cgtn and xinhua video lah. xinhua is state media apparatus. cgtn (china global times network) is also state media apparatus. cctv is just a small potato among china state media giants.
CCTV is the only state TV media. 10K employee scaled.
CGTN is a FOREIGNER CHANNEL of CCTV. A tiny dept to dupe 外国人 only.
CCTV was my customer in my ex-firm 15 yrs ago. When I was visiting them 3 to 4 times a year, I held temp security pass registered to my Beijing distributor firm, walking inside CCTV every doorway main hall stood many armed 武警. I need to only flash my temp CCTV pass (it actually had someone else photo!) and sneak pass everywhere. As a 外国人 with SG passport, very hard to enter CCTV compound, rule said must apply for many approvals and be all the time ESCORTED even to go to toilet. Nah Bei! 上有政策下有对策! The stuff inside collaborated with us to facilitate easy working. They even gave me CCTV employee cards so that I could eat yummy FOC meals inside CCTV internal canteens, many countless beautiful 美女 inside CCTV. I came back SG don't want to look at SG girls any more. No joke!
Unforgettable cold dish 凉菜 inside CCTV was 切驴肉 sliced donkey meat. Kept me warm in winter -5deg C.