CCTV-5+

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 as CCTV-HD. CCTV-HD was created specifically for the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Paralympics.

CCTV-5+ 体育赛事

Country	China
Broadcast area	Nationwide
Headquarters	Beijing, China
Programming
Language(s)	Chinese language
Picture format	1080i HDTV
Ownership
Owner	China Central Television
Sister channels	CCTV-1 CCTV-5 CCTV-14 CCTV-16
History
Launched	1 May 2008
Former names	CCTV-HD (until 15 August 2013)
Links
Website	http://cctv5plus.cntv.cn/
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital TV (DTMB)	Digital channel number varies by area
Streaming media
CCTV program website	Live online

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. It's the second sports channel of the CCTV network.

This channel was previously only available for selected cable/satellite providers, but is now widely available.