The production company behind RT America will close up shop and lay off employees, signaling a potential end for the Kremlin-funded media outlet aimed at U.S. audiences.
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Actor William Shatner produced 70 episodes of a show for production company Ora TV, which then sold it to RT America. But in recent interviews, he expressed support for the Ukrainian people and suggested he will not do business with the network beyond his contractual agreement.that, as far as he knows, all Ora TV productions for RT America have been halted. “I await with apprehension what will transpire but my total sympathy is with Ukraine,” he said.
While RT America’s audience in the United States is hard to quantify, and was probably modest, the network received significant distribution via the amplification of social media posts by conservative media companies.“The purpose of RT is for Russia to fight against the West and democratic values on the cheap,” said Robert Orttung, a professor of international relations at George Washington University who has researched the company.
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