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Fifteen of Discovery's entertainment brands, including HGTV,
Animal Planet, TLC and Eurosport, are distributed through Media
Alliance, a joint venture with Russia's National Media Group.
"Discovery has decided to suspend the broadcast of its channels
and services in Russia," the company said.
The announcement comes as CNN, the BBC and others suspended
broadcasts from Russia in response to a new law that threatens
journalists with prison time for disseminating "fake" news about
what the Kremlin describes as a "special military operation."
National Media Group also was in partnership with Netflix, which
in late 2020 launched a version of the service with Russian
subtitles, local films and offered local payment options.
Netflix suspended its Russian service on Sunday.
(Reporting by Dawn Chmielewski; editing by Peter Henderson and
Sandra Maler)
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