ChowBank

What ChowBank does

ChowBank operates Saoke TV, a Vietnam-based digital sports media platform founded in 2020 that provides free live football streaming, real-time match results, expert betting predictions, league standings, and match highlights to Vietnamese football fans and sports bettors. The platform is built on standard web technologies accessible via desktop and mobile browsers without user registration, featuring SEO-optimized editorial content spanning Vietnamese domestic leagues (V-League) and major international competitions including the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Champions League, Bundesliga, Ligue 1, and J-League. The underlying technology stack includes live video streaming infrastructure, real-time score aggregation with approximately two-second update latency, and a content management layer supporting editorial articles alongside embedded promotional links to third-party betting operators.

ChowBank's business model is entirely ad-supported and affiliate-dependent. The platform provides all content to end users free of charge and generates revenue through (a) banner advertising placed by third-party online betting and casino platforms, and (b) referral commissions routed via embedded mlink tracking links to betting operators including Debet, XO88, ZBET, MAY88, Vin88, Sin88, Bongdako, and Zo88. There is no subscription tier, registration requirement, or paid offering; monetization is a traffic arbitrage model in which SEO-driven visitors are converted into sign-ups at third-party betting platforms on a referral basis.

The company is privately held, bootstrapped, and founder-led by CEO Bùi Xuân Nam (Bùi Xuân Nam) from a single office at 23 Tống Văn Hên, Phường 15, Tân Bình in Ho Chi Minh City, operating with a 1-10 person team and no disclosed institutional investors or external capital. The platform acknowledges it is currently awaiting its formal operating license in Vietnam, and its content is operated under multiple brand and domain aliases (Saoke TV, Saoketv, saoke.buzz) to maintain distribution continuity when individual URLs are blocked. A dedicated betting odds subdomain (keonhacai18.com) supplements the primary Saoke TV experience.

Name

ChowBank

Legal name

Saoke TV

Website

https://chowbank.io

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ChowBank operates Saoke TV, a Vietnam-based free web platform providing live football streaming, real-time scores, match schedules, expert predictions, and betting odds to Vietnamese football fans, monetized via affiliate referrals to third-party betting platforms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sports Media & Live Streaming

NAICS

Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (516210)

akta.pro primary industry

Sportsbook Platform & PAM Providers (B2B) (MPAEACAC)

Keywords

• Live sports streaming
• Football match coverage
• Sports betting odds
• Match analysis platform
• Sports media content

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

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

Revenue model

1. Advertising (Third-Party Betting Platforms): The primary revenue stream appears to be advertising and affiliate/marketing referral fees from third-party online betting and casino platforms (Debet, XO88, ZBET, MAY88, Vin88, Sin88, Bongdako, Bánh Khúc TV, 90 Phút TV, and others). The site displays banner ads and promotional links for these betting platforms throughout its pages.
2. Affiliate / Referral Fees: The platform earns referral/affiliate commissions when users click through to registered betting platform links (e.g., /mlink/?branchseo=...). Multiple branded affiliate links for betting platforms are embedded across the site.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

ChowBank operates Saoke TV, a Vietnamese-language web platform that aggregates and streams live Full HD football matches, match schedules, real-time results, league standings, expert betting predictions, and post-match highlights. The platform is provided free of charge to end users and is monetized via banner advertising and affiliate referrals to third-party online betting platforms such as Debet, XO88, ZBET, MAY88, Vin88, Sin88, and Bongdako.

Product overview

ChowBank operates Saoke TV, a comprehensive football streaming and sports information platform. The platform offers a unified product portfolio centered around Saoke TV as the core streaming service, complemented by six specialized modules: Match Schedules (Lịch thi đấu), Match Results (Kết quả bóng đá), Football Predictions (Nhận định bóng đá), Standings (Bảng xếp hạng), Match Highlights (Highlight bóng đá), and Betting Odds (Kèo nhà cái). These modules work together to provide users with live football streaming, real-time scores, expert analysis, league standings, and betting information coverage across major football leagues including Serie A, Premier League, La Liga, World Cup, UEFA Champions League, Europa League, Bundesliga, Ligue 1, J-League, and Vietnamese V-League.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Saoke TV A free, web-based Vietnamese sports media platform that aggregates and streams live Full HD football matches and provides related editorial content (match schedules, results, standings, expert predictions, betting odds, highlights). Targeted at Vietnamese football fans and sports bettors; no registration or payment required.

Quantifiable outcome

• Live score updates processed within approximately 2 seconds of official result publication
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• DebetminorGTM or Marketing PartnerDebet is an online sports betting platform advertised on Saoke TV. The site displays Debet logo, banner advertisements, and affiliate referral links (mlink/?branchseo=debet-ro) encouraging users to register with Debet. This is a marketing/advertising affiliate relationship where Saoke TV drives user referrals to Debet in exchange for referral fees.
• XO88minorGTM or Marketing PartnerXO88 is an online sports betting platform advertised on Saoke TV. The site displays XO88 logo and affiliate referral links (mlink/?branchseo=xo-ro) as part of its advertising partner network. Revenue is generated on a referral/fee basis when users click through to register.
• ZBETminorGTM or Marketing PartnerZBET is an online sports betting platform featured as an advertising partner on Saoke TV with affiliate referral links (mlink/?branchseo=zbet-ro). Saoke TV drives user traffic to ZBET in exchange for affiliate commissions.
• MAY88minorGTM or Marketing PartnerMAY88 is an online sports betting platform advertised on Saoke TV through banner ads and affiliate links (mlink/?branchseo=may88-ro). The partnership follows a standard affiliate/advertising model.
• Vin88minorGTM or Marketing PartnerVin88 is an online betting platform advertised on Saoke TV through banner images and affiliate links (mlink/?branchseo=saokebuzz-vin88-kr). Saoke TV acts as a marketing affiliate, driving user registrations to Vin88 for commission revenue.
• Sin88minorGTM or Marketing PartnerSin88 is an online betting platform featured in Saoke TV's advertising partner network (mlink/?branchseo=saokebuzz-sin88-kr). Revenue is generated on a per-referral basis.
• BongdakominorGTM or Marketing PartnerBongdako is an online betting platform advertised on Saoke TV through banner images and affiliate referral links (mlink/?branchseo=saokebuzz-bdk-kr). Partnership is marketing/affiliate based.
• Zo88minorGTM or Marketing PartnerZo88 is an online betting platform featured as a footer banner advertisement on Saoke TV (mlink/?branchseo=saokebuzz-zo88-kr). Standard affiliate/advertising relationship.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• 7M.cn: Asian-focused live scores and odds data platform providing real-time football data and betting odds across leagues. Comparable to Saoke TV's data and odds aggregation modules with similar betting-adjacent monetization.

Direct peers

• Bongdalu: Vietnamese football statistics and odds platform aggregating data, predictions, and betting odds across global leagues. Comparable to Saoke TV's data and odds modules with similar betting-affiliate revenue model.
• Vebo TV: Vietnamese sports streaming platform offering live football broadcasts and betting-related content. Operates the same affiliate-driven model targeting Vietnamese football fans as Saoke TV.
• Xoilac TV: Vietnamese live football streaming site that aggregates free match streams, schedules, and betting odds. Direct competitor to Saoke TV in the same niche of Vietnamese-language sports streaming with betting affiliate monetization.
• Cakhia TV: Vietnamese live football streaming site with match schedules, results, and betting referrals. Direct competitor in the same Vietnamese football streaming + betting content niche.
• Bongda24h: Established Vietnamese football news and scores site covering domestic and international leagues. Comparable content footprint to Saoke TV's news, schedule, and results modules.
• Mitom TV: Vietnamese live football streaming site providing HD match streams, match schedules, and links to betting platforms. Closely comparable product offering and business model to Saoke TV.
• Keonhacai (Các Kèo Nhà Cái): Vietnamese betting odds aggregation and prediction site focused on Asian handicap, over/under, and European odds. Closely comparable to Saoke TV's Kèo nhà cái module with shared betting-affiliate economics.
• Xem Bong Da (Xembongda): Vietnamese live football streaming platform with match schedules and betting-related content. Directly comparable in product scope and target audience to Saoke TV.

Broad incumbents

• Goal.com: Global digital sports media company covering scores, news, and live coverage across multiple sports and markets. Operates at a much larger scale in a broader sports media portfolio that overlaps Saoke TV's news, scores, and schedule offerings.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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