Russia Today

DoS attack?

Edit: looks like it's either dying from traffic of been DDOSed

its still on FTA satelite

you can probably add it to other channels on sky

In terms of the Satellite station. Im a Free-to-Air Satellite enthusiast, and as far as i am aware the station is still freely transmitting on multiple European Aimed Satellites, including the German Version which was banned (I believe said german language station was removed from one Satellite, but re-appeared on a different one shortly thereafter)

The content however is absolutely appalling. I dont think its inappropriate to state that RT News has gone 'Full Tonto Putin Style' - i check on with them a few times to see if there was even a shred of debate on the situation in the Ukraine, and to say that it is biased is not a sufficient statement at all. It is pure unadulterated propaganda now - yesterday they were playing a News/Docu special on the 'criminal nature' of many Ukrainian politicians -

will provide frequencies if anyone wants to at least have access to it. Will also check in a few times on the various streams/Languages/Satellites, to see if they are still available (if there is any issue with this on the forum i will of course stop - i just think some people might find it interesting to have access to these (non)News stations)

German language RT was blocked by Germany earlier this month so they may not be broadcasting anymore. Russia retaliated by blocking German news channel DW in Russia

Looks like the EU shutting down Sputnik and RT - so i think its over - will check the streams above but they may end up cut off imminently

This was part of the announcement on Sky News about 20 odd minutes ago - i cannot find a link to confirm but it was announced

I Time shifted but this is roughly the quote from Ursula von der Leyen

"In another unprecedented step, we will ban in the European Union, the Kremlin's media machine - state owned Russia today, and sputnik and their subsidiaries "

iv seen various quantities of garbage over the last few years. RT makes Fox look like Reuters at this stage. They have covered the UNSC debate too, paying special attention to the 'heroic russian representative', who is 'honorably standing up to western aggression'

Its not spin, so much as spin is could be regarded as the usual bias necessary to take a bad song and make it (seem) better - RT is effectively a propaganda outlet - cringe educing. Their continued ranting about the faux Ukrainian 'aggression in Donbas' - this is literally a fake conflict. Right out of Hitlers playbook - he accused Poland of attacking German minorities - its a scandalous station

Just a quick update if anyone is interested - all feeds from RT are still currently Live, and available - amazingly (to me anyway) they are still broadcasting from

Astra 19.2

Hotbird 13

Astra 28.2 (this is foreseeable given that its primarily aimed at the UK - and Boris made a point of refusing to unilaterally take the station off the air - still Astra, the company, could make the decision)

I expect in the coming days we might see some movement in line with the ban -

In all honesty i dont think you can compare BBC RTE CNN SKY (even fox although lets leave them on the bench for now) - These stations cannot be compared with RT - The former can occasionally spin - absolutely i will grant you that - even RTE.

What RT Russia reports is not spin. Its propaganda, and lies - They literally sound exactly like Lavrov did this morning with his UN Speech . and why should it not sound identical? It is information that is coming from the same place.

Bias and Spin is one thing

Saying the Ukrainian Government are Neo Nazis and Vladimir Putin is a peacemaker/humanitarian who is saving lives in the Donbas, by invading the Ukraine - entirely different, with all due respect

In all honesty - i never said i knew the whole truth? I dont. And for that matter neither do you. What i do know is that Russia has invented a conflict, is referring to a jewish president as a 'Neo Nazi Drug Addict' - and spent weeks, if not months staging 'evacuations' -

I also know, FACTUALLY, that the only media reporting this as facts, are politically controlled media, which includes RT

IMHO, you should familiarize yourself with the term 'False Equivalency' - i have no wish to argue, but it can be factually demonstrated that RT doesnt spin; it reports falsehoods - and this makes perfect sense. The people who are paying for it, have a vested interest in selling their narrative on events. Why would we expect any impartiality from RT? Comparing RT to even the worst the west has on offer, ala MSM - is a false equivalency ODriscoll. Having even extreme biased opinions (fox, arguably CNN occasionally on matters related to the Republican party) is not the same as literally reporting falsehoods.

For Fox (as an example) to be as bad as RT - they would have had to report the January 6th capital riots in terms of it being 'Heroic Conservative Trump Supporting Patriots trying to undermine a Coup' - and continue on that line. While Fox were muted at times on the overt violent right wing elements in Trumps base - and while Carlson and Hannity do make my blood boil with some of their nonsensical rhetoric - they have not specifically invented stories, and used said coverage to justify violence.

In regards to the link you provided - i never denied there are Neo Nazis in the Ukraine - There are Neo Nazis here, and britian, and france, and germany - etc. I absolutely hate these people, i find them to be vile creatures - but taking isolated groups of crazed fanatics, and jumping to - 'We (russia) must invade your country to liberate it' - is insane - its wrong - its nonsense - This conflict is about one thing. Vladimir Putin wants to recapitulate a Neo-Russian Empire - and RT is a tool in his PR War to justify this.

Can confirm that RT is still live and available on 19.2, 13, and 28.2E at the previously outlined frequencies - can provide evidence of this if requested - i have a Multi Satellite dish so i have access to these birds, and have routinely checked for evidence that they are being removed/taken offline

- possibly removed from the Channel Listing on the Sky Platform but i cannot access this.

Horrendously they just finished showing a news Docu on Nazism and the holocaust RT HD English Language-

This is blatant false equivalency.

It's like saying that John stole a sandwich and Mark murdered 6 children. They both broke the law and are therefore both as bad as each other.

seems to be gone from my provider also, which is really unusual

Officially the US Version is finished. I have also found that the websites for the various state aimed channels seem to be gone completely. I cannot access a single RT Website. I cannot find a story outlining the closure of the network AS A WHOLE - il be interested in what is actually said

This was predictable: As suspected the channel no longer has an audience, so it serves not further purpose. Its gone. The daily mail has a story about the various hosts who stayed with the station until the end - and the ones that rightly resigned in protest

There is still an RT Docu channel broadcasting on Hotbird - (as one would expect) it is broadcasting docu's on the Donbas region and the crimes committed there - im gonna keep an eye on it out of morbid curiosity - Im an enthusiast for broadcast and TV reception so - il be curious to see what happens to it

Below is a screen grab of the various frequencies and you can see they all went off the air the same day, bar one which dropped a day earlier

It does seem as though the Kremlin has 'given up' trying to 'talk' to us. Was anyone even listening anymore?

Well i have posted about this. I think there is a clear line between Spin, and Propaganda/lies. Spin takes a truth and twists it. The truth remains present but the viewpoint, is altered. Its biased for sure, and certainly Fox is a master of spin.

Claiming that Russia is entirely justified in denazifying a state with a Jewish President. that the state is a puppet of the west. and that said state was ethnically cleansing Russian minorities - This is not spin. Its baseless propaganda.

I think the difference is important, Im not defending Fox, they are certainly extremely right wing. And they will make mountains out of anthills when it comes to certain political matters in the US. But comparing even FOX, to RT - I dont think that is credible

So a news story dated 2001, is evidence that the BBC is not a reliable source, and comparable in your view, to RT

Well i must thank you for this revelation ODriscoll. You are, as always comrade, a fountain of knowledge, and reliable intel on the current state of global media. I shall immediately delete all my BBC News/World Service feeds, as they are unreliable

IN OTHER NEWS:

Obviously you would cite this as the Russian Government initiating 'special protective media measures' to protect its citizenry from 'western propaganda'

In reality and factually. The BBC admitted their mistake. Do you honestly expect that, at some point in the future, RT will admit that it has LITERALLY LIED? Which it has btw.

The fact the BBC and other western media channels ACTIVELY ADMIT their mistakes - is what distinguishes them from RT - all of this is so obvious

Are you arguing that it's ok for RT to lie because other channels lie?

Because either way, telling lies to support a war is still bad.

Treat ODriscoll as you would treat RT, switch him off, leave him cold and dark.

You will feel much better for it.

He's not arguing in good faith. It's best to ignore him.