Is CNN Getting Kicked Out of Russia?

By Yasha Levine, eXiled Online. Posted September 12, 2008.

Putin may strip CNN of its Russian broadcasting rights after it
refused to air a 30 minute exclusive interview he gave the network.

You probably didn't know that CNN censored Putin for being just too
darn sensible. Yep, it's true. About two weeks ago, Putin gave the
network an exclusive 30-minute interview. And you know what happened?
Nothing. It was never allowed to air. CNN doesn't know it yet, but
that decision might have cost them their Russian broadcasting rights.

On August 29, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met with senior political
correspondent Matthew Chance for a CNN exclusive interview. "This was
unprecedented access to Russia's powerful prime minister, the former
KGB spy now increasingly at odds with Washington," an overly dramatic
voice-over introduced the segment as Chance and Putin enjoyed pre-game
banter and a walk through the courtyard of Putin's palatial Sochi
residence. Once seated, Chance didn't waste any time with his
provocative questions: