An Viên Television

AVG Television
CountryVietnam
HeadquartersIC Building, 82 Duy Tan str., Hanoi, Vietnam
Ownership
OwnerAudio Visual Global JSC
Key people
  • Mai Duy Long (CEO)
  • Nguyễn Công Dự (Vice President)
  • Vũ Thanh Thủy (Vice President)
History
LaunchedNovember 11, 2011
Links
Websitewww.avg.vn

AVG Television is a payment television service provided by Audio Visual Global JSC. AVG Television develops on two platforms: DTT (digital terrestrial television) and DTH (direct to home), broadcasting to all Vietnamese territory. AVG television supports over 100 channels, including 9 high definition (HD) channels: An Vien HD, HBO HD, Fox Movies (Southeast Asia) HD, AXN HD, ESPN HD, Discovery HD, NGC HD, Fox Life (Asia) HD and Fashion TV HD.

Timeline

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  • 10 October 2010, An Vien Television broadcast experimentally.
  • 11 November 2011, An Vien Television officially broadcast.
  • 1 January 2012, An Vien Television provided payment television service in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh city.
  • Since 1/5/2012,[clarification needed] An Vien Television supported service in 63 provinces/cities through over 1000 post offices by VNPost.
  • Since 1 January 2016, An Vien Television merge with Mobifone (one of two biggest Telecom Operator Company in Vietnam) and change to the new name is MobiTV. However, this merger is regarded controversial, and being cancelled following an investigation made by Ministry of Public Security and the Government Inspectorate Agency
  • Since 2 April 2020, An Vien Television turned to AVG Television since the foundation of the network

Channels

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AVG Television currently co-operated with several local television networks to broadcast their own channels. Their current channels including:

  • BTV9 - An Vien TV (BChannel): Asian culture-oriented channel, co-operated with Binh Duong Radio & Television (BTV), Vietnam Cable Television (VTVcab) and Buddhist Sangha of Vietnam
  • NCM - BTV10
  • Phim Hay: Movie channel. Co-operated with Hanoi Cable Television JSC (Hanoicab)
  • Hanoicab 3 - An Ninh Thế Giới: Documentary-themed, crime drama, information. Co-operated with Hanoicab JSC, Saigontourist Cable Television Co. Ltd and Media Department of Ministry of Public Security (Vietnam)
  • Hanoicab 4 - MOV: Movies and entertainment channel. Co-operated with Hanoicab JSC
  • ViệtTeen - BTV6
  • SAM - BTV11
  • BPTV3 - ANT: Children-oriented channel. Co-operated with Binh Phuoc Media Consortium (Binh Phuoc Radio-Television & Press, BPTV)

An Vien Television also has various channels where the network has rights to transmit, including:

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