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Radio and Television Station of Shanghai
Shanghai Media Group
上海广播电视台、上海文化广播影视集团有限公司

[REDACTED] Current logo since 2024 (Current SMG logo design since 2014)
Type	State media
Country	People's Republic of China
Motto	Spread upward power and enrich people's lives (传播向上力量，丰富大众生活)
Headquarters	Shanghai
Launch date	2001; 24 years ago (2001)
Official website	www.smg.cn

Radio and Television Station of Shanghai (RTS), a Shanghai-based state media outlet, and its wholly owned subsidiary, Shanghai Media Group (SMG), represent one of the largest state-owned media conglomerates of the People's Republic of China, with the most complete portfolio of media and related businesses.

As of September 2024, the Media and Journalism Research Center evaluated the Shanghai Media Group, to be "Captured Public or State Managed/Owned Media" under its State Media Matrix.

History

Formed in 2001, SMG is the result of a merger between the People's Radio Station of Shanghai, East Radio Shanghai, Shanghai Television, and Oriental Television. In 2003 the group conducted a feasibility study with a view to set up a new English channel. It renamed its Shanghai Broadcasting Network to Dragon TV and moved that channel's best-known English program "News at Ten" to Shanghai Television Business Channel and Dragon TV. In January 2008, the Group launch a 24-hour English TV news channel, (ICS – International Channel Shanghai), the second in China after the state-owned China Central Television's English channel (CCTV-9). The content of ICS News is distributed on mobile and internet platforms by US Company China Animation Partners, LLC.

English radio programming includes "Live It Up, Shanghai" broadcasts on the East Radio channel (792am and 89.9fm).

On 2 October the Group hosted special concert to mark the 20th anniversary of South Korea and China's diplomatic ties, with performers including along Kim Jang-hoon, Super Junior-M and EXO-K.

The Walt Disney Studios and Shanghai Media Group Pictures signed a movie development agreement, before 6 March 2014 announcement, in which Chinese themes would be incorporated into Disney branded movies.

Shanghai Media Group is the holding company of Yicai Global (China) (formerly known as China Business Network), which in addition to the TV channel also runs a magazine named CBN Weekly, a newspaper called CBN Paper, radio channel CBN Radio and a number of websites carrying the name. In 2015, Alibaba Group paid 1.2 billion yuan ($193.5 million) to Shanghai Media Group for 30% of CBN's stocks. In October 2020, the United States Department of State designated Yicai Global as a foreign mission of the Chinese government.

Television channels

Free channels

Pay channels

Radio stations

All Channels are using callsigns with a prefix of "Shanghai People's Radio Station"(Chinese: 上海人民广播电台), but most programmes of them has been produced by of SMG Radio Centre (Chinese: 东方广播中心) (a.k.a. Shanghai East Radio Company Limited, Chinese: 上海东方广播有限公司) since 2014.

Programmes

• Dwelling Narrowness
• We Got Married – a special Valentine's Day Chinese version

Films

• Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016)
• Earth: One Amazing Day (2017)
• Born in China (2016) Along with Disneynature
• Kiangnan 1894 (2019)

References

1. "Shanghai Media Group (SMG)". State Media Monitor. Media and Journalism Research Center. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
2. "Typology". State Media Monitor. Media and Journalism Research Center. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
3. "Shanghai plans all English TV channel" China.org. 22 October 2003. Retrieved 1 October 2012
4. "Shanghai plans all English TV channel" People's Daily Online. 23 October 2003. Retrieved 1 October 2012
5. Chen, George (18 September 2007). "Shanghai Media plans English news channel in China". Reuters. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
6. Lee, Tae-ho (27 September 2012). "Kim Jang-hoon to Donate 300 Mln Won For Afforestation in China". 10 Asia. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
7. Peters, Chris; Sikka, Kanika (6 March 2014). "Walt Disney, Shanghai Media Group to develop Disney-branded movies". Reuters. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
8. "Our Partner: China Business Network". Retrieved 23 February 2016.
9. Wei Gu; Gillian Wong (3 June 2015). "Alibaba to Invest in China Business News". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
10. Shu Zhang; Paul Carsten (3 June 2015). "Alibaba to invest in China Business Network to expand finance services: China media". Reuters. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
11. Shai Oster (4 June 2015). "Alibaba Expands into Financial News With China Media Investment". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
12. "Pompeo says U.S. designates six more Chinese media firms as foreign missions". Reuters. 21 October 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
13. "Designation of Additional PRC Propaganda Outlets as Foreign Missions". United States Department of State. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
14. "东方广播网 ERC – 东方广播中心简介". eastradio.com.
15. Kil Hye Sung (15 February 2012). "Chinese version of WGM, which stars T-ara's Hyomin and Super Junior's Kyuhyun, airs in Korea". Star News. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
16. Leo Barraclough (21 October 2015). "BBC, China's SMG to Co-Produce 'Earth,' Release 'Sherlock' in Chinese Theaters". Variety. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
17. "Animated feature tells story of Kiangnan Arsenal - SHINE News".

External links

• Official website

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Mainland	National China Central Television (CCTV) China Global Television Network (CGTN) China Education Television (CETV) China Xinhua News Network Corporation (CNC) China Weather Television (CWTV) Big 7 Commercial (National) Anhui Radio and Television (AHRT) Beijing Media Network (BMN) Guangdong Radio and Television (GRT) Jiangsu Broadcasting Corporation (JSBC) Radio and Television Station of Shanghai/Shanghai Media Group (RTS/SMG) Shenzhen Media Group (SZMG) Zhejiang Radio and Television Group (ZRTG) Other Commercial (National) Chongqing Broadcasting Group (CBG) Fujian Media Group (FMG) Hunan Broadcasting System (HBS) Shaanxi Broadcasting Corporation (SXBC) Sichuan Radio and Television (SRT) Tianjin Television And Radio Station (TTRS) Xiamen Media Group (XMG) Regional Guangzhou Broadcasting Network (GZBN)
Hong Kong	Free HK Television Entertainment (HKTVE) Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) Fantastic Television (FTV) Premium HK Cable TV Now TV
Macau	Free Teledifusão de Macau (TDM) Macau Basic Television Channels (CTBM) Premium Macau Cable TV (MCTV)

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