CGTN Documentary (formerly CCTV-9 Documentary) is a state-run English-language documentary channel operated by the China Global Television Network (CGTN) group, owned by Chinese state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV).
It used to share the "CCTV-9" name with its sister documentary channel in Mandarin Chinese.
The channel has also been known to carry some Mandarin-language programmes with English subtitles; it broadcasts new programming between 7:00pm and 11:00pm Beijing time, and repeats archival programming at other times.
The CGTN Documentary simulcast were resumed from 1 July 2022, this time on digital-only channel 34.
In Europe it can be received unencrypted by satellites[2] Hotbird and Astra and in Italy on platform Tivùsat at LCN 88.