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CCTV English channel set for launch

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I-Cable Communications is launching China Central Television's (CCTV) English-language channel in time for the handover anniversary.

CCTV-9 will make its debut on i-Cable's digital platform on Monday, the pay-TV operator's chairman and chief executive Stephen Ng Tin-hoi said.

At the same time, Mr Ng admitted that the Mandarin language CCTV-4, on the air since 1996, had not been well-received in the SAR.

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CCTV-9 is an around-the-clock news and information channel which aims to present the image of a modern China to foreigners.

CCTV-4, meanwhile, targets overseas Chinese audiences.

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It is understood Beijing has become more aggressive in expanding the coverage of its national TV programmes to appeal to foreign investors following its World Trade Organisation entry.

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