Saigon Broadcasting Television Network, abbreviated SBTN, is a 24-hour Vietnamese-language television channel targeted at Vietnamese audiences living outside of Vietnam."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. Its headquarters are in Garden Grove, California."SBTN website" . Retrieved January 9, 2015.
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.PRWeb PRWEB.com Retrieved January 9, 2015 The network is also available throughout the United States, Canada, and Australia on DirecTV, Comcast,http://www.comcast.com/Corporate/Programming/IntlNetworks/vietnamese.html Comcast Website/International Programming Retrieved January 9, 2015 Cox Communications,http://www.cox.com/residential/tv/channel-lineup.cox (Cox Channel Line Up) Retrieved January 9, 2015 Verizon Fios,http://www.verizon.com/home/fiostv/web/packages (Verizon Fios Packages Availability) Retrieved January 9, 2015 AT&T U-Verse,http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=4800&cdvn=news&newsarticleid=24514 (AT&T Press Release) Retrieved January 9, 2015 and many other video service providers.
The channel provides television programs in the fields of Vietnamese history, news, culture, economics, talk shows, children's shows, sitcoms, dramas, Asian movies and documentaries, and games shows."Trademarkia Website (SBTN)". Retrieved January 9, 2015. The channel is catered towards Vietnamese Americans with news from both the United States and Vietnam."10 Questions: Truc Ho, SBTN CEO/President" . January 21, 2013. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
SBTN has affiliates in Boston, Massachusetts (Boston Vietnamese Media),"SBTN (Boston)". Retrieved January 9, 2015. Washington, D.C. (SBTN-DC), Dallas, Texas (SBTN DFW),SBTN Dallas Fort Worth Website. Retrieved January 9, 2015. and Honolulu, Hawaii."Oceanic Time Warner Cable Launches Two New Asian American Networks Serving Korean and Vietnamese Hawaiians". September 24, 2013. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
SBTN Canada, owned by the Ethnic Channels Group,SBTN Canada Website http://www.sbtncanada.com/ "Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission Website". Published August 30, 2013. Retrieved January 9, 2014. is programmed from the United States service, including additional content produced in Canada.
History The network was founded in 2001"SBTN Mission Statement" . Retrieved January 9, 2015 in Orange County, California by Truc Ho,"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 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.""10 Questions: Truc Ho, SBTN CEO/President" . January 21, 2013. Retrieved January 9, 2015
Programming SBTN broadcast programs include:
SBTN Morning with Mai Phi Long and Đỗ Dzũng Evening News with Dieu Quyen and Bao Chau / : 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. A Time to Remember / : A music program featuring Asia Entertainment’s artists. Cooking in the Kitchen with Uyen Thi / : Chef and restaurateur Uyen Thy introduces traditional Vietnamese dishes along with contemporary styles of cooking. Music Request with Orchid Lam Quynh / : 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 Feastxfinity.comcast.net/blogs/tv/2014/04/01/discover-sbtn/ (XFINITY/COMCAST Website) Retrieved January 9, 2015
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 & Anchorhttps://www.imdb.com/company/co0516550/?ref_=tt_dt_co IMDB Retrieved January 17, 2015 Tuong Thang – Host Do Phu – Host Kiyra Lynn – Correspondent for SBTN and The Victoria To Uyen Showhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt4344092/ IMDB Retrieved January 17, 2015 sbtn.co/images/sbtn4.jpg SBTN Website Retrieved January 9, 2015
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