China Media Group () also known as Voice of China, is the predominant

state media State media are typically understood as media outlets that are owned, operated, or significantly influenced by the government. They are distinguished from public service media, which are designed to serve the public interest, operate independent ...

company by means of radio and television broadcasting in the People's Republic of China. It was founded on 21 March 2018, as a fusion of all state-holding media enterprises including

China Central Television China Central Television (CCTV) is the State media, national television broadcaster of China, established in 1958. CCTV is operated by the National Radio and Television Administration which reports directly to the Publicity Department of th ...

China National Radio China National Radio (CNR; ) is the national radio network of China, headquartered in Beijing. CNR forms the national radio service of the state-owned China Media Group (also known as the "Voice of China"). History The infrastructure began wi ...

, and

China Radio International China Radio International (CRI) is the state-owned international radio broadcaster of China. It is currently headquartered in Babaoshan, Shijingshan, Beijing. It was founded on December 3, 1941, as Radio Peking. It later adopted the pinyin fo ...

. China Media Group is under the direct control of the

Central Propaganda Department The Publicity Department of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, also known as the Propaganda Department or Central Propaganda Department, is an internal division of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) ...

of the

Chinese Communist Party The Communist Party of China (CPC), also translated into English as Chinese Communist Party (CCP), is the founding and One-party state, sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Founded in 1921, the CCP emerged victorious in the ...

History

On 21 March 2018, it was announced that China Central Television, China National Radio, and China Radio International were to be unified to become the China Media Group as part of the

deepening the reform of the Party and state institutions The deepening the reform of the Party and state institutions ( zh, , p=Shēnhuà dǎng hé guójiā jīgòu gǎigé, s=深化党和国家机构改革) was a large-scale reform of the institutions of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the Peopl ...

. That same day,

Shen Haixiong Shen Haixiong (; born April 4, 1967) is a Chinese journalist and propaganda official, serving as a deputy head of the Publicity Department of the Chinese Communist Party and head of the China Media Group, the umbrella state media organization. B ...

, was officially named President of China Media Group. The CMG was created to serve as a unified holding company of the People's Republic's national and international radio and television broadcasting services. In 2020, several of CMG's assets, particularly

China Global Television Network China Global Television Network (CGTN) is one of three branches of state-run China Media Group and the international division of China Central Television (CCTV). Headquartered in Beijing, CGTN broadcasts news in multiple languages. CGTN is u ...

and China Radio International, were designated as foreign missions by the

United States Department of State The United States Department of State (DOS), or simply the State Department, is an United States federal executive departments, executive department of the U.S. federal government responsible for the country's foreign policy of the United State ...

. In 2023, the

International Olympic Committee The International Olympic Committee (IOC; , CIO) is the international, non-governmental, sports governing body of the modern Olympic Games. Founded in 1894 by Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrios Vikelas, it is based i ...

(IOC) reinforced its partnership with CMG for continued cooperation through the

2032 Summer Olympics The 2032 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXXV Olympiad and also known as Brisbane 2032 or Bris2032, is an upcoming international multi-sport event scheduled to take place from 23 July to 8 August 2032, with Brisbane, Queensland, ...

Broadcast scope

China Global Television Network and China Radio International broadcast in more than 40 languages.

Content

China Media Group is under the direct control of the

of the

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* {{Authority control Chinese companies established in 2018 Mass media companies established in 2018 Companies based in Beijing Mass media in Beijing Publicly funded broadcasters Television stations in China Chinese-language television stations Radio stations in China Chinese-language radio stations Chinese propaganda organisations Conspiracist media Government-owned companies of China