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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; 7 years ago (2018-03-21) |
| 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 (Chinese:中央广播电视总台;lit. 'Central Radio and Television General Station') also known asVoice of China,[1][2] is the predominantstate media company by means of radio and television broadcasting in thePeople's Republic of China. It was founded on 21 March 2018, as a fusion of the state-holding media enterprises ofChina Central Television,[note 1]China National Radio, andChina Radio International.[3] China Media Group is under the direct control of theCentral Propaganda Department of theChinese Communist Party.
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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 theChina Media Group as part of thedeepening the reform of the Party and state institutions. That same day,Shen Haixiong, was officially named President of China Media Group.[4] 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, particularlyChina Global Television Network and China Radio International, were designated asforeign missions by theUnited States Department of State.[5][6]
In 2023, theInternational Olympic Committee (IOC) reinforced its partnership with CMG for continued cooperation through the2032 Summer Olympics.[7]
China Media Group is under the direct control of theCentral Propaganda Department of theChinese Communist Party.[8][9]
China Global Television Network and China Radio International broadcast in more than 40 languages.[10]
| No. | Name | Took office | Left office | Notes |
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| 1 | Shen Haixiong | 21 March 2018 | Incumbent | [11][12] |
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