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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 activists picketed the Editor “Rain”.

Statement “Tricolor TV”

Russia’s largest pay-TV operator “Tricolor TV”, which included broadcasting channel “Rain”, expresses grave concern aired this channel survey, essentially calling for the revaluation of values ??Battle of Leningrad during World War II.

We note that this material had insulted the feelings of veterans of the war and the siege of Leningrad on the eve of their holiday.

«Tricolor TV” states that the denigration of the glorious pages of Russian history, the heroism of Soviet people on the battlefields of the Great Patriotic War, the memory of the Great Victory is absolutely unacceptable. I want to believe that what happened – a consequence of the extremely unpleasant misunderstandings. Channel “Rain” has already made a public apology for the incident.

operator “Tricolor TV” warns that its policy does not allow any form of incitement to promote social discord. We hope that the channel made the appropriate conclusions from the situation, and further transmission channel will make you forget about his mistake.

Statement “NTV-Plus”

Affected topic Leningrad blockade harms the reputation of “NTV Plus” as aggregator channels packages and can negatively impact on the promotion of products, “NTV-Plus.”

It is not a violation of law or any other regulation, in this case, spreading channels, we can not ignore the opinion of our subscribers.

Opinion society for us is no less important than the media law.

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Statement Russian PEN Center

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harassment channel “Rain”

In recent days launched an unprecedented campaign of harassment against the channel “Rain”. Some journalists and political commentators close leadership of the country and therefore very influential act in the genre of public denunciations and are in favor of measures that will cause the termination of a truly independent broadcasting channel. If such measures are taken, they can be regarded only as one more step towards the gradual suppression in our country any opinions about our past, present and future, in any way different from the official point of view. Another step towards making the media bodies in total propaganda. Knowing full well what the process threatens our country, we writers of Russia, members of the Russian PEN Center, strongly protest against attacks on independent media and express their support for colleagues to channel “Rain”.

creative organizations urge all nations to join our application and to resist attempts to complete suppression of independent media in our country.

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Statement Moscow Charter journalists

We, members of the Moscow Charter journalists express extreme concern about the situation around the channel “Rain».

Threats

off channel from cable networks, we consider in the context of the ongoing offensive in our country to freedom of expression and independent media, consider this a return to the practices of a totalitarian state.

Proceeding from the fundamental principles of freedom of expression enshrined in the Constitution, we believe that there are those that can not be discussed publicly.

In accordance with Article 5 of our Charter, we reaffirm that “performing their professional duties, a journalist opposes extremism and restriction of civil rights on any grounds, including sex, race, language, religion, political or other opinion, as well as social or national origin. ” We believe that public debate, including the most painful episodes in the history of our homeland, does not detract from the sacrifice and courage of our people during the war, including the blockade, at the cost of his life kept Leningrad.

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. We recall that the Russian Constitution explicitly prohibits any form of censorship. Introduction censorship of the media by any organization is unconstitutional act and should be immediately suppressed.

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