Myanmar International Television (Burmese: မြန်မာအင်တာနေရှင်နယ်ရုပ်သံလိုင်း, abbreviated MITV) is a Burmesestate-owned national and international English-language television channel based in Yangon, Myanmar. The channel was first launched in August 2001 as MRTV-3, the third ever television channel in Myanmar.[1] It was rebranded as Myanmar International Television in April 2010.[2]
The channel was first launched on 1 August 2001[3] was financed with a $1 million grant from Japan and is broadcast on the Shin Corp Thaicom 3 satellite.[4] It is the third channel to be launched in Myanmar, after the main MRTV channel (1980) and Myawaddy TV (1995).[1] The state-owned channel was viewable in 156 countries, broadcasting 17 hours a day in Myanmar and 8 hours a day in Europe and America,[3] with coverage increasing to 24 hours a day worldwide on the occasion of the rebranding to Myanmar International.[5]
The service is one of several television channels freely available in Myanmar.[6]
According to Ye Tun, assistant manager of Myanmar International, the purposes of the channel are threefold: "to inform, to educate and to entertain the public and broadcast healthy programs".[6] However, the channel has been criticised for broadcasting propaganda for the junta.[7][8] A government official said the channel was launched to provide an "objective response" to international media reports about Burma.[9]
A web-based video streaming system was launched in November 2002, and an online newspaper in March 2003. The channel has news exchange agreements with CCTV, NHK, Arirang TV and CFI.[3]
Programming
News programmes regularly feature army and political leaders, while entertainment programmes feature ethnic groups singing songs of national unity.[4]Myanmar Mosaic features cookery, cultural and tourism programmes about Burma.
During the 2007 Burmese anti-government protests, the channel criticised Western media outlets for "fabricating stories" about the incident, describing them as "not happy with peace, stability and development of the [Burmese] nation." A news programme broadcast slides reading "VOA and BBC, sky full of liars. Beware of destructionists, BBC and VOA."[10][11] The channel reported on the protests after several days.
^ ab. The Irrawaddy. 2001-08-01. Archived from the original on 2010-08-12.
^Ko Htwe (2010-04-02). "Junta Launches International TV Station". The Irrawaddy.
^ abcKyaw Kyaw Htun and Win Lwin. (PDF). ASEAN Mass Communication Studies and Research Center. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-11-07. Retrieved 2008-12-24. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ abLewis, G. Virtual Thailand: The Media and Cultural Politics in Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore. Taylor & Francis, 2006. ISBN978-0-415-36499-7.
^"Junta Launches International TV Station". Baganland. 2010-04-02.
^ abMay Thaw (12–18 March 2007). . Myanmar Times. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013.
^Myanmar learns to live with the lights out, IOL, April 10, 2007.
^Burma update, The Atlantic.com, September 27, 2007.
^World to see the real Myanmar on global TV, The Myanmar Times, December 25, 2000
^Burmese TV Blames Protests on Western Broadcasters, VOA, 27 September 2007.
myanmar, international, television, burmese, အင, နယ, abbreviated, mitv, burmese, state, owned, national, international, english, language, television, channel, based, yangon, myanmar, channel, first, launched, august, 2001, mrtv, third, ever, television, chann. Myanmar International Television Burmese မ န မ အင တ န ရ င နယ ရ ပ သ လ င abbreviated MITV is a Burmese state owned national and international English language television channel based in Yangon Myanmar The channel was first launched in August 2001 as MRTV 3 the third ever television channel in Myanmar 1 It was rebranded as Myanmar International Television in April 2010 2 MITVCountryMyanmarBroadcast areaWorld WideProgrammingLanguage s EnglishPicture format1080i 16 9 HDTV downscaled to 480i for the SDTV feed OwnershipOwnerMinistry of InformationHistoryLaunched1 August 2001 21 years ago 2001 08 01 Former namesMRTV 3 2001 2010 LinksWebsitewww wbr myanmaritv wbr comAvailabilityTerrestrialMRTV DTT Myanmar Channel 7 SD RF Channel 31 554 MHz Contents 1 Overview 2 Programming 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksOverview EditThe channel was first launched on 1 August 2001 3 was financed with a 1 million grant from Japan and is broadcast on the Shin Corp Thaicom 3 satellite 4 It is the third channel to be launched in Myanmar after the main MRTV channel 1980 and Myawaddy TV 1995 1 The state owned channel was viewable in 156 countries broadcasting 17 hours a day in Myanmar and 8 hours a day in Europe and America 3 with coverage increasing to 24 hours a day worldwide on the occasion of the rebranding to Myanmar International 5 The service is one of several television channels freely available in Myanmar 6 According to Ye Tun assistant manager of Myanmar International the purposes of the channel are threefold to inform to educate and to entertain the public and broadcast healthy programs 6 However the channel has been criticised for broadcasting propaganda for the junta 7 8 A government official said the channel was launched to provide an objective response to international media reports about Burma 9 A web based video streaming system was launched in November 2002 and an online newspaper in March 2003 The channel has news exchange agreements with CCTV NHK Arirang TV and CFI 3 Programming EditNews programmes regularly feature army and political leaders while entertainment programmes feature ethnic groups singing songs of national unity 4 Myanmar Mosaic features cookery cultural and tourism programmes about Burma During the 2007 Burmese anti government protests the channel criticised Western media outlets for fabricating stories about the incident describing them as not happy with peace stability and development of the Burmese nation A news programme broadcast slides reading VOA and BBC sky full of liars Beware of destructionists BBC and VOA 10 11 The channel reported on the protests after several days See also EditMedia of Burma Communications in Burma Myanmar TVReferences Edit a b Junta Launches New PR Offensive The Irrawaddy 2001 08 01 Archived from the original on 2010 08 12 Ko Htwe 2010 04 02 Junta Launches International TV Station The Irrawaddy a b c Kyaw Kyaw Htun and Win Lwin Myanmar Country Report PDF ASEAN Mass Communication Studies and Research Center Archived from the original PDF on 2012 11 07 Retrieved 2008 12 24 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help a b Lewis G Virtual Thailand The Media and Cultural Politics in Thailand Malaysia and Singapore Taylor amp Francis 2006 ISBN 978 0 415 36499 7 Junta Launches International TV Station Baganland 2010 04 02 a b May Thaw 12 18 March 2007 Broadcasting options expanding Myanmar Times Archived from the original on 3 December 2013 Myanmar learns to live with the lights out IOL April 10 2007 Burma update The Atlantic com September 27 2007 World to see the real Myanmar on global TV The Myanmar Times December 25 2000 Burmese TV Blames Protests on Western Broadcasters VOA 27 September 2007 YouTube YouTube External links EditOfficial website Live Streaming Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Myanmar International amp oldid 1088086965, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
