The issue of fishing rights is “a test of their credibility” for UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his government, Macron told The Financial Times. Macron said he himself had “never created pointless controversy” during post-Brexit disputes with the UK. While the French president claimed there was “no tension” over …
Read More »France detains UK trawler in English Channel as row over fishing licenses heats up
French maritime minister Annick Girardin said the British trawler was escorted to Le Havre on Wednesday after being caught operating without a license in the Bay of Seine during the scallop fishing season. Another UK vessel received a verbal warning the same day after initially failing to comply with the …
Read More »France threatens to cut power to UK’s Channel Islands in row over fishing licenses
Under the 2020 UK-EU trade deal, French boats are allowed to continue catching fish in British waters if they obtain a license. They also need to provide evidence they had fished in the same areas before Brexit. However, Jersey, the largest of the Channel Islands and a self-governing UK Crown …
Read More »‘No warning, no strikes, no evidence’: YouTube deletes Ron Paul Institute’s channel, admits ‘mistake’ after public uproar
“Very shocked that YouTube has completely removed the channel of my Ron Paul Institute: no warning, no strikes, no evidence,” the retired Texas congressman tweeted on Thursday. “Only explanation was ‘severe or repeated violations of our community guidelines.’ Channel is rarely used. The appeal was automatically rejected. Help?” In a …
Read More »German public TV channel apologizes for showing projected election results 2 days BEFORE voting begins
German broadcaster ARD’s Das Erste (‘The First’) television network gave its viewers an unlikely glimpse into the future on Friday, having shown projected results of the historic election that has not yet taken place. While Germans are only gearing up to elect a new parliament on Sunday, the channel ran …
Read More »‘Black to Front’ – Channel 4’s whole day of ‘Black’ programming ended up being big on packaging, but low on value
Some years ago, while sat in the trendy offices of a right-on independent production company in London’s Soho, I found myself pitching a bunch of ideas to a fresh-faced multiculti group of telly wallahs. Pitching ideas to the British ‘meedja’ is something of a highwire act. Not only are your …
Read More »Black takeover day? UK broadcaster Channel 4 is campaigning against racism… by being racist
On Friday September 10, Channel 4 will be holding a ‘black takeover’ day. From 6am, all of the channel’s presenters will be black: ‘The Big Breakfast’ will be brought back with black hosts, all the newsreaders will be black, teen soap ‘Hollyoaks’ will have an all-black cast, all of the …
Read More »Russia brands liberal TV news channel Dozhd a ‘foreign agent’ over links to overseas funding from West & cash from Big Pharma firm
Dozhd, also known as TV Rain, will be required to display its status on all of its published materials after the decision was announced on Friday. However, under Russian law, it will be able to continue its work in the country provided it complies with those rules and makes regular …
Read More »YouTube blocks – and then unblocks – highly popular RT Arabic channel after US-based company files copyright infringement claims
Created in 2008, the RT Arabic YouTube channel has attracted a significant audience in the Arab world, gaining over 5.5 million subscribers and 2.8 billion views. Now, following a dispute with Business Casual Holdings, an American educational account, it is under threat. As per the website’s policy, a channel may …
Read More »Telegram deletes ‘Skin Market’: Popular & scandalous channel specializing in exposing & extorting Russian ‘escorts’ is taken down
In recent months, the Russia-made messaging app has grown as a source of alternative media. For those seeking to read personal blogs, looking to find like-minded people, or simply searching for news outside the mainstream, it has become one of the market leaders. In Russia itself, the application was banned …
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