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HALK TV’S FATE, ITS EMPLOYEES AND ITS OWNER
Portrait of the Week Oct 15, 2026

HALK TV’S FATE, ITS EMPLOYEES AND ITS OWNER

Halk TV has been seized. Its broadcasts have been suspended. In effect, this means shutting the channel down. You might ask: “Why seize a television channel like this? We no longer live in the era of a single broadcaster. People can watch whichever channel they want. If they don’t like it, they can switch it off.” But is it really that simple? No.

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