China Central Television
national television broadcaster of the People's Republic of China
China Central Television or Chinese Central Television, commonly abbreviated as CCTV, is the major state television broadcaster in mainland China.[1]
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| Company type | Television network, Satellite television and Cable television |
|---|---|
| Industry | Television Broadcasting |
| Founded | 2 September 1958 |
| Headquarters | Beijing, People's Republic of China |
Key people | Jiao Li (President) Zhang Changming (Vice-President) |
| Products | Television content, television programming |
| RMB 1.12 Billion | |
Number of employees | 10,000 |
| Parent | State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television |
| Website | www |
CCTV has a network of 50 channels. Each channel broadcasts different programs to more than one billion viewers.[2] The CCTV programs are a mixture of documentary, comedy, entertainment, and drama.
History
changeCCTV Peking (Beijing) Television (北京电视台) broadcast its first program on September 2, 1958.[2]
The network changed its name to CCTV on May 1, 1978.[2]
Related pages
changeReferences
change- ↑ Barboza, David. "Olympics Are Ratings Bonanza for Chinese TV," New York Times. August 21, 2008; retrieved 2011-11-21.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 CCTV, "About us"; retrieved 2011-11-22.
Other websites
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to China Central Television.
- CCTV Live Site Archived 2008-12-25 at the Wayback Machine (in Chinese)
- CCTV Official Site (in Chinese)
- CCTV-News Archived 2013-10-09 at the Wayback Machine (in English)
- CCTV-E Archived 2010-11-05 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
- CCTV-F Archived 2013-02-01 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
- CCTV-Arabic Archived 2010-06-16 at the Wayback Machine (in Arabic)
- CCTV-Pусский Archived 2016-02-17 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
- CCTV News Channel Site (in Chinese)