CHANNELS

         VTV1

+ General and informative channel. The channel presents all aspects of life including politics, economy, culture and society

+ Official broadcast: September 7^th, 1970

            + Airtime: 18.5 hours/day

      VTV2

+ Scientific & Educational Programming. The channel targets at students, pupils and improving community’s education. Its contents concentrate on natural and social scientific issues and technology, innovation information. VTV2 is planning to develop distant-learning programmes for university level and specific sectors.

+ Official broadcast:  January 1^st, 1990

+ Airtime: 18 hours/day

      VTV3

+ Sports, entertainment and economic programming

This is the most favorite channel in Vietnam with large genres of high quality programmes for entertaining viewers of all ages from fantastic international Soccer tournaments for football fans to knowledge competition shows for students and grown-up people or games on house work skills for housewives … The channel contributes a  major part in increasing commercial revenues for VTV.

+ Official broadcast: March 31^st, 1996

+ Airtime: 18 hours/day

      VTV4

+ Special programming for overseas Vietnamese. The channel contents are domestic news and information, children programmes, Vietnam - Country - People, cultural and tourism specialized programmes. It’s broadcast nationally in Vietnamese and English or with English subtitles.

+ Official broadcast: April 27^th, 2000

                        + Airtime: 24 hours/day

      VTV5

+ Special programming for ethnic minority viewers in their dialects. Since there are over 50 ethnic minority groups living mainly in mountainous and remote areas, the channel is evaluated the most effective way to connect with them and bring them information about Government policies and events, happenings in Vietnam. By this way, it helps narrow the gap in developments between regions in the country.

+ Official broadcast: February 10^th, 2002

                                    + Airtime: 12 hours/day