Huyen My Returns to Host Premier League on FPT Play: The Real Trophy Comes to Hanoi, 2026/27 Season Opens with a 4K Promise

Huyen My is back. Her role no longer stops at hosting familiar programs; she sits in the editor seat. FPT Play has confirmed that the female MC will accompany Premier League programs throughout the 2026/27 season, starting with the display of the real Premier League trophy at the Hanoi walking street on August 30, 2026. The announcement does not include broadcast rights fees or contract values, but for industry insiders, this is a clearer signal than any price list. FPT Play holds the Premier League broadcast rights in Vietnam until the end of the 2030/31 season. There were rumours that the rights holder could change, but the contract has been renewed. For a market that treats English football as the main weekend meal, keeping a well-known MC like Huyen My is not a simple human resources matter. It is a media decision, a way to tell the audience that this brand is still moving in the right direction. The Premier League trophy is not an easy item to take outside England. On the trophy are engraved the names of seven clubs that have won the title, thirty-four times in total. Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers, Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City, Liverpool and Leicester City. The appearance of the real trophy in Vietnam shows that the Premier League considers Vietnam a part of its Southeast Asian expansion strategy. They are not sending a replica; they are sending a symbol. On August 30, 2026, fans can approach the trophy, take photos, touch it and take part in side activities. The organisers have also arranged a music night right at the walking street. In other words, they want to turn a media introduction into a festival. This method is not new in Europe, but in Vietnam it is rarely carried out at this scale. Huyen My will not only appear in front of the camera. According to the announcement, she will join the editorial staff of Premier League programs on FPT Play. This means she has a voice in choosing camera angles, commentators and broadcast footage. For someone who has been attached to sports television for many years, moving from host to editing room is a significant change. The announcement also includes a commitment to upgrade the viewing experience to 4K. For ordinary viewers, 4K is just an advertising keyword. For content producers, 4K requires bandwidth infrastructure, encoding systems, stable transmission and a production team familiar with wider colour ranges. If only a few big matches are broadcast in 4K, it can be used for promotion. But if it is applied throughout the whole season, that is a long-term investment problem. In the broadcasting ecosystem, a rights deal is valued not only by the rights fee but also by subscriber numbers, advertising revenue, interactive content and the appeal of partner brands. The Premier League knows this. FPT Play knows this. Bringing the trophy to Vietnam and bringing Huyen My back are two pieces of the same picture. Of course, there is a blind spot in this media story. The real trophy, the familiar smile of the MC and the 4K promise are only the surface. What decides the success of a media season is not the opening event but the next rounds, when matches are scheduled late at night, when the stream lags, when viewers have to choose between a match and a full night of sleep. The habit of watching football does not come from the trophy. It comes from every single night of experience. FPT Play has chosen the end of August, right before the 2026/27 season begins, to activate a new cycle of attention. But they need more than one festival night. A trophy shines for one night. A thirty-eight-round season is what really keeps viewers.