VTV4

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VTV4
CountryVietnam
Broadcast areaWorldwide
Programming
Language(s)Vietnamese
English
Mandarin
French
Russian
Picture format1080i HDTV
Ownership
OwnerVietnam Television
Sister channelsVTV1
VTV2
VTV3
VTV5
VTV5 Tây Nam Bộ
VTV5 Tây Nguyên
VTV7
VTV8
VTV9
VTV Cần Thơ (formerly VTV6)
History
LaunchedJanuary 1, 1998; 26 years ago (1998-01-01)
Links
Websitehttps://vtv4.vtv.vn
Availability
Terrestrial
DVB-T2UHF 25, 26, 27
Thaicom 6 (Thailand)4034 H 19200 [1]

VTV4 is a Vietnamese state-owned pay television network, serving as an International broadcaster of Vietnam Television. Launched on January 7, 1998, it offers the three domestic channels (VTV1, VTV2 and VTV3) to the Vietnamese diaspora worldwide. From March 31, 2018, Vietnam Television stopped broadcasting foreign satellite channels on VTV4.[1] Specifically, Vietnam Television will stop broadcasting via satellites Thaicom5 (Asia and North Africa), Eutelsat Hot Bird 13B (European region), Hispasat 30W-5 (South America region), and Galaxy 19 (North America region).

Broadcast hours

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NOTES: All times are in UTC+07:00.

  • January 1995 – 3 February 1998: 21:45 to 22:45 (1/24h)
  • Feb - end of March 1998: 00:00 to 02:00 (2/24h)
  • April 1998 – 2001: 00:00 to 04:00 (4/24h)
  • Before 1 November 2004: 00:00 to 08:00 (official programs); 08:00 to 24:00 (reruns) (24/24h)
  • 15th May 2005 – 31st August 2008: 24 hours per day (programme officially starts at 00:00 - 08:00 and were repeated twice until midnight worldwide - Thaicom 3's region had 24 hours broadcast prior in 2002, which were available for Asia, Africa and a small part of Europe)
  • 1st September 2008: 24/7.

References

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  1. ^ "VTV, About us". english.vtv.vn. Retrieved 29 December 2023.