---------------------------------------------------- Internet Guide for China Studies Newsletter http://www.sino.uni-heidelberg.de/igcs/ignew.htm ---------------------------------------------------- New in IGCS - Chinese News Media: 中國中央電視台 (China Central Television - CCTV) Ed./Corp.: CCTV, PR China URL: http://www.cctv.com/ Language: Chinese (GB, Big5). Self description: "China Central Television (CCTV) is the national TV network of the People's Republic of China. CCTV went on the air on a trial basis on May 1, 1958. The station officially started regular transmissions on September 2 the same year. It began broadcasting color TV programs through PAL-D System in 1973. [...] CCTV currently has 8 channels, broadcasting 138 hours of programs daily. CCTV-1 broadcasts a comprehensive range of programmes, with the emphasis on news and current affairs. CCTV-2 focuses on economic, social and educational topics.CCTV-3 airs operas and music. CCTV-4, also known as CCTV international, presents a variety of programming targeted at overseas viewers. CCTV-5 is a sports channel. CCTV-6 is for movies. CCTV-7 is a combination channel for children, agriculture, the military, and science subjects. CCTV-8 is solely devoted to TV dramas. The coverage of CCTV-1 now reaches over 84% of the total population of China, with the number of regular viewers exceeding 900 million, who own 280 million TV sets." Site contents: Major TV news items are also provided as streaming video (Real Player). Also available: US mirror site and an English channel. Note: Real Player and sound equipment necessary! _______________________________________________________ With kind regards, Hanno Lecher ([log in to unmask]) INTERNET GUIDE FOR CHINA STUDIES -- editor http://www.sino.uni-heidelberg.de/igcs/ _______________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from this list, please send an email to: [log in to unmask] containing the following message: SIGNOFF IGCS-L