CCTV-5+
CCTV-5+ (Sports Plus) (Chinese: 中国中央电视台体育赛事频道) formerly CCTV-HD is China Central Television's channel designed to broadcast top international sporting events in HD.[1] It was tested in Beijing on 1 January 2008, and launched officially on 30 June 2008 known as CCTV-HD. CCTV-HD was created specifically for the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Paralympics.
| Country | People's Republic of China |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Slogan | More Sports, More Choices |
| Headquarters | Beijing, China |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Chinese language |
| Picture format | 576i (16:9 SDTV) 1080i (16:9 HDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | China Central Television |
| History | |
| Launched | 1 January 2008 |
| Former names | CCTV-HD (until 18 August 2013) |
| Links | |
| Website | http://cctv5plus.cntv.cn/ |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| CCTV Digital (MUX3) | Channel 516 (HD) |
| Streaming media | |
| CCTV program website | Live online |
Because there are more and more HD channels in China, CCTV has decided to change the channel name into "CCTV-5+ Sports Plus" since 18 August 2013. It's the second sports channel of CCTV.
This channel was previously only available for selected cable/satellite providers.
References
- Sports Channel, CCTV-5 (1 April 2020). "CCTV5 - English". CCTV-5. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
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