Economy
Viasat to stop RTR Planeta broadcasts in Lithuania
TV rebroadcaster Viasat will also stop broadcasts of the Russian-language RTR Planeta channel in Lithuania on a temporary basis, the company’s representative says. […]
Lithuanian Radio and Television Commission
Society
Lithuanian PM commends ban on Russian TV channel
The Lithuanian Radio and Television Commission took a responsible step on Wednesday to ban broadcasts of the Russian-language RTR Planeta channel for three months, Lithuania’s Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says. Meanwhile Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius cautions that bans won’t solve the problem of Russian misinformation campaign. […]
Society
Lithuania’s media watchdog suspends broadcasting of Russian TV channel
The Lithuanian Radio and Television Commission on Wednesday instituted a three-month suspension of broadcasts of the Russian-language television channel RTR Planeta. […]
Society
Lithuanian court suspends Russian channel’s broadcasts for 3 months
A Vilnius court on Thursday ruled to suspend broadcasts of the Russian-language Ren TV Baltic in Lithuania for three months. […]
Opinion
Opinion: I do not see urgent need to ban Russian TV programmes
There have been two positive developments in the so-called information war last week. On Friday, Vilnius Administrative Court rejected the request by the LRTK (Lithuanian Radio and Television Commission) to sanction a three-month licence suspension for Ren TV Baltic, a Russian TV channel, to broadcast programmes produced outside the EU. […]
Society
Lithuanian TV watchdog to demand that Russian TV channels admit bias
The Radio and Television Commission of Lithuania (RTCL) decided on Wednesday to demand that two Russian TV channels acknowledge that several of their programs spread biased information. Otherwise, the Lithuanian TV and radio watchdog will initiate a complete ban on broadcasting of the two Russian channels in Lithuania. […]
Society
Lithuanian TV watchdog to suspend Russian TV channel’s broadcasts
The Radio and Television Commission of Lithuania (RTCL) on Wednesday decided to ask court to halt broadcasting of the Russian-language TV channel Ren TV Baltic’s programs produced outside the European Union. […]
Politics
President Grybauskaitė’s annual press conference: No dialogue with Russia backing “terrorists” in Ukraine
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė stated on Wednesday that a dialogue with Russia is impossible until Moscow “is engaged in aggression” and supports “terrorists in eastern Ukraine“. […]
Society
Lithuanian media watchdog considers suspending broadcasts of two Russian TV channels
Repeated violations of the law may lead to suspension of rebroadcasting of RTR Planeta and NTV Mir Lithuania channels for up to one year, says Edmundas Vaitekūnas, the head of the Lithuanian Radio and Television Commission. […]
Foreign affairs
Russia’s information warfare in the Baltic states (II)
The Russian state’s control of Russian media is well known and thus, it is not surprising that the Russian media had often been used as Moscow’s tool abroad. The prevalence of the Russian language and the sizeable Russian minorities in Estonia and Latvia facilitate receptiveness to Russian language media. […]
Society
Lithuanian panel suggests tighter control of TV rebroadcast content
An ad hoc panel has suggested introducing mandatory content licenses for rebroadcasting companies operating in Lithuania that would provide a clearer definition of the content of foreign broadcasts in the country and allow broadcasting Lithuanian channels without any additional requirements. […]
Opinion
Opinion: Hunting down propaganda in media fields
Since the beginning of war in Ukraine, the concept of propaganda has become a keyword in the agendas of Lithuanian politicians and the media. The ruling majority of the Seimas and the president (together with the right-wing groups in the opposition) are taking diametrically opposite positions in the political arena regarding to measures to fight propaganda. After the Seimas rejected the president’s amendment to the Law on Public Information, there is no shortage of forecasts about large-scale disasters in our information space. […]
Politics
Lithuanian president’s proposals on Russian TV rebroadcast to be put before parliament
Amendments proposed by Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on reducing the volume of Russian TV productions in Lithuania will be put before the country’s parliament on Tuesday. […]
Society
Lithuanian digital TV operator to re-broadcast independent Russian channel Dozhd
Lithuania’s integrated telecommunication, IT and TV services provider Teo LT said on Thursday that it will offer clients Dozhd (Rain), an independent Russian TV channel, as part of its digital TV package. The broadcast will be available in Lithuania in October. […]
Society
Calls to ban Russian TV channels amidst Moscow’s “information war” against Lithuania
How to counter intensifying Russian propaganda campaigns that have been targeting Lithuania lately? This was the topic of the discussion on LRT political debate programme “The Right to Know” on Monday night. […]
Society
Lithuanian TV channels refuse to air LGBT rights social ad
After Lithuanian TV broadcasters refuse to air a social ad video promoting LGBT rights, the inspector of journalist ethics promised to look into the matter. […]
Society
Why Viasat will not stop airing propagandist Russian channels
A couple of weeks ago, Lithuania lifted the three-month suspension of the broadcasting of the Russian channel RTR Planeta. Prior to that, NTV Mir Lithuania resumed its broadcasts. Along with the PBK (First Baltic Channel), these channels comprise the backbone of the pro-Putin propaganda that is disseminated in Lithuania. This and more is covered in the following journalist investigation. […]
Politics
Restrictions on Russia’s RTR Planeta TV channel end in Lithuania
Restrictions on Russian TV channel RTR Planeta ended in Lithuania on Tuesday. The Lithuanian Radio and Television Commission vows, however, to impose even tougher sanctions, if violations are repeated. […]