By Saturday evening, some details had become known about which programs remained on the NTV channel and which were leaving. In particular, as NTV.ru learned, the “Dolls” program will remain on NTV, but Viktor Shenderovich, one of the main authors of the program and the presenter of “Itogo,” is leaving the channel. In addition, it is possible that the directors and cameramen who made the program will leave “Dolls”.

President of the National Association of Television Broadcasters Eduard Sagalayev believes that the conflict on NTV could be repeated on the TV-6 channel. The president of the National Association of Television Broadcasters explained his opinion by saying that TV-6 employees were concerned about the message about the arrival of Evgeniy Kiselyov on the channel.

“Journalists are obliged to remember the moral responsibility that they bear due to the fact that they have enormous influence on people, especially on the younger generation,” said Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus' Alexy II in an interview with the Rossiya newspaper, reports the Blagovest agency -info".

Today's issue of the French newspaper Le Figaro published an article entitled "The new management takes over the NTV television company." Le Figaro writes that this has never happened in the history of world television journalism. All this, according to journalists from the French newspaper, is happening in a very Russian way. “Since Saturday morning, two NTV TV channels have been broadcasting in Russia.

NTV.ru correspondent Sergei Adamovich, today began very early and now, one might say, has already passed. Events are developing quite quickly, some new turns arise, and, perhaps most importantly, new sensations, new awareness. What could you say looking at this whole situation? Sergey Kovalev. Yes, you know, I can’t say anything new. All the same things that could be said with complete confidence. When they came to you, at two in the morning, right? Cor.: Yes, at 2 am. S.K.: Well, yes.

On the eve of the great and joyful holiday of Easter, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Alexy II congratulated the believers at the Cathedral Cathedral of Christ the Savior today, ITAR-TASS reports. On Holy Saturday, the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church celebrated the early liturgy, during which he awarded a number of clergy in the capital with patriarchal awards. The Patriarch wished everyone to celebrate the holiday with joy in the Risen Lord.

Good Friday, like all events preceding Easter, was celebrated by Catholics simultaneously with Orthodox and Protestants. At noon, Pope John Paul II, together with other hierarchs, confessed the believers in St. Peter's Basilica, then a solemn liturgy was celebrated here, in which the suffering of the Savior was remembered.

Tatyana Mitkova said on Saturday morning that she “wants and will help the NTV television company,” but for now “it’s too early to talk about anything specific.” A few days ago, the NTV evening news presenter wrote a letter of resignation, but tonight she came back to the channel. “I’m not planning anything yet - in particular, I’m not planning to return to the air to read the news.

Evgeny Kiselev intends to offer NTV journalists a number of new initiatives on Saturday. “I will talk about them at the general meeting of NTV journalists,” Yevgeny Kiselev told reporters upon arrival from Spain to Moscow at Sheremetyevo airport. According to him, the general meeting of journalists of the NTV television company is scheduled for 19:00 Moscow time in Ostankino, Ekho Moskvy reports with reference to Interfax. Evgeny Kiselev did not specify his proposals.

“We are moving into a different political era... from today, April 14, we live in a different country,” - this is how human rights activist, member of the Central Council of the Yabloko party, member of the Moscow Helsinki Group, Valery Borshchev, who came to support those NTV journalists, commented on the events around NTV who did not agree to work on Channel 4.

NTV correspondent Alexander Khabarov, in an interview with the Ekho Moskvy radio station, denied the information that he allegedly agreed to cooperate with the new owners of the TV channel. Alexander Khabarov emphasized that he did not conduct any negotiations on this matter and did not even meet with the new leadership. At the same time, NTV news presenter Pyotr Marchenko said that he agreed to work under Vladimir Kulistikov.

President of the Indem Foundation, famous political scientist Georgy Satarov, believes that “the seizure of NTV revealed an unsightly spectacle.” During today's action, “all previous statements about readiness to solve the problem in court and that there will be no forceful action have become absolutely worthless,” he said today in an interview with Ekho Moskvy.

On the 8th floor of the Ostankino television center, where the NTV editorial office is located, as of 14:00 Saturday, representatives of Gazprom-Media and those journalists who decided to stay on the channel continue to work. There is almost no one in the editorial office, as is usually the case on Saturdays, but at almost every corner in the NTV corridor there are security guards brought in tonight by Boris Jordan, an NTV.ru correspondent reports.

Pyotr Marchenko, NTV news presenter, said in an interview with NTV.ru that he decided to stay on the channel “because there is still hope for the independence of the television company.” According to him, Marchenko will host evening news broadcasts on NTV. “I have too many complaints against each of the parties - both Media-Most and Gazprom. But I decided to stay on the channel, regardless of the management. If NTV is not free, then I will leave first,” - said Peter Marchenko.

The episode on the NTV channel included stories about the pre-Easter service of Patriarch Alexy II, a story from the Stavropol Territory, an interview with a representative of Roshydromet about the weather over the weekend, a short story in connection with the return to Moscow of the Secretary of State of the Union of Russia and Belarus Pavel Borodin, material concerning the death the day before in Chechnya as a result of the terrorist attack by Adam Deniev.