nhập với VOV". 31 January 2015.