Chinese state television launched an Arabic-language channel beamed to the Middle East and Africa on Saturday as part of efforts to expand the communist government's media influence abroad. By The ...

In addition, both are now pay-TV channels, as opposed to free-to-air. In a separate development, CCTV is planning to launch a number of foreign-languages channels by the end of this year, aiming to ...

As part of its digital TV line-up, the station is expected to introduce channels dedicated to the coverage of the Olympic Games and other sporting events. However, media specialists have questioned ...

MIAMI: Chinese state broadcaster CCTV has been at NATPE this week highlighting its slate of international channels, which are available in six languages. For international viewers, CCTV operates an ...