News7

The council for Electronic Media has suspended the licenses of TV7, News7 and Super 7, announced BNR.

Four of the five members of the media regulator voted for the motion. The proposal was made by Betina Zhoteva. The Chairman of CEM, Mariya Stoyanova, argued for the decision.

Burgas-based Praimedia EOOD on Tuesday announced it was pulling out of a deal it signed this spring to buy TV7, Super7 and News7 TV stations.

The company cites, in a statement quoted by BGNES wire service, "refusal" by the state to register its new owners over alleged non-compliance with with the Commerce Act of the Republic of Bulgaria.

As many as 15 porters have entered the headquarters of private national TV7 in Sofia, Bulgaria, to collect equipment after a week-long deadline of debt payment has expired.

Developments at TV7, where a bailiff accompanied by dozens of police officers tried to switch the station off air, are dominating other Bulgarian media outlets on Thursday.

What just happened in a nutshell:

Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borisov on Wednesday said he had ordered police to leave the headquarters of private TV7 channel in Sofia after increased police presence in the building sparked accusations of infringement on media freedom.