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CCTV rebrands as CGTN

January 2, 2017 18.12 Europe/London By Robert Briel

WATCH VIDEO. Chinese state broadcaster CCTV has re-branded its international operations into China Global Television Network, or CGTN.

CGTN is a multi-language and multi-platform media grouping consisting of six TV channels, a video content provider and a digital media division.

CCTV News is rebranded CGTN, the prime news channel of the new organisation. CCTV Spanish, French, Arabic and Russian are renamed CGTN Spanish, French, Arabic and Russian. CCTV Documentary English has become CGTN Documentary. CGTN.com is the official website of CGTN.

CGTN is headquartered at the new CCTV building in Beijing. the broadcaster currently has production centres in Washington,D.C. and Nairobi. A Europe production center is also in development.

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Filed Under: Newsline, TV Tagged With: CCTV, CGTN, China Edited: 2 January 2017 18:14

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