| People's Public Security Television Truyền hình Công an Nhân dân | |
| Country: | Vietnam |
| Headquarters: | 1 Lê Đức Thọ, Cầu Giấy, Hanoi, Vietnam |
| Picture Format: | 1080p HDTV |
| Owner: | Ministry of Public Security (Vietnam) |
| Key People: | Lieutenant General, Dr. Mai Van Ha - Director of the Communications Department of the People's Public Security |
People's Public Security Television (Vietnamese: Truyền hình Công an Nhân dân, ANTV) is a specialized television channel with information about the Vietnam People's Public Security and social order and security situation, directly under the Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam. This channel specializes in producing programs to air on VTV, ANTV, etc.
People's Public Security Television is available on VTVCab, SCTV, HTVC, THVL, K+, Hanoicab, VTC satellite television, MyTV, and terrestrial digital TV. Reporters of the television channel are present at all General Departments, Commanding posts and 63 provincial and municipal police stations in Vietnam.
On 3 December 2010, the Prime Minister of Vietnam Nguyễn Tấn Dũng approved the establishment of the People's Public Security Television.[1] This channel was co-founded by the Radio, Television and Film Center of the People's Public Security with AVG to produce programs. During the press conference announcing the founding of the TV channel on 8 January 2011, Lieutenant General Nguyễn Khánh Toàn, Deputy Minister of Public Security, expected this cooperation would help the new TV channel to move towards financial autonomy, independent of the state budget.[2] The channel was on a test broadcast from 00:00 on 1 December 2011 and officially broadcast from 20:30 on 11 December 2011.
On 8 January 2014, ANTV officially launched its official website after 6 months of testing.