Vietnam - “Decision 20” silences 16 foreign TV channels

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders is shocked by a government decree, called Decision 20/2011/QD-TTG, which has prevented local retransmission of four categories of foreign TV channels since 15 May by requiring them to pay for simultaneous translation of all their programming into Vietnamese. Vietnam Satellite Digital Television Company (VSTV), a pay-TV operator launched by French broadcaster Canal+ and Vietnam's national TV broadcaster, suspended retransmission of 21 TV channels including CNN, BBC (...)

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