Yeah1 Network

What Yeah1 Network does

Yeah1 Network (legal name: CTCP Tập Đoàn Yeah1) is a Vietnamese digital media and entertainment company founded in 2006 and headquartered at 140 Nguyễn Văn Thủ, phường Tân Định, quận 1, Ho Chi Minh City. It operates yeah1.com, a Vietnamese-language entertainment news aggregation portal covering celebrity news, music, films, lifestyle, beauty, community, and shopping content across multiple category verticals (Spotlight, Sao, Âm nhạc, Cộng đồng mạng, Cine, Đời sống, Check-in, Đẹp, Shopping time, 24h). The platform serves mass-market Vietnamese consumers seeking aggregated entertainment coverage, supported by a formal operating license (54/GP-TTĐT) issued by the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Information and Communications in July 2018.

The company generates revenue primarily through digital advertising on yeah1.com — including display ads, sponsored content, and native advertising — with direct advertiser sales handled through a dedicated contact channel. Its core technology is described as a digital media content aggregation and distribution platform with no enumerated proprietary features in the available data. Beyond news aggregation, Yeah1 has extended into music talent management through the SYE joint venture with Sony Music Entertainment, which operates the UPRIZE idol group and has released physical albums such as 'THĂNG' (the first pre-order batch reportedly sold out, prompting a second batch). Corporate history includes a 2008 seed/Series A round of $1.4 million from DFJ VinaCapital and a January 2019 acquisition of ScaleLab for approximately $20 million to expand digital video capabilities.

The company employs 101–250 staff, operates exclusively in Vietnam as a CTCP (Vietnamese joint stock company), and has no public listing disclosed. Distribution is concentrated on its owned domestic website plus community/social engagement channels, with no mobile app, no API platform, no third-party integrations, and no disclosed pricing model beyond advertising rates handled through direct inquiry.

Name

Yeah1 Network

Legal name

CTCP Tập Đoàn Yeah1

Website

https://Yeah1.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Yeah1 Network is a Ho Chi Minh City-based Vietnamese digital media company founded in 2006 that operates yeah1.com, a leading entertainment news aggregation portal serving Vietnamese audiences across celebrity, music, film, and lifestyle verticals. It generates advertising revenue and has expanded into music talent management via the SYE joint venture with Sony Music Entertainment and its UPRIZE idol group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Digital Entertainment News & Media

NAICS

Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (51621), Music Publishers (512230)

SIC

Services-Advertising (7310)

akta.pro primary industry

Creator Licensing & Rights Monetization (UGC Licensing, Music/Video Rights) (MPACAFAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Sync Marketplaces & Licensing Platforms (MPAIALAG)

Keywords

• Digital entertainment news
• Online media network
• Celebrity news portal
• Music and idol management
• Digital advertising platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Ho Chi Minh City

HQ country

Vietnam

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Digital Advertising: Revenue generated through advertising on the yeah1.com platform, including display ads, sponsored content, and advertising contact services. The company provides dedicated advertising contact lines for businesses interested in advertising.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Yeah1 Network operates Yeah1.com, a leading Vietnamese entertainment news aggregation portal covering celebrity news, music, cinema, lifestyle, and online community content, monetized primarily through digital advertising and sponsored content. Through the UPRIZE joint venture with Sony Music Entertainment, the company also develops and manages an idol group model in Vietnam, producing and distributing music releases such as the debut album "THĂNG".

Product overview

Yeah1 Network operates a unified media and entertainment platform centered on its flagship website Yeah1.com, which aggregates and publishes entertainment news and content across Vietnam. The platform covers multiple content verticals including celebrity news (Sao), music (Âm nhạc), films (Cine), community content, lifestyle, beauty, and shopping. Additionally, the company operates UPRIZE, a joint venture with Sony Music Entertainment, which manages idol groups and releases music content, representing a strategic expansion into talent management and music production.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• UPRIZE: Joint venture music label and idol group management company between Yeah1 and Sony Music Entertainment
• SYE

Products and services

• Yeah1.com Entertainment News Portal Vietnamese-language entertainment news aggregation website covering celebrity news (Sao), music (Âm nhạc), cinema (Cine), online community content (Cộng đồng mạng), lifestyle (Đời sống), check-in, beauty (Đẹp), shopping, and 24h news verticals for mass-market Vietnamese consumers.
• UPRIZE Idol Group and Music Label Vietnamese idol group and music label operated as a joint venture between Yeah1 Network and Sony Music Entertainment (SYE), producing and distributing music releases (digital streaming and physical album sales) for Vietnamese music fans.
• Yeah1 Digital Advertising Services Display advertising, sponsored content, and branded entertainment placements sold directly to businesses via a dedicated advertising contact line (0357 535 179), enabling brands to reach the Yeah1.com entertainment audience.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Sony Music EntertainmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture partnership between YeaH1 and Sony Music Entertainment to form SYE (Yeah1-Sony joint venture). The partnership has launched UPRIZE, an idol group model in Vietnam. The joint venture released the debut album 'THĂNG' by UPRIZE, marking a strategic step in building the idol group model in Vietnam.
• Fortune MagazineminorGTM or Marketing PartnerInternational recognition by Fortune magazine regarding YeaH1's potential in Vietnam's cultural industry. The publication highlighted YeaH1 and its joint venture SYE as notable entities in Vietnam's cultural industry development.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• SM Entertainment: Korean idol group management and music label company (EXO, aespa, NCT). Comparable to the UPRIZE model as an established Asian idol-group operator, with overlapping talent management and music publishing economics.
• HYBE (formerly Big Hit Entertainment): Korean entertainment company behind BTS and the modern K-pop idol group model. Highly comparable to Yeah1's UPRIZE/Sony JV idol group strategy, though at vastly larger scale and operating in a different geography.
• Zing MP3: Vietnamese music streaming platform under VNG. Comparable to Yeah1's music vertical through SYE/UPRIZE, as a domestic music distribution and rights-licensing counterpart in the same market.

Direct peers

• Dân Trí: Major Vietnamese online news publisher covering entertainment, lifestyle, and general news. Competes directly with Yeah1 for Vietnamese mass-market digital readership and advertising revenue.
• VnExpress: Vietnam's largest digital news portal. Direct competitor to yeah1.com for Vietnamese online audiences and digital advertising budgets, with overlapping coverage of entertainment and lifestyle content.
• Kênh14: Vietnamese entertainment-focused digital media property under VCCorp. Closely comparable to Yeah1's entertainment vertical (celebrity, music, lifestyle) and directly competes for the same audience and advertisers.

Others

• ScaleLab: YouTube Multi-Channel Network (MCN) acquired by Yeah1 in 2019. Closely comparable as a YouTube MCN services provider and the historical basis for Yeah1's described YouTube MCN operations.

Broad incumbents

• Warner Music Group: Global major record label and music publisher. Comparable to Yeah1's music publishing activities through SYE/UPRIZE as a rights management and recorded music counterparty operating at global scale.
• TikTok (ByteDance): Dominant global short-form video platform and major competitor for Vietnamese digital advertising spend and entertainment audience attention. Represents the primary secular threat to Yeah1's owned-and-operated news portal traffic.
• VNG Corporation: Vietnamese tech conglomerate operating Zalo, Zing MP3, and digital content platforms. Comparable as a Vietnamese digital content and platform incumbent with broader portfolio including messaging and music.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/yeah1tv

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A1 record

Investments

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