NTV (Russia)
Gazprom Media | |
History | |
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Launched | 10 October 1993 |
Replaced | Russian Universities (1992-1996) |
Former names | 1967—1991: Programme Four 1991—1994: Channel 4 Ostankino |
Links | |
Website | ntv |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
Digital terrestrial television | Channel 4 |
NTV (
History
Gusinsky era (1993-2001)
Gusinsky founded NTV broadcasting in October 1993 on channel 4. It moved to channel 5 in January 1994.
It commented favorably on President Boris Yeltsin's re-election campaign in 1996.[citation needed]
By 1999 NTV had achieved an audience of 102 million, covering about 70% of Russia's territory, and was available in other former Soviet republics.[7]
During parliamentary elections in 1999 and presidential elections in 2000, NTV was critical of the
Talk show with people of Ryazan and FSB members
On 24 March 2000, two days before the
Seven months later, NTV general manager
According to
Eviction of management (2000-2001)
On 11 May 2000, tax police, backed by officers from the general prosecutor's office and the
Viktor Shenderovich claimed that an unnamed top government official requested NTV to exclude the puppet of Putin from Kukly.[12] Accordingly, in the following episode of the show, called "Ten Commandments", the puppet of Putin was replaced with a cloud covering the top of a mountain and a burning bush.
The program
On 13 June 2000, Gusinsky was detained as a suspect in the General Prosecutor Office's criminal investigation of fraud between his Media-Most holding, Russkoye Video - 11th Channel Ltd. and the federal enterprise Russkoye Video. At the time, Media-Most was involved in a dispute over the loan received from Gazprom. On the third day, however, he was released under the written undertaking not to leave the country.[13]
On 15 July, the puppet of Putin acted in the Kukly show as Girolamo Savonarola.
On 19 July, investigators of the office of the
In a surprisingly informal deal, the charges against Gusinsky were lifted after he signed an agreement with Mikhail Lesin, Minister of Media, on 20 July. Under the "shares for freedom" transaction or Protocol No.6 (Протокол N.6. Доля свободы) agreement, Gusinsky would discharge his debts by selling Media-Most to Gazprom-Media, which had held a 30% share of NTV since 1996, for the price imposed by the latter, and was given a guarantee that he would not be prosecuted. After leaving the country, Gusinsky claimed he was pressured to sign the agreement by the prospect of the criminal investigation. Media-Most refused to comply with the agreement.
Tax authorities brought a suit against Media-Most aiming to wind it up.
On 26 January 2001, Gazprom announced that it had acquired a controlling stake of 46% in NTV. The voting rights of a 19% stake held by Media-Most was frozen by a court decision.[14]
Putin met with leading NTV journalists on 29 January, but the meeting changed nothing. The parties reasserted their positions; Putin denied any involvement and said that he could not interfere with the prosecutors and courts.[15]
Around that time American media mogul
On 3 April,
Gazprom era (2001-present)
On 14 April 2001,
Citizens concerned by the threat to the freedom of speech in Russia argued that the financial pressure was inspired by the
In January 2003,
Since then, entertaining talk-shows have become more prominent on NTV, rather than political programmes. However, unlike other leading TV channels in Russia, NTV went on reporting on-the-fly about some opposition activities and government failures, including the conflagrating fire of the
On 1 June 2004, Leonid Parfyonov, one of the last leading journalists from the old NTV staff who remained, and who was still critical of the government, was ousted from the channel, and his weekly news commentary programme
On 5 July 2004, Senkevich was replaced by
Soon the political programmes Freedom Of Speech hosted by Savik Shuster (Shuster works in Ukraine since 2005[23][24]), Personal Contribution hosted by Aleksandr Gerasimov, and Red Arrow were closed down.
From 2006 to 2009, NTV ran weekly news commentary programme Sunday Night in a talk-show format and political talk-show On The Stand, both hosted by
NTV began to be broadcast in widescreen in April 2013, hosted its own coverage of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, and joined the long list of Russian TV networks broadcasting in HD on 9 February 2015.
Controversy over Ukraine
In August 2014, NTV aired a documentary titled 13 Friends of the Junta, which described critics of Russia's policies in Ukraine as "traitors" and supporters of "fascists".
Another program "Anatomy of a protest" was also presenting most of the anti-government protesters in former USSR countries as "Western puppets" or CIA inspired agents.[27] The producers of the program, Pyotr Drogovoz and Liliya Parfyonova, were also accused of frequently receiving wiretap information from FSB which allowed them to pay surprise visits with camera on various opposition meetings.[28]
Shortly after the Crocus City Hall attack, for which the Islamic State – Khorasan Province claimed responsibility, NTV broadcast a doctored video using audio deepfaking, purporting to show Oleksiy Danilov, the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, confirming Ukrainian involvement in the attack, supposedly saying, "It's fun in Moscow today, I think it's very fun. I would like to believe that we will arrange such fun for them more often."[29][30] The deepfake was created by patching together previous news streams of the Ukrainian 1+1 channel.[29][31]
Sanctions over Ukraine
In 2022, the Denis Diderot Committee, a European group of academic researchers and professionals called for sanctions against NTV Plus for having cancelled various international news channels from its line-up.[32] [33]
On 8 May 2022, the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury placed sanctions on NTV Broadcasting Company pursuant to Executive Order 14024 for being owned or controlled by, or for having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, the Government of Russia.[34]
Programmes
Past
- Kukly
- Freedom Of Speech, host Savik Shuster
- Personal Contribution, host Aleksandr Gerasimov
- Red Arrow
- Sunday Night, host Vladimir Solovyov
- On The Stand, host Solovyov
- Real Politics, host Gleb Pavlovsky
Present
- Time will tell, host Ivan Trushkin[35]
- Mesto Vstrechi,[36][37] hosts Andrey Vladimirovich Norkin,[38][39][40] Trushkin[41]
Logos
The logo design has remained relatively the same since April 1994, with the НТВ typograph and a ball below the "T".
Logo history
Its first logo in 1993 featured a simple НТВ typograph, but this was replaced with another logo on 11 April 1994, featuring the НТВ typograph with a ball. This would be the template for the succeeding 5 logos. During August 1994, the logo featured a white outline, though still retaining the НТВ typograph, and the ball has a gradient. However, in September 1994, this was replaced with a black-and-white striped outlined logo, with the ball touching the letters.
Over time, the ball would become larger, but since 2001, the ball is smaller. The 1997 logo featured an entirely black and thicker outline, and the ball has a glass feel. In 2001, a similar logo was launched, but with a blue outline and a smaller ball. On 4 June 2007, a new logo was launched, featuring the 2001 logo, but entirely white (except the ball) inside a green box. Logos similar to the current logo, with a larger typograph, are used in idents and promos. In 2010, a variant of the 2007 logo was introduced, but without the green box. It is commonly used as the on-screen bug, changing between it and the green box logo.
The colorful "NTV" logo as well as the iconic green sphere were designed by Simon Levin, the Russian designer, and became a symbol for the new graphic language of television design in Russia.[citation needed]
On-screen bug
When it first launched on 10 October 1993, the logo was in the lower right corner. However, on 1 December that same year, the logo moved to the lower left.
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10 October 1993 - 10 April 1994
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11 April - 31 July 1994
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1 - 31 August 1994
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1 September 1994 - 10 August 1997
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11 August 1997 - 9 September 2001
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10 September 2001 - 3 June 2007
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4 June 2007 - present
See also
Further reading
- Kara-Murza, Vladimir (20 June 2013). "The Kremlin's Voice: 10 Years Without Independent TV in Russia". The Institute of Modern Russia, Inc. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
References
- ^ Viktor Shenderovich, "Tales From Hoffman" (sic) (48–57), Index on Censorship, Volume 37, Number 1, 2008, p. 50.
- ^ a b c "Медиа-Мост: История" [Media Most: History]. Медиа-Мост (mediamost.ru) (in Russian). August 2000. Archived from the original on 18 August 2000. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ Игорь Малашенко: "НТВ не расшифровывается вообще никак. Когда-то я придумал эту аббревиатуру для нового телевидения, кто-то предложил расшифровать как "независимое", но все дружно заявили, что это безумно претенциозно. Предлагали другие варианты - "негосударственное", "наше", в результате твердо договорились не расшифровывать вообще никак..."
- ^ Mr. Malashenko is president-CEO of NTV, the Russian acronym for Independent Television, an apt name because NTV is the only non-state funded network in Russia providing a full range of programming from news to cartoons.
- ^ G. Kertman, Star Wars (Political Commentators on Television) Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine, The Public Opinion Foundation, 1 March 2000.
- Radio Svoboda(in Russian). Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ^ NTV: Timeline of events, CNN, 10 April 2001.
- ^ Viktor Shenderovich, "Tales From Hoffman" (48–57), Index on Censorship, Volume 37, Number 1, 2008, p. 49.
- ^ (in Russian) FSB is blowing up Russia: Chapter 5. FSB vs the People Archived 4 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Alexander Litvinenko, Yuri Felshtinsky, Novaya Gazeta, 27 August 2001 (computer translation)
- ^ Caucasus Ka-Boom Archived 15 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Miriam Lanskoy, 8 November 2000, Johnson's Russia List, Issue 4630
- ISBN 978-1-4165-5165-2, p. 198.
- ^ (in Russian) Виктор Шендерович (Viktor Shenderovich), Здесь Было НТВ, ТВ-6, ТВС: Обстоятельства непреодолимой сил (Zdes' bilo NTV, TV-6, TVS: Obstoyatel'ctva nepreodolimoi sil, "Here was NTV, TV-6, TVS: Force Majeure"), 2003, on a site of interviews and articles mainly by TV host Svetlana Sorokina. Computer translation.
- ^ (in Russian) Елена Курасова (Elena Kurasova), Телекнязь Кара-Мурза (Telekiyaz' Kara-Murza, "Tele-prince Kara-Murza"), Stringer.ru, 1 March 2003.
- ^ Gazprom Takes Control of NTV, Kagan World Media, Ltd. 26 January 2001. Archived on the Internet Archive 28 March 2006.
- ^ Viktor Shenderovich, "Tales From Hoffman" (sic) (48–57), Index on Censorship, Volume 37, Number 1, 2008, p. 53.
- ^ Viktor Shenderovich, "Tales From Hoffman" (sic) (48–57), Index on Censorship, Volume 37, Number 1, 2008, p. 55. Discusses TV-6.
- ^ Tom Birchenough, Senkevich bounds to top NTV slot, Variety, 23 January 2003.
- ^ Nick Paton Walsh, Television station sacks Kremlin's last critic, The Guardian (UK), 3 June 2004.
- ^ Leonid Parfenov Sacked from NTV Archived 30 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Kommersant (Russia), 2 June 2004.
- ^ Maria Luisa Tirmaste, "It Was a Request We Couldn't Refuse" Archived 30 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Kommersant (Russia), 31 May 2004.
- ^ Simon Saradzhyan, Kulistikov Appointed New Chief of NTV, The Moscow Times, 6 July 2004.
- Zuganovcomplained to Putin himself") Novaya Gazeta, 19 July 2004.
- ^ Savik Shuster: I’m the only thing to remain after "orange revolution" Archived 23 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine, Novaya Gazeta, (2 February 2008).
- ^ Russia’s free media find a haven in Ukraine, Financial Times (11 July 2009).
- ^ Dolgov, Anna (26 August 2014). "Russian Rock Star Makarevich Slammed in State TV Smear Campaign". The Moscow Times.
- ^ "Pro-Kremlin NTV Drops Journalist After On-Air Criticism Of Putin". RFE/RL. 10 June 2015.
- ^ RFE/RL (20 March 2012). "TV Station, Procter & Gamble Draw Russian Protesters' Ire". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ Schreck, Carl (26 May 2016). "Russian Election Monitor Sets Trap To Test NTV For Wiretapping". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ a b Robinson, Adam; Robinson, Olga; Sardarizadeh, Shayan (23 March 2024). "Russian TV airs fake video blaming Ukraine for Moscow attack". BBC News. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ Samantha Michaels (23 March 2024). "A Deepfake Is Already Spreading Confusion and Disinformation About the Moscow Terror Attack". Mother Jones. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ "НТВ показал в новостях фейковое видео, где секретарь СНБО Украины «подтвердил причастность киевского режима» к теракту в «Крокус Сити Холле»" [NTV showed a fake video on the news, where the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine “confirmed the involvement of the Kyiv regime” in the terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall]. Meduza. 23 March 2024. Archived from the original on 22 March 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ Calls for sanctions on Russian pay-TV Satellite platforms Trikolor and NTV+, Broadband TV News, 5 April 2022
- ^ Report and petition of the Denid Diderot Committee https://histv3.wixsite.com/denisdiderot
- ^ "U.S. Treasury Takes Sweeping Action Against Russia's War Efforts". U.S. Department of the Treasury. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ "Trushkin Ivan". The database "PUTIN'S LIST". Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ Kralova, Simona; Vetsko, Sandro (2 March 2022). "Ukraine: Watching the war on Russian TV - a whole different story". BBC.
- ^ ""People are being taken to slaughter like sheep." Moment of truth about war in Ukraine on Russian state TV". The Insider. 15 December 2022.
- ^ "Russian talk show host pulls a tirade on guest live on TV". The News International. 24 February 2018.
- ^ Green, Jessica (23 February 2018). "That's one way to end a debate! Russian talk show host brawls with his Ukrainian expert guest live on TV". Daily Mail.
- ^ "Guerre en Ukraine : "Nous ne pourrons pas remporter une victoire totale", la possibilité d'un échec de l'armée russe en Ukraine évoquée pour la première fois à la télévision d'Etat". www.lindependant.fr. 2 September 2022.