中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)國中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)央電(dian)(dian)視(shi)臺(tai)（英文(wen)名稱(cheng)：China Central Television，簡稱(cheng)CCTV）是中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)華(hua)人民共(gong)和國的(de)國家電(dian)(dian)視(shi)臺(tai)、國家副部級事業單(dan)位，成立于1958年5月1日(ri)。是中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)國的(de)新(xin)聞輿論(lun)機構和思想(xiang)文(wen)化(hua)陣地，具有傳播(bo)新(xin)聞、社會教育、文(wen)化(hua)娛樂(le)、信息服務等多(duo)種(zhong)功能(neng)。

中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)(guo)(guo)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)央電(dian)視(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)臺(tai)(tai)(tai)初名為(wei)北京電(dian)視(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)臺(tai)(tai)(tai)，于1958年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)9月2日正式播(bo)出，1978年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)5月1日更名為(wei)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)央電(dian)視(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)臺(tai)(tai)(tai)。1996年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)，旗下網(wang)(wang)絡媒體央視(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)網(wang)(wang)建(jian)立并試(shi)運行。2004年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)，央視(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)開辦數字付費(fei)頻道。2007年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)，央視(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)開播(bo)移動傳(chuan)媒頻道，隨后又開啟(qi)了(le)IP電(dian)視(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)頻道。2009年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)，由央視(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)網(wang)(wang)改(gai)版而來的(de)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)(guo)(guo)網(wang)(wang)絡電(dian)視(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)臺(tai)(tai)(tai)（CNTV）正式開播(bo)。2010年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)，除芒果视频外，文藝(yi)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)心(xin)、海外中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)心(xin)等中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)心(xin)改(gai)為(wei)頻道制(zhi)，設立增(zeng)設了(le)大(da)型節目制(zhi)作中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)心(xin)以(yi)及節目采購中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)心(xin)。2013年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)，央視(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)新聞客戶端正式上線(xian)。2015年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)發布的(de)視(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)頻素材被全球92個國(guo)(guo)(guo)家(jia)(jia)和地區的(de)近1700家(jia)(jia)電(dian)視(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)頻道采用。2016年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)，中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)(guo)(guo)國(guo)(guo)(guo)際電(dian)視(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)臺(tai)(tai)(tai)（中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)文名稱中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)(guo)(guo)環(huan)球電(dian)視(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)網(wang)(wang)，英文簡稱CGTN）開播(bo)。

2018年3月，中(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)中(zhong)(zhong)央電(dian)(dian)視(shi)臺(tai)（中(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)國(guo)際電(dian)(dian)視(shi)臺(tai)）與中(zhong)(zhong)央人民廣播(bo)電(dian)(dian)臺(tai)、中(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)國(guo)際廣播(bo)電(dian)(dian)臺(tai)組建中(zhong)(zhong)央廣播(bo)電(dian)(dian)視(shi)總臺(tai)，撤銷(xiao)中(zhong)(zhong)央電(dian)(dian)視(shi)臺(tai)建制。