CCTV International Arabic
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CCTV International Arabic (Chinese
: 中国中央电视台阿拉伯语国际频道; Arabic
: القناة العربية في تلفزيون الصين المركزي; often shortened as CCTV-العربية) is an Arabic
-language channel launched by China Central Television
in 2009.
-language international channel, stating that it aims to maintain stronger links with Arabic nations and that the new channel will "serve as an important bridge to strengthen communication and understanding between China and Arab countries". The free-to-air
channel reaches the Middle East and North Africa by Arabsat BADR-6 and Nilesat 103
, Europe by Eurobird 9
and Asia-Pacific region by Chinasat 6B
. The channel is also broadcast in traditional and high-definition
format
on its official website arabic.cctv.com. CCTV also has plans for a Russian-language channel. The channel is open for view to an audience of potentially 300 million in 22 countries, through the use of satellite television.
reported that CCTV was prepared to spend 45 billion yuan (US$9.5 billion) into the development of the channel, a claim unconfirmed by official sources.
Chinese language
The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages...
: 中国中央电视台阿拉伯语国际频道; Arabic
Arabic language
Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...
: القناة العربية في تلفزيون الصين المركزي; often shortened as CCTV-العربية) is an Arabic
Arabic language
Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...
-language channel launched by China Central Television
China Central Television
China Central Television or Chinese Central Television, commonly abbreviated as CCTV, is the major state television broadcaster in mainland China. CCTV has a network of 19 channels broadcasting different programmes and is accessible to more than one billion viewers...
in 2009.
Launch
On July 25, 2009, CCTV launched its ArabicArabic language
Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...
-language international channel, stating that it aims to maintain stronger links with Arabic nations and that the new channel will "serve as an important bridge to strengthen communication and understanding between China and Arab countries". The free-to-air
Free-to-air
Free-to-air describes television and radio services broadcast in clear form, allowing any person with the appropriate receiving equipment to receive the signal and view or listen to the content without requiring a subscription or one-off fee...
channel reaches the Middle East and North Africa by Arabsat BADR-6 and Nilesat 103
Nilesat 103
Nilesat 103 Satellite, also known as Atlantic Bird 4, is an Egyptian owned communications satellite.Nilesat and Eutelsat has agreed in September 2005 to lease capacity on Eutelsat’s Hot Bird 4 satellite after relocating it to 7° West and renaming it Nilesat 103...
, Europe by Eurobird 9
Eurobird
Eurobird is the name for a set of satellites owned by Eutelsat. The Eurobird satellites provide broadcasting and telecommunication services primarily to the Western and Central European region from orbital positions of 28.5, 25.5 and 33 degrees East....
and Asia-Pacific region by Chinasat 6B
Chinasat
Chinasat is a family of communications satellites operated by the China Direct Broadcast Satellite Company. The series was previously operated by the China Satellite Communications Corporation, and before that the China Telecommunications Broadcast Satellite Corporation, which was owned by China's...
. The channel is also broadcast in traditional and high-definition
High-definition television
High-definition television is video that has resolution substantially higher than that of traditional television systems . HDTV has one or two million pixels per frame, roughly five times that of SD...
format
on its official website arabic.cctv.com. CCTV also has plans for a Russian-language channel. The channel is open for view to an audience of potentially 300 million in 22 countries, through the use of satellite television.
Development and Funding
The South China Morning PostSouth China Morning Post
The South China Morning Post , together with its Sunday edition, the Sunday Morning Post, is an English-language Hong Kong newspaper, published by the SCMP Group with a circulation of 104,000....
reported that CCTV was prepared to spend 45 billion yuan (US$9.5 billion) into the development of the channel, a claim unconfirmed by official sources.
Content
The channel broadcasts entirely in Arabic, with programs from the four categories of news, feature stories, entertainment and education. Each program is broadcast six times per day, while news reports are regularly updated. The channel will gradually increase the number of programs as it develops.Programs
- Dialogue
- Talking About China
- Documentaries
- Chinese Kung Fu
- Chines Arts
- TV shows
- Chinese Treasures
- News
See also
- CCTV-4 (International Chinese)CCTV-4CCTV-4 is the international broadcast for CCTV International in the Mandarin language. It is one of six CCTV channels that broadcasts outside of China, the other five being CCTV News, CCTV-E, CCTV-F, CCTV-Русский and CCTV-العربية....
- CCTV-Русский (International Russian)CCTV International RussianCCTV International Russian is a Russian language international news, entertainment, and education television channel which is owned by China Central Television.- Launch :The Russian language channel was launched on September 10, 2009 on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the...
- CCTV-Français (International French)
- CCTV-Español (International Spanish)
- CCTV-NEWS (International English)
- CNTV InternationalChina Network Television (International)China Network Television is a national web-based TV broadcaster officially launched on December 28, 2009. CNTV International offers foreign language services in 5 languages so far, containing , , , , channels...