Posted on 11/11/2014 1:17:11 PM PST by Bettyprob
CNN International will stop broadcasting in Russia before December 31, according to a letter the channel’s managing company distributed to Russian cable operators.
The letter from Turner Broadcasting System Europe obtained by TASS and Vedomosti newspaper did not state the reasons for the move.
General Director at Turner Broadcasting System Russia Tatyana Kalita declined to comment on the issue, TASS reported.
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Is this the same CNN Int’l who agreed with Sadamm Hussein to not report anything negative about Iraq in order to maintain a local office?
CNN...on a glide path to augering in...
but remember as a regime affiliate, TimeWarner has ginormous profits to keep the doctrine flowing here in the states...
The reason? Russians are not fooled by propaganda, they see it everyday.
They were on UHF in Moscow when the coup against Gorbachev went down and Yeltsin was facing the tanks. This is a bit of history here.
So there will only be one Commie News Network (CNN) in Russia. Now that is rich!
ha ha
Freegards
LEX
Putin cracking down on the Stalinists?
Smart move.
Why would Russia need two Pravdas.
Too bad they are on the air here.
That seems odd, The former USSR should be the ideal location for CNN. Maybe they can’t handle the anti-American competition.
Combination of CNN losing money like a government agency, and Russia new Domestic Ownership % rules for Media outlets.
Putin can not handle the competition so everything else other than PutinTV is forced to be closed.
Liberals poison every well they encounter. Remember, when news broke, you immediately turned to CNN? I do, but it was a long time ago. Whether it’s a news organization or a church...whatever they touch eventually dies.
This article is about CNN International. They are not shown in the USA. Here, we get the domestic version of CNN. And believe me, no matter how bad you think the domestic version is, CNN Internatioal is much worse!
Well, I can tell you the reason why CNN is leaving. A recently passed Russian legislation bans foreign entities from owning more than 20% percent share of a media company. The bill is in effect from January, 1st, 2015. Some foreign media companies have set up Russian branches, CNN has decided to stop broadcasting.
A Russian newspaper “Vedomosti” says that CNN hasn’t given a reason officially while an unnamed CNN representative has said that they are withdrawing because of a law banning commercials in cable TV programs.
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