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).
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)
