Vietnam: Scheduled duration for news and cartoon programs for children

The Ministry of Information Technology and Communications of Vietnam issued Circular No. 09/2017/TT-BTTTT on content ratio, broadcasting time and period intended for children and warning of contents not suitable for children in broadcasting newspapers, printed newspapers, online newspapers and publications.

According to Circular No. 09/2017/TT-BTTTT of the Ministry of Information Technology and Communications of Vietnam, scheduled duration for radio channels, television channels stated in operation license for radio or television broadcasting of providers of broadcasting journalism is specified as follows:

Type of information

Minimum scheduled duration

Minimum broadcast frequency

Broadcasting time

News about children

60 seconds per broadcast

- 1 time per day in the annual action month for child rights

- For other times of the year, provide appropriate content depending on certain events

Included in daily newscasts

Education programs

05 minutes per broadcast

- 2 new broadcasts per month

- 4 new broadcasts per month in the annual action month for child rights

- 6:00 - 22:00 daily

- Priority is given to the time slots from 6:00 to 7:30, from 12:00 to 13:30 or from 17:30 to 19:00 in the children's section of the program channel

Entertainment, music, performance, storytelling, and cartoon programs, game shows, reality television and other similar programs

10 minutes per broadcast

- 1 new broadcast per week

- 2 new broadcasts per week in the annual action month for child rights

- 6:00 - 22:00 daily

- Priority is given to the time slots from 18:00 to 21:00 in the children's section of the program channel

Programs, clips or trailers of child advocacy events and activities held by ministries in charge of children rights; and child advocacy messages

- 30 seconds per broadcast in case of clips, trailers or messages of child advocacy

- 5 minutes per broadcast in case of other programs

- 1 time per day in the annual action month for child rights

-  For other times of the year, provide appropriate content depending on certain events.

After daily newscasts; in subject or theme on children of the program channel

Ratio of scheduled duration of contents intended for children or child advocacy programs to total scheduled duration of the program channel is 2% to 5% in a week.

View more details at Circular No. 09/2017/TT-BTTTT of the Ministry of Information Technology and Communications of Vietnam, effective from October 01, 2017.

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