VTV6 was a Vietnamese state-owned television network of Vietnam Television, which launched in 2007. It served the purpose of entertaining the sports in Vietnam.[1]
Although VTV6 was operated by Ban Thanh thiếu niên (Youth Department), several programs produced by Ban Sản xuất các Chương trình Thể thao (Department of Sports Programs Production, VTV Sports) were mostly broadcast on this channel since 2015, so it was also known as a live broadcast of sports events of VTV, especially Vietnamese sports events or major big events.
VTV6 officially ceased to broadcast on October 10, 2022, making place for a national channel aimed at Mekong Delta Region audiences - VTV Cần Thơ.[2]
History
VTV6 was originally mentioned for the first time in the development plan of Vietnam Television in the period 2006 - 2010 with the original orientation to be a specialized channel for sports. It was launched in 2007. In 2008, VTV6 Youth Center was officially renamed as VTV6 Youth Department.
In the early days, the channel's coverage was very limited. The channel was tested on channel VCTV10 and then broadcast in analog on broadcast channel. It was not until April 29, 2009, that the channel was broadcast in the South, then officially broadcast nationwide on September 7, 2010. At the same time, VTV6 also improved the quality of content and increase the broadcast time from 12/24h daily (12:00-24:00 daily) to 18/24h daily (06:00-24:00 daily) from November 1, 2010.
From January 1, 2013, the channel increased broadcasting time to 24 hours a day. This is the sixth channel of VTV to broadcast 24/24h daily.
From September 7, 2013, VTV6 became the second channel of VTV to be broadcast in HD standard (after VTV3), and the first channel of VTV to broadcast in full HD standard (since January 2015).
On January 12, 2018, VTV separated the Children's Board from the Youth Department. VTV6 officially entered a new movement called "The Digital Generation 2018", deciding to aiming at the "digital generation" born between the year of 1985 and 2000. Since that time, television programs for children on VTV6 channel were officially transferred to educational channel VTV7.[3]
On September 8, 2022, Deputy Prime Minister Phạm Bình Minh signed Decree No. 60/2022/ND-CP on the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of Vietnam Television. Accordingly, VTV has been restructured, in which the Youth Department - the management board of VTV6 will be dissolved.[4] As a result, VTV6 will officially cease to broadcast on October 10, 2022 and is replaced by for a national channel aimed at Mekong Delta Region audiences - VTV Cần Thơ.[5][6]
Bulletin
360 độ thể thao (Sports 360°, since 2015)
Nhịp đập thể thao (Sports Beat, broadcast along with VTV3, since 2021)
VTV Sports News (since 2019 - 2020)
Others programmes on VTV6
Currently
Bản đồ ẩm thực Việt Nam (The Map of Vietnamese Cuisine)
Bữa trưa vui vẻ (A Funny Lunchtime) (ended from March 31, 2022)[7]
Vietnam Television, operating under its official abbreviation VTV, is the national television broadcaster of Vietnam. As the state broadcaster under the direction of the government of Vietnam, VTV is tasked with "propagating the views of the Party, policies, laws of the government".
Television in Vietnam began to appear in the mid-1960s in Saigon, 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. 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. Vietnam completed the digital television transitions on December 28, 2020.
VTV3 is a state-owned Vietnamese television channel owned by the Vietnam Television, launched officially on 31 March 1996. As the country's first ever sports and entertainment dedicated channel, it broadcasts sporting events and entertainment-oriented programs including music, game shows, leisure & lifestyles, nationally produced, as well as American and Asian series.
Vietnam Television, sometimes also unofficially known as the National Television, Saigon Television or Channel 9, was one of two national television broadcasters in South Vietnam from February 7, 1966, until just before the Fall of Saigon on April 29, 1975. It was the first television broadcaster in Vietnam.
Sports broadcasting contracts in Vietnam include:
Here are the channel frequency table analog television broadcast/received in the provinces, the territory in Vietnam, divided by regions across the country. Currently, Analog TV nationwide has stopped broadcasting on 28 December 2020 due to government digitization roadmap. Previously, analog television in Vietnam mostly broadcast on the VHF band, and the UHF band, only a few places broadcast less than 6 VHF, like 3 VHF in Tam Dao).
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