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Cable television operators refuse to cooperate with the TV channel “Rain”, RIA “Novosti”. First access channel lost subscribers telecommunications holding “ER-Telecom Holding” (brand “realty”).
stop broadcasting “Rain” from January 30, reported in the company “Acad.” Disabling also said “Tricolor TV” and “NTV-Plus.” The last two companies have confirmed that the channel is disabled because the survey, arranged for the 70th anniversary of the siege of Leningrad. Major satellite and cable operators continue to work with the “Rain” only “Rostelecom” and “VimpelCom”.
Meanwhile, social networks television viewers “Rain” calling for a boycott disable broadcasting operators.
channel itself announced a telethon “Loving the Motherland” on February 2. All week we were accused of being unpatriotic. We do not want the term “patriotism” turned monopolized. Do not want to be mixed with loyalty authorities – said in the announcement. – Throughout the day, we will discuss different facets of patriotism in politics, business, culture, sport, respect for history “.
Earlier Wednesday
Petersburg Legislative Assembly has asked the Prosecutor General Yuri Chaika to conduct a probe into the publication of the survey on the website of TV channel “Rain” and “if there is reason to take appropriate measures, including the closure of the channel.” For the adoption of treatment, a project that has made edinoros Alexei Makarov, voted 34 out of 50 deputies. MPs from the opposition parties have criticized the initiative. “Tell me, please, what the rules of law, except for moral and ethical norms were violated channel” Rain “?” – Asked the Makarov spravoroska Marina Shishkina. He replied that this question be answered Attorney General’s office.
In defense
“Rain” were well-known journalists and writers. “We believe immoral hysteria unleashed around c minor episode poll on the channel, the true purpose of which is to restrict the broadcasting of independent channel for political reasons,” – said in a statement Moscow Charter journalists. Similarly assessed the situation Russian PEN Center. Closure of “Rain” will be, according to the authors of the document, “another step in the transformation of the media organs in total propaganda”.
On the eve of President
Cable TV Association of Russia Yuri Pripachkin suggested disable channel “Rain” from broadcasting. “I had a desire to take as operator and disable such information by taking over some functions of censorship” – said the businessman during a round table of industry representatives.
“Can it be possible or not, this will be treated as a government is generally responsive, whether express civic position as an operator?” – Asked Pripachkin colleagues. According to the head ACTR, “we must think not only about the economy but also on the educational component of the media”.
One of the top managers MTS Dmitry Bagdasarian in response said that his firm is still autumn 2013 excluded “Rain” from their TV package. “I’m not ready to comment on the complete list of the reasons why it happened,” – said Bagdasarian. He added, however, that the expediency of the presence of a channel in its package MTS estimates based on three criteria – this rating media, commercial and social component and themes.
eve of the anniversary of lifting the blockade authors overlooking the “Rain” program “Amateurs” asked viewers and Internet users: “Do I have to hand over Leningrad to save thousands of lives?”. Poll caused outrage among many users of social networks.
Within hours, the publication was removed, the chief editor of “Rain” Ilya Klishin apologized. “Invalid question about the blockade of Leningrad was a mistake and the program’s producer, editor and social media” – he wrote on Twitter.
The next day condemning the channel were many members of the “United Russia”, the young pro-Kremlin