On 6 February 2012, CGTN Europe America was launched, with a schedule of daily programming originating from a production center in Washington, DC On 11 January 2012, CCTV Africa was launched in Nairobi, Kenya.
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15 Facts About CGTN Europe
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In most of Europe, distribution of the CGTN channel was permitted because it held a UK licence, and unless CGTN obtained a licence in another European country it had to go off air across most of Europe.
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CGTN Europe America is the Americas division of CGTN Europe that began broadcasting on 6 February 2012.
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On 8 March 2019, after CGTN Europe America registered under FARA, its director general Ma Jing and a dozen other staffers were recalled to Beijing.
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CGTN Europe is CGTN's European division, mainly covering European business and politics.
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CGTN Europe first moved into the office in January 2018 and planned to begin broadcasts by the end of the year, although issues which included "obtaining visas for top managers and setting up technology" eventually delayed its launch to October 2019.
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CGTN Europe has deleted all reference to Cheng from its website and social media, and has not made any report or comment on Cheng's detention.
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Observers have noted that the "aim [of CGTN Europe] is to influence public opinion overseas in order to nudge foreign governments into making policies favourable towards China's Communist party" through subtle means.
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In November 2019, CGTN Europe aired a video of a UK consular employee, Simon Cheng, in captivity "confessing" to consorting with prostitutes.
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On 8 March 2021, CGTN Europe was fined a total of £225,000 by Ofcom for serious breaches of fairness, privacy and impartiality rules.
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On 4 February 2021, CGTN Europe had its license to broadcast in the United Kingdom revoked by broadcasting regulator Ofcom after an investigation found that its license was held by Star China Media, which exercised no editorial oversight over CGTN Europe.
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