NTD – Epoch Public Foundation

About NTD

NTD is a New York-based global news and entertainment media, founded in 2001. Consistently ranked among the top 10 digital news and media properties in the world, NTD engages audiences by creating and curating content on digital platforms that revolve around information, inspiration, and positivity.

NTD is committed to delivering the latest happening in world affairs through the vigorous development of its news service. Its foundation of providing accurate news to people living under repressive regimes ensures it provides unbiased, accurate news that gives audiences information they can rely on.

Other than traditional news, NTD have begun to create their own original award-winning content covering digital shorts, full-length shows, and feature films, including documentaries.

The goal is to continue developing its digital content streams across multiple platforms, harnessing proprietary innovations in technology to create better experiences for the audience.

NTD is the expert in creating social community around high impact, positive, brand-safe content. It uses technology and smart digital innovation to serve optimized, high-quality content to the audience, wherever they are. This draws a loyal, engaged audience of globally-minded and influential people who passionately interact with and share its content. NTD’s social platforms have grown exponentially since January 2017, inspiring over 70 million Facebook fans.

NTD Programs

Manipulating America: The Chinese Communist Playbook

The Coronavirus Pandemic’s Wall Street Connection

The Central Kingdom Divinely Imparted Culture | The Ultimate Goal of communism

Special Reports

NTD Millstones

NTD Chinese is the world’s largest Chinese television reporting network outside of China. By 2004 NTD opened its international bureaus in North America, Europe, Australia and Asia. In addition to broadcasting uncensored news 24/7 into China, NTD creates original programs for both English and Chinese speaking audiences around the world. NTD has future plans to expand into multi-language programming, in Spanish and other European languages.

NTD digital media and entertainment properties ranked among the Top 10 in the world. NTD generates over 5bn video views a month. Becomes one of the biggest digital publishers on that planet, delivering the bulk of EMG audience.

As exclusive Chinese perennial media sponsor for 2017 New York Auto Show in March, (biggest in North America) NTD’s coverage via Facebook Live generated over 1 million views to the event. In May, NTD proudly sponsored TD New York 5-Boro Bike Tour with live broadcast on NTDTV and social media. One of the largest bike tours in the world.

In April, NTDTV launched a new drama series “Big Shorts TV” featuring celebrated actress Anastasia Lin, Miss World Canada 2015 and 2016.

NTDTV launched its live news broadcast and brand new life-style programming Smart Living and Star Luxe. NTD strengthened its local news reporting in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco, launching 10 o’clock evening news programs featuring local news in New York, and California.

Number of traffic from Mainland China to NTD websites surges, averaging 120,000 daily unique visitors.

NTDTV original documentary “Between Life and Death” won a Certificate of Merit during the 2011 Hugo Television Awards. The production explores the history of forced organ harvesting in China.

NTD’s Global Competition Series to foster talent in the classical arts and promote artistic excellence grows to 9 competitions, including Chinese Han-Couture Design, Piano and Vocal Competitions.

NTDTV officially becomes the world’s largest Chinese television reporting network, with over 60 bureaus worldwide in North America, Europe, Australia and Asia.

NTD Documentary series, Zooming In wins “Best Investigative/In-Depth” award from New America Media.

NTDTV gets satellite over China, broadcasting first independent unencrypted signal into China.

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‘NTD’ launches new digital brand dedicated to bring the highest quality English language news and entertainment to a global digital audience. New social properties including NTD Inspired are launched. Within a year NTD‘s Facebook fan base grows to over 70 million.

NTD brings its international Competition Series to the next level with complete event coverage of NTD International Piano Competition through print, TV broadcast and social media including Facebook Live.

NTD successfully televised three 2016 U.S. presidential debates in September and October with exclusive simultaneous translation into Chinese. The broadcast received tremendous audience feedback.

NTD produces and hosts ‘Taste Asia’ in Times Square New York, the largest food and cultural event of its kind in North America. The June 25–26 event drew hundreds of thousands of traffic.

Number of traffic from Mainland China to NTD websites surges, increasing 500x.

NTDTV co-produces feature film “Free China: The Courage to Believe” which receives over 10 international film awards including 86th Academy Oscar Contender for Best Documentary, Best Original Score and Song (2014).

NTDTV starts a 24/7 broadcast on Time Warner digital cable and RCN cable.

NTD’s feature film, Sandstorm wins 29 awards at its debut on international film festivals, including 11 for Best Feature Film.

US Congress and European Parliament support NTDTV to maintain satellite coverage in the face of Chinese regime manipulations, maintaining the US-based channel as “the only truly independent Chinese- language TV reaching tens of millions of private satellite dishes across China”.

NTDTV starts in a New York basement with a green screen and single handicam.