China Launches Live Panda Broadcasts Online

 　　An online broadcast of giant pandas has been launched¹ in China.

 

　　China Network Television, ipanda.com provides a 24 hour live feed of the endangered animals.

 

　　The online broadcaster has set up 28 cameras to capture² their activities at a reserve in Sichuan's capital, Chengdu.

 

　　Zhu Qiliang is the director of international operations at the channel.

 

　　"There are many TV shows in China, so we thought why not make one about pandas? The panda's unique to China, popular around the world. Online broadcasting is beyond the limit of the border and it's easy for us to do all-day broadcast."

 

　　The channel is also set to provide panda-themed programs in both Chinese and English.

 

　　At present there are around 16-hundred pandas living in the wild, mostly in the mountains of southwestern China.

1 launched   

v.发射( launch的过去式和过去分词 )；[计算机]开始（应用程序）；发动；开展（活动、计划等）

参考例句：

• He launched a bitter diatribe against the younger generation. 他对年轻一代发起了猛烈的抨击。
• The product was launched amid much fanfare worldwide. 这个产品在世界各地隆重推出。

2 capture   

vt.捕获，俘获；占领，夺得；n.抓住，捕获

参考例句：

• The company is out to capture the European market.这家公司希望占据欧洲市场。
• With the capture of the escaped tiger,everyone felt relieved.逃出来的老虎被捕获后，大家都松了一口气。