Topic: OTT

The government issued Decree No. 71/2022/ND-CP on October 1 amending and supplementing many articles in Decree No. 06/2016/ND-CP dated January 18, 2016, regarding the management, provision, and use of radio and television services. Domestic IPTV service providers will be able to compete equally with cross-border IPTV providers. The Decree will take effect on January 1, 2023.

On October 1, 2022, the Government issued Decree No. 71/2022/ND-CP amending and supplementing many articles of Decree No. 06/2016/ND-CP dated January 18, 2016 on management, providing and using radio and television services. With this decree, domestic OTT TV service providers will be able to compete equally with cross-border OTT TV providers. The Decree will take effect from January 1, 2023.

Vietnam’s Pay TV market is shifting from traditional Pay TV to internet protocol television (IPTV) and has become increasingly competitive with the presence of many domestic and foreign telecommunications service providers. In the first half of 2022, Pay TV revenue increased 14 per cent year-on-year, with IPTV revenue rising 300 per cent.