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Xinwen Lianbo
Xinwen Lianbo (simplified Chinese: 新闻联播; traditional Chinese: 新聞聯播; pinyin: Xīnwén Liánbō; lit. 'News Simulcast') is the flagship daily news programme for state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV), aired live on CCTV-1 and CCTV-13 daily at 7:00 PM. By custom, it is also simulcast on the flagship channel of each provincial satellite TV station in mainland China, making it one of the world's most-watched programmes. Since its debut on 1 January 1978, the programme has been a primary medium for Chinese government announcements and Communist Party positions.
There is no standard English translation of the name. Variants in use include "Evening News" and "Network News Broadcast". "News Simulcast" is the literal translation, referring to the fact that material is broadcast by all provincial and municipal television stations (usually their flagship channel) in China, which guarantee that audience could watch the programme by Terrestrial television all over the country. And all the provincial TV stations have correspondents and reporters that are obliged to provide the programme with news reports and features from their respective areas.
The program has also been translated into minority languages, such as the Korean version broadcast in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, which is called "Domestic and Foreign News" (Korean: 국내외뉴스; Hanja: 國內外뉴스).
The programme consists of a daily news bulletin of approximately thirty minutes, beginning with the headlines and proceeding to detailed reports. In special circumstances, the broadcast is extended beyond the 30 minutes allotted when deemed necessary. For example, in 1997, the death of Deng Xiaoping extended Xinwen Lianbo broadcast beyond the regular time for over a week. The announcers are shown seated, with a window into the control room behind them. The format has hardly varied for three decades, even its details. Mandarin language is always used, in accordance with government language policies, and throughout the broadcast the language is formal and flowery. The delivery is stilted, without happy talk or humour.
Prior to January 2013, Xinwen Lianbo never included "two-way" (where the anchor conducts direct dialogue with a reporter or a commentator) or live reports (although it did air live reports of the launch of the Chang'e 2 lunar satellite on 1 October 2010). The first live report was made on 26 January 2013. They have implemented only Vizrt-powered graphics since the 25 September 2011 newscast. As of 2020[update], the opening titles and music had been substantially unchanged since 1988.[clarification needed]
The programme justifies its title with a comprehensive distribution system that has led the Washington Post to dub it "one of the world's most-watched news programs." Calculations based on official statistics suggest as many as 135 million people tune in each day, which makes sense if one considers the large number people who live in China. The Wall Street Journal calculated in 2006 that it had fourteen times the audience of the highest-rated US news show. The initial 19:00 UTC+8 broadcast is broadcast simultaneously on CCTV-1, CCTV-7 and CCTV-13 (simulcast on CCTV) and on the primary channel of provincial and municipal stations, as well as selected radio stations across the country. CCTV-13 usually repeats the programme (or live if the first broadcast is outdated or contains errors) at 9:00 pm, whereas CCTV-4 usually repeats the programme at a later time and CCTV-1 usually repeats the programme at 5:00 am. There are later repeats dubbed into selected minority languages for viewers in appropriate regions. This ensures that free-to-air and pay TV viewers in the country may see around half the available channels carrying the programme.
On 18 July 2020, Xinwen Lianbo transitioned to 16:9 high definition format.
On 1 May 1958, China's first television station, Beijing Television, began to broadcast the "News Bulletin" from 18:50 to 19:00 every Sunday night, covering major domestic political news, social dynamics, and reports on advanced figures, which was regarded as the prototype of the "News Network" in the future.
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Xinwen Lianbo
Xinwen Lianbo (simplified Chinese: 新闻联播; traditional Chinese: 新聞聯播; pinyin: Xīnwén Liánbō; lit. 'News Simulcast') is the flagship daily news programme for state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV), aired live on CCTV-1 and CCTV-13 daily at 7:00 PM. By custom, it is also simulcast on the flagship channel of each provincial satellite TV station in mainland China, making it one of the world's most-watched programmes. Since its debut on 1 January 1978, the programme has been a primary medium for Chinese government announcements and Communist Party positions.
There is no standard English translation of the name. Variants in use include "Evening News" and "Network News Broadcast". "News Simulcast" is the literal translation, referring to the fact that material is broadcast by all provincial and municipal television stations (usually their flagship channel) in China, which guarantee that audience could watch the programme by Terrestrial television all over the country. And all the provincial TV stations have correspondents and reporters that are obliged to provide the programme with news reports and features from their respective areas.
The program has also been translated into minority languages, such as the Korean version broadcast in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, which is called "Domestic and Foreign News" (Korean: 국내외뉴스; Hanja: 國內外뉴스).
The programme consists of a daily news bulletin of approximately thirty minutes, beginning with the headlines and proceeding to detailed reports. In special circumstances, the broadcast is extended beyond the 30 minutes allotted when deemed necessary. For example, in 1997, the death of Deng Xiaoping extended Xinwen Lianbo broadcast beyond the regular time for over a week. The announcers are shown seated, with a window into the control room behind them. The format has hardly varied for three decades, even its details. Mandarin language is always used, in accordance with government language policies, and throughout the broadcast the language is formal and flowery. The delivery is stilted, without happy talk or humour.
Prior to January 2013, Xinwen Lianbo never included "two-way" (where the anchor conducts direct dialogue with a reporter or a commentator) or live reports (although it did air live reports of the launch of the Chang'e 2 lunar satellite on 1 October 2010). The first live report was made on 26 January 2013. They have implemented only Vizrt-powered graphics since the 25 September 2011 newscast. As of 2020[update], the opening titles and music had been substantially unchanged since 1988.[clarification needed]
The programme justifies its title with a comprehensive distribution system that has led the Washington Post to dub it "one of the world's most-watched news programs." Calculations based on official statistics suggest as many as 135 million people tune in each day, which makes sense if one considers the large number people who live in China. The Wall Street Journal calculated in 2006 that it had fourteen times the audience of the highest-rated US news show. The initial 19:00 UTC+8 broadcast is broadcast simultaneously on CCTV-1, CCTV-7 and CCTV-13 (simulcast on CCTV) and on the primary channel of provincial and municipal stations, as well as selected radio stations across the country. CCTV-13 usually repeats the programme (or live if the first broadcast is outdated or contains errors) at 9:00 pm, whereas CCTV-4 usually repeats the programme at a later time and CCTV-1 usually repeats the programme at 5:00 am. There are later repeats dubbed into selected minority languages for viewers in appropriate regions. This ensures that free-to-air and pay TV viewers in the country may see around half the available channels carrying the programme.
On 18 July 2020, Xinwen Lianbo transitioned to 16:9 high definition format.
On 1 May 1958, China's first television station, Beijing Television, began to broadcast the "News Bulletin" from 18:50 to 19:00 every Sunday night, covering major domestic political news, social dynamics, and reports on advanced figures, which was regarded as the prototype of the "News Network" in the future.