成立于1958年,國內重要的新聞輿論機構和思想文化陣地,集傳播新聞、社會教育、文化娛樂、信息服務等多種功能于一體的電視傳媒機構
中(zhong)國(guo)(guo)中(zhong)央(yang)電視臺(英文(wen)名稱:China Central Television,簡稱CCTV)是(shi)中(zhong)華人民(min)共(gong)和國(guo)(guo)的國(guo)(guo)家電視臺、國(guo)(guo)家副部(bu)級事業單位,成立(li)于1958年(nian)5月1日。是(shi)中(zhong)國(guo)(guo)的新聞(wen)輿論機構(gou)和思想(xiang)文(wen)化陣地,具有傳播新聞(wen)、社(she)會教育、文(wen)化娛樂、信息服務等多種(zhong)功能。
中(zhong)(zhong)國中(zhong)(zhong)央(yang)(yang)(yang)(yang)(yang)電(dian)視(shi)(shi)(shi)臺初名(ming)為北京電(dian)視(shi)(shi)(shi)臺,于1958年(nian)9月2日正(zheng)式(shi)(shi)播(bo)出(chu),1978年(nian)5月1日更(geng)名(ming)為中(zhong)(zhong)央(yang)(yang)(yang)(yang)(yang)電(dian)視(shi)(shi)(shi)臺。1996年(nian),旗下(xia)網(wang)(wang)(wang)絡媒體(ti)央(yang)(yang)(yang)(yang)(yang)視(shi)(shi)(shi)網(wang)(wang)(wang)建立并(bing)試運行(xing)。2004年(nian),央(yang)(yang)(yang)(yang)(yang)視(shi)(shi)(shi)開(kai)辦數(shu)字付費頻道。2007年(nian),央(yang)(yang)(yang)(yang)(yang)視(shi)(shi)(shi)開(kai)播(bo)移動傳(chuan)媒頻道,隨后(hou)又開(kai)啟了IP電(dian)視(shi)(shi)(shi)頻道。2009年(nian),由央(yang)(yang)(yang)(yang)(yang)視(shi)(shi)(shi)網(wang)(wang)(wang)改(gai)版而來的中(zhong)(zhong)國網(wang)(wang)(wang)絡電(dian)視(shi)(shi)(shi)臺(CNTV)正(zheng)式(shi)(shi)開(kai)播(bo)。2010年(nian),除芒果(guo)视频下(xia)载外,文藝(yi)中(zhong)(zhong)心、海(hai)外中(zhong)(zhong)心等(deng)中(zhong)(zhong)心改(gai)為頻道制,設立增設了大型節(jie)(jie)目制作中(zhong)(zhong)心以及節(jie)(jie)目采購(gou)中(zhong)(zhong)心。2013年(nian),央(yang)(yang)(yang)(yang)(yang)視(shi)(shi)(shi)新聞客戶(hu)端正(zheng)式(shi)(shi)上線。2015年(nian)發布的視(shi)(shi)(shi)頻素材被全(quan)球92個國家和地區的近1700家電(dian)視(shi)(shi)(shi)頻道采用(yong)。2016年(nian),中(zhong)(zhong)國國際電(dian)視(shi)(shi)(shi)臺(中(zhong)(zhong)文名(ming)稱中(zhong)(zhong)國環球電(dian)視(shi)(shi)(shi)網(wang)(wang)(wang),英文簡稱CGTN)開(kai)播(bo)。
2018年3月,中(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)(guo)中(zhong)(zhong)央電(dian)(dian)視臺(tai)(tai)(中(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)(guo)國(guo)(guo)際電(dian)(dian)視臺(tai)(tai))與中(zhong)(zhong)央人民廣(guang)播電(dian)(dian)臺(tai)(tai)、中(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)(guo)國(guo)(guo)際廣(guang)播電(dian)(dian)臺(tai)(tai)組建中(zhong)(zhong)央廣(guang)播電(dian)(dian)視總臺(tai)(tai),撤銷中(zhong)(zhong)央電(dian)(dian)視臺(tai)(tai)建制(zhi)。