 | This article needs to beupdated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information.(January 2025) |
 | |
| Country | China |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Worldwide |
| Network | Satellite &Cable television network |
| Affiliates | Xinhua News Agency |
| Headquarters | Beijing,China |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Picture format | 4:3/16:9576i (SDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | China Xinhua News Network Corporation, private investors |
| History | |
| Launched | 1 July 2010 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| en.cncnews.cn | [1] |
CNC World (simplified Chinese:中国新华新闻电视网英语电视台;traditional Chinese:中國新華新聞電視網英語電視台;pinyin:Zhōngguó Xīnhuá Xīnwén Diànshì Wǎng Yīngyǔ Diànshìtái) is a majority state-owned 24-hour globalEnglish-language news channel, launched on July 1, 2010.[1] It is 51% owned by the state-runChina Xinhua News Network Corporation, and 49% by private investors, including Chinese home appliances makerGree.[2]
The venture is part of Beijing's effort to "present an international vision with a Chinese perspective," Xinhua PresidentLi Congjun said at the press conference announcing the launch of CNC World.[3][4][5][6]
Xinhua has leased a newsroom inNew York on top of askyscraper inTimes Square to provide CNC World with prominent exposure in theUnited States.[3] On December 16, 2010, CNC World agreed a deal withEutelsat for coverage onEutelsat 28A,36B andHot Bird 13B from January 1, 2011.[7]
In 2020, theUnited States Department of State designated Xinhua, along with other Chinesestate media outlets, asforeign missions.[8] By 2021, the network'sterrestrial television affiliates in the United States had all disaffiliated with the network.[9]
