Vietnam Multimedia Corporation is a Vietnamese multimedia corporation, founded in February 1988 for the purpose of building
television station
A television station is a set of equipment managed by a business, organisation or other entity, such as an amateur television (ATV) operator, that transmits video content and audio content via radio waves directly from a transmitter on the ear ...
s. In July 2003, the Vietnam Ministry of Post and Telematics purchased VTC.
Origin
In February 1988, the Postal Ministry (Vietnam Telecommunications), founded the Factory for Media Equipment Warrantion, owned by
Vietnam Television
Vietnam Television ( vi, Đài Truyền hình Việt Nam), or VTV, is the national television broadcaster of Vietnam. As the state broadcaster under the direction of the government of Vietnam, VTV is tasked with "propagating the views of the ...
, which later became VTC. In September 1992, VTC became the Investment Company for Development and Technical Information (INTEDICO) under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture (Information). In November 1993, INTEDICO became an investment company for the development of television technology in Vietnam and on 10 December 1996, INTEDICO merged with TELEXIM and RATIMEX companies to become the ''Vietnam Television Technology Investment and Development Company'' under the decision number 918 - QD / TC-VTV, made by Vietnam Television. Further statutory changes were made in 2003 (decision number 129/2003/QD- TTg 26 June 2003) and 2005 when INTENDICO became part of a parent state company, the Communication Corporation (decision number 192/2005/QD-TTg 29 July 2005).
Subsidiary companies of Communication Corporation
Subsidiary companies include:
* VTC Mobile
* VTC Digicom
* VTC Digital
* Digital Television: Previously, VTC Digital Television Station belonged to VTC Multimedia Corporation, from the end of 2013 the station separated from the Corporation and moved to belong to the Ministry of Information and Communications (later moved to belong to Voice of Vietnam).
* VTC Technology and Digital Content Company - VTC Intecom
* Communications Corporation VTC.
* Corporate Solutions Limited, a member of VTC communications technology
* Company Limited, a member of Communications VTC Multimedia Central
* Company Limited, a member of Communications South VTC Multimedia
* Company Television Media Development (CTC)
* Trading Corporation VTC (communications equipment)
* Joint Stock Company VTC (electronic media)
* Electronics Corporation and Vietnam Cable Television
* Service Corporation (international cooperation)
* Company Transfer of TV technology - telecommunications VTC
* Trading Company, the production of commercials and television entertainment VTC
* Communications Corporation Friendship
* VTC School of Communication
* VTC Studio (established February 2010)
* VTC Academy
Online games
* ''Africa Team'': Masang Soft (6 May 2006).
* ''Audition Online'': T3 Entertainment and Yedang Online (8 May 2006). In September 2009, VTC and
VinaGame
VNG Corporation (VNG) is a technology company, founded in 2004, specializing in digital content and online entertainment, social networking, and e-commerce. It focuses on four main businesses, including online games, platforms, digital payments ...
disputed the right to issue the game. This triggered the development of ''Game Gate''.
* ''Cross-fire'' and
MMOFPS ''Special Force of the FPT'' (SF); ''Sudden Attack'' (SA); the ''
VinaGame
VNG Corporation (VNG) is a technology company, founded in 2004, specializing in digital content and online entertainment, social networking, and e-commerce. It focuses on four main businesses, including online games, platforms, digital payments ...
''; ''Cross Fire'' (CF), the VTC game. CF is rated the best of the three games with the highest number of players.
* ''FIFA Online 2'' (''FIFA 1'' was commissioned online in
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...
).
* ''Atlantica Online'', Free
MMORPG
A massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) is a video game that combines aspects of a role-playing video game and a massively multiplayer online game.
As in role-playing games (RPGs), the player assumes the role of a character (of ...
world's best, 2008.
* ''Kart Rider'' (removed from sale July 2010).
VTC Studio online games
* ''
Squad'': a 3-D first-person shooting game (
MMOFPS), built on the
game engine
A game engine is a software framework primarily designed for the development of video games and generally includes relevant libraries and support programs. The "engine" terminology is similar to the term " software engine" used in the softwar ...
, Gamebryo Lightspeed, from
Emergent
Emergent may refer to:
* ''Emergent'' (album), a 2003 album by Gordian Knot
* Emergent (software), Neural Simulation Software
* Emergent BioSolutions, a multinational biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA
* Emerg ...
. This is a casual game, presented on a 3D platform and themed with dark navy.
* ''Generation 3'': built on the Microsoft Silverlight platform, tells the story of a make-believe European Middle Ages continent, Okiast, which has three countries, Kalmar, Dargard and Norwales. The players act as military leaders who rise up against corruption in order to untie the lands.
* ''Colours of Ocean'': a free online social growth game for young people.
* ''Showbiz'': a free social game for music lovers.
* ''Tour 247'': a free social game for lovers of tour management.
Other productions
VTC produces
News as newspapers, news programs, TV Journal and online TV;
Mobile
Mobile may refer to:
Places
* Mobile, Alabama, a U.S. port city
* Mobile County, Alabama
* Mobile, Arizona, a small town near Phoenix, U.S.
* Mobile, Newfoundland and Labrador
Arts, entertainment, and media Music Groups and labels
* Mobile ...
service loadable images and ringtones; EBank, an online payment portal;
Mobile TV and
Interactive television
Interactive television is a form of media convergence, adding data services to traditional television technology. It has included on-demand delivery of content, online shopping, and viewer polls. Interactive TV is an example of how new informatio ...
.
See also
*
Cinema of Vietnam
*
Culture of Vietnam
The culture of Vietnam (Vietnamese: Văn hoá Việt Nam) is highly multicultural. The early culture in Vietnam started with the Bronze Age Dong Son culture, Đông Sơn culture considered to be one of its most important progenitors for its Anc ...
*
Telecommunications in Vietnam
*
Media of Vietnam
*
Digital television in Vietnam
Vietnam Television ( vi, Đài Truyền hình Việt Nam), or VTV, is the national television broadcaster of Vietnam. As the state broadcaster under the direction of the government of Vietnam, VTV is tasked with "propagating the views of the ...
External links
VTC
VTC News SiteVTC Now
VTC Digital Satellite TVVTC OnlineVTC Intecom
{{authority control
Communications in Vietnam
Mass media companies of Vietnam
Government-owned companies of Vietnam