We will not hurt you

We no longer have a single independent national television channel. All three available are now under state control. These are the formal results of the meeting of the NTV shareholders and the meetings of the board of directors chosen on it. In NTV, these events are called illegal and they are not recognized as results. However, this does not matter. All the characters simply play a match whose time has not yet expired, but the result is completely clear. One team (not without the help of an arbitrator) loses with a large score, but it is impossible to leave the field yet. Therefore, the NTV team, even understanding its doom, will definitely fight for its general director, and therefore for himself, and, probably, the first thing we will see will be a strike.

NTV is not a Kachkanarsky mining plant and not the Crystal plant, where 95 % of workers are generally the same for who will lead them and what decisions to make at the same time. And just sit in the director’s office and start leading from there at the GG. Koha, Yordan and Kulistikov will not work. Not only do you need to somehow get through the Safety Service of the Media Most , but the journalists themselves will provide all possible resistance-if not by action, then certainly inaction. It is for people, first of all, those who work in the frame, and the main struggle will unfold in the near future. The second object of clashes of interests will be the NTV logo (it is already changed: the seal with the word "protest" is imposed on three letters), but about it somehow another time.

For creative workers, the chief editor is a sign figure. This is not to say that journalists usually love their boss as a father of a native. They scold more often, and, as for the eyes, it happens, and in the eyes. But in the face of external danger they - in any case, most of them - will support it and will be supported to the end. It is the editor -in -chief, with all its shortcomings, who personifies the direction and work of the journalistic team. And the chief editor of NTV is now Vladimir Kulistikov, who, having come from the Radio "Freedom" , worked on NTV for several years, and then went to RIA Novosti . So he was not only never “his own”, but now he is also perceived as a traitor. Yes, and in the creative plan of the Easternies, the Kiselev is much weaker, except that they swear better.

It is worth recalling that the NTV siege has been conducted for a long time and those who wanted to leave the surrounded city have already left. The "ideological" remained, as they say. Of course, the new leadership also has its aces in the sleeve. It is clear where they will come from - with non -wealthy programs and profitable articles. This is clearly indicated by the appointments of NTV representatives to the new board of directors. Leonid Parfyonov is a clear personification of television, which suits the current government: with an excellent rating and without complaints about assessing what is happening in the country as a whole and the actions of the authorities in particular. With great confidence, we can say that the proposals “do the same thing that“ will come to collectives and the host of the programs “One Day”, “Hero of the Day without a tie”, “Big parents”, and perhaps even “tighten the light” and “dolls”. Another thing is that not everyone will lead to this, if at all. So, Parfenov refused to participate in the new council of directors - and this is the signal to the rest. Two other NTV representatives were elected to the board of directors for a reason. Mikhail Shmushkovich is NTV+, almost the only one in the holding that is really sold and does not require huge investments: the satellites are flying, the sets of plates are packed, know you sell yourself and connect it. And of course, the movie, from which Vladilen Arsenyev is called up. This is a television modification of the scheme that was used in the "work" "Gazprom-Media" in the "seven days" publishing house. Polar and non -political (most often this coincides) areas remain, the rest - goodbye.

Despite the frank doom of the struggle, the Enteves will lead it to the end. But the new owners will still leave everyone from the air. This does not mean at all that we will no longer see this team. Different options are possible - providing several hours for the work of the "Kiselevts", say, on TNT or on the friendly radio "Echo of Moscow" . It is possible to maintain broadcasting via the Internet, as is the case with the “Time” program on the ATS , especially since the “NTV-Portal”, which includes NTV.ru , is not formally connected with television companies.

Another (perhaps the least probable) scenario is Czech . There, in defense of the collective of the state (!) Television, which refused to work with the new bosses, people went to the square and eventually achieved their own. However, it is difficult to imagine the same in Moscow - those several thousand people who gathered on Pushkin Square to support NTV last Saturday will not go anywhere else. Especially if the switch is not turned off right now.

Of course, the channel, on which NTV is now broadcast, will not go anywhere - no one is scattered with such resources. Journalists will also find their place. That is, there will be NTV, but it will no longer be NTV.

NTV is completed. Thanks to everyone - border.ru, 03/03/2001

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