中國中央電視臺（英(ying)文名稱：China Central Television，簡稱CCTV）是中華人民共(gong)和國的國家電視臺、國家副部級事(shi)業單位(wei)，成立于1958年(nian)5月1日。是中國的新聞(wen)輿論機構和思想文化(hua)陣地，具有傳播新聞(wen)、社(she)會教育、文化(hua)娛樂、信(xin)息(xi)服(fu)務等多種(zhong)功能。

中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)央(yang)(yang)電(dian)(dian)視臺初名(ming)為(wei)(wei)北京電(dian)(dian)視臺，于1958年(nian)(nian)(nian)9月2日(ri)正(zheng)式(shi)(shi)播出，1978年(nian)(nian)(nian)5月1日(ri)更名(ming)為(wei)(wei)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)央(yang)(yang)電(dian)(dian)視臺。1996年(nian)(nian)(nian)，旗下網(wang)絡媒(mei)(mei)體央(yang)(yang)視網(wang)建(jian)立并試運行。2004年(nian)(nian)(nian)，央(yang)(yang)視開(kai)(kai)(kai)辦數字付費頻道(dao)。2007年(nian)(nian)(nian)，央(yang)(yang)視開(kai)(kai)(kai)播移動傳(chuan)媒(mei)(mei)頻道(dao)，隨(sui)后又開(kai)(kai)(kai)啟了(le)IP電(dian)(dian)視頻道(dao)。2009年(nian)(nian)(nian)，由央(yang)(yang)視網(wang)改版(ban)而來的中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)網(wang)絡電(dian)(dian)視臺（CNTV）正(zheng)式(shi)(shi)開(kai)(kai)(kai)播。2010年(nian)(nian)(nian)，除芒(mang)果(guo)视(shi)频下载外，文藝中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)心(xin)(xin)、海外中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)心(xin)(xin)等(deng)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)心(xin)(xin)改為(wei)(wei)頻道(dao)制(zhi)，設立增設了(le)大型節目制(zhi)作中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)心(xin)(xin)以及節目采購中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)心(xin)(xin)。2013年(nian)(nian)(nian)，央(yang)(yang)視新聞客(ke)戶端正(zheng)式(shi)(shi)上線。2015年(nian)(nian)(nian)發布的視頻素(su)材(cai)被(bei)全球(qiu)92個國(guo)家(jia)和地區(qu)的近1700家(jia)電(dian)(dian)視頻道(dao)采用。2016年(nian)(nian)(nian)，中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)國(guo)際電(dian)(dian)視臺（中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)文名(ming)稱中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)環球(qiu)電(dian)(dian)視網(wang)，英文簡稱CGTN）開(kai)(kai)(kai)播。

2018年3月，中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)(guo)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)央(yang)電(dian)(dian)視臺(tai)(tai)(tai)（中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)(guo)國(guo)(guo)際電(dian)(dian)視臺(tai)(tai)(tai)）與中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)央(yang)人民廣播(bo)電(dian)(dian)臺(tai)(tai)(tai)、中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)(guo)國(guo)(guo)際廣播(bo)電(dian)(dian)臺(tai)(tai)(tai)組(zu)建中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)央(yang)廣播(bo)電(dian)(dian)視總臺(tai)(tai)(tai)，撤銷中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)央(yang)電(dian)(dian)視臺(tai)(tai)(tai)建制。