Russia-backed RT America to cease production, internal memo says
LA TimesThe Russia Today logo is seen on a computer screen on Nov. 10, 2017. The U.S. arm of Russian state-backed media outlet RT will be effectively shutting down, CNN reported Thursday, citing an internal memo from the production company behind RT America. The general manager of Washington, D.C.-based production company T&R Productions, Misha Solodovnikov, wrote in a note to employees that it would be ceasing production because of “unforeseen business interruption events,” CNN said. RT America has been steadily sidelined in the U.S. DirecTV pulled the channel Tuesday, ahead of a contract that was going to expire later this year. In 2017, the Justice Department required RT’s U.S. operations to register as a foreign agent, which angered Russian leaders.
History of this topic
Russian propaganda: The warped reality presented to viewers on RT
CNN
YouTube and Facebook BAN Russia's RT and Sputnik channels in Europe as big-tech FINALLY clamps down
Daily Mail
Google blocks RT, other Russian channels from earning ad money
Live Mint
War in Ukraine: YouTube Blocks Russian-Backed Channels from Earning Ad Money
News 18
YouTube blocks monetization for some Russian channels
Live Mint
YouTube shuts German channels of Russian broadcaster RT
The Independent
YouTube shuts German channels of Russian broadcaster RT
Al JazeeraDiscover Related
)
