CCTV

China Central Television (abbreviated as CCTV) is the national television broadcaster of China, established in 1958. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Media Group.
==Beijing Television==
===1958–1978===
China Central Television (CCTV, 中央电视台) was founded on 1 May, 1958 as Beijing Television (北京电视台), with the logo rumoured to have been written/designed by then-leader Mao Zedong.
==China Central Television (CCTV)==
===1978–1979===
On 1 May, 1978, Beijing Television was renamed China Central Television (CCTV, 中央电视台). No official logo during this renaming until 1979.
===1979–2001; 2016–present===
This logo was launched on New Year's Day 1979, designed by their then-employee Zhang Desheng, and is nicknamed "butterfly" or "atom", and is still (rarely) used as an alternate logo. The logo was revived in 2016 for the CCTV Animation.
===1998–present===
====1998–2001====
On June 1, 1998, CCTV unveiled a new logo, which nicknamed "Double-line" by fans.
====2001–present====
The "Double-line" logo was modified on July 9, 2001.
===2015–present (secondary)===
An new logo was revealed on January 6, 2015, it only can been seen on CCTV-4 (China-International channel) idents, CCTV-13 (news channel), some CCTV promo and CCTV's website. The logo also used in social media platforms since January 4, 2016. However, CCTV has not yet to be use as the main logo.
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