Public television will save 300 million - RBC Daily

Financing “Russian Public Television” to be aired in May 2013, may increase by 20% to 1.5 billion rubles. to 1.8 billion rubles. year. Earlier, the channel complained that 1.5 billion rubles. to work is not enough, and running out of money.

OTR came to the aid of the chairman of the Duma Committee on Information Policy and Alexei Mitrofanov Deputy Speaker Sergei Zheleznyak, the newspaper “Kommersant”. They have made amendments to the draft budget law, suggesting an increase in funding. “I would like to OTP worked effectively, and do not survive as long as funding channel does not allow it to grow and develop,” – said the first deputy chairman of the Committee Leonid Levin.

CEO of the recently launched “Russian Public Television” (OTR) in the summer of Anatoly Lysenko said that the channel ran out of money. “As we continue to live, I do not know,” – he said. He stressed: “The Legend of the fact that the channel can exist on donations not paid off.” According to him, the creators of the channel understood this from the beginning. OTP’s Guide in October asked the deputies to increase funding channel for 250-300 mln. year. The Deputy Director General Igor Naigovzina OTP said the loan, which TV channel asked Vnesheconombank in the summer, has not yet been obtained.

TV channel began broadcasting on May 19, 2013. At the launch of the OTP state allocated 1.5 billion rubles., But further funding of such broadcast channels usually done through donations of viewers.

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RBC daily reported earlier, 22 December 2011 ex-president Dmitry Medvedev to the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, said: “I suggest that in the near future to resolve the issue of the creation of public television.” He noted that none of the owners of this new media can have a decisive influence on any decisions – neither the state nor the private owner. In April 2012, Medvedev signed a decree on the establishment of a TV channel. OTP was organized as an autonomous non-profit organization (13 September adopted its charter, September 17 is registered in the Ministry of Justice). Chairman of the Board of OTP was appointed Oleg Tabakov. “The main feature of public broadcasting – independence. OTP program must submit all – except illegal – opinions and positions that exist in the Russian society on a particular issue. None of the products should not be a priority, “- according to the website OTP.