UK pulls license of Chinese state-owned broadcaster CGTN

[rent4country]

CGTN anchor Liu Xin attends an interview at the CCTV headquarters in Beijing on May 30, 2019.
London (CNN Business)UK regulators have pulled the broadcasting license for China Global Television Network (CGTN).
Media regulator Ofcom said Thursday that it had withdrawn the channel's license after an investigation "concluded that the license is wrongfully held by Star China Media Limited."

Ofcom said that Star China Media Limited did not have "editorial responsibility" for the channel's output, and therefore "does not meet the legal requirement of having control over the licensed service." Star was acting as the distributor, rather than the provider of the news channel, it added.

The regulators also rejected a proposal by CGTN to transfer the license to a new entity after finding that it would ultimately be controlled by the Chinese Communist Party, and therefore be disqualified under UK law.

"We've provided CGTN with numerous opportunities to come into compliance, but it has not done so. We now consider it appropriate to withdraw the license for CGTN to broadcast in the UK," an Ofcom spokesperson said.

The channel will be removed from UK airwaves with immediate effect. CGTN has the right to request a judicial review, according to an Ofcom spokesperson, and they could apply for another license in the future.

Ofcom previously ruled that CGTN repeatedly breached impartiality standards with its coverage of protests last year in Hong Kong.

CGTN was launched in 2016. It says it provides "global audiences with accurate and timely news coverage as well as rich audiovisual services, promoting communication and understanding between China and the world, and enhancing cultural exchanges and mutual trust between China and other countries."

Headquartered in Beijing, CGTN has three production centers in Nairobi, Kenya, Washington D.C. and London.

CGTN did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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UK regulators have pulled the broadcasting license for China Global Television Network, or CGTN.

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[rent4country]

Propagandist CCP and their sponsored media think they can make others, outside of china, think/say/behave/act/read/believe CCP brainwashing similar to what they push on the Chinese citizenry, from their cradle to the grave.

 

[FairAndUnbiased]

An iron curtain is descending across Europe. It is time to jam state owned BBC broadcasts while providing VPN for British citizens to have free access to CGTN media products.

 

[CAPRICORN-88]

UK fears CGTN because BBC lies are now systematically exposed and debunked by them.

It is disrupting the indoctrination of the 5 eyes Anglo-Saxon nations.
They are afraid of the truth.

But netizens have ways of checking whether it is BBC or CGTN that is lying in cyberspace.

Unless they shut off all the internet connection and communication like what Modi's India did in Kashmir, Ladakh.

Even the news of pro-democracy and freedom fighting farmers demonstrations or the violent clashes in New Delhi or all over India are mainly GAGGED.

BNO 5+1 scheme to lure Hong Kongers is explicitly explained and exposed by CGTN. Now the British Government is gettong nervous as many British are getting agitated by their government action.

Accepting Hong Kong rioters insurrectionists, arsonists,etc as heroes in UK and even nominated them for Nobel Peace Prize while USA treated the stormers at Capitol Hill as insurrectionists and terrorists.

 

[CAPRICORN-88]

 

[ARMalik]

This is going to come back and bite UK big time. I think it is a mistake.

 

[Menthol]

Many people say, China is censoring the media, while the West is not.

But the truth, as I said many times in the past, China and the West are the same.


Sane and smart people know, toxic is always bad.

When everything is running well, but suddenly there's foreign influence to destroy it, what should you do?

Of course, blocking it!

China has shown us in the past, and now, the so-called invincible West is doing the same thing.

To keep the toxic out of their society.

 

[W.11]

This is your own media, not BBC

This is a Pakistani husband testifying that your ''re education camps'' are infact jails

This is the video from re education camp with a former model under handcuffs, dirty clothing and windows sealed with iron rods

 

[W.11]

China and the West are the same

china and west is the same, very much agreed here

China used WoT rhetoric to declare its uyghur muslim genocide as war against terrorists. US supported that move as well.

regards

 

[Beast]

This is your own media, not BBC

This is a Pakistani husband testifying that your ''re education camps'' are infact jails

This is the video from re education camp with a former model under handcuffs, dirty clothing and windows sealed with iron rods

Lol... Anybody with sane knowledge knows SCMP despite being owned by alibaba are run by pro Independent HKer reporter..

I don't blame you since with name like "South China Morning Post' automatic gives the impression it's a legitimate Chinese media...

If Republic of China media. I guess u too can't differential between PRC or Taiwan, right?

As for the Pakistanis, any western media can easily bribe some nationality to ask them do a sell out. What is so special about a Pakistanis speak out against China? So if I shown u a video of pakistanis tells you China is being smear by western media then you shall trust his words, right?

china and west is the same, very much agreed here

China used WoT rhetoric to declare its uyghur muslim genocide as war against terrorists. US supported that move as well.

regards

Every country has their problem but to try claim high moral when u are doing dirty stuff too just makes you small..

Why are Pakistan's Christians targeted? - BBC News

The country's beleaguered Christian community has faced escalating attacks in recent years.

www.bbc.com

Why are Pakistan's Christians targeted?

 

[W.11]

Every country has their problem but to try claim high moral when u are doing dirty stuff too just makes you small..

pointing out dirty pakistan wont make china's crime right. Pakistan has/ is also doing persecution but to compare that to china is essentially comparing nazi type mosterous treatment to treatment of blacks in USA.

regards

 

[Metal 0-1]

pointing out dirty pakistan wont make china's crime right. Pakistan has/ is also doing persecution but to compare that to china is essentially comparing nazi type mosterous treatment to treatment of blacks in USA.

regards

Chinese are trying to be saints but deep down they are the same Evil Commies.

 

[W.11]

As for the Pakistanis, any western media can easily bribe some nationality to ask them do a sell out.

for you anything which is against state media is western conspiracy.

@ 5:22, do you think that this brainwashed chinese female is also western conspiracy?

regards

 

[Beast]

pointing out dirty pakistan wont make china's crime right. Pakistan has/ is also doing persecution but to compare that to china is essentially comparing nazi type mosterous treatment to treatment of blacks in USA.

regards

Lol... You have no moral or righteous to criticise China. Guard your own house first. Out of respect for many pakistanis supporting China. I do not wish to go further of this issue. Anyway, you are just a minority.

But my point is proven. US and India has their own dirty side of their politic and human right issue. They go criticise other just show what kind of small minded human being they are.

Chinese are trying to be saints but deep down they are the same Evil Commies.

We never claim we are saint, human right champion and world best system.

It's western, american and Indian who shamelessly do that when they don't bother to look into mirror of themselves.

China stance is always consistent and clear. We don't flip flop and go back on words like some clown.

 

[Aspen]

I guess UK has finally decided that if US can do censorship its own people, then UK can do the same thing.

Ironic how US used to be puppet of UK and now UK is puppet of US.