Hunan Television

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Hunan Television
File:HNTV logo.png
Hunan Television Logo
CountryChina
Broadcast areaChina, Macau, Hong Kong, and the ROC-controlled Taiwan Area
NetworkHunan Broadcasting System (HBS)
HeadquartersChangsha
Programming
LanguageMandarin
Picture formatSDTV 576i/480p (1970.9.29–2016.8.31)
HDTV 1080i (2009.9.28–present)
UHDTV 2160p (2025.9.28–present)[1]
Ownership
OwnerHunan Broadcasting System
History
Launched29 September 1970; 55 years ago (1970-09-29)
Links
WebsiteOfficial website

Hunan Satellite Television (simplified Chinese: 湖南卫视; traditional Chinese: 湖南衞視; pinyin: Húnán Wèishì) or Hunan TV is a Chinese state-owned provincial satellite television station based in Changsha, Hunan province. Launched on September 29, 1970 and often nicknamed the "mango channel" (Chinese: 芒果台, due to the station's current logo), it is currently China's second-most-watched television channel,[2] second to China Central Television's CCTV-1, although Hunan TV has occasionally overtaken CCTV-1 in ratings.[3]

Owned by Hunan Broadcasting System, Hunan TV's signal covers most of China, including Macau, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. It is also broadcast overseas as Hunan STV World in Japan, India, Nepal, South Korea, Southeast Asia, Tajikistan, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, Fiji, Australia, and parts of Africa, the Americas, and Europe.[citation needed] The channel has broadcast in high-definition since September 28, 2009. The appearance of its logo has resulted in the nickname of Mango TV.[citation needed]

History

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On December 15, 2006, Hunan TV collaborated with BBC to broadcast "Just the Two of Us"—the first entertainment collaboration between Chinese television and the BBC on a global scale.[4]

On May 20, 2009, Hunan TV World launched in Hong Kong.[5] It was the first permitted "international channel." Aria Jin served as the host of "Shoot, Brother!"[6][verification needed]

In 2015, because of changes to the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television's policies, HSTV changed prime-time broadcasts to show 2 episodes per night instead of 3 and changed the start of air time from 19:30 to 20:00. It is the only channel besides CCTV that airs drama at 22:00.[7]

Reception

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By 2013, HSTV had broadcast to over 1 billion viewers in China, with 358 million showing approval for HSTV programming. There are approximately 210 million daily viewers. Online, HSTV's platform has 730 million views.[8][9]

In 2017, the Hunan Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party criticized Hunan TV for chasing ratings, saying that "they have failed to fulfill the mission of being a mouthpiece of the Party." They also claimed that the channel is a "platform for gay entertainment," that its female guests show too much skin, that it advertises fake products, and that it trades social benefits for economic ones.[10][11]

Notable programs

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References

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  1. ^ "六省市卫视4K超高清频道正式开播" Xinhuanet. 28 September 2025. Retrieved 2025-10-23
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  3. ^ "湖南卫视年终晒业绩 09全年收视全国第二" China News Service (CNS). 28 January 2010. Retrieved 2012-10-23
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  6. ^ 只卖地道湖南农产品 《出手吧，兄弟！》2小时卖货超亿元, Huasheng Online (in Chinese), 8 June 2020
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