Vietnam Multimedia Corporation

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Vietnam Multimedia Corporation (or Vietnam Television Corporation)
Type Public broadcasting
BrandingVTC
Country
Launch date
July 2003
Official website
http://www.vtc.org.vn or http://www.vtc.vn

Vietnam Multimedia Corporation is a Vietnamese multimedia corporation, founded in February 1988 for the purpose of building television stations. In July 2003, the Vietnam Ministry of Post and Telematics purchased VTC.

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Origin

In February 1988, the Postal Ministry (Vietnam Telecommunications), founded the Factory for Media Equipment Warrantion, owned by Vietnam Television, which later became VTC. In September 1992, VTC became the Investment Company for Development and Technical Information (INTEDICO) under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture (Information). In November 1993, INTEDICO became an investment company for the development of television technology in Vietnam and on 10 December 1996, INTEDICO merged with TELEXIM and RATIMEX companies to become the Vietnam Television Technology Investment and Development Company under the decision number 918 - QD / TC-VTV, made by Vietnam Television. Further statutory changes were made in 2003 (decision number 129/2003/QD- TTg 26 June 2003) and 2005 when INTENDICO became part of a parent state company, the Communication Corporation (decision number 192/2005/QD-TTg 29 July 2005).

Subsidiary companies of Communication Corporation

Subsidiary companies include:

Online games

VTC Studio online games

Other productions

VTC produces News as newspapers, news programs, TV Journal and online TV; Mobile service loadable images and ringtones; EBank, an online payment portal; Mobile TV and Interactive television.

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