UK revokes license of China s CGTN broadcaster
British broadcasting regulators have determined that content carried on China s state-owned CGTN is controlled by the Chinese Communist Party.
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UK officials stripped China Global Television Network s (CGTN) license to broadcast in the European country on Thursday after an investigation determined that the English-language network lacks editorial independence.
Chinese state-run media outlets tailored for international audiences have come under pressure in recent years over concerns they propagate an exclusively pro-Beijing narrative.
The UK s Office of Communications, Ofcom, criticized the media company holding CGTN s UK license, Star China Media Limited (SCML). The entity has no editorial control over its programs as required by UK law, Ofcom said.
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British broadcasting watchdog Ofcom launched a probe into the China Global Television Network last July.
It followed concern over biased coverage of Hong Kong pro-democracy protests and show trial news reports of a corruption case against Briton Peter Humphrey in China.
Ofcom has now revoked its licence, under laws which state that any licensee must have editorial control of the programmes shown and must not be controlled by political bodies.
Former Cabinet minister Iain Duncan Smith today told MailOnline that the Ofcom decision is a huge move and long overdue.
He added: The problem is too many people in the UK who were in positions of power have gone along with it for too long.