Ho Chi Minh City Television

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Ho Chi Minh City Television
Type Television broadcasting
BrandingHTV
Country
AvailabilityVietnam
Worldwide (via internet)
Founded1 May 1975;50 years ago (1975-05-01)
Headquarters9 Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai Street & 14 Đinh Tiên Hoàng Street, Saigon Ward, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Broadcast area
Local, and parts of Southeast Asia
Owner Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee
Key people
Cao Anh Minh
General Director

Diep Buu Chi, Thai Thanh Chung
Deputy General Director
Established1965;60 years ago (1965)
Transmission test
22 January 1966;59 years ago (1966-01-22)
Launch date
7 February 1966;59 years ago (1966-02-07)
1 May 1975;50 years ago (1975-05-01)
Former names
THVN9
Picture format
1080i HDTV
Affiliation Voice of Ho Chi Minh City
Official website
htv.com.vn
Replaced Vietnam Television Network
Subsidiary HTV7
HTV9
HTV3
HTV2 - Vie Channel
HTV Key
HTV The Thao
HTVC
HTVC Thuan Viet
HTVC Ca Nhac
HTVC Phu Nu
HTV1 and member of Synco Group
BHTVC and Binh Duong Radio - Television, BRT and HTV-TMS
HTVC Phim
VOH

Ho Chi Minh City Radio and Television (HTV; Đài Phát thanh và Truyền hình Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh) is a Vietnamese television and radio network owned by the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City and is the parent of Voice of Ho Chi Minh City.

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History

The old name of HCMC Television was Saigon Liberation Television that began broadcasting on May 1, 1975. [1] [2] Until April 30, 1975, the name was Saigon Television, founded in 1965, broadcast from February 2, 1966, to April 29, 1975. At the time, in Saigon, there were two different TV stations immediately adjacent in downtown: the TV station of the US military and Saigon Television. While in South Vietnam there were five TV stations, television in the North Vietnam was still in the testing period.

After Saigon renamed to Ho Chi Minh City in 1976, Saigon Liberation Television changed to its current name. Channel 7 launched in 1986 and first served as a commercial channel. On August 23, 1987, a large fire destroyed nearly all of the building, except for the broadcasting department and the archives. However, one day later, on August 24, HTV switched to full-time color broadcast.

After the opening of the center building in early 2006 with modern equipment and technology, HTV began its switch to digital operations.

The network started broadcasting in HD on May 19, 2013, for HTV7 and HTV9.

Viet Nam Nhan Dan is a Vietnamese television foreign-language channel 745/BTT-TT of Vietnam Ministry of Information and Communications is a launched by 25 January 2025 owned by Ho Chi Minh City Radio and Television is a national by the 2 ngày 1 đêm (Vietnamese reality television show),Thời sự VNND (Malaysia,Portugal,France,China and Thailand news show),Văn Hóa Thông Minh (Vietnamese talkshow), Diễn đàn Việt Nam Thế Giới (Vietnamese news economy show) and Tổ đội "1 không 2" (Vietnamese reality television show Philippines format Bubble Gang)

HTV's headquarters at HCMC Ho Chi Minh City Television Headquarters 2021.jpg
HTV's headquarters at HCMC

Operations

The station's main headquarters are located at the corner of Nguyen Thi Minh Khai and Dinh Tien Hoang Street. It also has an office in Ha Noi. HTV has two main analog channels - HTV7 and HTV9. The station started digital television at the end of 2013 using two to three multiplexes that transmit a total of 17 HTV-owned channels.

HTV7 and HTV9 also began broadcasting on the satellite in 2005, which covers the Southeast Asian countries and some other Asian countries. HTV has 17 channels:

ChannelLaunch dateInformation
HTV1 - Public General Information1 October 2003The channel was managed by VTL Media through a five-year lease term from 2007 to 2012. Afterwards, HCMC Television managed the channel using the public information format.
HTV2 - General Entertainment1 October 2003The channel was originally a sports channel until 2010 under a license.

It broadcasts 24/7. It is jointly operated by Anh Binh Minh Media LLC, later transferred to DIDTV, belong DatVietVAC and HCMC Television. DIDTV also manage other channels like Giai Tri TV, D-Dramas and Lotte Datviet Home Shopping.

On September 19, 2018, HTV2 changed into a new name - Vie Channel.

HTV3 - Movie and Entertainment1 October 2003The channel was managed by TVM Corporation from June 2008 to August 2010 and again from June 2014.

At first it was a kids-only channel; in 2007 it was planned to become an entertainment channel for kids and families. Since June 2008, HTV3 has served aired programmes for children, like Ben 10, Doraemon, Case Closed, etc.

On November 1, 2022, HTV3 was returned to the company for management.

HTV Key - Science and Education1 October 2003It was launched at the same period as HTV1, HTV2, HTV3, HTV7 and HTV9 under the name of HTV4. In the early years, HTV4 rebroadcast science programs that were aired on HTV7 and HTV9.

Since early 2006, HTV4 began to purchase broadcast rights for programming from the BBC, Discovery Channel, National Geographic Channel, etc. HTV4 also produce programmes on Vietnamese education and science. HTV4 has its own website: htv4.vn. [3]

On August 10, 2018, HTV4 changed into a new name - HTV Key.

HTV7 - General Entertainment1986The second channel of HTV, originally aired as an advertising and public service channel. Currently it airs many game shows including local franchises of Disney's Endemol Shine Group games Deal or No Deal, So You Think You Can Dance , Odd One In and others. An HDTV version of the channel was launched on May 19, 2013.
HTV9 - General Information7 February 1966The channel was launched as THVN9, on 1 May 1975 it was renamed HTV9

The channel launched its HDTV version along with HTV7 on May 19, 2013.

HTV Co.op - Film Television and Culture2011It is managed by HCMC's Union Cooperative. until 2023
HTV Sport - General Sport2003Replaced HTV8 in 2008. Until 2013, it was known as HTVC - Sport.
HTVC [4] Vietnamese - General Channel for Vietnamese culture and people2005Since 2008, it is broadcast worldwide to serve the Vietnamese people around the world.
HTVC Vietnamese2006It broadcasts Vietnamese films.
HTVC Film2005It broadcasts TV movies and cinema films from around the world.
HTVC Film HD2011It broadcasts Asian movies.
HTVC Music - General MusicunknownSince April 4, 2015, it broadcast as an interactive music channel for young people.
HTVC FamilyJune 28, 2007Broadcast as a channel for families.
HplusSeptember 11, 2007Online broadcasting, livestreaming services, on-demand TV. Acquired by HTV in late 2011.
HTVC WomenOctober 20, 2007Broadcast as a channel for women.
HTVC Travel and LivingNovember 2007Broadcast as an information channel for travel and lifestyle.
HTVC Plus2006It was managed by Yan Group. also in test October 16, 2014 officially on January 9, 2015, and Channel B stop broadcast in 2017.
HTVC Home Shopping-VGS SHOP - Shopping Channel2008Originally called ViVi Homeshopping as it is managed by ViVi Trading Joint Stock Company. In 2013 ViVi and GS Shop formed into VGS Shop.
Viet Nam Nhan Dan25 January 2025It is collaboration between Ho Chi Minh City Television and Ministry of Justice in January 2025 is a MisThy is a "hội đồng vô địch vị trí quốc gia" Pham Minh Chinh
FBNC - Financial and BankingFebruary 2009It is managed by IDG Vietnam Invest Fund and The Sang Corporation. Channel ceased on 1 January 2022.

Services

HTV has:

HTV's cable system has various channels where HTV has rights to rebroadcast such as:

Contests

Awards

Sport contests

Prizes, tournaments, contests

Annual special program

Other

See also

References

  1. thông, Bộ Thông tin và Truyền. "Cổng Thông tin điện tử Bộ Thông tin và Truyền thông". Cổng Thông tin điện tử Bộ Thông tin và Truyền thông (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2024-09-10.
  2. "Tiếp quản Ðài Truyền hình Sài Gòn trong giờ phút lịch sử". Báo Nhân Dân điện tử (in Vietnamese). 2012-02-06. Retrieved 2024-09-10.
  3. htv4.vn
  4. "HTVC official site".
  5. "Âm Nhạc Trên Truyền Hình Sẽ Tăng Chất Giao Lưu" [Music on TV Will Increase Communication Quality]. Ho Chi Minh City Television Station (in Vietnamese). Archived from the original on 20 August 2001.