The board of directors of the shuttered independent Russian broadcaster Ekho Moskvy have voted down a proposal to extend the radio station's trademark. Former chief editor Aleksei Venediktov said a representative of the station voted to extend the trademark, but two representatives from state controlled Gazprom-Media voted against, while the station's general director abstained. Venediktov said the outcome showed that the state is looking to take over the brand. Ekho Moskvy's broadcasts and its website were blocked in March last year on a charge of "deliberately publishing false information" on the war in Ukraine. Gazprom holds 66 percent of Ekho Moskvy. To read the original story by RFE/RL’s Russian Service, click here.
Gazprom Unit Blocks Move To Approve Extension Of Russian Broadcaster's Trademark
Ekho Moskvy's former chief editor, Aleksei Venediktov, said that this development shows that the Russian state is looking to take over the brand. (file photo)