China’s CCTV New Year’s Gala to Use Fewer Celebrities, Take Moral High Ground. Ha Wen, who in 2012 became the first female to direct it, will be in charge of the world's most-watched TV ...

The Internet may have offered Chinese users other options amid the Chinese governments monopoly on information, and as China Daily points out, this New Year it has also offered alternatives to ...

The state broadcaster is launching talent show "I Want to Perform in China's New Year Gala" in cities across the U.S. to promote the TV special, which is watched by 700 million more people than ...

CCTV new year gala contest in USA (CRIENGLISH.com) Updated: 2014-08-21 13:33. Comments Print Mail Large Medium Small. A young girl in New York performs in a competition in June 2014, which is ...

For the CCTV New Year Gala to be in a win-win column, it should not be seen as entertainment only, but as a cultural icon that mirrors the nation.

Still, the 25-year-old CCTV Spring Festival gala is said to be gradually losing popularity among the younger generation. "Even I feel that CCTV's gala show is boring.

CCTV held its first Chinese New Year gala in 1983 when there wasn’t much else on offer for entertainment in China. However, its popularity has waned in recent years.

The CCTV New Year’s Gala has caused international controversy for its use of blackface before, most notably in 2018 when the event used a Chinese actress in makeup with prosthetic buttocks to ...

Watching China Central Television's (CCTV) Lunar New Year's Eve Gala has been a tradition for almost all Chinese people. Though many now feel disappointed in its predictable, scripted programs, it ...

Although the Chinese New Year is still months away, overseas Chinese in the United States have been busy preparing for the annual New Year's Gala. A photo shows 2014 CCTV New Year Gala in Beijing ...