Russia pulls plug on 'last independent TV show'

2014/08/02 12:18:11 @Entertainment News Headlines — Yahoo! News

A programme seen as Russia & #039;s last independent show on mainstream television has been taken off the air amid an upsurge in anti-Western rhetoric, in a move condemned by Kremlin critics. Ren TV & #039;s weekly analytical programme hosted by one of Russia & #039;s best known anchors, Marianna Maximovskaya, has been abruptly cancelled, said journalists on the show launched in 2003. & quot;The programme has been cancelled by the management of the channel, & quot; one of the journalists, Roman Super, told AFP. Another staffer, Elena Vorotilova, simply wrote on Facebook: & quot;Looking for a job. & quot;
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