, China Global Television Network Profile / Bio Profile / Bio China Global Television Network, or CGTN, is an international media organization launched on December 31, 2016. It is the international division of CCTV, which - along with CNR and CRI - will collectively be known as the China Media Group. As a multi-language and multi-platform media organization, CGTN operates in television and online. It also incorporates a video news agency CCTV+. Headquartered in Beijing, CGTN has an international team of professionals based around the world with production centers located in Nairobi, Washington D.C. and London. Materials