China Media Group
State radio and television broadcaster in China From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
China Media Group (Chinese: 中央广播电视总台; lit. 'Central Radio and Television General Station') also known as Voice of China,[1][2] is the predominant state media company by means of radio and television broadcasting in the People's Republic of China. It was founded on 21 March 2018, as a fusion of all state-holding media enterprises including China Central Television,[note 1] China National Radio, and China Radio International.[3]
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 China Central Television former headquarters, now China Media Group headquarters | |
| Company type | State-owned enterprise |
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| Industry | State media |
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| Founded | 21 March 2018 |
| Headquarters | China Media Group Headquarters, , China |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Shen Haixiong (President) |
| Owner | Chinese Communist Party Government of China |
| Parent | Publicity Department of the Chinese Communist Party State Council of the People's Republic of China |
| Divisions | |
| Website | www |
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| Simplified Chinese | 中央广播电视总台 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 中央廣播電視總台 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | Central Radio and Television General Station | ||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 中国之声 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 中國之聲 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | Voice of China | ||||||
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China Media Group is under the direct control of the Central Propaganda Department of the Chinese Communist Party.[4][5] As such, the Media and Journalism Research Center evaluated the China Media Group to be "State Controlled Media" under its State Media Matrix in September 2024.[6][7]
History
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On 21 March 2018, it was announced that China Central Television, China National Radio, and China Radio International were to be unified to become the China Media Group as part of the deepening the reform of the Party and state institutions. That same day, Shen Haixiong, was officially named President of China Media Group.[8] The CMG was created to serve as a unified holding company of the People's Republic's national and international radio and television broadcasting services.[1]
In 2020, several of CMG's assets, particularly China Global Television Network and China Radio International, were designated as foreign missions by the United States Department of State.[9][10]
Broadcast scope
China Global Television Network and China Radio International broadcast in more than 40 languages.[11]
List of presidents
| No. | Name | Took office | Left office | Notes |
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| 1 | Shen Haixiong | 21 March 2018 | Incumbent | [12][13] |
See also
Notes
- includes China Global Television Network
References
External links
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