Category: CCTV

‘Brighton Cat Killer’ Jailed for ‘Cruel’ String of Attacks on Pets

A security guard who knifed cats to death in a string of attacks has been jailed for more than five years. Owners of some of the cats Steve Bouquet killed were at Hove Crown Court on Friday to see the 54-year-old imprisoned. The former Royal Navy gunner, who served for 22 years including in Northern…


Chinese Regime Sets Up Global Campaign to Recruit Talents to Counter Western Narratives

The Chinese communist regime’s overseas English mouthpiece media CGTN (China Global Television Network) just finished a 2-month-long worldwide recruitment campaign of global media talents and social media influencers to produce pro-Beijing propaganda that “counters Western narratives.” The state-backed media offers rich incentives to attract young participants and has been targeting Western university students, alerting international…


Chinese Regime Sets Up Global Campaign to Recruit Influencers to Counter Western Narratives

The Chinese communist regime’s overseas English mouthpiece media CGTN (China Global Television Network) just finished a 2-month-long worldwide recruitment campaign of global media talents and social media influencers to produce pro-Beijing propaganda that “counters Western narratives.” The state-backed media offers rich incentives to attract young participants and has been targeting Western university students, alerting international…


Public Transport Union Concerned CCTV on Trains Will Lead to ‘Big Brother Style’ Surveillance

The Rail, Tram, and Bus Union (RTBU) have raised concerns over a plan to install video recording devices on all Australian trains, saying it will lead to a “Big Brother style” surveillance system. The Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator (ONRSR) is presenting the proposal to mandate the use of CCTV cameras in trains…


Israel Accuses Chinese State TV of ‘Blatant Antisemitism’

BEIJING—Israel’s Embassy in China is protesting what it describes as “blatant antisemitism” on a program run by the overseas channel of state broadcaster CCTV discussing the ongoing violence in Gaza and elsewhere. In a tweet, the embassy said “we have hoped that the times of the ‘Jew’s controlling the world’ conspiracy theories were over, unfortunately…


Rights Group Calls on FCC to Investigate Chinese State-Run Media

A human rights organization is urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to investigate China’s state-owned media for broadcasting fake news in the United States.  Safeguard Defenders, a Madrid-based nonprofit, submitted a complaint to the U.S. regulator back in 2019 with evidence showing “systematic airing of lies and distortions” by state-run media China Central Television (CCTV)…


Chinese State Broadcaster CGTN Banned in UK

Britain’s broadcasting regulator on Thursday revoked the licence for Chinese television outlet CGTN to broadcast in the UK. CGTN, or China Global Television Network, is an international English-language satellite news channel owned by the Chinese regime and directly controlled by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Ofcom made the decision (pdf) after it concluded that the…