CCTV-5+ (Chinese: 中国中央电视台体育赛事频道), formerly CCTV-HD, is China Central Television's channel designated to broadcast top international sporting events in high-definition.
[1] It was tested in Beijing on 24 December 2007, and launched officially on 1 May 2008 under CCTV-HD.
Due to there having been several more HD CCTV broadcast channels in China, CCTV changed the channel name to "CCTV-5+ Sports Plus" on 16 August 2013.
This channel was previously only available for selected cable/satellite providers, but is now widely available.
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