Independent television in Russia under threat of destruction - The Epoch Times

News. Russia, on February 4. Closure of the country’s only private news channel “Rain” actually means destruction of Russian independent television. The largest operator “Tricolor – TV” breaks the contract with the channel on February 10.

General Director of TV channel” Rain “Natalia Sindeeva television station, Moscow, 2011. Photo: DMITRY ASTAKHOV / AFP / Getty Images

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Disabling channel “Rain” from the network, Russia’s largest satellite TV operator “Tricolor – TV” actually means the termination of the existence of “Rain.” Said Alexander Vinokurov – director and co-owner of the channel. On this occasion, he said, February 4 at 13:00 in live TV held a press conference.

Thanks “Tricolor TV”, said Alexander Vinokurov, broadcast of “Rain” has been available to millions of viewers. On February 10, the operator disconnects it from broadcasting, explaining his decision to the incompatibility of the editorial policy and the channel operator.

In the statement on the website of TV channel “Rain” says that his staff all the years fought for “fair TV,” but Now we have a situation when using other media prepared the ground for its closure. Deprivation of access to television viewers, the website of “Rain” is a flagrant violation of freedom of speech.

«Here and stifle the media. Already and no judgments is not required, “- said a leading radio station” Echo of Moscow “Vladimir Varfolomeev. Director of sports broadcasting “NTV-Plus” Vasily Utkin said he has always opposed closing any media outside the legal procedure.

Earlier broadcasting contract with the channel terminated other major operators: “Rostelecom”, “Beeline” “Acad”, “NTV Plus”, “realty”. As the CEO of “Rain” Natalia Sindeeva, disconnect from operators was carried out without warning about it on “orders from above”.

official reason for the trip was a poll on the channel’s website upon the surrender of the German invaders besieged Leningrad. According to Natalia Sindeeva reason for closing the channel is related to its editorial policy. The campaign against the “Rain” was unleashed after the airing of the series stories about giving senior officials in partnership “Pine».

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