British regulators fine Chinese 'propaganda' channel Ofcom has demanded that CGTN pays fines after breaching the UK's broadcasting rules. Critics say the English-language satellite broadcaster merely parrots the Chinese Communist Party line in its reports. Ofcom fined CGTN over breaches to the UK's broadcasting code British regulators on Monday fined Chinese state broadcast CGTN €260,000 (£225,000, $309,000), one month after having revoked its license. Peter Humphrey complained to broadcasting watchdog Ofcom about the channel's airing of a criminal confession that he says he was forced to make. Ofcom hit the Chinese channel with a €110,000 fine for breaching the country's broadcast code. CGTN regularly airs programs that noticeably free of any criticism of China