Absolutely, I'll try to post your exact words in their blog.
I guess the only explanation would be if they sold all the rights to a movie or TV producer as they did in some other adventures. In this case their relation with the media could be limited by contract.
Now that I think of it, they got extremely thin coverage in Brazil as well. If the reason is not the sale of rights, there must be some other reason. Those guys are professionals and know how to market their "product".