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CCTV

(中国中央电视台)

CCTV

中国中央电视台

China Central Television is the predominant state television broadcaster in China. Founded in 1958, it serves as one of the chief propaganda arms of the Communist government. In 2016, CCTV rebranded its international networks as China Global Television Network (CGTN).

Chairman / President

Shen Haixiong

Industry

Comms, Publishing & Media

Website

cctv.com

Headquarters address

CCTV Headquarters, Beijing, People's Republic of China

Year founded

1958

US President Donald Trump has raised tariffs on Chinese goods by a cumulative 104 per cent. Photo: AP

US-China trade war

China prepared to ‘strike back’, state media says as new tariffs kick in

In the wake of more US tariffs on Chinese goods, Beijing’s media arm keeps up defiant language but adds door is not closed to talks.

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Taiwan

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Robotics

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Hong Kong police

Exclusive | Facial recognition coming to CCTVs at Hong Kong’s Lan Kwai Fong: police chief

Force also looking into installing car plate recognition system in city’s surveillance cameras, Commissioner of Police Raymond Siu reveals.

26 Oct 2024 - 8:50AMvideocam

Crowds celebrate Halloween in Hong Kong’s party hub Lan Kwai Fong in 2022. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Crime in Hong Kong

185 arrested in 3-day crackdown on triad-related activities in Hong Kong

Officers round up suspects after raiding gambling dens and searching entertainment venues, including mahjong parlours and nightclubs.

30 Sep 2024 - 3:44PM

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police on hunt for evidence after HK$110,000 currency exchange burglary

‘A preliminary count shows around 100,000 yuan and several hundreds of Hong Kong dollars were stolen from the store,’ the force says.

2 Sep 2024 - 4:20PM

Hong Kong politics

Hong Kong police surveillance cameras in public places to get facial recognition

Security minister says number of surveillance cameras with facial recognition technology will increase by up to 2,500 a year.

26 Jul 2024 - 12:00PMvideocam

An eye-in-the sky CCTV camera monitors Mong Kok. Photo: Edmond So

Artificial intelligence

China said to fall short of matching US advances in AI amid major challenges

A presentation made to Chinese Premier Li Qiang pointed out major hurdles faced by the nation’s artificial-intelligence development initiatives.

15 Mar 2024 - 7:00PM

Crime in Hong Kong

Police to set up CCTV cameras in Mong Kok first with more across Hong Kong later

Police are planning to install surveillance cameras in high-crime public areas across city’s 18 districts to ensure public security.

23 Feb 2024 - 9:52PM

Hong Kong national security law

Letters | UK’s legal landscape shows the path Hong Kong is on

Readers discuss laws related to national security, protest and freedom of speech in the UK, and public concerns about security cameras.

16 Feb 2024 - 11:30AM

Police arrest a climate activist during the third day of climate change demonstrations by the Extinction Rebellion group, in Westminster, central London, on October 9, 2019. Photo: AFP

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong police chief Raymond Siu backs plan to install 2,000 CCTV cameras

Commissioner of Police Raymond Siu says 7.3 million surveillance cameras installed throughout UK since 1990s, adding Singaporeans also welcomed such measure.

12 Feb 2024 - 8:18PM

A worker installs a CCTV camera in Tamar. The city plans to install 2,000 cameras by the end of 2024. Photo: Felix Wong

US-China tech war

China’s consultancy crackdown is scaring away investors, experts warn

China’s investigations into Capvision Partners, Bain & Company, and Mintz Group have set off alarm bells across the business advisory industry.

11 May 2023 - 10:00AM

China technology

British government bars Chinese-made security cameras from sensitive sites

British government cites the ‘increasing capability and connectivity’ of the equipment as reasons for barring new Chinese-made cameras from ‘sensitive’ sites.

25 Nov 2022 - 9:52AMvideocam

Trending in China

Dancer behind viral back-bending move explains seemingly impossible feat

Qinyang Meng kicked off the “blue-green waist challenge” that went viral in China. Now she explains the dance’s background.

26 Feb 2022 - 9:00AMvideocam

This dance move performed at the 2022 CCTV Spring Festival Gala became an online trend in China. Photo: China Oriental Performing Arts Group.

Lunar New Year

Big Tech’s red packet war is still hot, but sees waning interest

Promises of cash handouts in the form of digital lai see ahead of the Lunar New Year amounted to US$1.3 billion, US$250 million less than last year, amid market saturation and increased competition.

4 Feb 2022 - 1:11PMvideocam

Lunar New Year

‘Don’t try this at home’: the dance craze taking over Chinese social media

Nicknamed ‘blue green waist’, a dance troupe’s 90-degree back bends have gone viral after appearing on a Lunar New Year show, with many internet users posting challenge videos.

3 Feb 2022 - 8:25AMvideocam

JD.com

JD.com becomes latest tech giant to team with CCTV for Lunar New Year gala

JD.com is CCTV’s latest partner for giving away virtual red packets during the most-watched television broadcast in China, which has become a sign of political approval.

6 Jan 2022 - 6:56PM

US-China relations

Chinese media seize on Rittenhouse divisions as signs of US decline

Case reveals all the contradictions in US society, broadcaster says, in broader effort to present the country as chaotic.

24 Nov 2021 - 3:02AMvideocam

Defence attorney Mark Richards asks Kenosha Police detective Ben Antaramian to show him Kyle Rittenhouse’s rifle and bullets before court started on November 9. Photo: TNS

NBA

NBA nets deal to open ‘experience centres’ in China

League follows Manchester United with ‘NBA DreamCourts Preview Centres’ with Chinese real estate firm Harves despite ongoing issues keeping games off screens.

10 Nov 2021 - 5:14PM

NBA

NBA still missing from Chinese TV screens as new seasons tips off

Basketball fans in China unable to watch NBA regular season games on state-owned CCTV for third year running, with Philadelphia 76ers still absent from Tencent streams.

20 Oct 2021 - 7:00PM

Amazon

Amazon shuts down 3,000 Chinese-brand stores on its platform

The closures did not negatively impact the overall growth of Chinese online merchants on Amazon, according to a senior company executive.

18 Sep 2021 - 12:50AMvideocam

Amazon.com says its crackdown on consumer review abuses is not intended to target merchants from China or any other country. Photo: Reuters

Britain

UK watchdog fines banned Chinese broadcaster CGTN US$274,000

The complaints involve two high-profile Hong Kong dissidents, Simon Cheng and Gui Minhai.

27 Aug 2021 - 8:06PMvideocam

Gui Minhai at the Ningbo Detention Centre in Ningbo city, Zhejiang province, China in 2018. Photo: Simon Song / SCMP

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Su Bingtian’s 100m Olympic sprint final tops China TV ratings

Chinese sprint star did not win a medal at Tokyo Games but comes out in front in CCTV’s television ratings ahead of table tennis champions.

14 Aug 2021 - 3:22PMvideocam

Education in Hong Kong

Primary school to remove CCTV from classrooms over privacy concerns

Good Hope Primary School cum Kindergarten says the cameras have never been in use and are not connected to any network system or streaming server.

6 Jul 2021 - 11:36PM

French Open

Did Tsitsipas’ Hong Kong tweet stop Chinese state TV showing final?

Greek star’s match with world No 1 Novak Djokovic snubbed for China women’s volleyball team and England v Croatia Euro 2020 game by CCTV.

16 Jun 2021 - 4:00PMvideocam

Sefanos Tsitsipas, of Greece, and Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, after the men’s singles final at the 2021 French Open. Photo: Xinhua

China-EU relations

CGTN set to return to European screens but is warned about future conduct

The Chinese broadcaster receives approval to transmit its English-language programming out of France.

5 Mar 2021 - 3:29AMvideocam

CCTV’s headquarters in Beijing is home to the Chinese state-run television network CCTV and its overseas arm CGTN. Photo: AP

Britain

China’s CGTN able to broadcast in Britain despite ban

The network’s licence was revoked by regulator Ofcom last month because of its state-backed ownership structure.

4 Mar 2021 - 3:52AMvideocam

NBA

NBA All-Stars thank Chinese fans ahead of NBA’s return to TV

All-Star game on March 7 is reported to be shown on CCTV, before NBA broadcasts resume as normal.

2 Mar 2021 - 12:17PM

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