New CCTV head aware of Internet's role in the information era
By China Daily | China Daily | Updated: 2015-04-08 07:02
A senior official from China's top radio, film and television watchdog was named president of China Central Television on Tuesday morning.
Nie Chenxi, from Lingshou county, Hebei province, is the deputy head of the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television, which announced his new position on its website on Tuesday. He is the 11th president of the television network since 1958.
Nie's predecessor, Hu Zhanfan, the former editor-in-chief of Guangming Daily, became president of CCTV in 2011.
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