European Union sanctions more Russian broadcasters
Five more Russia-backed TV broadcasters have lost their licenses to transmit in 27 European Union member states.
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Ukraine accused of disrupting Russian satellite television
Russian broadcasters suspect hackers in Ukraine are to blame for a weeks-long campaign to hijack TV signals.
U.S. says journalist jailed in Russia was ‘wrongfully detained’
The United States has officially designated a jailed American newspaper reporter held in Russia as “wrongfully detained.”
White House prioritizing release of jailed reporter in Russia
Officials say the immediate release of WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich remains a top priority, while Russia continues to detain him without evidence.
European Union sanctions Arabic-language Russian broadcasters
The Arabic-language version of RT and Sputnik have been banned by the European Union.
European Union sanctions force RT France to shut down
The French-language variant of Russian news channel RT has shut down amid sanctions that saw the freezing of its financial assets.
Eutelsat says it will stop broadcasting Russian channels
One of Europe’s biggest providers of satellite communications says it will stop broadcasting channels originating from Russia.
Eutelsat ordered to stop broadcasting Russian channels
A French media regulator has ordered Eutelsat to stop broadcasting three Russian channels after finding the signals were beamed into Ukraine.
Russian news channel for Balkans banned from YouTube
A localized version of Russia’s international news channel RT aimed at the Balkans has been kicked off YouTube less than a month after debuting.
European lawmakers want Russian channels off satellites
European lawmakers have sent a letter to the president of the European Union demanding the removal of SES and Eutelsat from satellite platforms.
