China Central Television
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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| 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
CCTV 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]
China Central Television Media
Lassina Zerbo interviewed by China Central Television
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Related pages
References
- ↑ 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
- 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)