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Propeller TV

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Propeller TV (普羅派樂衛視) is an Anglo-Chinese television channel that launched in February 2006 on Sky’s satellite platform, delivering Chinese-related content on culture, lifestyle, and entertainment to UK English-speaking audiences. The channel was acquired in 2009 by Beijing-based marketing company Beijing Xijing Advertising Co., Ltd. (北京西京廣告有限公司), led by businessman Ye Maoxi (葉茂西), who said that he would use the station as a “propaganda platform” (宣傳平台) to “vigorously disseminate Chinese culture, etiquette, history, customs, economic development, product brands, and elite figures”  to stimulate European interest in China. Propeller TV has co-organized events with Chinese state entities, including a 2015 China-UK Film and TV Conference hosted by the State Council Information Office, the government body that is essentially the foreign arm of the CCP’s Central Propaganda Department. 

Stage Player+

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StagePlayer+ is a UK-based subscription streaming platform that also offers international news channels. The company was founded in December 2019 and launched its news streaming service in January 2021. Among its initial 15-channel lineup was CGTN, the English-language international channel of China Central Television (CCTV), the state-run broadcaster under the China Media Group (CMG). CGTN had its UK broadcast license revoked by Ofcom, the UK’s communications regulatory body,  in February 2021 for failing to meet editorial independence requirements under British law, though it remained available on the platform operating under European licensing. 

Beijing Xijing Advertising Co., Ltd.

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Beijing Xijing Advertising Co., Ltd. (北京西京廣告有限公司) is a Chinese advertising and commercial services company founded in December 1994 and based in Beijing’s Chaoyang District. The firm provides advertising design, production, and distribution, digital advertising services, property management, and equipment rental services. Wenzhou native entrepreneur Ye Maoxi (葉茂西) serves as chairman of Xijing Group, which in 2009 acquired UK satellite television station Propeller TV with plans to use the platform to promote Chinese culture and products in Europe. According to corporate filings, the company’s major shareholder is China Aviation International Exchange Center Co., Ltd., which holds 51 percent of the shares, while Xijing Culture Media (Beijing) Co., Ltd. owns approximately 27 percent. Corporate records show the company has undergone multiple changes in legal representation since 2023, with Qi Guofang (齊國芳) currently serving as executive director.

CMA CGN Group

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CMA CGM Group is a French shipping and logistics company founded in Marseille in 1978. In 2024, CMA Media completed a major expansion by acquiring French news channels BFM TV, BFM Business, and radio station RMC, extending its presence across digital, audiovisual, print, and business-to-business event platforms.

Chinese Embassy in Portugal

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The Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Portugal is China’s chief diplomatic mission to Portugal. The mission was established in September 1979, following the normalization of diplomatic relations between the People’s Republic of China and Portugal on February 8, 1979. The embassy attracted public attention in January 2023 when local residents raised concerns about its alleged surveillance practices. Residents expressed alarm that the three surveillance cameras installed at the facility might capture footage of surrounding residential apartments, raising questions about privacy and surveillance overreach beyond diplomatic premises. Following media coverage of the installations, local residents observed that the embassy had modified its surveillance setup, with one camera removed entirely and the remaining two repositioned away from the exterior perimeter of the embassy compound. 

Iris FM

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Iris FM is a regional radio station founded on December 1, 1985. Operating as an independent broadcaster, Iris FM provides news, music, and opinion programming across the southern Benavente municipality with an emphasis on editorial independence from political parties and local government. The station has expanded its operations to include a news website and podcast distribution of its programs. According to its editorial team, the station was established to serve the information needs of the southern Benavente region, which was experiencing significant demographic and socio-cultural growth during the 1980s. 

InfoQuest

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InfoQuest is a media intelligence company and news agency, established in 1990 by founder and chairman Jalthong Patamapongs, a former executive at Thomson Reuters Thailand who previously led Thailand’s Agricultural Futures Exchange. The company offers media monitoring solutions across social, online, and traditional media platforms from thousands of domestic and international sources, alongside press release distribution services to local and global media outlets. InfoQuest operates a real-time news agency reporting on stock markets, finance, economics, investments, and world news. In 2021 the company was acquired by Dataxet, an integrated data intelligence holding company.

Dataxet

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Dataxet is a regional media intelligence holding founded in 2020 by a group of entrepreneurs and headquartered in Singapore. The company provides AI-powered integrated platforms and insight solutions for marketing and public relations professionals across Southeast Asia. The company operates under the brand Dataxet with its DXT360 platform offering social listening — software that tracks and analyzes online conversations about brands, industries, and competitors — alongside media monitoring and analytics services. Dataxet has signed a cooperation agreement with China’s state news agency Xinhua News Agency and its affiliate China Economic Information Service (中國經濟信息社), or CEIS, to market the Xinhua Silk Road Information Service to Thai businesses, which Dataxet describes as providing “high-quality business and financial information related to the Belt and Road Initiatives.” Dataxet is also a partner of Xinhuathai.com, Xinhua’s Thai-language platform.