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Leaders Russian Public Television /OTP /appealed to Rospechat to allocate an additional 700 million rubles, which will go to the development of content channel. About this correspondent. ITAR-TASS OTP CEO Anatoly Lysenko.
He recalled that «On public television in 2013 the government allocated 1.5 billion rubles, but these funds are not enough.» Lysenko explained that «this amount of 700 million rubles was spent on the creation of technological complex with hardware, studios, although initially it was assumed that this base will give OTR» Star «.» So we asked the Rospechat to allocate us the subsidies that will go to the development of content channel «, — said General Director of the Public Television.
Deputy General Director Alexander Ponomarev OTP has previously noted that the Public Television also relies on the financial support of spectators and public organizations. » Money we do not have much hope that we can help our viewers, associations, from which we are already seeing interest in this project, » — he said.
Decree on the establishment of a Russian Public Television was signed in April 2012. organizational and legal form of the OTP is an autonomous non-profit organization that will be, and the founder, and the editors, and television broadcaster. Control over the channel will carry the Council on Public Television, which is chaired by Oleg Tabakov. According to CEO OTP, the channel will perform educational functions. Public Television will broadcast 19 May 2013.