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Type | State media |
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Branding | VTV |
Country | Vietnam |
Availability | Nationwide International |
Headquarters | 43 Nguyễn Chí Thanh, Giảng Võ, Ba Đình, Hanoi, Vietnam |
Owner | Government of Vietnam |
Key people | Lê Ngọc Quang (General Director) Đỗ Thanh Hải (Deputy Managing Director) |
Launch date | September 7, 1970 |
Former names | Independent Television System (7 September 1970 – 4 July 1976) Central Television (5 July 1976 – 30 April 1987) |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
Webcast | https://vtvgo.vn |
Official website | vtv vtv english |
Subsidiary | VTV1 VTV2 VTV3 VTV4 VTV5 VTV6 VTV7 VTV8 VTV9 VTV24 VFC VTV Sport |
Vietnam Television (Vietnamese: Đài Truyền hình Việt Nam), 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".[1]