User:Screwhorn77/Tsargrad TV

Tsargrad TV (Russian: Царьград ТВ, named after old Russian name for Constantinople) is a Russian news channel, formerly availible on satellite and currently broadcasting via Internet, Explicitly modeled after Fox News, it is known to indulge in conservative Putinist talking points and promotion of Orthodox Christian values.

Despite being a relatively fringe network by Russian standards (which isn't really saying a lot, to be fair), Tsargrad TV has acquired its bit of notoriety for its reactionary monarchist antics. It was eventually banned from YouTube by Google for violation of export laws.

Ownership and ideology
Tsargrad TV is a brainchild of Russian enterpreneur wp:Konstantin Malofeev, known for his actions to "clean" Russian history of "perversions" via his Two-Headed Eagle foundation, establishing the St. Basil the Great Foundation with the goal to preserve traditional family values and other stuff that pretty much paints him as the kind of conservative activist. (He also has alleged ties to Front Nationale and the Le Pen family, but that's a whole another story).

Unlike its American model, which at least pretends to be Fair and Balanced, Tsargrad wears its agenda on its sleeve.