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Vietnam Television
Many TV stations in Vietnam have “socialized” many of their channels,calling on private investment in making programs. However, there are concerns that privatization of publicly owned media is slipping through the backdoor.
For instance, all programs on HCMC TV’s channels HTV1, HTV2 and HTV3 are made by a monopoly of three production houses, Van Thanh Long, Dat Viet and Tri Viet Media. Many other small companies, who cannot afford to run a TV channel, have to buy air-time. The most popular way for businesses to make money out of TV is to pay stations to ‘exploit’ a channel for a year and make all programs, with stations simply approving what is aired.
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