Democratic Voice of Burma

The Democratic Voice of Burma (Burmese: ဒီမိုကရေတစ်မြန်မာ့အသံ, abbreviated DVB) started as a non-profit media organization based in Oslo, Norway and Chiang Mai, Thailand. Run by Burmese expatriates, it made radio and television broadcasts aimed at providing uncensored news and information about Burma. Since 2012 DVB gradually moved back into Burma, where it is now an independent media company, called 'DVB Multimedia Group'.

Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) / DVB Multimedia Group
TypeBroadcast radio and television
Country
Burma
AvailabilityNational
International  Burma
Key people
Executive Director/Chief Editor Aye Chan Naing
Launch date
July 1992 (radio)

May 28, 2005 (television)
Official website
www.dvb.no
Part of a series on the
Democracy movements in Myanmar
The fighting peacock flag
Background
Post-independence Burma
Internal conflict in Myanmar
Burmese Way to Socialism
State Peace and Development Council
Mass protests
8888 Uprising · Saffron Revolution
Concessions and reforms
Roadmap to democracy
New constitution
Reforms of 2011
Elections
1990 · 2010 · 2012 · 2015
Organisations
National League for Democracy · 88 Generation Students Group · Burma Campaign UK · Free Burma Coalition · U.S. Campaign for Burma · Generation Wave · All Burma Students' Democratic Front · Third Force
Figures
U Nu · Aung Gyi · Tin Oo · Aung San Suu Kyi · Min Ko Naing · Thein Sein
Related topics
Human rights in Myanmar · Politics of Myanmar · Foreign relations of Myanmar

In July 1992, DVB began broadcasting programming into Burma from studios in Oslo, Norway and transmitting via shortwave radio from the Norwegian transmitter at Kvitsoy. Now the broadcast is sent via satellite and free-to-air digital tv.

On May 28, 2005, DVB expanded its programming and began satellite television broadcasts into the country. The organization stated that it hoped to reach some ten million Burmese through this new effort (which it claims is the first free and independent Burmese language television channel), which was funded in part by non-governmental organizations such as Free Voice of the Netherlands, the National Endowment for Democracy, and the Freedom of Expression Foundation.[1]

In 2012, DVB started multimedia operations inside Myanmar openly, running a branch office with its former underground VJs.

In March 24, 2018, DVB started broadcasting on digital terrestrial television on MRTV DVB-T2 multiplex system.

Mission

DVB states that it has four primary goals:

  • the provision of "accurate and unbiased news to the people of Burma"
  • to "promote understanding and cooperation" among Burma's religious and ethnic populations
  • to "encourage and sustain independent public opinion" and to provide for "social and political debate"
  • to "impart the ideals of democracy and human rights" to the Burmese people

See also

References
  1. "DVB". Dvb.no. Archived from the original on 2012-10-22. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
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