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The Ningbo Radio and Television Group (寧波廣播電視集團) was established on March 28, 2003, as a directly affiliated unit of the Ningbo Municipal Government. The media group operates radio and television stations, manages program transmission and coverage networks, and conducts advertising and other business operations. The group produces news, cultural programming, and service content across traditional broadcasting platforms and digital media channels. According to its official website, the organization’s stated mission is to “publicize the Party’s line, principles, and policies” and “serve the overall work of the Party and government” (宣傳黨的路線、方針、政策;為黨和政府工作大局服務), reflecting its role as a state media outlet responsible for propagating official messaging.

The Ningbo Daily Press Group (寧波日報報業集團) was established in June 2002 with approval from the State Press and Publication Administration, becoming one of China’s first 39 authorized newspaper groups in a wave of industry restructuring of the media. As a bureau-level institution directly subordinate to the Ningbo Municipal CCP Committee, the group emphasizes that it operates under “enterprise management” — meaning that it runs as a profit-making business — while remaining firmly under Party control and “guidance.” The group owns three newspapers, including the Ningbo Daily (寧波日報), the official mouthpiece of the local Party leadership, as well as three periodicals and magazines. Beyond print media, it operates China Ningbo Net (中國寧波網), a government news portal. The group also operates businesses in printing, advertising, AI, big data, and publishing.