VTV3

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VTV3

Country	Vietnam
Broadcast area	Vietnam Asia Worldwide
Programming
Picture format	1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
Owner	Vietnam Television
Sister channels	VTV1, VTV2, VTV4, VTV5, VTV6, VTV7, VTV8 and VTV9
History
Launched	31 March 1996 (31 March 1996)
Availability
Terrestrial
Vietnamese Analogue	Closed in December 2020
Digital (DVB-T2)	UHF 25, 26, 27
Streaming media
VTV.vn	Watch live
VTV Entertainment	Watch live
FPT Play	Watch live
TV Net (VTC)	Watch live

VTV3 is a Vietnamese television station operated and owned by government-owned Vietnam Television. Launched on 31 March 1996 as the country's first sports and entertainment integrated channel, its programs contained sporting events and entertainment-oriented programs including music, variety shows, leisure & lifestyles, nationally produced, as well as American and Asian series.

Broadcast history

• VTV3 was broadcast by Vietnam Television for testing from June 1994 during the 1994 World Cup, with the remaining programs broadcasting at the same frequency range of VTV1 and VTV2. The original content of VTV3 at that time was Sports - Entertainment - Economic Information. From April 1995, the channel was broadcast on channel 6 in Hanoi with the broadcast time from 16:00 to 19:00.
• VTV3 officially went on-air on 31 March 1996, and begin to be relayed nationwide via satellite on July that year. Also since the launch of the channel, VTV began to broadcast the English Premier League (EPL). This soccer tournament were continuously aired on VTV3 from then until 2011.
• From 1 October 1997, VTV3 separated its frequency in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City and aired in channel 22 UHF (Hanoi), channel 28 UHF (Ho Chi Minh City) with nighttime programs. This also marked VTV3 become the second channel to air live the national evening news (Thời Sự) besides VTV1 at 19:00, which continuously transmitting until now.
• The channel began to be relayed nationwide via satellite with the independent frequency on 31 March 1998.
• Until 31 December 2001, the broadcasting times of VTV3 were expressing at these times followed:
  • From Monday to Friday: 12:00 to 24:00
  • Saturday and Sunday: 10:00 to 24:00
• Beginning from 31 December 2001, VTV3 increased the broadcasting times as these followed:
  • From 31 December 2001 to 31 August 2006: 06:00 to 24:00
  • From 1 September 2006 to 18 March 2020 and from 1 May 2020 to present: 24 hours per day
• Between 2013 - 2014, the manufacture department of VTV3 were split into two: the sports-producing crew were formed into a separate department along with VTV1 sports team (Department for Sports Productions, Vietnamese: Ban Sản xuất các chương trình Thể thao or Ban Thể thao - Sports Department for short). The remaining VTV3 entertainment team was renamed Department for Entertainment Productions (Vietnamese: Ban Sản xuất các chương trình Giải trí)
• Since 2015, most of VTV3 sports programs were moved to youth-oriented channel VTV6. In 2020, Nhịp đập 360 độ thể thao (Sports 360° - The Beat) - the morning sports bulletin - was transferred to VTV6, leaving the VTV3 channel broadcast entertainment-oriented programs, and transmitting sports programs during special occasions only. The bulletin was later relaunch in 2021 as Nhịp đập thể thao (Sports Beat), and beginning to broadcast on both VTV3 and VTV6 from 12 April 2021.
• Between 19 March and 30 April 2020, as a safety precaution due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam, Vietnam Television temporarily suspended the overnight timeslot on VTV3, along with most VTV channels, and limited the broadcast time to 19 hours per day.

VTV3 HD

VTV3 became the first channel of VTV and the first commercial television channel in Vietnam to have an HD simulcast. VTV3 HD was soft-launched from 31 March 2013 to mark VTV3's 17th anniversary and was officially launched on 1 June 2013. Most programs broadcast by VTV3 since 2013 are in HDTV with a 16:9 picture format.

Program

Further information: List of television programmes broadcast by Vietnam Television (VTV) § VTV3

Since the first broadcast, VTV3 has paved the way for entertainment programs, copyrighted feature films, sports programs, etc. to be broadcast on this channel. However, due to the lack of programs in the early period, "exploiting programs" from Southern region were exploited by VTV3's editorial team and purchased the transmission rights. Gameshows such as Interprovincial Games, SV96, Bảy sắc cầu vồng (7 colors of the rainbow), as well as special feature films, sports content... all bring a huge source of advertising on the channel. Since then, advertising has gradually become the main source of revenue for VTV, leading to the establishment of the Center for Television Advertising and Services (TVAd).

Since the broadcast times increase to 18 hours per day, VTV3 has started to upgrade program contents, change some timeslots, especially airing series of new gameshows (especially Saturday morning, from mid-2004). From 2005, entertainment programs were transmitted in the 20:00 timeslot from Monday til Friday; gameshows were followed an hour later since 2006. The foreign TV series slots at 18:00 every day since the end of 2005 began to appear denserly Asian films. Some weekend night live music programs are expanded, especially with the appearance of Bài hát Việt (Vietnamese Songs).

Not only gameshow and reality television, VTV3 also produces, cooperates and implements many great and unique programs of great significance. In addition, the VTV3 department also works and reports at major tournaments (made by the Sports Department), produces the Miss Vietnam contest with Tien Phong Newspaper, as well as special socio-political programs, alongside with special contents in collaboration with domestic media agencies...

Since 2008, VTV3 began to change its appearance, focusing on improving the quality of the program, especially with the appearance of many novel game shows, increasing the slots of feature-length films, opened the prime time slot for Vietnamese feature series at 21:00 (currently 21:30). While VTV's main competitor, HTV, went on downward due to licensing and inspection problems, several TV production companies tend to switch to cooperate with VTV, so on VTV3 there have appeared many new reality TV programs that attract millions of viewers with strong investment and preparation such as Universal Dance, Vietnam Idol, Perfect Couple, Vietnamese Model, etc., which created a new breeze for the channel, although these programs appear not less scandalous.

In 2012, VTV3 continued to improve the contents and changed the time slots. From this time forward, the contents on VTV3 become more and more diversal, with infotainment programs Cà phê sáng với VTV3 (Morning Coffee with VTV3), Cà phê sáng cuối tuần (Weekend Morning Coffee); revival editions of programs such as talkshow Khách của VTV3 (VTV3's Guests), university-oriented game show SV (SV 2012), comedy-oriented Weekend Gathering/Gặp nhau cuối tuần (Weekend Relaxation/Thư giãn cuối tuần) as well as reality TV series broadcast on weekends.

Since 2018, while new game, reality shows and scripted programs co-produced by domestic agencies are dominated in primetime slot, the solely produced programs by VTV3 team were moved to daytime and have some signs of setback sufferings.

For sports programs, from the very beginning, VTV3 is the first VTV channel to broadcasting sporting events, such as Premier League, UEFA Champions League, FIFA World Cup, the Olympic Games, the Asiad, SEA Games, especially the 2003 Southeast Asian Games with Vietnam as the host nation. Besides, VTV3 also airing sports news bulletins and magazines during daytime and afternoon drivetime. From 2005, VTV3 transmitted the 360° thể thao (Sports 360°) bullettin with timeslots falls on drivetime and late-night. From 2011, the late-night edition, known as Nhịp đập 360° thể thao (Sports 360° - The Beat; airing since 2007) has been moved to morning timeslot. Since 2015, most of VTV3 sports programs were moved to youth-oriented channel VTV6, including the main bullettin 360° thể thao, followed by the morning bulletin 5 years later.

Since 2022, following the relaunch of Nhịp đập 360° thể thao as Nhịp đập thể thao (Sports Beat) and the premiere of Ký ức thể thao (Sports Memories) in the previous year, several sports magazines were returned to VTV3 at daytime, which somehow reviving sporting contents on the channel after 7-year hiatus.

Featrued programs

Present

• News: Morning Cafe (6:30am), VTV News at 7 (19:00), Nhịp đập thể thao.

Weekday

• Monday: Tiền khéo tiền khôn
• Tuesday: Ai là triệu phú - Who Wants to be a Millionaire
• Wednesday: 1 không 2 (The Only)
• Thursday: Chuẩn cơm mẹ nấu
• Friday: Săn nhà triệu đô

Weekend

• Saturday:
  • Vui khỏe có ích
  • Chúng tôi - Chiến sĩ
  • Ai cũng có thể
  • Bật mí bí mật
  • Làng vui
  • Cà phê cùng quý ông
  • Cùng hát lên nào - Sing On!
  • Nhà vô địch - 10 Fight 10
  • Người phụ nữ hạnh phúc
• Sunday
  • Cuộc chiến nuôi con
  • Sức nước ngàn năm
  • Tỷ lệ may mắn
  • 100 triệu 1 phút
  • Giác quan thứ 6
  • Đường lên đỉnh Olympia
  • Chân ái
  • Thử thách trốn thoát - The Great Escape

Before

• Cuộc hẹn cuối tuần
• Hãy yêu nhau đi
• Lạ lắm à nha - The Wall Song
• Vua tiếng Việt - The Kings of Vietnamese
• Tường lửa - The Wall
• Chọn đâu cho đúng - Crush
• 5 vòng vàng kỳ ảo - 5 Golden Rings
• Giọng hát Việt - The Voice
• Ban nhạc Việt - The Band
• 6 ô cửa bí ẩn - 9 Windows
• The Wall - Tường lửa
• Ký ức vui vẻ - De Generatie Show
• Không thỏa hiệp - Divided
• Hãy chọn giá đúng - The Price is Right
• Gương mặt thân quen - Your Face Sounds Familiar
• Vượt thành chiến - Block Out
• Bài hát hay nhất - Sing My Song
• Đố ai hát được - Sing If You Can
• 5 vòng vàng kỳ ảo - 5 Gold Rings
• Đêm tiệc cùng sao - Hollywood Game Night
• Đấu trường 100 - 1 vs 100
• Chọn ngay đi - The Best Of All
• Thương vụ bạc tỷ - Shark Tank ...

See also

• List of television programmes broadcast by Vietnam Television (VTV)