Commentators on the illegal football website 'Bún Chả TV' receive a salary of 70 million VND per month.
Authorities have initiated legal proceedings and charged 10 individuals with "infringement of copyright and related rights" in connection with the illegal football website "Bún Chả TV". According to investigators, the group of commentators were paid between 50-70 million VND per person per month.
Previously, around February 2026, through intelligence gathering, the Bac Ninh police force discovered that the website "Bun Cha TV" showed signs of illegally broadcasting many sports events for which broadcasting rights had been purchased in Vietnam.
Every day, this website attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors who come to watch English Premier League and Champions League football matches, along with many other sports.
The website interface is professionally designed to attract viewers. All matches have commentary in Vietnamese.
Besides illegally broadcasting sports content, this website also displays advertisements and redirects users to illegal online gambling sites to generate illicit profits.
Investigators determined that this network operated in an organized manner, with a tightly structured division of labor, like an "underground company" in cyberspace, comprising multiple departments including programming, website operation, content creation, commentators, advertising, SEO, and accounting.
To conceal their activities, the perpetrators registered domain names abroad, used multiple layers of intermediaries to hide their IP addresses, communicated through encrypted applications, and made payments using cryptocurrency.
The members primarily worked online, with many not knowing each other in real life. One individual residing in Hanoi was the organizer and operator of the entire "Bun Cha TV" system.
The ring's main source of income came from advertising and directing viewers to online gambling websites. The commentators alone were paid between 50-70 million VND per person per month.
On May 15th, the special task force, in coordination with police from several provinces and cities, summoned the individuals involved for questioning. During searches of their residences and workplaces, authorities seized 38 computers, 42 mobile phones, recording equipment, and software used for illegal broadcasting.
The case is still under further investigation to clarify the roles of the individuals involved.
