18+ China Blocks Bbc After Cgtn Ban Images. The ban comes after ofcom, the u.k.'s media regulator, withdrew the license for cgtn, which is china's english language news channel. The agency claimed the harsh move was prompted by impartiality, and fairness and privacy breaches by cgtn as well as the broadcaster's links to the chinese.
One week after british media regulator ofcom withdrew the license of china global television network (cgtn) to broadcast in the united kingdom, the country's national radio and television administration banned bbc world news from airing on.
British broadcaster accused of spreading 'fake news' in wake of decision to remove cgtn from airwaves over communist party control of output. Cgtn had asked for its license to be transferred to an entity called china global television network corporation, but crucial information was missing from the application, and the new owner would be disqualified from holding a license as it would be accusing cgtn of being too much like the bbc? While the british ofcom had banned the entire network of the cgtn by revoking its license, china has banned only bbc's world news, one of its many tv channels, from broadcasting in traditional tv. One week after british media regulator ofcom withdrew the license of china global television network (cgtn) to broadcast in the united kingdom, the country's national radio and television administration banned bbc world news from airing on.