CCTV International (CCTV-4) is a satellite channel targeting overseas Chinese and Chinese living in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao. The channel delivers news and information about China’s politics, economy, society, culture, science, education and history, serving as a window through which foreign viewers can better understand China, as well as a bridge connecting China to the rest of the world.
Using digital compression technology, CCTV International is broadcast all over the world through several satellites. In recent years, in collaboration with a number of overseas TV organizations, CCTV has successfully expanded CCTV International’s infiltration into local cable and DTH networks in many countries and regions in Asia, Africa, North America, Europe and Oceania. Meanwhile, cable networks in most Chinese cities carry CCTV International’s programming.
CCTV International is a general-interest channel with programs focusing on news and current affairs. It also features economics, cultural and entertainment programs. Among its most popular programs are “China News”, “China Report”, “China Showbiz”, “Time Together Across the Ocean”, “Across the Strait”, “Travelogue”, “Joyful Gathering”, “Chinese Arts and Culture”, “Homeland in the East”, “Chinese History”. The channel also shows some popular programs from other CCTV channels, such as “Network News”, “Oriental Horizon”, “Talk It Straightly”, “Sports World”, “Cartoon City”, “Golden Years”, “Variety Showbiz”, “Folk Stage performances”, as well as Chinese made dramas.
CCTV International broadcasts 24 hours a day, in three units rotating every eight hours. This arrangement enables audiences in different time zones to watch CCTV International at the time most convenient to them.
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