China Movie Channel[a] is the trade name of the "Satellite TV Show Production Facility",[b] an agency of the Chinese Government's State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television. In mainland China, the agency provides programming to the China Central Television channel CCTV-6, which is dedicated to movies. It airs CCTV New Year's Gala since 18 February 1996.

CCTV-6 电影
China Movie Channel Action movies, martial art movies
CountryChina
Programming
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerPublicity Department of the Chinese Communist Party
History
Launched1 January 1996; 28 years ago (1996-01-01)
Links
Websitetv.cctv.com/cctv6
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital TV (DTMB)Digital channel number varies by area.
Streaming media
CCTV program websiteCCTV-6 (some programs may screened off due to copyright restriction)
1905 liveCCTV-6

Programs

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  • World Film Report (世界电影之旅)
  • China Film Report (中国电影报道)
  • The Best (Jia Pian You Yue)(佳片有约)
  • Movie Weekly (光影周刊)
  • Golden Times (流金岁月)
  • Love Movie Series ("爱-电影"系列)

Type of films played

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  • 故事片, Narrative Film
  • 译制片, Translated Film
  • 专题片, Special Film

Film collaborations

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Oversea programming

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These channels bear the China Movie Channel name, but they differ from the mainland equivalent in scheduling.

  • China Movie Channel (Hong Kong)
  • China Movie Channel (North America)
  • China Movie Channel International

1905.com

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1905.com is the official website and online streaming service of China Movie Channel. It is named after the year 1905, when Dingjun Mountain (the first Chinese language film) was released. It was originally hosted on the m1905.com domain, but it later moved to the current one. The website is operated by 1905 (Beijing) Network Technology Co., Ltd.

Footnotes

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  1. ^ simplified Chinese: 中国电影频道; traditional Chinese: 中國電影頻道; pinyin: Zhōngguó diànyǐng píndào
  2. ^ simplified Chinese: 电影卫星频道节目制作中心; traditional Chinese: 電影衞星頻道節目製作中心; pinyin: Diànyǐng wèixīng píndào jiémù zhìzuò zhōngxīn; lit. 'Satellite TV Show Production Facility'

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Franich, Darren (2 April 2013). "Paramount co-producing 'Transformers 4' with Chinese company". Entertainment Weekly.
  2. ^ Zakarin, Jordan (2 April 2013). "'Transformers 4' to Film in China, Star Chinese Actors as Paramount Enters Co-Production Agreement". The Hollywood Reporter.
  3. ^ Shackleton, Liz (3 April 2013). "Paramount partners with China on Transformers 4". Screen International.
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