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Russia Today

(March 2012)

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BR
Brekkie
Yesterday was the final edition of Breaking The Set with Abby Martin.

And then the next day a prominent Putin critic gets murdered...

Just saying.
tmorgan96 and London Lite gave kudos
LL
London Lite Founding member
As they couldn't sack Abby after her anti Crimea comments, they simply didn't renew her contract.

A simple case of they're happy to let her bash the US, but that so called "editorial freedom" she had on BTS cost her dearly.
CN
cnnfan1230
I think the repeats of BTS will air until September.
GO
gottago
A TV job site is advertising a sound engineer job for a new studio they're opening in Edinburgh. Not clear if this is just a down the line or something bigger.
LL
London Lite Founding member
A TV job site is advertising a sound engineer job for a new studio they're opening in Edinburgh. Not clear if this is just a down the line or something bigger.


It's probably a down the line job, so RT UK can cover the Scottish Parliament.

Russia has an interest as they're pro SNP.
PC
p_c_u_k
I wouldn't be surprised to see a bit of a push into Scotland. Russia Today has a fanbase among some of the nuttier elements of the Yes crowd who see all of the "mainstream media" as against them and adopt an "enemy's enemy is my friend" mentality. You know the sort, the professional protesters who would turn up to protest against an envelope.

These people don't represent the majority of those who voted Yes - they're simply the loudest - but they're a viable audience, and play straight into Russia Today's hands.
GL
globaltraffic24
I'm not at all surprised. There are lots of poster ads for RTUK in and around some of the edgier parts of Glasgow and Edinburgh. (Leith, etc) When they had a LIVE camera in George Square streaming the celebrations and the scuffles for a few days, they instantly hooked some of the Yessers.
LL
London Lite Founding member
Tyrel Ventura and Sean Stone will present Breaking the Set's replacement from March 23rd.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/rosiegray/jesse-venturas-son-and-oliver-stones-get-a-show-at-russia-to#.frJw4vQ9Mb
CN
cnnfan1230
As i said earlier, RT UK introduced the standing presentation on their newscasts. This is an example:

13 days later

LL
London Lite Founding member
Abby Martin returned to RT as a guest on RT's German online service.

8 days later

LL
London Lite Founding member
Breaking the Set's replacement Watching the Hawks launched last week on RT America. In this episode from April 2nd, one of the presenters is co-presenting from LA, so a large plasma has been installed by the transparent desk.

LL
London Lite Founding member
Behind the scenes at Watching the Hawks. A look at RT America's newsroom and main studio where Boom Bust comes from.

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