Television Blong Vanuatu

Television Blong Vanuatu (TBV) The digital service is now a joint business venture between VBTC and Guilin CEKE Communication Equipment Co Ltd, a Chinese private company that is specialised in digital television. . Their studios and offices are located in Port Vila.

It was established in 1993[1] with the help of Radio France Overseas (RFO) and used to broadcast six hours daily in French and English.

Now Television Blong Vanuatu broadcasts in the Chinese Digital TV standard DTMB (Digital Terrestrial Multimedia Broadcast) which is not compatible with any of the TVs used by the local residents. Customers are required to purchase a Set Top Box from the VBTC in order to see their channels, most of which are Chinese.

Telsat Pacific is a locally owned DVB-T2 UHF Pay TV service which also broadcasts a Free to Air local channel (KAM - Komunity Akses Media) produced by Marke Lowen which can be received by any Australian or New Zealand standard Digital TV. (www.telsat.vu)

References

  1. ↑ Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores y de Cooperación de España (November 2007). "Vanuatu" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 June 2009.
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