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The television channel “First Independent”, created by journalists from the television channels “112 Ukraine”, ZIK, NewsOne, which fell under the sanctions of the NSDC, which are associated with the head of the political council of the OPSZ Viktor Medvedchuk, started getting disconnected on cable networks. The editor-in-chief of “Strana” Igor Guzhva wrote about this.
A few hours after the first independent television channel, created by journalists from television channels 112 Ukraine, ZIK and NewsOne, associated with Viktor Medvedchuk, deputy of the Opposition Platform – For Life, the channel stopped broadcasting. by satellite. The correspondent of the “GORDON” edition reports on this.
“The First Independent” was disconnected from satellite broadcasting and has now begun to disconnect from cable networks. The channel continues to broadcast on the Internet, “Strana editor-in-chief Igor Guzhva wrote on Facebook.
According to him, the channel broadcast by satellite for an hour.
“Danilov at the NSDC briefing said that no decisions were made on the channel. This time, apparently, they decided to block it in pure anarchy, without any formality,” Guzhva said.
The television channel began broadcasting in satellite Astra 4A, could be found in cable networks of providers “Volia”, Triolan and others. The TV channel is broadcasting online on the YouTube channel.
Former employees of ZIK, NewsOne and 112 Ukrainian TV channels have launched a new TV channel based on the Lviv channel “First Independent”. February 25 at the owner of the regional channel has changed, it became OOO Mediaholding Novosti, which was created by 100 canal workers Medvedchuk.
On the night of February 2, the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, put into effect the decision of the Security and National Defense Council on the application of sanctions against the People’s Deputy of the Opposition Platform – For Life Taras Kozak and its television channels.
The sanctions provide for the revocation of the license of “112 Ukraine”, ZIK and NewsOne, they are ordered to stop the broadcast, all legal activities of media companies are terminated for a period of five years. Providers immediately began blocking TV channels, made a joint statement on “political violence” and promised to fight “for their right to broadcast for Ukrainians.”
Mikhail Podolyak, adviser to the head of the President’s Office, pointed out that these are channels of the so-called group of the godfather of Russian President Vladimir Putin: Viktor Medvedchuk. “They are used very actively and openly often as instruments of foreign propaganda in Ukraine,” Podolyak emphasized.
The 112 blockade of Ukraine, ZIK and NewsOne has nothing to do with an attack on freedom of expression, said Yulia Mendel, a spokeswoman for Zelensky. According to her, there is evidence that these channels are financed from Russia.
The Supreme Court has opened proceedings on a claim to lift sanctions against three television channels, the press service of the Ukrainian judiciary reported on February 11.
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