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)央電視(shi)臺(英(ying)文(wen)(wen)名稱:China Central Television,簡(jian)稱CCTV)是中(zhong)華人民共和國(guo)的國(guo)家電視(shi)臺、國(guo)家副部級(ji)事業單位,成立(li)于1958年5月1日。是中(zhong)國(guo)的新(xin)聞輿(yu)論機構和思想文(wen)(wen)化陣地,具(ju)有(you)傳播(bo)新(xin)聞、社會(hui)教(jiao)育、文(wen)(wen)化娛樂、信息(xi)服(fu)務等多(duo)種功能。
中(zhong)(zhong)國中(zhong)(zhong)央(yang)(yang)電(dian)視(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)臺(tai)初名(ming)(ming)為(wei)北京電(dian)視(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)臺(tai),于1958年(nian)(nian)(nian)9月2日正(zheng)式(shi)(shi)(shi)播(bo)出,1978年(nian)(nian)(nian)5月1日更名(ming)(ming)為(wei)中(zhong)(zhong)央(yang)(yang)電(dian)視(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)臺(tai)。1996年(nian)(nian)(nian),旗下網(wang)(wang)絡媒(mei)體央(yang)(yang)視(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)網(wang)(wang)建(jian)立并試運行。2004年(nian)(nian)(nian),央(yang)(yang)視(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)開(kai)辦數字(zi)付費頻(pin)道(dao)(dao)。2007年(nian)(nian)(nian),央(yang)(yang)視(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)開(kai)播(bo)移(yi)動傳媒(mei)頻(pin)道(dao)(dao),隨后(hou)又開(kai)啟(qi)了(le)IP電(dian)視(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)頻(pin)道(dao)(dao)。2009年(nian)(nian)(nian),由央(yang)(yang)視(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)網(wang)(wang)改(gai)版(ban)而來的中(zhong)(zhong)國網(wang)(wang)絡電(dian)視(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)臺(tai)(CNTV)正(zheng)式(shi)(shi)(shi)開(kai)播(bo)。2010年(nian)(nian)(nian),除芒果视频下载外,文(wen)藝中(zhong)(zhong)心(xin)(xin)、海外中(zhong)(zhong)心(xin)(xin)等中(zhong)(zhong)心(xin)(xin)改(gai)為(wei)頻(pin)道(dao)(dao)制(zhi),設立增設了(le)大型節目制(zhi)作中(zhong)(zhong)心(xin)(xin)以(yi)及節目采(cai)購中(zhong)(zhong)心(xin)(xin)。2013年(nian)(nian)(nian),央(yang)(yang)視(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)新聞客戶端(duan)正(zheng)式(shi)(shi)(shi)上線。2015年(nian)(nian)(nian)發布(bu)的視(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)頻(pin)素材被全球(qiu)(qiu)92個(ge)國家和地區的近1700家電(dian)視(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)頻(pin)道(dao)(dao)采(cai)用。2016年(nian)(nian)(nian),中(zhong)(zhong)國國際(ji)電(dian)視(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)臺(tai)(中(zhong)(zhong)文(wen)名(ming)(ming)稱中(zhong)(zhong)國環球(qiu)(qiu)電(dian)視(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)網(wang)(wang),英文(wen)簡稱CGTN)開(kai)播(bo)。
2018年3月,中(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)中(zhong)(zhong)央電(dian)(dian)(dian)視(shi)臺(中(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)國(guo)際(ji)電(dian)(dian)(dian)視(shi)臺)與中(zhong)(zhong)央人民廣(guang)播電(dian)(dian)(dian)臺、中(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)國(guo)際(ji)廣(guang)播電(dian)(dian)(dian)臺組(zu)建中(zhong)(zhong)央廣(guang)播電(dian)(dian)(dian)視(shi)總臺,撤銷中(zhong)(zhong)央電(dian)(dian)(dian)視(shi)臺建制。