DatVietVAC Group
| ISIN | 🆔 |
|---|---|
| Industry | Digital Technology, Media, Entertainment |
| Founded 📆 | 1993 |
| Founder 👔 | Dinh Ba Thanh |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | Ho Chi Minh City |
Area served 🗺️ | |
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| 🌐 Website | https://datvietvac.vn/ |
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DatVietVAC Group, usually abbreviated to DatViet, is a Vietnamese media entertainment technology company with offices in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi. Founded in 1993 by Dinh Ba Thanh, DatViet is the largest privately-owned media group in Vietnam.[1]. In 2013, it was named one of the top-25 global growth companies by the World Economic Forum[2].
History[edit]
DatVietVAC was created in 1993. Since then, it has launched a number of operating companies:
- 1995: TK-L (content syndication)
- 2000: Dong Tay Promotion (TV content provider)
- 2003: DID TV (Vietnam's first privately-owned TV network. Operates HTV2-Vie Channel, Vie Giai Tri and Vie Dramas)
- 2005: M&T Pictures (TV content provider)
- 2016: Nomad MGMT Vietnam (modelling agency) Song Minh (post-production agency) Karisma Looks (talent agency)
- 2017: Dzones (digital solutions)
In 2008, British communications group GroupM/WPP acquired a 30% stake in 3 subsidiaries of DatVietVAC[3].
In 2018, DatViet launched its own OTT platform, VieON. In its first two weeks, the VieON app was downloaded 1.2 million times.
In the same year, the company moved its headquarters to a new building at 222 Pasteur, Ho Chi Minh City.
Since 2018, DatViet has used the ANTS Programmatic Ad platform.
Business[edit]
DatViet's primary business has 3 connected pillars:
- Communication services (connecting brands to consumers)
- Content provision (creating, acquiring and distributing international and Vietnamese content on multiple platforms)
- Media platform ownership (investing and operating TV channels)[2].
Channels[edit]
DatViet operates the Free-to-air channel HTV2-Vie Channel[4] as well as a number of Vietnam's most popular channels on YouTube, including HTV2-Vie Channel, Phim Hot TK-L, Đông Tây Promotion Official and Vie Network. Together, DatViet's YouTube channels accumulate an average of 1,2 billion views per month and tops trending lists in Vietnam every day.
Awards[edit]
In 2018, CEO Dinh Ba Thanh received the Eminent leader award at the Asia Corporate Excellence and Sustainability Awards and a Movers and Shakers award at the Asia Human Resources Development Awards[5]
Notable shows and TV series[edit]
- Gạo Nếp Gạo Tẻ (Sticky Rice, Plain Rice) - 1.1 billion views and 4.3 billion impressions
- Nhanh Như Chớp (The Lightning Quiz) - 500 million views and 3.8 billion impressions
- Người Ấy Là Ai (Who Are They?) - 111 million views and 1.3 billion impressions
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- ↑ "Dinh Ba Thanh". ASEAN BUSINESS CLUB. Retrieved 2019-05-20.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Dinh Ba Thanh". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 2019-05-20.
- ↑ "Foreign Firms Dominate Vietnam's Advertising Market". Vietnam Briefing News. 2014-07-10. Retrieved 2019-05-20.
- ↑ "HTV2 - Vie Channel - Phim Hàn Quốc | Show hấp dẫn - Trang chủ". viechannel.vn. Retrieved 2019-05-20.
- ↑ bizhub.vn. "DatVietVAC founder honoured with 2 Asian awards for excellence in leadership, business". Việt Nam News (in Tiếng Việt). Retrieved 2019-05-20.
