Universal Music to open TV channel in Vietnam
The new music, entertainment and media channel, UM Channel, will be launched under a tripartite agreement has been signed between Universal Music Group (UMG), Vietnamese multi-channel network Yeah1 Group (YEG) and the online digital distribution service Global Tunes.
Vietnamese singers Minh Hang and Vu Cat Tuong (left) are seen at the agreement-signing ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City on June 21, 2018. Photo: Tuoi Tre |
The airtime division will be 70% for music and 30% for other content types.
It is unclear when UM Channel will be officially launched.
At a recent signing ceremony, three Vietnamese singers including Minh Hang, Isaac and Vu Cat Tuong were announced as the ambassadors of UM Channel.
Thailand’s singer Jannine Weigel is pictured at the event. Photo: Tuoi Tre |
UMG is a world’s leading music company, which owns and operates a broad array of businesses engaged in recorded music, music publishing, merchandising, and audiovisual content in more than 60 countries.
Some of the Universal Music Group artists are Taylor Swift, Rihanna and Kanye West.
Global Tunes is the technology for music distribution, talent search and community platform with a global exclusive partnership with UMG.
And Yeah1, with its community and roots in tech and television, is now aggressively expanding into the region and beyond for its digital ambitions.