{"id":12634,"date":"2012-03-20T03:03:53","date_gmt":"2012-03-20T03:03:53","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2012-03-20T03:03:53","modified_gmt":"2012-03-20T03:03:53","slug":"China-s-CCTV-Channel-announces-Documentary-Series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/?p=12634","title":{"rendered":"China\u2019s CCTV Channel announces Documentary Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>China\u2019s CCTV Documentary channel announces new documentary series to be produced with its international partners the National Geographic Channel, and the BBC; as well as its solely produced projects in 2012.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The channel, also known as CCTV-9, was established in January 2011 with Chinese and English versions. The domestic version of the channel has an audience of 660 million in China; the international version is available in 60 countries and territories, making it the fastest growing channel in China, where CCTV monopolizes the market.<\/strong> CCTV-9 has created partnerships with the National Geographic Channel, the BBC, and U.K.\u2019s ITV to co-produce documentaries.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A series on the space program in China, to be co-produced with the National Geographic Channel, is in the works for 2013. The series will focus on the lives of the Chinese astronauts.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The channel will co-produce with the British Museum a project titled China in the Eyes of the World to complement a China exhibition at the National Museum of China, curated by the British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum.<\/p>\n<p>It will also produce Himalayan Gold Rush with French documentary producer Kwanza, the six-part series Tea: A Leaf that Changed the World with the National Geographic Channel; and a behind the scenes look at the most-watched television program in China, titled Behind the CCTV Spring Festival Gala.<\/p>\n<p>The channel is also co-producing with the BBC the three-parter Generation Earth, and the five-part series Wonders of Life.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The documentary channel is unveiling its latest finished production The Forbidden City 100<\/strong>, a 10 million RMB production on the imperial palace in Beijing, focusing on every detail within the world heritage site in 100 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