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Owned and operated by the Villa Group, VTV is the Maldives' first private satellite television broadcaster. Launched on 05 September 2008 (in the holy month of Ramadhan), the station beams a single encrypted channel via the Thaicom 5 satellite and offers a range of news and entertainment programmes in Dhivehi, the Maldivian national language.
The station is a state-of-the-art facility featuring an all-digital tapeless workflow for ingest, post-production, storage and transmission with full station automation and a full-fledged newsroom computer system.
The Villa Television station emerged from the vision of Gasim Ibrahim, the Chairman of the Villa Group who also served as the Finance Minister of the Maldives. Project coordination on-site was handled by VTV's Mohamed Shameem and principal engineering on-site was coordinated by VTV's Abdul Latheef.
The design, consultancy, procurement and turnkey systems integration jobs were all handled by LSV Singapore (Derrick Ang - Team Head, Bobby Nair - Project Director, Boon Kim Ang - Technical Director, David Phillips - Integration Chief, Anthony Choo - Sales & Supply, and Werner Pauser - Installation Engineer).
Nearby cities: Male', Kanduhulhudhoo, Fares
Coordinates: 4°11'8"N 73°26'34"E
VTV is the second private TV channel of the Maldives. It was inaugurated in 2008. The channel is run by Island Broadcasting Company Pvt Ltd.
Launched | September, 2008 | Owned by | Island Broadcasting Company | Country | Maldives | Broadcast area | Maldives, South Asia | Headquarters | Malé, Maldives | Website | VTV Website | Availability | Cable | MediaNet (Maldives) | Channel 101 | Thaicom 5 | 3563 H V SR-4444 | Available on some South Asian cable systems | Check local listings for details |
Villa Foundation, now a full-fledged charity organization, was officially registered on 19th February 2003. The organization was established to administer and oversee the charitable activities of Mr. Qasim
The station is a state-of-the-art facility featuring an all-digital tapeless workflow for ingest, post-production, storage and transmission with full station automation and a full-fledged newsroom computer system.
The Villa Television station emerged from the vision of Gasim Ibrahim, the Chairman of the Villa Group who also served as the Finance Minister of the Maldives. Project coordination on-site was handled by VTV's Mohamed Shameem and principal engineering on-site was coordinated by VTV's Abdul Latheef.
The design, consultancy, procurement and turnkey systems integration jobs were all handled by LSV Singapore (Derrick Ang - Team Head, Bobby Nair - Project Director, Boon Kim Ang - Technical Director, David Phillips - Integration Chief, Anthony Choo - Sales & Supply, and Werner Pauser - Installation Engineer).
Nearby cities: Male', Kanduhulhudhoo, Fares
Coordinates: 4°11'8"N 73°26'34"E
VTV is the second private TV channel of the Maldives. It was inaugurated in 2008. The channel is run by Island Broadcasting Company Pvt Ltd.
Launched | September, 2008 | Owned by | Island Broadcasting Company | Country | Maldives | Broadcast area | Maldives, South Asia | Headquarters | Malé, Maldives | Website | VTV Website | Availability | Cable | MediaNet (Maldives) | Channel 101 | Thaicom 5 | 3563 H V SR-4444 | Available on some South Asian cable systems | Check local listings for details |
Villa Foundation, now a full-fledged charity organization, was officially registered on 19th February 2003. The organization was established to administer and oversee the charitable activities of Mr. Qasim