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C hina Central Television has laid out a TV feast for a population of 1.2 billion who wait another prosperous year with aspiration and expectation. In addition to a range of special reports and features, entertainment programs such as concerts and galas, dominated the New Year celebrations... more... T he 1st "Red River Cup" National Anchors Image Design Contest concluded on December 9. The first prize went to CCTV anchor Wang Hao and Li Yanchun. The silver went to Liaoning TV´s Gu Xiaodan with her designer Ma Jiao. And the third place winners were Duan Mei and Zhang Guoping from Chengdu TV... more... A t the end of the year, CCTV-2´s Life program will present a rapturous cooking contest boasting the nation´s best cooks, best gourmets and most spectacular delicacies... more... T he 1st "Red River Cup" TV Anchors Image Design Contest is now in its final stage. CCTV International Channel (CCTV-4) will air the finals and the award ceremony on December 20. The organizers attach great importance to its professionalism and authoritativeness... more... T he CCTV Cup English Speaking Contest is a nationwide English-speaking contest. In June of 2002, CCTV and the Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press (FLTRP) drafted an agreement on co-sponsoring the contest, which kicked off the organizing procedure. more... T he yearly finals of the Outlook English Challenge Contest have concluded with videotaping and will hit the TV screens every Saturday in December. Entrants to the competition, sponsored by the program "Outlook-English Magazine", come from the winners of the weekly Outlook Star English Contest. more... W ith the last stroke of the hammer, the 2003 CCTV Prime Time Commercials Bidding set a new record—a total value of more than 3.3 billion RMB, accounting for an increase of 26% over the same period last year. The result not only thrilled CCTV but also boosted ad-agencies as well... more... W hile Chinese people are still encouraged by and excited with the recently closed 16th National Congress, CCTV will send its Heart-to-heart Troupe to Pingxiang, Jiangxi Province on November 28. more... D ocumentary, the first-born in the family of cinematography, has remained a poor elder brother to fiction throughout the development of the film industry. However, despite ups and downs in history, documentary as a form of filmmaking has never lacked loyal audience; and its influence is indisputable. more... A group of programs on CCTV´s News Channel have been echoing each other and dealing with the same motif: the 16th National Congress of the CPC. more... T o mark 30 years of formalized Sino-Australian relations, the Melbourne Symphony has been invited to come to China in November. On November 10 the orchestra first visited Beijing to give two concerts at the Century Theater, and further performances are scheduled for Tianjin and Nanjing in mid-November. more... B eginning from October 30, CCTV-1 aired a ten-episode series to mark the approaching CPC Congress. Entitled "Stride into the New Era" the documentary examines the theoretical innovations related to the opening up and reform strategies of the past few years, and demonstrates the achievements in the area of social morality, foreign affairs, national defense, the reunification of the country and the Party construction. more... T he 3rd CCTV Model and Fashion Design Contest, entitled "Golden Match Cup", got into full swing at CCTV Studio No.1, on the evening of October 23, after four months of preparation and preliminaries. Shown on that evening was the first round of the intermediary competition. more... T he 25th Starz Denver International Film Festival (DIFF), taking place October 10-20 in the United States, is presenting a "Salute to Chinese Cinema" as its annual spotlight on a country or region during this year´s event. more... As the 16th National Party Congress is coming in only less than two weeks´ time, China Central Television will present a special series program to mark the occasion. The program highlights the major achievements made under the current CPC leadership with Jiang Zemin at the helm, and the challenges and opportunities ahead. more... T he 2nd CCTV Dance Contest closed on October 7 after a week of fierce finals. Wang Yabin from Beijing Dance Institute carried off the first prize in the National Dance category for her performance of "Dance with Fan"... more... R ecently, China Central Television has passed "Warning and Elimination Rules on CCTV Regularly Scheduled Programs," which means programs must compete to survive and the poor ones will be left out... more... T he yearly competition for the Spring Festival gala´s general director was held a few weeks ago. The general director, a great concern of many viewers, has been named after meticulous investigation and consideration... more... R epublic of Korea is extremely good at taking advantage of international sports events to promote its own culture and customs. People can still remember the 1988 Olympics, which was an eye-opener to the rest of the world as it demonstrated a gorgeous range of colorful Korean art... more... C CTV will hold its 2nd Cross-talk Comedy Contest during the 2003 New Year´s Festival. Having learned a lesson from the last contest that quality control is important, this year CCTV has solicited contributions for entry qualification... more...		18:30 BUSINESS GUIDE 19:00 WORLD WIDE WATCH 20:30 DOCUMENTARY 22:00 CCTV NEWS 23:15 MUSIC BOX DOWNLOAD (cctv-4) DOWNLOAD (cctv-9) Outlook English Dialogue Centre Stage Learning Chinese China in the 20th Century Chinese Civilization Rediscovering China Culture Express

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