CGTN ( China Global Television Network )
CGTN ( China Global Television Network ), formerly known as CCTV-9 and CCTV News , is an English-language international news channel in China, belonging to the state-owned China Global Television Network , which is part of the China Media Group (CMG), with headquartered in Beijing and under the control of the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China
The service is aimed at the overseas market, similar to CNN International , BBC World News , NHK World-Japan , DW , Voice of America , Al Jazeera , France 24, RT and Press TV . The channel launched on September 25, 2000. Coverage includes news, in-depth reports and comment programs, and feature presentations. Its open satellite signal can be received by over 85 million viewers in over 100 countries and regions. [ 2 ] The focus is on international audiences from the Chinese and English-speaking diaspora.
History
CCTV began considering international news programming in English on January 1, 1979, at the beginning of China 's " reform and openness " period. English news bulletins started on CCTV-2 in 1986 and became available to overseas viewers when they switched to CCTV-4 in February 1991. CCTV-9 began broadcasting throughout China on September 25, 2000, becoming the first English-language television channel in the country.
On January 1, 2003, CCTV-9 entered the US cable market as part of an agreement that allowed AOL , Time Warner and News Corporation access to cable systems in Guangzhou . In its early years, CCTV-9 aired English news bulletins and culturally interesting programs most of the day, and it was broadcast mainly during the evening hours in China. One of his biggest projects was covering the Beijing Olympics in 2008 .
Until April 2010, CCTV-9 was a mixed general interest channel featuring news, travel programming and language training. However, on the 26th of that month, CCTV-9 was re-launched as a 24-hour English news service and its name was changed to "CCTV News". [ 3 ]
On December 31, 2016, the channel was re-launched as CGTN (China Global Television Network) and new programs were launched
CGTN Africa
It is the headquarters of CGTN Africa, opened in Kenya on January 11, 2012. CGTN Africa focuses on African news and perspectives as well as international news.
The CGTN Africa is responsible for gathering news and task assignments on the African continent. CGTN Africa produces an hour a day of programming, including editions of Africa News, Talk Africa and Face of Africa, broadcasting this through the CGTN news channel in English.
CGTN America
It is the American division of CGTN's English news channel, managed by the state-owned China Media Group (CMG). Its headquarters are in Washington, DC, and it manages offices in North and South America. It employs a mix of American and Chinese journalists, and generates continental programming for CGTN and CCTV . CGTN America 's director is 'Ma Jing', and veteran Asian journalist 'Jim Laurie' is the executive consultant. It went live on February 6, 2012.
CGTN Europe
It is the European division of CGTN's English news channel, managed by the state-owned China Media Group (CMG). Its headquarters are in London, England, UK. It broadcasts one hour of programming per day on CGTN English . It went live on October 7, 2019. [ 4 ]
References
- ↑ «China is spending billions on its foreign-language media» . The Economist . June 14, 2018. ISSN 0013-0613 . Accessed August 22, 2019
- ↑ «About The Heat» . Accessed May 5, 2012
- ↑ "About CCTV News" . Accessed August 21, 2009
- ↑ "CGTN Europe goes on air" . Accessed November 28, 2019
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