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Ukraine media targeted as hackers hit TV channel
Published in Saudi Press Agency on 19 - 08 - 2010


Computer hackers have attacked the website of
Ukraine's top independent television channel, as pressure on
independent media spiked in the former Soviet republic.
The hackers struck on Tuesday, knocking out the website operated
by Channel 5 television, Ukraine's leading news channel and one of
the former Soviet republic's few media offering unbiased information, according to dpa.
Channel 5 engineers working around the clock had restored service
by early Thursday, said Viacheslav Cherkashyn, operator of the web
server hosting the website www.5.ua.
The Internet assault came against the background of a conflict
between Channel 5 and Ukraine's National Committee of Television and
Radio (UNCTR), whose members are scheduled on August 26 to consider a
reduction in television frequencies available to the channel.
The potential reduction, if substantial, could push Channel 5 off
the air. The station routinely broadcasts reports, usually backed by
strong evidence, critical of the government and senior officials.
A lawsuit filed by Ukraine's largest TV broadcaster, Inter
television, is the grounds for the government review of frequency
assignments to Channel 5.
Inter lawyers have argued the number of frequencies available to
Channel 5, an Inter competitor, is almost double the bandwidth
available to Inter, which attracts twice as many viewers as Channel
5.
Inter television news reports concentrate on day-to-day events,
avoiding detailed coverage of national problems. The station's longer
programmes have at times focused on the positive achievements of
Ukrainian officials in office, particularly President Viktor
Yanukovych.
Channel 5 spokesmen have accused Inter management of wanting to
push Channel 5 off the air, and of exploiting links between Inter
management and senior members of Ukraine's government to get the job
done.
Ukrainian media magnate Valery Khoroshevsky holds a controlling
stake in Inter. A close political ally of Yanukovych's, Khoroshevsky
also heads Ukraine's national intelligence agency, the SBU.
Channel 5 executives have alleged Khoroshevsky used SBU
intelligence-collection capacities to gather data for the suit filed
against Channel 5 by Inter, and claimed Yanukovych officials had
warned them to stop airing reports critical of Yanukovych, or risk
losing their license.
Khoroshevsky has denied any conflict of interest, calling Channel
5 allegations SBU that agents assisted Inter lawyers "ridiculous."


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