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
中國(guo)中央電視臺(英文名稱:China Central Television,簡稱CCTV)是(shi)中華(hua)人民共和國(guo)的(de)國(guo)家(jia)電視臺、國(guo)家(jia)副部級事業單位(wei),成立于1958年5月1日。是(shi)中國(guo)的(de)新聞(wen)輿(yu)論機(ji)構(gou)和思想文化陣地,具有傳(chuan)播(bo)新聞(wen)、社會教育、文化娛樂(le)、信息(xi)服務等(deng)多種功(gong)能。
中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)(guo)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)央(yang)(yang)(yang)電(dian)(dian)視(shi)臺(tai)(tai)初名(ming)為(wei)(wei)北京電(dian)(dian)視(shi)臺(tai)(tai),于1958年(nian)9月2日正式(shi)播(bo)出(chu),1978年(nian)5月1日更名(ming)為(wei)(wei)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)央(yang)(yang)(yang)電(dian)(dian)視(shi)臺(tai)(tai)。1996年(nian),旗下網(wang)絡媒體央(yang)(yang)(yang)視(shi)網(wang)建(jian)立并試運行(xing)。2004年(nian),央(yang)(yang)(yang)視(shi)開(kai)(kai)辦數字付費頻道(dao)(dao)。2007年(nian),央(yang)(yang)(yang)視(shi)開(kai)(kai)播(bo)移(yi)動傳媒頻道(dao)(dao),隨后又(you)開(kai)(kai)啟(qi)了IP電(dian)(dian)視(shi)頻道(dao)(dao)。2009年(nian),由央(yang)(yang)(yang)視(shi)網(wang)改版而來的中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)(guo)網(wang)絡電(dian)(dian)視(shi)臺(tai)(tai)(CNTV)正式(shi)開(kai)(kai)播(bo)。2010年(nian),除芒果视频外,文(wen)藝中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)心(xin)(xin)、海外中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)心(xin)(xin)等中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)心(xin)(xin)改為(wei)(wei)頻道(dao)(dao)制,設立增設了大型節(jie)(jie)目制作中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)心(xin)(xin)以及(ji)節(jie)(jie)目采(cai)購中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)心(xin)(xin)。2013年(nian),央(yang)(yang)(yang)視(shi)新(xin)聞客戶端(duan)正式(shi)上線。2015年(nian)發布(bu)的視(shi)頻素(su)材被全球92個國(guo)(guo)家和地(di)區(qu)的近1700家電(dian)(dian)視(shi)頻道(dao)(dao)采(cai)用。2016年(nian),中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)(guo)國(guo)(guo)際(ji)電(dian)(dian)視(shi)臺(tai)(tai)(中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)文(wen)名(ming)稱(cheng)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)(guo)環球電(dian)(dian)視(shi)網(wang),英文(wen)簡(jian)稱(cheng)CGTN)開(kai)(kai)播(bo)。
2018年3月,中(zhong)國中(zhong)央電視臺(tai)(tai)(中(zhong)國國際(ji)(ji)電視臺(tai)(tai))與中(zhong)央人(ren)民廣(guang)播(bo)電臺(tai)(tai)、中(zhong)國國際(ji)(ji)廣(guang)播(bo)電臺(tai)(tai)組建中(zhong)央廣(guang)播(bo)電視總臺(tai)(tai),撤銷中(zhong)央電視臺(tai)(tai)建制。