Saigon Broadcasting Television Network

Saigon Broadcasting Television Network, abbreviated SBTN, is a 24-hour Vietnamese language and liberal television channel targeted at Vietnamese audiences living outside of Vietnam.[1] Its headquarters are in Garden Grove, California.[2]

Saigon Broadcasting Television Network
CountryUnited States, Singapore and Malaysia
Ownership
OwnerSBTN Inc.
History
Launched2001
Links
Websitewww.sbtn.tv

The channel provides television programs in the field of Vietnamese history, news, culture, economics, talk shows, children's shows, sitcoms, and games shows.[3] The channel strives to serve as a lifeline for the first and second generations of Vietnamese Americans with news from both the United States and Vietnam, as well as covering educational programming and daily entertainment for the family, such as talk shows, dramas, Asian movies and documentaries; it also aims to help preserve Vietnamese culture for Vietnamese populations living abroad.[4]

SBTN has local affiliates in Boston, Massachusetts (Boston Vietnamese Media),[5] Washington, D.C. (SBTN-DC), Dallas, Texas (SBTN DFW),[6] and Honolulu, Hawaii.[7]

A Canadian version, SBTN Canada,[8] is available in Canada for Vietnamese Canadians, with programming from the United States service, plus content produced in Canada; this service is owned by the Ethnic Channels Group, under license from SBTN.[9]

History

The network was established in 2001[10] in Orange County, California by Truc Ho, founder and CEO of SBTN[11] who is also a well known songwriter/composer, producer and human rights activist in the Vietnamese community. "It was my intention to help the Vietnamese community unite and form one voice to speak out on issues related to the community. Together with a few other dedicated partners we raised the funds to launch the channel more than ten years ago."[12]

About

The network is headquartered in Garden Grove, California, which is home of the largest Vietnamese population living outside Vietnam. The majority of SBTN's news, variety and music programming is produced in the Garden Grove facility.[13]

SBTN is distributed by International Media Distribution, a leading provider of in-language and multi-ethnic programming in the United States and launched the network on Time Warner Cable in 2014.[14] The network is also available throughout the United States, Canada, and Australia on DirecTV,[15] Comcast,[16] Cox Communications,[17] Verizon Fios,[18] AT&T U-Verse,[19] and many other video service providers.

Programming

SBTN broadcasts programs such as:

  • SBTN Morning with Mai Phi Long and Đỗ Dzũng
  • Evening News with Dieu Quyen and Bao Chau / Tin Buổi Chiều: Information from all points of the globe, from Vietnam to local communities
  • SBTN Daily News: Up to the minute news reports.
  • The Victoria To Uyen Show: A mix of Hollywood celebrities, local business leaders, scholars, athletes, politicians, and others in a one-on-one interview setting.
  • Hollywood First Look Features: An entertainment magazine show that highlights the best of what film and television has to offer.[20]
  • A Time to Remember / Một Thời Để Nhớ: A music program featuring Asia Entertainment’s artists.
  • Cooking in the Kitchen with Uyen Thi / Bếp Nhà Ta Nấu: Chef and restaurateur Uyen Thy introduces traditional Vietnamese dishes along with contemporary styles of cooking.
  • Music Request with Orchid Lam Quynh / Nhạc Yêu Cầu: An entertainment show featuring the best and brightest artists of Vietnamese music in America. The show takes on requests from viewers to dedicate songs to each other nationwide.
  • Tuong Thang and Do Phu: weekly discussions of current events from Vietnam to the U.S. as well as global issues from a Vietnamese American perspective.
  • Thuy Phan's Phantastic Feast[21]

Management
  • Truc Ho, Founder, CEO and President
  • Nguyen Do Phu, Vice President and Counsel
  • Nguyen Anh Tuan, CFO

Personnel
  • Dieu Quyen – Anchor
  • Bao Chau – Anchor
  • Victoria To Uyen – Show Host & Anchor[22][23]
  • Tuong Thang – Host
  • Do Phu – Host
  • Kiyra Lynn – Correspondent for SBTN and The Victoria To Uyen Show[24][25][26]

References
  1. "SBTN PARTNERS WITH COMCAST TO OFFER A SPECIAL FREE PREVIEW IN CALIFORNIA TO CELEBRATE ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH". May 17, 2010. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  2. "SBTN website". Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  3. "Trademarkia Website (SBTN)". Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  4. "10 Questions: Truc Ho, SBTN CEO/President". January 21, 2013. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  5. "SBTN (Boston)". Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  6. SBTN Dallas Fort Worth Website. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  7. "Oceanic Time Warner Cable Launches Two New Asian American Networks Serving Korean and Vietnamese Hawaiians". September 24, 2013. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  8. SBTN Canada Website http://www.sbtncanada.com/
  9. "Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission Website". Published August 30, 2013. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
  10. "SBTN Mission Statement". Retrieved January 9, 2015
  11. "SBTN Partners with Comcast to offer a special free preview in California to celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month". May 17, 2010. Retrieved January 9, 2015
  12. "10 Questions: Truc Ho, SBTN CEO/President". January 21, 2013. Retrieved January 9, 2015
  13. SBTN website. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  14. http://www.prweb.com/releases/2014/01/prweb11528262.htm PRWEB.com Retrieved January 9, 2015
  15. "DIRECTV Satellite TV - International TV Channels & International TV Packages".
  16. http://www.comcast.com/Corporate/Programming/IntlNetworks/vietnamese.html Comcast Website/International Programming Retrieved January 9, 2015
  17. http://www.cox.com/residential/tv/channel-lineup.cox (Cox Channel Line Up) Retrieved January 9, 2015
  18. http://www.verizon.com/home/fiostv/web/packages (Verizon Fios Packages Availability) Retrieved January 9, 2015
  19. http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=4800&cdvn=news&newsarticleid=24514 (AT&T Press Release) Retrieved January 9, 2015
  20. "Hollywood First Look Features". May 2018.
  21. xfinity.comcast.net/blogs/tv/2014/04/01/discover-sbtn/ (XFINITY/COMCAST Website) Retrieved January 9, 2015
  22. https://www.imdb.com/company/co0516550/?ref_=tt_dt_co IMDB Retrieved January 17, 2015
  23. "Hollywood First Look Features Website". Hollywood First Look Features. May 2018.
  24. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4344092/ IMDB Retrieved January 17, 2015
  25. "Hollywood First Look Features". Hollywood First Look Features. May 2018.
  26. sbtn.co/images/sbtn4.jpg SBTN Website Retrieved January 9, 2015
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