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Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. Radio Novosti - Belgrade, Serbia - Listen to free internet radio, news, sports, music, and podcasts. Stream live CNN, FOX News Radio, and MSNBC. Ruptly GmbH is a video news agency specializing in video on demand based in Berlin, Germany.It is a subsidiary of ANO Novosti and a sister agency of the RT (formerly Russia Today) news network. Ruptly operates worldwide, serving over 1,400 clients globally. These include large media groups, broadcast networks, video bloggers and online publishers. Sputnik International is a global news agency keeping you updated on all the latest world news 24/7. Browse Sputnik for breaking news and top stories on politics.

Ruptly GmbH is a video news agency specializing in video on demand based in Berlin, Germany. It is a subsidiary of ANO Novosti and a sister agency of the RT (formerly Russia Today) news network.^[1][2]

Ruptly operates worldwide, serving over 1,400 clients globally. These include large media groups, broadcast networks, video bloggers and online publishers. Clients include Al Jazeera, CBS, NHK, and online publishers such as LADbible.^[3]

During the economic crisis in December 2008, the Russian government included ANO 'TV-Novosti' on its list of core organizations of strategic importance of Russia.^[4][5][6] Ruptly has stated it was founded by ANO 'TV-Novosti' 'to act as an independent, commercially-funded organisation under German law', that its editorial and operational decisions are 'completely independent' and the claim it is run by the Russian government is 'factually false'.^[7]

History[edit]

Ruptly joined the German Commercial Register as a Berlin-based GmbH in July 2012,^[8] before officially launching operations on April 4, 2013. It operates as a German commercial entity with ANO TV Novosti as its principal shareholder. ANO TV Novosti is primarily funded by the Russian government, and also the owner of the RT news network.^[9]

When it launched, Ruptly provided video news content, live video-streaming and operational support to broadcasters of varying size around the world. It has expanded its offerings to cater to smaller organizations with lower budgets such as Ruptly PASS.^[10]

Organization[edit]

Ruptly joined the German Commercial Register as a Berlin-based GmbH in July 2012, before officially launching operations on April 4, 2013. It operates as a German commercial entity with ANO TV Novosti as its principal shareholder.

Ruptly consists of an international team headquartered in Berlin, with additional offices located in Moscow and Beijing. The agency also engages a global network of freelance video journalists, or stringers, to capture on-demand content at the scene of events.^[11] These are located throughout the world in locations including Cairo, Damascus, Gaza, London, Madrid, and Washington.^[12] Ruptly also accepts user-generated content (UGC) via social media and its Ruptly Stringer app.^[11]

Ruptly's organization also includes the Berlin-based subsidiary Redfish.^[13] Also based in Berlin is the German registered Maffick media, of which Ruptly is a majority shareholder.^[14]

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In February 2019, Maffick's Facebook page began to disclose their links to the Russian government^[15], and in July 2020, Maffick filed a lawsuit against Facebook after the website labelled its pages as 'Russia state-controlled media', which Maffick claim is a 'false notice'.^[16]

Products and services[edit]

Ruptly operates as a B2B news agency with three core areas: video news content, live video streaming, and operational support.

It currently has four dedicated platforms serving audiences in their native languages: Arabic, English, Russian, and Spanish.

The Ruptly agency broadcasts live via a platform that supports simultaneous streaming of up to five events, and allows TV stations and online media to receive and broadcast in real time.^[17] It also has a video-on-demand service.^[18] The service also sells footage to others on its website.

Ruptly has launched an in-house verification unit, which is used to check the accuracy of content acquired from independent contributors.^[19]

Criticism and claims of propaganda and disinformation[edit]

Ruptly is one of several Russian media organizations that has been criticized by the US government and others as attempting to influence elections through social media.^[20] According to these sources it was found to target a younger left-leaning demographic through its video promotion on social media.^[21]

Other sources, such as the New York Times, have accused Ruptly of pandering to far-right extremists^[22]. Ruptly denies both of these claims, and its Verification Unit^[23] aims to make the process behind its news production operations transparent. The Ruptly Verification Unit has revealed inaccuracies in multiple news stories, including a report containing inaccurate comments attributed to a senior Iranian military official.^[24]

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It is either the sole or majority shareholder of several other controversial media outlets including Redfish and Maffick Media, sharing an address with both of them in Berlin.^[25] Maffick media brand Maffick LLC, founded by former RT journalist Anissa Naouai, has rejected its connections to Ruptly and has sued Facebook for being labeled as state-controlled media.^[26]

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The stance of the news service has been controversial. According to an opinion article by four staff editors of the German news company Spiegel Online 'With the help of news services like RT and Ruptly, the Kremlin is seeking to reshape the way the world thinks about Russia. And it has been highly successful: Vladimir Putin has won the propaganda war over Ukraine and the West is divided.'^[27]

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In 2015, Ruptly was accused of cooperating with 'journalists' who explicitly collaborated with Russian FSB federal security service and presented fake news about conflict in Donbass in Ukraine^[28]

In 2019, Ruptly was criticised by American browser extension NewsGuard for publishing videos featuring 'false or misleading statements from Russian government officials'.

Ruptly defended the videos, telling NewsGuard, 'As a video news agency providing content to journalists, our role is to present raw footage that our clients ensure their journalists edit and use responsibly.' Ruptly said the claim it was run by the Russian government was 'factually false', and mentioned videos on its platform contain criticism of the Kremlin including an anti-Putin demonstration and a protest outside the Russian embassy in Berlin.^[29]

Awards and nominations[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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2. ^'RT's video agency Ruptly beats UK media to Julian Assange footage'. Press Gazette. 2019-04-11. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
3. ^Tuesday, David Fox; October 30; Story, 2018-18:27 Print This. 'Ruptly rolls out two compact UHD OB and DSNG vans for file-based production'. SVG Europe. Retrieved 2019-11-29.
4. ^'Archive of the official site of the 2008–2012 Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin'. Government of Russia.
5. ^Перечень системообразующих организаций, утвержденный Правительственной комиссией по повышению устойчивости развития российской экономики [List of systemically important institutions approved by the Government Commission on Sustainable Development of the Russian Economy] (in Russian). government.ru. Archived from the original(DOC) on 27 December 2008. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
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8. ^'[Handelsregister] ★ HRB 140522'. unternehmen24.info. Retrieved 2019-11-29.
9. ^'Production Company Registers Under the Foreign Agent Registration Act as Agent for the Russian Government Entity Responsible for Broadcasting RT'. www.justice.gov. 2017-11-13. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
10. ^'Ruptly releases 80 thousand video stories'. Broadband TV News. 2018-09-15. Retrieved 2019-11-29.
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12. ^'RT launches 'RUPTLY' - Full-service Global Video News Agency' (Press release). Russia Today. 4 April 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
13. ^Davis, Charles (2018-02-01). 'Grassroots' Media Startup Redfish Is Supported by the Kremlin'. The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2019-02-12.
14. ^O'Sullivan, Donie; Griffin, Drew; Devine, Curt; Shubert, Atika (February 18, 2019). 'Russia is backing a viral video company aimed at American millennials'. CNN. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
15. ^Birnbaum, Emily (February 25, 2019). 'Facebook restores previously suspended Russia-linked pages'. TheHill. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
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18. ^'RUPTLY Video On Demand'. RUPTLY vod. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
19. ^'Ruptly Expands Video Verification Efforts with RT Digital Merger'. The Drum. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
20. ^Seldin, Jeff (November 24, 2020). 'Russian Influence Peddlers Carving Out New Audiences on Fringes'. Voice of America. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
21. ^'Russian-backed sites keep targeting U.S. voters after Facebook actions'. NBC News. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
22. ^Rosenberg, Matthew; Barnes, Julian E. (2020-08-11). 'A Bible Burning, a Russian News Agency and a Story Too Good to Check Out'. The New York Times. ISSN0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
23. ^'Ruptly Expands Video Verification Efforts with RT Digital Merger'. The Drum. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
24. ^'The Ruptly Verification Unit: Our push for accuracy - YouTube'. www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
25. ^'Russia's Network of Millennial Media'. Alliance For Securing Democracy. 2019-02-15. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
26. ^'Facebook Sued By Outlet Over 'State-Controlled Media' Label - Tech'. LawStreetMedia. 2020-07-31. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
27. ^Spiegel May 2014 Der Spiegel, The Opinion-Makers: How Russia Is Winning the Propaganda War, 30 May 2014.
28. ^Юркова, Ольга (2015-07-15). 'British Citizen Exposed as a Tool of Russia's FSB'. StopFake. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
29. ^'Ruptly.tv – NewsGuard'. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
30. ^'The Yellow Vests - The Shorty Awards'. shortyawards.com. Retrieved 2019-11-29.
31. ^'Ruptly Live Platform wins Digiday award'. The Drum. Retrieved 2019-11-29.
32. ^'Digiday nominates Ruptly for Video Team of the Year and Best Use of Live | AIB'. aib.org.uk. Retrieved 2019-11-29.
33. ^erashitova@ruptly.tv (2019-02-06). 'Kemerovo'. The Drum Awards. Retrieved 2019-11-29.
34. ^'Ruptly named Commercial Team of the Year at The Drum Online Media Awards | AIB'. aib.org.uk. Retrieved 2019-11-29.
35. ^'RUPTLY Nominated for Technical Innovation of the Year with 'Ruptly Live' and Best Commercial Team by the DRUM ONLINE MEDIA AWARDS | AIB'. aib.org.uk. Retrieved 2019-11-29.
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External links[edit]

• Official website
• Ruptly's channel on YouTube
• (in German)'Ruptly - die russische TV-Agentur in Berlin,' NDR.de (11.09.2013 23:20 Uhr). Retrieved 20 February 2014.
• 'RT launches 'RUPTLY' – full-service global video news agency,' The Association for International Broadcasting ( Posted on April 4, 2013). Retrieved 20 February 2014.