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Content

CCTV News channel broadcasts live news reports every hour throughout the day, as well as current affairs programmes in the evening. Bulletins cover domestic and international events. The channel broadcasts exclusively in

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. Viewers from across the

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region and that of the Chinese diaspora can watch the channel via satellite. From the midday newscast on 16 October 2019, all newscasts and in-depth programming, with the exceptions of ''

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'' and ''Focus Report'', is broadcast in 16:9 and produced in high definition. ''Xinwen Lianbo'' and ''Focus Report'' made the HD switchover on 18 July 2020, along with the channel's HD feed available through satellite from the next day. In 2021 CCTV-13 aired the

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of Li Hengli, a

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an national accused of endangering Chinese national security.

Programmes

Daily (in order of schedules, since 2009)

*Midnight News (午夜新闻) *Morning News (朝闻天下) *Live News (新闻直播间) *News 30' (新闻30分) *Law Online (法治在线) *Focus On (共同关注) *Xinwen Lianbo (新闻联播) *Weather Forecast (新闻联播天气预报) *Focus Report (焦点访谈) *Oriental Horizon (东方时空) *News One Plus One (新闻1+1) *World Express (国际时讯) *The World (环球视线) *24 Hours (24小时)

Weekly

*Weekly Quality Report (每周质量报告) *Face to Face/One on One (面对面) *World Weekly (世界周刊) *News Weekly (新闻周刊) *News Probe (新闻调查) *Military Time (军情时间到)

Special

*Breaking News (特别报道) *Year After Year (一年又一年) *Employment is in Place/Employment has a Future (就业有位来)

References

External links

CCTV News Channel Site
China Central Television channels 24-hour television news channels in China Television channels and stations established in 2003 2003 establishments in China Legislature broadcasters {{China-tv-station-stub