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.

CCTV-5+ 体育赛事
CountryPeople's Republic of China
Broadcast areaNationwide
SloganMore Sports, More Choices
HeadquartersBeijing, China
Programming
Language(s)Chinese language
Picture format576i (16:9 SDTV)
1080i (16:9 HDTV)
Ownership
OwnerChina Central Television
History
Launched1 January 2008
Former namesCCTV-HD (until 18 August 2013)
Links
Websitehttp://cctv5plus.cntv.cn/
Availability
Terrestrial
CCTV Digital (MUX3)Channel 516 (HD)
Streaming media
CCTV program websiteLive 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

  1. Sports Channel, CCTV-5 (1 April 2020). "CCTV5 - English". CCTV-5. Retrieved 1 April 2020.


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