MOSCOW, April 6 Roskomnadzor, during an audit, revealed that the Russian Musical Television channel, created by composer Igor Krutoy and Muz-TV founder Vyacheslav Kormiltsev, had not broadcast for more than a year. In this regard, the department applied to the court with a demand to invalidate the registration of this media outlet, the press service of Roskomnadzor reported.
“During the control event, Roskomnadzor revealed that the Russian Musical Television media, founded by V.G. Kormiltsev and I.Ya. Krutoy, has not been published for over a year… Letters were sent to the founders with clarification of the rights to terminate the media by its decision. Since the founder did not respond, Roskomnadzor applied to the court at the place of registration with a request to recognize the registration of its regional publication as invalid,» the report says.
The department recalled that, according to Article 15 of the Law of the Russian Federation «On the Mass Media», if the media is not published for more than one year, then at the request of the registration authority, the registration of the publication may be invalidated in court.
Earlier, information appeared on Telegram channels that Roskomnadzor allegedly closed the Russian Musical Television channel, founded by Krutoy and Kormiltsev.
The composer and producer of Roskomnadzor's actions have not yet commented.