成立于1958年,國內重要的新聞輿論機構和思想文化陣地,集傳播新聞、社會教育、文化娛樂、信息服務等多種功能于一體的電視傳媒機構
中(zhong)國(guo)中(zhong)央(yang)電視臺(英文(wen)(wen)(wen)名稱:China Central Television,簡(jian)稱CCTV)是(shi)中(zhong)華人民共和國(guo)的(de)(de)國(guo)家電視臺、國(guo)家副(fu)部級事業單(dan)位(wei),成立于1958年5月1日。是(shi)中(zhong)國(guo)的(de)(de)新(xin)聞輿論機構(gou)和思想文(wen)(wen)(wen)化陣地(di),具有傳播新(xin)聞、社(she)會教(jiao)育、文(wen)(wen)(wen)化娛樂、信息服務等多種功能。
中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)央(yang)電(dian)視(shi)(shi)(shi)臺(tai)(tai)初(chu)名為(wei)北京電(dian)視(shi)(shi)(shi)臺(tai)(tai),于1958年9月2日(ri)正(zheng)式播(bo)出,1978年5月1日(ri)更名為(wei)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)央(yang)電(dian)視(shi)(shi)(shi)臺(tai)(tai)。1996年,旗下網絡(luo)媒體央(yang)視(shi)(shi)(shi)網建(jian)立并(bing)試運行。2004年,央(yang)視(shi)(shi)(shi)開(kai)辦數字付費(fei)頻(pin)道(dao)。2007年,央(yang)視(shi)(shi)(shi)開(kai)播(bo)移動傳(chuan)媒頻(pin)道(dao),隨后又開(kai)啟(qi)了IP電(dian)視(shi)(shi)(shi)頻(pin)道(dao)。2009年,由央(yang)視(shi)(shi)(shi)網改(gai)版而(er)來的中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)網絡(luo)電(dian)視(shi)(shi)(shi)臺(tai)(tai)(CNTV)正(zheng)式開(kai)播(bo)。2010年,除芒果视频外,文(wen)藝(yi)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)心、海外中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)心等中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)心改(gai)為(wei)頻(pin)道(dao)制,設(she)立增設(she)了大型節(jie)目(mu)(mu)制作(zuo)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)心以及節(jie)目(mu)(mu)采購中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)心。2013年,央(yang)視(shi)(shi)(shi)新聞客戶端正(zheng)式上線。2015年發布(bu)的視(shi)(shi)(shi)頻(pin)素材(cai)被(bei)全球92個國(guo)家和地區的近1700家電(dian)視(shi)(shi)(shi)頻(pin)道(dao)采用。2016年,中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)國(guo)際電(dian)視(shi)(shi)(shi)臺(tai)(tai)(中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)文(wen)名稱中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)環球電(dian)視(shi)(shi)(shi)網,英(ying)文(wen)簡(jian)稱CGTN)開(kai)播(bo)。
2018年3月(yue),中(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)(guo)中(zhong)(zhong)央(yang)(yang)電(dian)(dian)(dian)視臺(tai)(tai)(tai)(中(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)(guo)國(guo)(guo)際(ji)電(dian)(dian)(dian)視臺(tai)(tai)(tai))與中(zhong)(zhong)央(yang)(yang)人民廣(guang)播(bo)電(dian)(dian)(dian)臺(tai)(tai)(tai)、中(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)(guo)國(guo)(guo)際(ji)廣(guang)播(bo)電(dian)(dian)(dian)臺(tai)(tai)(tai)組建中(zhong)(zhong)央(yang)(yang)廣(guang)播(bo)電(dian)(dian)(dian)視總臺(tai)(tai)(tai),撤銷中(zhong)(zhong)央(yang)(yang)電(dian)(dian)(dian)視臺(tai)(tai)(tai)建制。