State Administration of Radio, Film and Television: In the first quarter, the total revenue of the national broadcasting and television service industry increased by 8.55% year-on-year.

The State Administration of Radio and Television released the major data of the broadcasting and television service industry in the first quarter of 2026. According to preliminary statistics, in the first quarter, the total revenue of the national broadcasting and television service industry was 356.238 billion yuan, an increase of 8.55% year-on-year. Among them, the actual revenue was 317.497 billion yuan, an increase of 10.85% year-on-year. By entity, the total revenue of broadcasting and television institutions was 156.513 billion yuan, and the total revenue of online audiovisual service institutions was 199.725 billion yuan. The national broadcast program broadcast time was 3.8245 million hours, and the television program broadcast time was 4.5066 million hours. As of the end of March, there were 205 million actual cable TV users nationwide, and nearly 43 million users of radio and television 5G.