CGTN Africa

CGTN Africa
TypeState media
CountryChina and Africa
Broadcast areaWorldwide
HeadquartersNairobi, Kenya
Programming
Picture format576i (16:9 SDTV)
1080i (16:9 HDTV)
Ownership
OwnerChina Media Group
History
Launched11 January 2012 (2012-01-11)
Former namesCCTV Afriva
Links
Websiteafrica.cgtn.com
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital terrestrial television
(Macau)
Channel 74
Streaming media
CNTV Ai Buguafrica.cgtn.com

CGTN Africa is the African division of China Global Television Network (CGTN), the English-language news channel run by Chinese state media outlet China Media Group. It is based in Nairobi and manages bureaux in Lagos, Cairo and Johannesburg, as well as other centres in Africa. The channel was previously known as CCTV Africa.

CGTN Africa employs Kenyan, African and other international journalists and produces African based programs. There are about 100 employees at CGTN Africa, most of them Kenyans.[1]

Programmes

  • Africa Live – One hour of African news and analysis, with reporting on social, political and economic issues. [2]
  • Global Business – Covers Africa's business landscape.[2]
  • Sports Scene – A weekly program covers African sports news.[2]
  • Talk Africa – a 30-minute weekly talk show that mainly discusses politics and current affairs in Africa.[2]
  • Faces of Africa – extraordinary stories about people in Africa. [2]

References

  1. ^ Pengfei, Zhang (2012-11-01). "About CCTV Africa". CNTV. Archived from the original on 2015-02-08. Retrieved 2015-02-08.
  2. ^ a b c d e "About CCTV Africa". Retrieved 2015-02-08.