Ho Chi Minh City Television
Ho Chi Minh City Television is a Vietnamese television network owned by the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City.
History
The old name of HCMC Television was Liberation Television that began broadcasting on 1 May 1975. 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 the opening of the center building in early 2006 with modern equipment and technology, HTV gradually switched to digital operations along with its good staff. HTV aims to become one of the most powerful media companies in Southeast Asia.
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 of the Asian countries. HTV has 17 channels:
Channel | Launch date | Information |
HTV1 - Public General Information | The 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 Entertainment | The channel was originally a sports channel until 2010 under a license. It broadcasts 24 hours a day. 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 Đất Việt Home Shopping, So You Think You Can Dance, and others. A HDTV version of the channel was launched on May 19, 2013. | |
HTV9 - General Information | The channel was launched as THVN9, on it was renamed HTV9 The channel launched its HDTV version along with HTV7 on May 19, 2013. | |
HTV Co.op - Home Shopping | 2011 | It is managed by HCMC's Union Cooperative. |
HTV Sport - General Sport | 2007 | Replaced HTV2 and HTV8. Until 2013, it was known as HTVC - Sport. |
HTVC Vietnamese - General Channel for Vietnamese culture and people | 2005 | Since 2008, it is broadcast worldwide to serve the Vietnamese people around the world. |
HTVC Vietnamese | 2006 | It broadcasts Vietnamese films. |
HTVC Film | 2005 | It broadcasts TV movies and cinema films from around the world. |
HTVC Film HD | 2011 | It broadcasts Asian movies. |
HTVC Music - General Music | unknown | Since April 4, 2015, it broadcast as an interactive music channel for young people. |
HTVC Family | June 28, 2007 | Broadcast as a channel for families. |
Hplus | September 11, 2007 | Online broadcasting, livestreaming services, on-demand TV. Acquired by HTV in late 2011. |
HTVC Women | October 20, 2007 | Broadcast as a channel for women. |
HTVC Travel and Living | November 2007 | Broadcast as an information channel for travel and lifestyle. |
HTVC Plus - Channel B | 2006 | It was managed by Yan Group. |
VGS Shop - Shopping Channel | 2008 | It is managed by ViVi Trading Joint Stock Company. |
FBNC - Financial and Banking | February 2009 | It is managed by IDG Vietnam Invest Fund and Thế Sáng Corporation. |
'See more : :vi:Danh sách các chương trình phát sóng trên Đài Truyền hình Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh |List of broadcasts on Ho Chi Minh City Television
Services
HTV has:- TFS, a TV studio, specializing in producing movies and documentary films.
- TV Service Center, a venue to contact the services and advertisements.
- Programme Production Centre, a production company, specialize in producing television programs.
- Ho Chi Minh City Television Cable Center brings quality programming to the audience in Vietnam and worldwide. The main programs include science, education, sports, movies, entertainment, etc.
- National: Vietnam Television, An Viên Television, People's Police Television, Hanoi Radio Television, HTV3, Yan TV, among others.
- International: Cubavision International, CCTV-4, Caracol TV Internacional, TFC, Las Estrellas International, TVE Internacional, TV Globo Internacional, among others.
- News: Cable News Network, France 24, FOX News, BBC World, CNBC Asia, Channel NewsAsia, Bloomberg, Phoenix InfoNews Channel, NHK World TV, CGTN.
- Documentary: Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, National Geographic, Nat Geo Wild, Nat Geo People, BBC Earth, Da Vinci Learning, Discovery Asia, Asian Food Channel.
- Sports: Fox Sports, Fox Sports 2, Fox Sports 3, Eurosport, Eurosport News.
- Movies and series: HBO, Cinemax, Diva, Star Movies, AXN, AMC, STAR Chinese Movies, STAR Legend Movies, RED by HBO, Gem TV, Cinema World.
- Kids: Cartoon Network, Boomerang, Animax, Disney Channel, Disney Junior, Toonami, Nickelodeon, Nick Jr., Baby TV, CBeebies.
- Music: Channel V, MTV Asia.
- General Entertainment and Worldwide Promotion: E!, Star World, STAR Chinese Channel, Fashion TV, Arirang, KBS World, TV5 Monde, DW-TV, tvN, CCTV-4, CGTN Documentary, Australia Plus, TVB8, Phoenix Television, Warner TV, NHK World Premium, Outdoor Channel, BBC Lifestyle.
Contests
- Vietnam Idol
- Duyên dáng truyền hình
- Tiếng hát Truyền hình Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh
- Chuông vàng vọng cổ truyền hình
- Én Vàng ''
Awards
- HTV Awards
- Golden Album
- Golden Apricot
Sport contests
- Cuộc đua xe đạp toàn quốc tranh Cúp truyền hình Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh
- Chinh phục đỉnh Everest
- Cây vợt vàng HTV Challenger
- Thử thách đua xe địa hình HTV