A new Chinese channel CATV has been launched in the MENA to cater to the growing Chinese community in the region. Its the first Chinese TV channel to be aired from the region. Focused on news and infotainment content, the channel broadcasts from Dubai Studio City via Nilesat. Our effort is to build CATV as […]
A new Chinese channel CATV has been launched in the MENA to cater to the growing Chinese community in the region. Its the first Chinese TV channel to be aired from the region. Focused on news and infotainment content, the channel broadcasts from Dubai Studio City via Nilesat.
Our effort is to build CATV as the informative bridge between China and Arab nations and to improve bilateral economic and trade cooperation, said Liu Haijiang, Chairman, CATV.
Following the satellite channels soft launch in September 2015, it now numbers 50 employees including broadcast journalists specialising in the UAE and Chinese news.
We plan to have English, Chinese or Arabic subtitles for all our programmes. While half of the programmes are with Chinese voiceover (with Arabic subtitles), half of the programme is Arabic (with Chinese subtitles), added Svina Wong, Vice President, CATV.
According to the latest Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) report, 450,000 Chinese tourists visited the UAE in 2015, and almost half a million Chinese nationals reside in GCC countries.
The UAE Government has been encouraging Chinese investors and tourists to come to the UAE. Policy-wise also, it is easy for the Chinese to travel to the UAE, Svina Wong added.
