中(zhong)國中(zhong)央電(dian)視臺（英(ying)文名稱：China Central Television，簡稱CCTV）是(shi)中(zhong)華(hua)人(ren)民共和國的(de)國家電(dian)視臺、國家副部級事業單(dan)位，成(cheng)立于1958年5月1日。是(shi)中(zhong)國的(de)新(xin)聞輿論機構(gou)和思想文化(hua)陣地，具有(you)傳(chuan)播(bo)新(xin)聞、社會教育、文化(hua)娛(yu)樂、信息服務等(deng)多(duo)種功能(neng)。

中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)央(yang)電(dian)視(shi)(shi)(shi)臺(tai)(tai)初名(ming)為北京電(dian)視(shi)(shi)(shi)臺(tai)(tai)，于1958年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)9月2日正式(shi)播出，1978年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)5月1日更名(ming)為中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)央(yang)電(dian)視(shi)(shi)(shi)臺(tai)(tai)。1996年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)，旗下網(wang)(wang)(wang)絡媒體央(yang)視(shi)(shi)(shi)網(wang)(wang)(wang)建立并試(shi)運行。2004年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)，央(yang)視(shi)(shi)(shi)開(kai)辦數字(zi)付費頻(pin)(pin)道。2007年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)，央(yang)視(shi)(shi)(shi)開(kai)播移動傳媒頻(pin)(pin)道，隨后又開(kai)啟了IP電(dian)視(shi)(shi)(shi)頻(pin)(pin)道。2009年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)，由央(yang)視(shi)(shi)(shi)網(wang)(wang)(wang)改(gai)版而來的中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)網(wang)(wang)(wang)絡電(dian)視(shi)(shi)(shi)臺(tai)(tai)（CNTV）正式(shi)開(kai)播。2010年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)，除芒(mang)果视频下载外(wai)，文藝中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)心(xin)、海外(wai)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)心(xin)等中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)心(xin)改(gai)為頻(pin)(pin)道制，設(she)立增設(she)了大型(xing)節目制作中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)心(xin)以及節目采購中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)心(xin)。2013年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)，央(yang)視(shi)(shi)(shi)新聞客(ke)戶端正式(shi)上線。2015年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)發布的視(shi)(shi)(shi)頻(pin)(pin)素材(cai)被全(quan)球(qiu)92個國(guo)家和地區的近1700家電(dian)視(shi)(shi)(shi)頻(pin)(pin)道采用。2016年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)，中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)國(guo)際電(dian)視(shi)(shi)(shi)臺(tai)(tai)（中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)文名(ming)稱中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)環球(qiu)電(dian)視(shi)(shi)(shi)網(wang)(wang)(wang)，英文簡稱CGTN）開(kai)播。

2018年3月，中(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)中(zhong)(zhong)央(yang)電(dian)視(shi)(shi)臺（中(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)國(guo)際(ji)電(dian)視(shi)(shi)臺）與中(zhong)(zhong)央(yang)人民(min)廣(guang)(guang)播電(dian)臺、中(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)國(guo)際(ji)廣(guang)(guang)播電(dian)臺組建中(zhong)(zhong)央(yang)廣(guang)(guang)播電(dian)視(shi)(shi)總臺，撤銷中(zhong)(zhong)央(yang)電(dian)視(shi)(shi)臺建制(zhi)。