China Central Television is a national television broadcaster of China, established in 1958 as a propaganda outlet. Its 50 channels broadcast a variety of programming to more than one billion viewers in six languages. CCTV is operated by the National Radio and Television Administration which reports directly to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)'s Central Propaganda Department.
International Media Distribution (IMD) (formerly International Networks), a division of NBCUniversal, is a leading provider of in-language networks which facilitates the distribution of Asian, European, Middle Eastern and Hispanic channels and Video On Demand services across all platforms including, cable, satellite and OTT.
Metro Broadcast Corporation Ltd. is one of Hong Kong's three radio broadcasting corporations. It was founded on 1 July 1991, and is owned by the Hong Kong-listed CK Hutchison Holdings.
The CCTV New Year's Gala, also known as the Spring Festival Gala, and commonly abbreviated in Chinese as Chunwan, is a Chinese New Year special produced by China Media Group (CMG). It is broadcast annually on the eve of Chinese New Year on its flagship CCTV-1 and internationally through the China Global Television Network The Gala has the largest audience of any entertainment show in the world, and is recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's most watched television program. The 2018 edition of the Gala attracted more than one billion viewers.
CCTV-4 is a Chinese free-to-air television channel. It is one of six China Central Television channels that broadcasts outside the People's Republic of China.
CCTV-2 is a Chinese free-to-air television channel operated by China Central Television in the People's Republic of China. The channel broadcasts programs on the economy and life services.
Golf & Mike, more often credited in Thailand as Golf-Mike, was a Thai pop duo artist consisting of brothers Pichaya "Golf" Nitipaisalkul and Pirat "Mike" Nitipaisalkul, formed under Thailand's biggest entertainment company, GMM Grammy.
Ho Chi Minh City Television is a Vietnamese television network owned by the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City.
China Today is CCTV-9's only news program that focuses on news issues and current affairs around China. The 30 minute program broadcasts at 2200 China Standard Time (UTC+8), or 1400 UTC everyday, and rebroadcasts twice at 0100 and 0700 UTC+8 the next morning, or 1700 and 2300 UTC.
Culture Express is an English-language program broadcast on CCTV News, a Chinese state television channel. The program provides coverage of entertainment events happening mostly in China, such as music and dance festivals, but also covers events worldwide and in the U.S., such as premieres of major American motion pictures.
Hunan Broadcasting System (HBS) formerly known as Golden Eagle Broadcasting System (GBS), is China's second biggest state-owned television network after China Central Television (CCTV). The television network is owned by the Hunan provincial government. The network is based in Changsha in Hunan and Xining in Qinghai. On 20 May 2009, the television network expanded its service to Hong Kong and North America.
Xinwen Lianbo is a daily news programme produced by China Central Television (CCTV), a state broadcaster. It is shown simultaneously by all local TV stations in mainland China, making it one of the world's most-watched programmes. It has been broadcast since 1 January 1978.
CGTN Spanish is the Spanish language entertainment and news channel of China Global Television Network (CGTN), which is part of the state-owned broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) originating in China, and is part of the Chinese Government's information ministry.
The television industry in China includes high-tech program production, transmission and coverage. China Central Television is China's largest and most powerful national television broadcaster. By 1987, two-thirds of people in China had access to television, while today, over 3,000 channels are available in the country.
CGTN Russian is a Russian language international news, entertainment, and education television channel owned by China Central Television.
Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps Radio and Television is a provincial satellite television station in Xinjiang, China, administered by the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (Bingtuan). It runs a television channel called Bingtuan Satellite Television (兵团卫视), which started its 24-hour satellite broadcasting through Sinosat-3 on 7 October 2007.
Zhejiang Television is a satellite television channel owned by Zhejiang Radio and Television Group serving Zhejiang Province. It was launched on October 1, 1960.
Li Sisi is a Chinese television host and media personality. She rose to fame in 2006 when she earned a third-place finish on the reality TV show Host Challenge. Li is most notable for hosting the CCTV New Year's Gala, one of China's most watched entertainment shows, since 2012.
Dong Chengpeng, known professionally as Da Peng, is a Chinese actor, director, scriptwriter, presenter, and singer.
Zhang Jie, also known as Jet and Ketsu, is a mainland Chinese voice actor.
