中(zhong)(zhong)國中(zhong)(zhong)央電視(shi)臺(英文(wen)名稱:China Central Television,簡稱CCTV)是中(zhong)(zhong)華人民共(gong)和(he)國的國家(jia)電視(shi)臺、國家(jia)副部(bu)級事業單位(wei),成立(li)于1958年5月1日(ri)。是中(zhong)(zhong)國的新聞輿(yu)論機構和(he)思(si)想(xiang)文(wen)化陣地,具有(you)傳播新聞、社會教育、文(wen)化娛樂(le)、信息服務(wu)等多種功能(neng)。
中(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)(guo)(guo)(guo)中(zhong)(zhong)央(yang)電視(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)臺(tai)初名為(wei)(wei)北京電視(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)臺(tai),于(yu)1958年(nian)(nian)9月2日(ri)正式(shi)(shi)播(bo)(bo)出,1978年(nian)(nian)5月1日(ri)更名為(wei)(wei)中(zhong)(zhong)央(yang)電視(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)臺(tai)。1996年(nian)(nian),旗(qi)下(xia)網(wang)(wang)絡(luo)媒(mei)體(ti)央(yang)視(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)網(wang)(wang)建立并(bing)試運行。2004年(nian)(nian),央(yang)視(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)開(kai)辦(ban)數字付(fu)費頻(pin)道。2007年(nian)(nian),央(yang)視(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)開(kai)播(bo)(bo)移(yi)動傳媒(mei)頻(pin)道,隨(sui)后(hou)又開(kai)啟了IP電視(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)頻(pin)道。2009年(nian)(nian),由央(yang)視(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)網(wang)(wang)改版而來的中(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)(guo)(guo)(guo)網(wang)(wang)絡(luo)電視(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)臺(tai)(CNTV)正式(shi)(shi)開(kai)播(bo)(bo)。2010年(nian)(nian),除芒果视频(pin)下(xia)载外,文(wen)藝(yi)中(zhong)(zhong)心(xin)、海外中(zhong)(zhong)心(xin)等中(zhong)(zhong)心(xin)改為(wei)(wei)頻(pin)道制(zhi),設立增設了大型節目(mu)制(zhi)作中(zhong)(zhong)心(xin)以及節目(mu)采購中(zhong)(zhong)心(xin)。2013年(nian)(nian),央(yang)視(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)新聞客戶端正式(shi)(shi)上(shang)線。2015年(nian)(nian)發布的視(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)頻(pin)素材(cai)被全(quan)球92個國(guo)(guo)(guo)(guo)家和地區的近1700家電視(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)頻(pin)道采用。2016年(nian)(nian),中(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)(guo)(guo)(guo)國(guo)(guo)(guo)(guo)際電視(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)臺(tai)(中(zhong)(zhong)文(wen)名稱(cheng)中(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)(guo)(guo)(guo)環球電視(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)網(wang)(wang),英文(wen)簡稱(cheng)CGTN)開(kai)播(bo)(bo)。
2018年(nian)3月,中(zhong)國(guo)中(zhong)央電(dian)(dian)視(shi)(shi)臺(tai)(中(zhong)國(guo)國(guo)際電(dian)(dian)視(shi)(shi)臺(tai))與中(zhong)央人民廣(guang)播電(dian)(dian)臺(tai)、中(zhong)國(guo)國(guo)際廣(guang)播電(dian)(dian)臺(tai)組建中(zhong)央廣(guang)播電(dian)(dian)視(shi)(shi)總臺(tai),撤(che)銷中(zhong)央電(dian)(dian)視(shi)(shi)臺(tai)建制。