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. Chinese Communist Party officials appear at CGTN's 2016 revamp 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.