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CCTV and Fox launch boring websitePosted by Jeremy Goldkorn, April 11, 2006 6:29 PM
 Go Rupert go! CCTV International and CCTV.com formally launched an updated and revamped English website on Tuesday, at English.cctv.com. The newly designed website is expected to better serve Internet surfers, and also to help boost viewing figures for CCTV International's TV programs. Perhaps Rupert Murdoch hasn't completely given up on China yet. Links and Sources
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Comments on CCTV and Fox launch boring website
In the CCTV9 report about the launch a Fox suit told Chinese viewers to "go to their computers now, log on and compare the CCTV website to (lists international broadcasters) and the BBC..."
Er, wouldn't that be nice - its blocked to all but those with a proxy server.
The fittingly named CCTV director, Sheng Yi LIE (sic) was also quoted as saying that "as most of our viewers are outside China". Really!?
just why on earth would still a company launch something not firefox-compatible? or was it just me? how exactly is cctv "better serving internet surfers"? do most surfers still only surf with IE?