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Andrew Paul Gregory

Is anyone else pissed off that VTV cable have dropped BBC, CNN and Australia +, or am I overreacting?

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Guest2023

Change of channels, the movie channels keep breaking down and are difficult to watch.

Guest2023

I'm not.......fake news networks  :cheers:

Maybe they will lose Al Jeezera too..  :/

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Khanh Hoa

         Cable provider in Nha Trang has just dropped it as well. It would be  understandable  if the programmers thought that by substituting France.24 for CNN they had found a way to save subscribers money by reducing monthly fees as cost to acquire CNN is probably much higher.  Like substituting  a  high school newspaper for the NYT.   I have heard that many other expats and families will be dropping cable TV in the months ahead.   Educated Vietnamese are embarrassed by the decision because they know the real reason. One step forward,  two steps back  BBC has been blocked from time to time. Do some research...

Andrew Paul Gregory

I've managed to get A+ from Viettel. FPT also have it but our building is wired thru Viettel. I'll go for the full Viettel service when the VTV contract expires.

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