Chinese Broadcaster CCTV to Launch Web Video Channel

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 20, 2009 - 1:03pm.

Beijing - China Central Television (CCTV), the country's state-owned broadcaster, plans to set up an online TV channel "under the directions of the central leaders of the Chinese government," Variety reported. The State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) said the site aimed "to seize the higher ground on Internet video" in a country with a reported 173 million Web video viewers.

http://www.cctv.com