Decision on the termination of satellite broadcasting of the RT DE channel (German-speaking branch of Russia Today) in Europe only receives a media regulator, this question is not within the competence of the German government. It is reported by TASS with reference to the representative of the Cabinet of FRG Steffen Hebhestrate.
“This question is not for the representative of the government,” the official representative of the Cabinet of Ministers said at the briefing.
According to the representative of the Mediagulator of the German federal land, Berlin and Brandenburg (MABB), Annek Plas, the European Satellite Communication Operator Eutelsat took off from broadcasting RT DE after he was informed about the refusal of broadcasting from Luxembourg.
Earlier, the official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia Maria Zakharov called the blocking of the television channel to the persecution of the media and information segregation. The diplomat assured that the reaction would not make himself wait, allegedly having due to the political response of the official Kremlin.
The fact that the MABB’s German-speaking mediagulator demanded to remove from broadcasting in Europe TV channel RT DE became known on December 22. The European Satellite Communication Operator EutelSat 9B submitted to the requirement and deleted RT DE, broadcasting from studios in Moscow, from the grid. RT DE press service called Maab’s actions illegal.
previously became known that in Germany, an investigation was initiated against the network of TV channels of Russia Today. Berlin suspects a Russian television network in violation of broadcasting rules in Germany due to the allegedly lack of the network of the necessary license. According to the results of the investigation, RT can be assigned a fine of up to half a million euros or a ban on broadcasting.