China Central Television (CCTV) is a national television broadcaster of China, established in 1958 as a propaganda outlet. Its 50 channels broadcast a variety of programming to more than one billion viewers in six languages. CCTV is operated by the National Radio and Television Administration which reports directly to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)'s Central Propaganda Department. CCTV has a variety of functions, such as news communication, social education, culture, and entertainment information services. As a state television station it is responsible to both the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and the State Council. It is a key player in the Chinese government's propaganda network. CCTV's reporting about topics sensitive to the Chinese government and CCP is distorted and often used as a weapon against the party's perceived enemies, according to Freedom House and other media commentators. More information...
According to PR-model, cctv.com is ranked 2,386th in multilingual Wikipedia, in particular this website is ranked 101st in Chinese Wikipedia.
The website is placed before nd.edu and after uga.edu in the BestRef global ranking of the most important sources of Wikipedia.
