CCTV News (English)
| CGTN | |
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| Launched | 25 September 2000 |
| Network | China Central Television |
| Owned by | China Central Television |
| Picture format | 16:9 |
| Slogan | See the Difference. |
| Country | China |
| Language | English |
| Broadcast area | Worldwide |
| Headquarters | CCTV Beijing Television Centre Headquarters, Beijing Central Business District, Beijing, China |
| Formerly called | CCTV-9 (25 September 2000 - 25 April 2010) CCTV-NEWS (26 April 2010 - 31 December 2016) |
| Website | CGTN |
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Availability
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| Terrestrial | |
| Los Angeles, US | 31.9 |
| San Francisco, US | 36.3 |
| Houston, US | 55.6 |
| Chicago, US | 61.2 |
| Santa Barbara, US | 32.2 |
| Freeview (UK) | Channel 226 as carried on SDN multiplex |
| Satellite | |
| Astro (Malaysia) | Channel 509 |
| Indovision (Indonesia) | Channel 352 |
| Sky (UK and Ireland) | Channel 510 |
| DirecTV (United States) | Channel 2119 |
| Dish Network (United States) | Channel 279 |
| Astra 1KR (Eastern Europe, Africa and Asia) | 11651 h SR 27500 |
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SKY Network Television (New Zealand) |
Channel 310 |
| SKY Italia (Italy) | Channel 530 |
| DStv (South Africa) | Channel 409 |
| Yes (Israel) | Channel 111 |
| Galaxy 3C (North America) | 11780 h SR 20.760 |
| Austar (Australia) | Channel 653 |
| Dialog TV (Sri Lanka) | Channel 35 |
| Canal Digital (Norway and Sweden) | Free-to-Air |
| VIS3 (Sri Lanka) | UHF Channel 29 Free-to-Air |
| Freesat UK | Channel 211 |
| OSN (Middle East and North Africa) | Channel 419 |
| Cable | |
| StarHub TV (Singapore) | Channel 722 |
| SkyCable / Destiny Cable (Philippines) | Channel 91 (Digital) |
| Cablelink (Philippines) | Channel 215 |
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TelstraClear (New Zealand) |
Channel 310 |
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UPC Romania (Romania) |
Channel 711 (digital with DVR) Channel 196 (digital) |
| Hot (Israel) | Channel 141 |
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First Media (Indonesia) |
Channel 210 |
| CATV China | Channel 9 |
| Ziggo (Netherlands) | Channel 508 |
| Cable TV Hong Kong | Channel 72 |
| Comcast (San Francisco, USA) | Channel 171 |
| IPTV | |
| Bell Fibe TV (Canada) | Channel 657 (SD) |
| Telus TV (Canada) | Channel 834 (HD) |
| Mio TV (Singapore) | Channel 155 |
| AT&T U-verse (United States) | Channel 3602 |
| SK Broadband B TV (South Korea) | Channel 660 |
| KT Olleh TV (South Korea) | Channel 354 |
| LG U+ TV (South Korea) | Channel 85 |
| Telekom Romania (Romania) | Channel 263 |
| PTCL Smart TV (Pakistan) | Channel 103 |
| Streaming media | |
| CCTV.com | MMS/P2P |
| CNTV | CCTV-NEWS |
CGTN (China Global Television Network), formerly known as CCTV-NEWS, CCTV-9, and CCTV English International, is a 24-hour English news channel, of China Central Television (CCTV), based in Beijing. The channel grew out of CCTV International, which was launched on 25 September 2000. Coverage includes newscasts, in-depth reports, and commentary programs, as well as feature presentations. Its free-to-air satellite signal can be received by more than 85 million viewers, in over 100 countries and regions. It is also carried by cable, DTH, IPTV, and terrestrial TV platforms or systems in many nations. It caters to a global English-speaking audience, including overseas Chinese and English speakers in China.
CCTV began considering English-language international news programming on 1 January 1980, at the start of China's "Reform and opening up" period. English news bulletins began on CCTV-2 in 1986 and became available to overseas viewers when they moved to CCTV-4 in February 1991, and CCTV-13 in August 1991. CCTV-9 began broadcasting across China on 25 September 2000, becoming the country's first all-English television station.
On 1 January 2003, CCTV-9 entered the United States cable market, as part of a deal that allowed AOL, Time Warner, and News Corporation access to cable systems in Guangdong. In its early years, CCTV-9 broadcast English language news bulletins and cultural interest shows for most of each day, and aired mostly reruns during the overnight hours in China. One of its biggest projects was covering the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
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