China Entertainment Television (CETV) was a Mandarin Chinese-language

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in the

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region, owned jointly by the

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-based TOM Group ( majority shareholder) and the

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’ TBS Networks (36% shareholder). The broadcaster was originally based in Kowloon Tong,

, but moved to

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, China since 2003. On 25 October 2016, TOM Group announced that operations of the television station would be ceased at the end of 2016. The

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approved to end its non-domestic television programme service licence on 23 December 2016 and it ceased broadcast on 31 December 2016.CA Approves Termination of CETV’s Non-domestic Television Programme Service Licence
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External links

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Official website
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TOM Group Television and Entertainment

References

{{Television in China Television networks in China Television channels and stations established in 1995 Mass media in Shenzhen