# CCTV Spring Festival Gala
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China’s Spring Festival Robot Spectacle Masks a Brutal Commercial Reality: The Gala Is Not the Finish Line
China’s 2026 Spring Festival Gala turned into a high‑stakes showcase for humanoid-robot firms, offering colossal national exposure but also prompting debate over whether theatrical demonstrations translate into commercial viability. The sector now faces a pivot from spectacle to scale: 2026 will test which firms can deliver reliable, cost-effective robots and which will be left behind as capital cools.
China’s Spring Gala Becomes Global Showcase for Homegrown AI Video Model
Douyin Group says China’s 2026 CCTV Spring Festival Gala was the first public project to deeply use Seedance 2.0, a domestic AI video‑generation model. The deployment signals mainstreaming of generative video in China, with implications for the media industry, domestic AI vendors, and debates over authenticity and regulation.
Robots Invade China’s Spring Festival Gala: A High‑Stakes Pre‑IPO Roadshow
China’s top New Year variety show has become a critical marketing stage for domestic robot start‑ups seeking valuation uplift and orders before IPOs. Three robot companies — Unitree, Magic Atom and Galaxy General — have secured gala roles, prompting industry debate over whether polished performances obscure the tougher work of scaling and commercialization.