VTV4

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VTV4
CountryVietnam
Broadcast areaWorldwide
Online
Programming
LanguageVietnamese
Picture format1080i HDTV
Ownership
OwnerVietnam Television
Sister channelsVTV1
VTV2
VTV3
VTV5
VTV5 Tây Nam Bộ
VTV5 Tây Nguyên
VTV6
VTV7
VTV8
VTV9
VTV10
History
LaunchedJanuary 1, 1998 (1998-01-01)
Links
Websitehttps://vtv4.vtv.vn
Availability
Terrestrial
DVB-T2UHF 25, 26, 27
Thaicom 64034 H 19200

VTV4 is the international community television channel of Vietnam Television, targeting Vietnamese audiences living abroad and foreigners interested in Vietnam. Launched on January 7, 1998, it offers the three domestic channels to the Vietnamese diaspora worldwide. Most of VTV4's programs are produced by the station's International Television Department and include news, dramas, music, documentaries, and entertainment for the Vietnamese community overseas. In addition, the channel also re-broadcasts some programs and segments from other VTV channels.[1]

VTV4 is also available over-the-air in Vientiane, capital of the ideologically-aligned state of Laos.[2]

From March 31, 2018, Vietnam Television stopped broadcasting the channel on foreign satellites.

History

VTV4 began its trial broadcast on January 1, 1995, leasing one hour from 21:45 to 22:45 on a transponder on the Russian Gorizont 25 satellite.[3][4]

On January 1, 1998, VTV4 officially began broadcasting under the name "Program for Vietnamese expatriates and friends around the world",[5] covering all of Asia and Europe with a daily broadcast time of 2 hours from 12am-2am Vietnam time, The channel also switched to broadcasting via Measat 1 satellite, with the signal relayed via Thaicom 3 satellite. On February 3, 1998, the VTV4 Program Editorial Department, under the Editorial Secretariat, was established.

From April 1, 1998, along with the separation of VTV3 into a separate satellite channel, VTV4 increased its broadcast time from 00:00 to 04:00 AM. On April 27, 2000, VTV4 officially achieved worldwide coverage by relaying the VTV4 signal via the Telstar 5 satellite, covering the North American region.[6] From 1 January 2002, the airtime doubled again to eight hours,[7][8] and at the same time, it started delivering its coverage to the Hot Bird satellite to better serve Europe.[9]

According to Decision n.º29 of Prime Minister Phan Văn Khải of February 7, 2002, VTV4's Editorial Programming Department was split from the Editorial Secretariate and became the Editorial Council for International Affairs.[10] In 2004, the Editorial Council for International Affairs was renamed Television Council for International Affairs.

On May 15, 2005, VTV4 went broadcasting 24/7, maintaining the 00:00-08:00 block as it was but adding two repeats after that, forming an eight-hour wheel, to cater to a vast array of timezones.[11] On June 20, 2009, the eight-hour wheel was discarded and a new 24/7 schedule was introduced.

From June 22, 2015, VTV4 started broadcast in high definition on VTVCab, and officially began promotional broadcasting two days later.[12]

At 00:05 Hanoi Time on March 31, 2018, VTV halted all broadcasts of the channel on foreign satellites: Thaicom 5, Eutelsat Hot Bird 13B, Hispasat 30W-5, Galaxy 19.[13]

With the launch of Vietnam Today on September 7, 2025, all foreign-language news broadcasts on VTV4 officially ceased and moved to the newly-launched channel, marking the end of many years of broadcasting foreign-language news programs on VTV4. Most foreign-language programs were transferred to Vietnam Today. Since then, VTV4 has only broadcast news in Vietnamese and dedicated more airtime to new Vietnamese-language programs, aiming to reflect and serve the Vietnamese community abroad.

References

  1. "VTV, About us". english.vtv.vn. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  2. Davies, Alan. "Lao Television: TV Stations and Channels in Laos". Asiawaves.
  3. "SATCO DX Chart: Gorizont 24 and Express 6 at 80°E". SatcoDX. Archived from the original on 14 November 1996. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  4. Đức Minh (22 April 2008). "VTV4 - 10 năm và những nhịp cầu..." VTV. Archived from the original on 18 February 2009. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  5. Huỳnh Mai Liên (25 January 2001). "VTV4 - Nhịp cầu nối những miền xa". Tạp chí Truyền hình. VTV. Archived from the original on 26 April 2001. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  6. "Phát sóng VTV 4 tại khu vực châu Mỹ". Đại sứ quán Việt Nam tại Hoa Kỳ. 16 October 2000. Archived from the original on 26 January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  7. "Chương trình VTV4 ngày 01/01/2002". Đài truyền hình Việt Nam (in Vietnamese). 1 January 2002. Archived from the original on 5 January 2002. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  8. S.Tiêm (31 December 2001). "Từ 1-1-2002, VTV tăng thời lượng phát sóng đến 24 giờ". Báo Người Lao Động Online (in Vietnamese). Archived from the original on 3 July 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  9. "Hướng dẫn thu chương trình VTV4 tại Khu vực Châu Âu". Đài truyền hình Việt Nam (in Vietnamese). Archived from the original on 20 January 2002. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  10. Thao Giang (20 January 2003). "Tin vui từ VTV4". Tạp chí Truyền hình. VTV. Archived from the original on 14 May 2004. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  11. Ngọc Hoa (16 May 2005). "VTV4 tăng thời gian phát sóng gấp 3 lần". VTV (in Vietnamese). Archived from the original on 22 November 2005. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  12. VTV News (24 June 2015). "VTV chính thức phát sóng kênh VTV4HD". Báo điện tử VTV (in Vietnamese). Archived from the original on 25 January 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  13. "Từ 31/3/2018, ngừng phát sóng vệ tinh nước ngoài kênh VTV4". Vietnamnet (in Vietnamese). 19 March 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2025.