Reuters Delivers China's News to the World
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
CCTV content strengthens Reuters broadcast news file
New York, January 18, 2011 - Reuters announced today that it will distribute
China Central Television's (CCTV) content and scripted footage to more than 700
broadcasters across the US, Europe, Asia and Africa beginning February 10. The
agreement with China's state broadcaster marks the latest enhancement to its
long-standing relationship with Reuters and will span political, economic,
social, cultural, sports, and entertainment news categories.
"The extension of this relationship allows CCTV to broaden its reach into the
global broadcasting community while simultaneously satisfying our clients'
increasing appetite for news from China," said Christoph Pleitgen, managing
director, Reuters news agency. "We hope these mutually beneficial relationships
continue to present themselves in all corners of the world."
This announcement follows the launch of Reuters America, the first phase in the
global transformation of the Reuters news agency. This transformation will
offer Reuters clients a unified platform, delivering content from a variety of
sources to meet the needs of publishers and broadcasters around the world.
"We are pleased that Reuters will assign a dedicated channel for CCTV News
Content inside its TV distribution platform that will help CCTV in building its
brand and international reputation as one of the world's leading broadcasters,"
said Cao Ri, director of the International News Department, CCTV.
Reuters currently provides bespoke business reporting to CCTV 2 and CCTV 9 from
six bureaux: London, New York, Singapore, Hong Kong, Tokyo and New Delhi.
Reuters has had a presence in China since 1871, expanding over the years to
include news bureaux in Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong which produce stories
focused on treasury, commodities, investment and company news. Reuters Chinese
News, the company's Chinese language wire service, has been available since
1992 and carries daily coverage of China's currency, government and corporate
bond market. Most recently Cn.Reuters.com was ranked China's leading
international news portal by China Internet Weekly. Cn.Reuters.com is a leading
international business and financial website in China with more than 2.8 million
unique visitors a month.
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