Public television tightens belt - Mail.Ru

Russian Public Television (OTP) will hold a staff reduction. The press service of the channel explained succeeding dismissal “optimizing the holding.” “We will soon be a year since the start of the broadcast, we are changing the broadcasting network, for example, to change the scheduling of the news, there will be new programs,” – told “Kommersant” on TV. – In this regard, there will be changes in staffing ” .

The press service of the channel also deny that mass reduction will be: “There is no panic, everything goes in the normal mode.” Chapter News Service OTR Alexander Gerasimov confirmed that layoffs will be in its management, he explained that this is due

to “a change in the volume of broadcasting.” In this case, Mr. Gerasimov did not specify how much will be cut. Recall that in late January, the general director Anatoly Lysenko OTP reported that due to the difficult financial situation of the channel it within two months have to “throw out half of the employees.” Yesterday, Mr. Lysenko declined to comment, citing the fact that he was “sick».

Financial problems did the OTP since its inception. Currently channel exists due to government subsidies, in 2013-2015 OTP will receive from the state for 1.5 billion rubles. per year. Anatoly Lysenko has repeatedly stated that this amount is not enough to continue working. Channel twice took a loan from Vnesheconombank, the last time he received 250 million rubles. in December. As stated by “b” in the press service of the OTP, a loan that was issued for three months, will be officially extinguished today.

Sergei Goryashko