CCTV International
Launched	September 25,2000
Owned by	CCTV
Country	China (though intended for external consumption only)
Website	english.cctv.com
Availability
Satellite
Astro Malaysia	Channel 36
Astro Nusantara Indonesia	Channel 34
Canal Digital(Free-to-Air)
Sky Digital UK	Channel 511
Cable
StarHub	Channel 97

CCTV International or CCTV-9 is a news, entertainment, and educational television channel originating in the People's Republic of China. It is mainland China's only 24-hour English TV channel and is run by China Central Television. CCTV-9 can be viewed through Sky Digital in Great Britain, on many major cable and satellite providers in America, on the station's website, and on Free-To-Air satellite television. It caters to overseas Chinese as well as English speakers in China. Image File history File links CCTV_9_International. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... China Central Television or Chinese Central Television, commonly abbreviated as CCTV (Simplified Chinese: 中国中央电视台; Pinyin: Zhōngguó Zhōngyāng Diànshìtái) and often referred to derogatorily as Chinese Communist Television, is the major broadcast television network in Mainland China. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Peoples_Republic_of_China. ... Previous Astro Logo Astro is a subscription-based direct broadcast satellite (DBS) or direct-to-home satellite television and radio service in Malaysia, Brunei and Indonesia. ... Astro Nusantara is a satellite television service in Indonesia. ... Canal Digital was founded in March 1997 as a joint venture between the French pay-TV company CANAL+ and the Norwegian state-telecommunications operator Telenor. ... Free-to-air is a phrase used to describe television and radio broadcasts which are available without subscription and without decryption (pay-TV). ... Sky Digital is the brand name for British Sky Broadcastings digital satellite television service, transmitted from SES Astra satellites located at 28. ... StarHub Cable Vision Limited is the sole cable television operator in Singapore. ... Educational Television (Traditional Chinese: 教育電視), shortly known as ETV, is a series of educational television programmes jointly produced by Radio Television Hong Kong and Education and Manpower Bureau (formerly Education Department) of Hong Kong. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... China Central Television or Chinese Central Television, commonly abbreviated as CCTV (Simplified Chinese: 中国中央电视台; Pinyin: Zhōngguó Zhōngyāng Diànshìtái) and often referred to derogatorily as Chinese Communist Television, is the major broadcast television network in Mainland China. ... Sky Digital is the brand name for British Sky Broadcastings digital satellite television service, transmitted from SES Astra satellites located at 28. ... Coaxial cable is often used to transmit cable television into the house. ... Artists impression of a Boeing 601 satellite, as configured for digital television transmission by SES Astra Satellite television is television delivered by way of communications satellites, as compared to conventional terrestrial television and cable television. ... Motto: (traditional) In God We Trust (official, 1956–present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at the federal level; English de facto Government Federal Republic  - President George W. Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence - Declared - Recognized... Free-to-air is a phrase used to describe television and radio broadcasts which are available without subscription and without decryption (pay-TV). ... Overseas Chinese are people of Chinese ancestry who live outside China. ...

Programming

News Hour is one of the main news bulletins on CCTV International. Launched on September 26, 2005, the one-hour program is broadcast daily at 12:00 a.m. Beijing Time, 04:00 GMT.

CCTV-9 focuses its programming predominantly on world news, Chinese current affairs, Chinese language lessons, travel documentaries and cultural programs. Most programs are usually between 15 and 30 minutes long. Aside from news and current affairs, CCTV-9 has weekly features on Chinese businesses which have become successful through good business practices, and good fortune. It also details the latest movie, film, and music releases finding their way to the Mainland, as well as very detailed information on issues relating to other Asian and third-world countries. Image File history File links News_hour_cctv. ... Image File history File links News_hour_cctv. ... World map showing the location of Asia. ...  High human development Medium human development Low human development Unavailable (colour-blind compliant map) The terms First World, Second World, and Third World can be used to divide the nations of Earth into three broad categories. ...

The target demographic for CCTV International is overseas Chinese and English speakers who wish to know more about China. However, Xinhua News Agency, via its newspaper International Herald Leader, estimates 90% of the channels 14 million daily viewers are in mainland China. Only 4% of those viewing in China are English speakers; instead, it is watched by native Chinese speakers attempting to learn English. Front gate of the main building of Xinhua News Agency in Beijing The Xinhua News Agency (Simplified Chinese: 新华社; Traditional Chinese: 新華社; pinyin: ), or NCNA (New China News Agency), is the official press agency of the government of the Peoples Republic of China and the biggest center for collecting information and... ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

Schedule

Travel in Chinese is a 15 minute segment on CCTV-9 that is hosted by Dashan. ... Up Close was a sports interview show that aired on ESPN for some 20 years. ...

People

In recent years, CCTV-9 has sought to improve its professionalism and public image by hiring a number of foreign presenters including, amongst others, Chris Gelken (the first foreign news anchor on CCTV-9) and Edwin Maher (a former newsreader and weatherman from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation). Edwin Maher is a New Zealand-born TV journalist who now works in China. ... The Australian Broadcasting Corporation or ABC (formerly the Australian Broadcasting Commission) is Australias national non-profit public broadcaster. ...

Kathleen Chang is a notable celebrity on CCTV-9, and is often the presenter of the program "Culture Express". She has also been known to provide voice-overs for other channel features, such as "Around China". A voice-over is a narration that is played on top of a video segment, usually with the audio for that segment muted or lowered. ...

Another celebrity on CCTV is Mark Rowswell, otherwise known as Dashan. He hosts Travel in Chinese on CCTV-9 and has been honoured for his work in promoting cancer awareness in China. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Travel in Chinese is a 15 minute segment on CCTV-9 that is hosted by Dashan. ...

Newsworthiness, bias and propaganda

News articles and current affairs programming on CCTV-9 reflect Chinese Government policy. One example of this is that viewers will not hear Taiwan referred to as an independent republic, thus reflecting Chinese Government policy that Taiwan is a renegade province of China. Forms of government Part of the Politics series Politics Portal This box:      For other uses, see Republic (disambiguation). ... Anthem YìyÇ’ngjÅ«n JìnxíngqÇ”  (义勇军进行曲) March of the Volunteers Capital Beijing Largest city Shanghai Official languages Mandarin Chinese1 Government Socialist republic2  -  President Hu Jintao  -  Premier Wen Jiabao Establishment  -  Republic declared October 10, 1911   -  Peoples Republic declared October 1, 1949  Area  -  Total 9,596,960 km² (3rd...

Jiang Heping, the director of CCTV-9, admits that the channel is not un-biased. On the issue of bias he says it is the goal of CCTV-9 "to voice a Chinese perspective on world affairs and to break the western voice's monopoly on the news. Our opinions on the world are quite different from those of CNN and the BBC. We are taking great efforts to minimise the tone of propaganda, to balance our reports, and to be objective. But we definitely won't be reporting as much negative domestic news as the western media."

One former staffer of CCTV-9, Joan Maltese, wrote an article telling of her experiences working at CCTV-9, in which she cites numerous cases of censorship and poor journalistic culture. This eventually led to schism among the expatriate staff, who had to choose between giving a quasi-western facade to official propaganda and maintaining a minimal level of journalistic integrity.

On 25 October 2005 CCTV-9 was noted mentioning the Japanese as The Japanese Imperialists and running a short story on the history of Taiwan using archival footage and featuring special effects of red blood oozing down and obliterating the screen.

As a result of this shoddy presentation and other instances of unprofessionalism, a major revamp ensued in Dec 2005. Contracts were not renewed. Subsequently CCTV's presentation value improved.

See also

• China Central Television
• List of DirecTV channels
• List of Dish Network channels (CCTV 9 appears on Channel 265)
• International broadcasting
• Al Jazeera English
• BBC World
• CNN International
• Deutsche Welle
• EuroNews
• France 24
• Russia Today

China Central Television or Chinese Central Television, commonly abbreviated as CCTV (Simplified Chinese: 中国中央电视台; Pinyin: Zhōngguó Zhōngyāng Diànshìtái) and often referred to derogatorily as Chinese Communist Television, is the major broadcast television network in Mainland China. ... Below is a numerical representation of the DirecTV channel lineup. ... This is a list of the channels receivable from DISH Network. ... International broadcasting is broadcasting deliberately aimed at a foreign, rather than a domestic, audience. ... Al Jazeera English is a 24-hour English-language news and current affairs TV channel headquartered in Doha, Qatar. ... BBC World is the BBCs 24-hour international news and information television channel, launched in January 1995. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article is about the German international broadcaster. ... EuroNews is a pan-European television news channel started on January 1, 1993, which broadcasts to most of Europe as well as terrestrially to 102 countries through satellite and cable and through time sharing on state television networks. ... This article or section needs to be wikified. ...

External links

• Official Site
• Live CCTV-9 MMS
• Glass in Your Eyes by Joan Maltese Pt1
• Glass in Your Eyes by Joan Maltese Pt2
• Glass in Your Eyes by Joan Maltese Pt3
• Glass in Your Eyes by Joan Maltese Pt4
• CCTV tries to shed its mouthpiece image
• Archive.org fetch of staffer's comments
• Vetrun Forum comment