The Family Tree

Two satellite broadcasters share the same Communist Party lineage — trace the ownership chain in the graphic below.

documented ownership or oversight linked, unconfirmed

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Chinese state media ownership tree CCP Central Committee oversees the Central Propaganda Department, which oversees both the Shaanxi provincial propaganda office and China Media Group. The Shaanxi office fully owns Shaanxi Broadcasting and Television Media Convergence Group, majority shareholder of Shaanxi Broadcasting TV and Network. China Media Group oversees CCTV; CBSAT was co-founded by CCTV and other state units and now sits under China Media Group. A dashed, unconfirmed link joins the two networks on the right. CCP Central Committee Central Propaganda Department Shaanxi Propaganda Office China Media Group Shaanxi Media Convergence Group China Central Television Shaanxi Broadcasting TV & Network CBSAT (Zhongguang Satellite) Oversees Oversees Oversees Fully owns Oversees Majority Co-founded '96 Contract dispute ◀ ◀ ◀ ◀ ◀ ◀ ◀

Created by Claude with China Media Project research. Sources: company registry and shareholder filings.