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CCTV-4

International Chinese TV channel

Summary

International Chinese TV channel

Field	Value
name	CCTV-4
logo	CCTV-4 channel.svg
logo_size	150px
headquarters	Beijing, China
launch_date
picture_format	1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 576i/480i for the SDTV feed)
language	Mandarin
Cantonese
Hokkien
English
area	China
Worldwide
(Including;
)
network	CCTV
owner	CCTV
former_names	China Central Television Fourth Program (1 October 1992–31 October 1994)
China Central Television International Channel (1 November 1994–29 January 2006)
website	CCTV-4 Asia
CCTV-4 Europe
CCTV-4 America
CCTV Daifu
TCCTV
CCTV-4 China
country	China
online_serv_1	CCTV program website
online_chan_1	CCTV-4 Asia
CCTV-4 Europe
CCTV-4 America
CCTV Daifu
online_serv_2	Sling TV
online_chan_2	Internet Protocol television
terr_serv_1	Digital TV (DTMB)
terr_chan_1	Digital channel numbers varies by area.
terr_serv_2	Digital terrestrial television (United States)
terr_chan_2	Channel 31.8 (Los Angeles, CA)
Channel 32.2 (New York, NY)
terr_serv_3	Freeview (UK)
terr_chan_3	Channel 226 (Streamed)
terr_serv_4	DStv (Sub-Saharan Africa)
terr_chan_4	Channel 447
terr_serv_5	Zuku TV (Kenya)
terr_chan_5	Channel 830

(downscaled to 576i/480i for the SDTV feed) Cantonese Hokkien English Worldwide (Including;

) China Central Television International Channel (1 November 1994–29 January 2006) CCTV-4 Europe CCTV-4 America CCTV Daifu TCCTV CCTV-4 China CCTV-4 Europe CCTV-4 America CCTV Daifu Channel 32.2 (New York, NY) CCTV-4 is a Chinese free-to-air television channel. It is one of six China Central Television channels that broadcasts outside of China. It airs a variety of programmes, including documentaries, music, news, drama series, sports and children's programmes for the Greater China region, including China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.

History

Before the launch of CCTV-4, CCTV's programming was sent abroad to areas with a sizeable Chinese diaspora. In January 1992, CCTV delivered programmes to the Americas using Ku- and C-band satellites, in English, for an hour a day.

CCTV-4 was officially launched on 1 October 1992 with broadcasts from 8:30 am to 12:10 am Beijing Time. In 1997, the channel was made available to the Americas. The following year, its content was made available in Japan on a joint service called Daifu Channel.

The programming of CCTV-4 initially consisted of a mixture of English- and Chinese-language programming. English broadcasts stopped with the launch of CCTV-9 in September 2000. Select CCTV-4 programmes were also broadcast in Cantonese until 2007.

On 1 November 1994, CCTV News was replaced by "China News".

On 1 July 1995, the channel expanded and extended its international coverage by launching on satellite. At the same time, the channel was revised and programmes were broadcast in Mandarin, Cantonese and English, and started airing 24 hours a day.

A deal was inked with the International Shopping Network to air a ten-minute home shopping program in August 1996, the deal was expected to last three years.

On 1 January 2007, the channel was split into three feeds:

CCTV-4 Asia
CCTV-4 Europe
CCTV-4 America

Criticism

In 2016, Peter Dahlin's forced confessions were aired on CCTV-4. In 2019, he filed a complaint against China Central Television-4 (CCTV-4 World) with Canadian authorities, having previously accused the Canadian regulator CRTC of inaction.

Programmes

CCTV New Year's Gala
China's Public Opinion Field
Across China
Traditional Chinese Medicine
Our Chinese Heart
China Showbiz
China News
Xinwen Lianbo
Journey to Civilization
Foreigner in China
Tian Ya Gong Ci Shi
Sports on Line
Happy Chinese
Asia Today
Focus Today
Chinese World
Beloved Family

References

"China’s International Television Broadcasting and Internal and External Challenges".
(14 August 1996). "TV shopping reaches China". [[South China Morning Post]].
(10 June 2020). "China broadcast my forced confession in Canada — and CRTC does nothing: ex-prisoner". Toronto Star.

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