According to the German authorities, the Russian channel does not have the necessary broadcasting license.
In Germany authorities on Wednesday said they would ban Russian state media RT’s German-language television broadcasts.
According to the authorities, the Russian channel does not have the necessary broadcasting license, according to the news agency AFP. The channel has also not applied for permission, the news site says Politico.
According to Politico, the channel has previously tried to operate in Germany using a Serbian broadcasting license. RT’s German-language channel has attracted audiences based on, for example, the far right and vaccine criticism, says Politico.
Authority bulletin according to which the transmission of the channel’s broadcasts must be stopped, for example, in live broadcasts on the Internet, on telephones or in the application of smart televisions.
RT’s counterpart according to it does not intend to end its channel voluntarily. In the channel’s view, the authorities’ claims are on an illegal basis.
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