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This year the TV station decides to give online gala a shot, in an attempt to attract those netizens that may not be glued to TVs.
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Netizens also turned out to be the major performing force of the gala, where bountiful videos, micro-blogs and online interaction with stars are all part of the celebration.
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In order to enhance the festive atmosphere of the Spring Festival and highlight the first ever CCTV Online Spring Festival Gala´s closeness with netizens, CNTV, the online digital network archive for CCTV, issued a nationwide open call for the mascot of the CCTV Online Spring Festival Gala 2011. The winner was "Ai Ta Tu" (literally "Loving Him Rabbit").
All Chinese people, at home or abroad, are welcome to upload pictures featuring smiling faces and happy moments to the official Web site of CCTV.
The open call for the Year of the Rabbit Commemorative Envelopes for the CCTV Online Spring Festival Gala 2011 lasted from Nov. 12, 2010 to Dec. 12, 2010, during which CCTV received 64 commemorative envelopes from across the nation. Here is the winner:
All Chinese people, at home or abroad, are welcome to upload pictures representing their New Year’s wishes to the official Web site of CCTV. A huge collage made up of selected pictures will be presented at the CCTV Online Spring Festival Gala 2011.