Phoenix Television

Phoenix Television is a majority state-owned television network that operates Mandarin and Cantonese-language channels serving mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and other regions with significant Chinese-speaking audiences. It is headquartered in Shenzhen and Hong Kong and is also registered in the Cayman Islands. The network was founded by Liu Changle (劉長樂), who previously was an officer and political instructor in the People's Liberation Army with the 40th Group Army. Following the Cultural Revolution, Liu worked as a journalist for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)-controlled China National Radio and maintained close ties with the CCP leadership. He is also a standing member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.