Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Lysenko asks another 700 million to OTP - Moscow Times

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CEO “Russian Public Television” (OTR) Anatoly Lysenko asks Rospechat allocate channel additional subsidies in the amount of 700 million rubles. “Out of the 1.5 billion rubles have been allocated” public television “in 2013, 700 million rubles spent on the creation of the channel’s own manufacturing complex,” – the “News” in Rospechat. Originally it was planned to transfer OTP base channel “Star”.

supported the request of the Ministry of Communications

OTR and proposed to increase the annual state subsidy channel to 2.5 billion rubles, write “News.” According to the newspaper, the proceeds from the placement of OTP social advertising and sponsorship on the part of the federal government will make this year an additional 2.3 billion rubles.

“When pawned this figure (1.5 billion rubles a year. – Ed.), amount consisted of budget financing channel” Star “- said the publication Lysenko. – But the channel” Star “of the budget was the money, advertising money, which she had (it was targeted ads Ministry of Defense and commercial advertising), plus the services of the Ministry of Defence. Moreover, by this time the channel had the technology, library and archives. When we were created, we had no equipment, no archives or advertising that we have no right to show. Thus, an amount that is sufficient to “Stars,” in this case was not sufficient “.

Start of broadcasting

OTP is scheduled for May 19. At the site of the channel program is published on this day. One of the shows dedicated to the Pioneer organization. “Do you remember the call sign” Pioneer Dawn “How to tie a red tie? On which side of the chest pin badge?” – Said in the announcement of the transfer. In addition, OTR launches the Soviet analogue of the “You Can Do This” dedicated “folk artists, who in the years of shortages come up and collect any technical design.” At OTP sure that the “spirit of invention among the people has not subsided.” The first issue will focus on “saving people during the flood”.

in the dead Lysenko said the new channel will not be opposition. “I have no idea what the opposition channel. This is when the morning show Sergei Udaltsov, who shouts” Down “, then Novodvorskaya, and then again Udaltsov? We are not interested,” – said Lysenko.

According to him, the channel will reflect only structural point of view. Clarity with program policy is already there. “There will be scientific and educational programs, will be a lot of documentaries and Soviet Cinema” – said Lysenko.

One of the “unusual”, according to the journalist, the channel will be the coverage of the various government agencies, in particular the committees of the State Duma. Lysenko said that such a topic proposed public television “viewers”.

Special attention

new channel intends to pay living in the regions. In particular, Lysenko would welcome stories that “in Tula opened a bakery.” “People in Tula, then rejoice, and people from some of Ust-Hryupinska think, ‘Why do not we have this?” – Said General Director of OT.

Lysenko assured that “does not receive instructions from the Kremlin.” However, he noted: “It would be nice if we were invited there and helped financially.” CEO of OT also said that the channel appealed to the Ministry of Finance with a request to “add 700 million rubles,” and received a positive response.

Public Television was established by government order Sept. 17, 2012. It was assumed that it will begin broadcasting on January 1 2013th, but the launch of the channel was later postponed. Lysenko explained the delay “technical reasons.” In October 2012, the Chairman of the Board of OTP was elected actor Oleg Tabakov, a confidant of Vladimir Putin’s recent presidential elections.

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