CCTV’s official programme portal separates live viewing, programmes, schedules and on-demand material across thematic television services. Its current directory distinguishes CCTV-7 defence and military programming from CCTV-17 agriculture and rural affairs. Keep the channel number and programme title together; an old combined military/agriculture label can misidentify the current service.
Use the present channel-purpose pair
The current portal labels CCTV-1 general, CCTV-2 finance, CCTV-3 variety, CCTV-4 Chinese international, CCTV-5 sport, CCTV-5+ sports events, CCTV-6 films and CCTV-8 television drama. Other rows identify documentaries, science and education, traditional opera, society and law, news, children’s output, music and Olympic programming.
These purposes narrow a search without proving that one specific event is in today’s schedule. Keep a sports fixture’s competition, teams and date; keep a documentary’s original Chinese title and episode. A channel devoted to a subject can also carry discussion, magazine programmes and recorded material about it.
A programme title is more precise than a channel family
The portal separately offers programme, drama, animation, documentary and special-programme directories. It lists individual programmes beneath channel headings and offers programme search. A viewer remembering a presenter or recurring series should use those work-level clues rather than selecting every numbered CCTV service in turn.
For example, a traditional-opera request becomes more useful with the work, performer and edition; an agricultural feature needs its subject or place. When the clue is a short excerpt, retain the excerpt title while looking for the complete programme it identifies. The excerpt’s topic need not be the full edition’s title.
Chinese international, CGTN and a 4K section
The directory’s CCTV-4 Chinese international label is a specific service identity. Preserve that name when the desired programme is in Chinese rather than substituting the CGTN name used for separate international services. Language and the exact programme remain the deciding clues.
The portal also has a 4K section. Its presence identifies a category to inspect, not the resolution of every video or every delivery route carrying a CCTV name. Open the actual work or current live destination, check the information it supplies and use its schedule date when planning a showing. Keep the selected channel label in any shared recommendation so the recipient can reproduce the choice.
Sources and review
- CCTV programme portal — CCTV.com