CGTN Spanish
{{short description|Spanish language entertainment and news channel of China Central Television}}
{{Infobox television channel
| name = CGTN Spanish
| logo = CGTN Espanol.png
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| launch_date = October 1, {{start date and age|df=y|2007}}
| closed_date =
| picture_format = 1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 576i/480i for the SDTV feed)
| network =
| owner = China Central Television
| type = State media
| country = China
| language = Spanish language
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| replaced = CCTV-E, CCTV-Español
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| website = {{Official URL}}
| terr_serv_1 =
| terr_chan_1 =
| online_serv_1 = CNTV Ai Bugu
| online_chan_1 = {{Official URL}}
| online_serv_2 = Sling TV
| online_chan_2 = Internet Protocol television
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CGTN Spanish ({{langx|es|CGTN Español}}, formerly CCTV International Spanish or CCTV-Español and CCTV-E) is the Spanish language entertainment and news channel of China Global Television Network (CGTN), which is part of the state-owned broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV).
History
CGTN Spanish was launched on October 1, 2007, as CCTV-E. It replaced the bi-lingual Spanish / French language CCTV E&F channel which was launched on October 1, 2004.{{cn|date=March 2024}}
In 2016 CCTV-E partnered with the Venezuelan state media channel Telesur to co-produce a cultural program called Prisma.{{cite web |last1=Cook |first1=Sarah |title=Beijing's Global Megaphone: The Expansion of Chinese Communist Party Media In uence since 2017 |url=https://freedomhouse-files.s3.amazonaws.com/01152020_SR_China%20Global%20Megaphone_with%20Recommendations%20PDF.pdf |website=freedomhouse-files.s3.amazonaws.com |publisher=Freedom House |access-date=30 January 2020 |archive-date=16 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200116045521/https://freedomhouse-files.s3.amazonaws.com/01152020_SR_China%20Global%20Megaphone_with%20Recommendations%20PDF.pdf |url-status=live }}
In 2024, CGTN Spanish spread false information about US Supreme Court rulings in what Politico called "escalating play by Beijing to undermine faith in U.S. democracy."{{Cite web |date=2024-03-14 |title=Time's up for TikTok |url=https://www.politico.eu/newsletter/china-watcher/times-up-for-tiktok/ |access-date=2024-03-14 |website=POLITICO |language=en |archive-date=2024-03-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240314131851/https://www.politico.eu/newsletter/china-watcher/times-up-for-tiktok/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Nelson |first=Alex |date=March 14, 2024 |title=Chinese state media spread Spanish-language disinformation |url=https://www.logically.ai/resources/chinese-state-media-spread-spanish-language-disinformation |access-date=2024-03-14 |website=Logically |language=en |archive-date=2024-03-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240314152415/https://www.logically.ai/resources/chinese-state-media-spread-spanish-language-disinformation |url-status=live }}
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website}} {{in lang|es}}
{{CCTV}}
{{Spanish-language news channels}}
{{Channels on Movistar+}}
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Category:Spanish-language television stations
Category:Spanish language in Asia
Category:Television channels and stations established in 2007
Category:Spanish-language television networks
Category:2007 establishments in China
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