In Kazakhstan ceased to show some Russian TV channels: what is the reason

According to the local TVCOM operator, there is a decrease in the number of foreign TV channels with an information order. Representatives of the Russian "First Channel" are convinced that it is not in politics. Some Russian TV channels have ceased their broadcasting in Kazakhstan. The TVCom operator excluded them from a branch of broadcasting. This was reported by the press service of the company on January 3.

It is noted that now Kazakhstan residents will not be able to watch some channels of the Russian Federation. For the most part, the operator warned the news and this position in December last year. "As part of a reduction in the number of channels with an information order, a decision was made to exclude the TV channels of the family" PKVD Kazakhstan "from the satellite television and online TB.

These are the following TV channels: "first", "wave", "time: far and close", "House of Kino", "TV", "House of Pryno Premium", "Music First", "Victory", "Cararousel", "Cararousel", " Beaver "and" O! ". Separately, the company stated that the share of foreign channels that broadcast the information agenda will continue to decline in the future. Their place will be occupied by others, where completely different content is broadcast - entertaining, film and cognitive.

A representative of the Joint Stock Company "The First Channel. The World Wide Web" in Kazakhstan Irina Kalashnikova stated that the exception of the TV channel from the Kazakh operator's broadcasting channel is not a political decision. In a comment to Sputnik Kazakhstan she said that the main reason is economic. The "first channel" was not paid for speech in 2023 and remained guilty of a few months of speech in 2022.

And this is despite the fact that since 2020, since the pandemic, we have not raised tariffs, " - says Irina Kalashnikov. Attempts to agree on installments were, but they have not led to anything. the largest communication operators. In November, Kazakhstan blocked the Russian site Sputnik24 in its territory. This platform could watch TV channels "Russia 1", "Russia 24", "PERVA Channel", NTV and Russia Today.