China Central Television

Chinese media organization providing a Communist Party-run propaganda channel network
Organization public_broadcaster Q207936
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China Central Television was founded on September 2, 1958. It operates as a public enterprise and produces television.

The organization is part of China Media Group, which serves as its parent organization.

China Central Television

Summary

China Central Television is a public broadcaster[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of public_broadcaster entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,851 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • China Central Television's field of work was public broadcasting[3].
  • China Central Television's field of work was State-controlled media (PRC)[4].
  • China Central Television was a member of European Broadcasting Union[5].
  • China Central Television is in the country of People's Republic of China[6].
  • China Central Television's image is recorded as China Central Television HQ, from China World Trade Centre (Cropped).jpg[7].
  • China Central Television's instance of is recorded as public broadcaster[8].
  • China Central Television's instance of is recorded as Chinese state-owned enterprise[9].
  • China Central Television's instance of is recorded as vice-ministerial level institution[10].
  • China Central Television's instance of is recorded as television station[11].
  • China Central Television's instance of is recorded as state media company[12].
  • China Central Television's operator is recorded as National Radio and Television Administration[13].
  • China Central Television's logo image is recorded as CCTVNewLogo.svg[14].
  • China Central Television's headquarters location is recorded as China Media Group Guanghua Road Office Area[15].
  • China Central Television's ISNI is recorded as 0000000121649376[16].
  • China Central Television's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 136460810[17].
  • China Central Television's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 167946181[18].
  • China Central Television's GND ID is recorded as 10001619-4[19].
  • China Central Television's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2005034405[20].
  • China Central Television's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 15612616m[21].
  • China Central Television's IdRef ID is recorded as 166890138[22].
  • China Central Television's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA14111972[23].
  • China Central Television's Commons category is recorded as China Central Television[24].
  • China Central Television's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35113172[25].
  • China Central Television's industry is recorded as state-media industry[26].
  • +1958-09-02T00:00:00Z marks the founding of China Central Television[27].

Body

Founding

+1958-09-02T00:00:00Z marks the founding of China Central Television[27]. Its location of formation is recorded as Beijing[28].

Identity

Short names include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'CCTV'}[29] and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '央视'}[30].

Operations

China Central Television's headquarters location is recorded as China Media Group Guanghua Road Office Area[15]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as China Media Group[31]. Its operator is recorded as National Radio and Television Administration[13].

Industry

China Central Television's industry is recorded as state-media industry[26]. Fields of work include public broadcasting[3] and State-controlled media (PRC)[4].

Ownership

China Central Television's product or material produced is recorded as television[32].

Why It Matters

China Central Television ranks in the top 5% of public_broadcaster entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,851 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 63 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

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  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  16. [19] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  22. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
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  27. [31] . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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