Why did the first channel close the program "while everyone is at home". Timur Kizyakov about the “orphan” scandal: “No one will do anything like this for such funds Adoption scandal while everyone is at home

At the end of last year, Kizyakov told Vedomosti that over 10 years, together with his wife Elena Kizyakova and the film crew “So far, everyone is at home,” they created about 3,000 video passports for children, the video on the air of “First” is a small transformed version of the video passport. These videos were shot at the expense of funds won at the tender and payments from the TV channel and sponsors: “State financing of our work has never been a secret, no one hid it,” but Kizyakov himself did not earn anything from this. The cost of one video is 100,000 rubles, he said. He assured that he did not declare the real cost of the video at tenders, since 100,000 rubles. and it looks like a frightening amount: “And we won’t be able to justify contingency costs if the children we came to shoot get sick.” It is impossible to save on the quality of videos, he is sure.

Tenders for the creation of video passports about orphans were won by four companies founded by Kizyakov, his wife and Mitroshenkov: Videopassport LLC, Videopassport Child LLC, Videopassport Charitable Foundation and Dom LLC. Most of the purchases of commercials about orphans were made by regional authorities in 2011–2014. produced from a single supplier - companies associated with "So far, everyone is at home." Officials justified such a purchase by the fact that the company registered the trademark "video passport" for itself and searches on the Internet did not find alternative providers of this service. With charitable organizations that tried to use this term, the creators of "So far, everyone is at home" sued. Vedomosti found two such claims, one was withdrawn, and the second one received a compensation of 20,000 rubles for the trademark owner. It is illegal to claim only one trademark in the tender documentation - officials must indicate alternatives, says Nikolai Voznesensky, head of the Goltsblat antimonopoly service: “But it will be problematic to challenge the results of the tender. Only a company that submitted an application for participation in the tender, but it was rejected, can apply to the court.”

State funding for video passports became known after a meeting at the Ministry of Education and Science in December last year, where, as TASS correspondent Tatyana Vinogradova and the Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper wrote, an employee of the ministry Yevgeny Silyanov said that Kizyakov receives money from the budget to create videos about orphans and is suing others charitable foundations if they try to use the term "video passport". A spokesman for the ministry did not answer Vedomosti's questions yesterday.

Mitroshenkov did not answer calls from Vedomosti. A spokesman for Channel One declined to comment.

Kizyakov confirmed to Vedomosti that he would no longer produce a program for Channel One. He insists that the producer of the program, Dom LLC, sent an official notice to Channel One at the beginning of June on his own initiative that he would no longer create a program for them: “We did this because of the unacceptable methods of work of the channel’s management.” Kizyakov refused to disclose the essence of the claims. “We do not know anything about the fact that the channel allegedly decided in April not to work with us anymore,” he emphasizes.

Kizyakov also insists that the break in relations with Pervy for Dom is not directly related to the video passport scandal: “Although it was extremely unpleasant for us that the channel did not protect us in this situation.”

Media reports that the TV program “So far, everyone is at home” will no longer be broadcast on Channel One. Representatives of the press report that the TV company terminated the contract with the third-party organization "Dom", which was engaged in the production of content. Official data on the possible closure of the program has not yet appeared, but the sources of the correspondents confirmed this information to journalists.

Insiders said that the contract was terminated based on the results of an internal audit. It was organized after publications in the media that the hosts of the program Timur Kizyakov and his wife Elena allegedly took money for the production of videos about orphans under the heading “You will have a child”.

"It is a fact. And the decision to terminate the contract with the company was made not today, but about a month ago. The channel began testing as soon as the first publications appeared in the media. As a result, the information about the fraud was confirmed, and it was decided to close the program. The main reason is the damaged reputation of the program. And everyone was waiting for some action from Channel One, ”correspondents quote an informed source.

As a result, according to sources close to the leadership of Channel One, it turned out that Dom received money not only from the TV channel for the production of an outsourced program, but also from the state, as well as from sponsors. According to journalists, among those who allocated funds for the creation of a rubric about orphans, there was a manufacturer of ceramic tiles.

The Dom company, registered in 2015, is owned by Timur Kizyakov and Alexander Mitroshenkov. A very small share of Dom LLC in the amount of 1% is also owned by the head of the organization, Nina Podkolzina. Correspondents contacted a business partner of a well-known TV presenter, but he said that he had no information about the financial scandal. “I'm away,” RBC quotes the man.

StarHit contacted the representatives of Channel One, but they said that they were hearing about it for the first time and could not yet comment on the publication that appeared in the media. It is likely that viewers will learn news about the future fate of "So far, everyone is at home" in the very near future. According to some unconfirmed reports, Timur Kizyakov may switch to Rossiya 1.

Later, the presenter commented on the situation to reporters. Timur Kizyakov said that the Dom company itself terminated the contract with Channel One back in May. According to the man, the sponsoring companies transferred funds not directly to the accounts of the TV project, but to the guardianship authorities. In addition, the transmission was subject to strict reporting. Kizyakov denied rumors that he enriched himself by creating videos about orphans.

“There was a huge stuffing on the Internet about the fact that, it turns out, we are making a lot of money on this. Now I believe that Channel One is trying to save face when programs with many years of reputation are leaving. And yet, to be precise, the “scandal” that these business organizations involved in the placement of children tried to inflate occurred in December. And for some reason, at that time, Channel One simply stepped aside and pretended not to know us. And now, in order to somehow save face, they have found a reason,” said Kizyakov.

The TV star also explained why he decided to stop working on Channel One. “The main reason is that we do not accept the Channel One leadership methods that are now being practiced there,” Kizyakov says.

At the moment, the employees of “So far, everyone is at home” are considering the future fate of the project, the radio station reports. "Moscow Speaks".

Recall that the popular program first appeared on the air of Channel One in 1992. The heading "You will have a child" began to be released fourteen years after the start of the TV show. Timur Kizyakov is the permanent host of the program.

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Image copyright Sergei Vinogradov/TASS Image caption Timur Kizyakov did not agree with the claims of Channel One against him and his wife

The first channel decided to close the program "So far, everyone is at home" after the scandal with "video passports". According to media reports, the channel's management found it unacceptable that the companies of host Timur Kizyakov received exclusive rights and funding to produce charity videos about orphans. Kizyakov himself does not consider these claims justified.

The fact that Channel One terminated the contract with the company that produced the program "So far, everyone is at home" was reported by RBC on August 15, citing sources on the channel. The creator and host of the program, Timur Kizyakov, confirmed to the BBC Russian Service that the program would no longer air on Channel One.

The producer of the transmission was the Dom company, 49% owned by Kizyakov himself.

The decision to terminate the contract between the TV channel and the production company was made back in May, Kizyakov says. At the end of May, "Dom" notified the management of Channel One that "the methods of the channel's management" were unacceptable, the host claims.

“I don’t want to stir up this topic, but, for example, when a company writes to a channel on production issues, and the channel does not respond to letters at all, how to deal with this? How should I deal with the fact that the channel delays funding? And delays happened all the time ", - said the TV presenter.

Scandal with "video passports"

However, according to RBC sources, the reason for the closure of the program on Channel One is the scandal that erupted in the fall of 2016 with the "video passports" of orphans.

Commercial companies linked to Kizyakov received more than 100 million rubles ($1.6 million) from the state to produce videos about orphans, Vedomosti calculated.

These videos were shown in the section "You will have a child", which was hosted by Elena Kizyakova's wife as part of "So far, everyone is at home." At the end of the video, viewers were shown a phone number where they could get advice about adopting a child.

The indignation of the leaders of charitable organizations and the media was caused by the fact that Kizyakov's companies became the owners of the exclusive right to produce such videos and receive subsidies from the state for them.

Kizyakov registered the video passport trademark, and only they could receive tenders from the Ministry of Education for the creation of such products. The creation of one video cost 100 thousand rubles (1.7 thousand dollars), the Ministry of Education said.

In addition, as a representative of the Ministry of Education and Science told at one of the meetings (TASS correspondent Tatyana Vinogradova cited his words on her Facebook), Kizyakov sued other charitable organizations that also tried to create similar projects.

According to RBC, on Channel One they found out that the Dom company received money for the column from the TV channel, from the state and from sponsors. The management of the TV channel considered that this spoils the reputation of the TV channel.

"Bone in the Throat"

Kizyakov does not consider the claims justified. According to him, “So far, everyone is at home” is a “bone in the throat” for competitors who also shoot videos about orphans. However, he did not specify what kind of programs in question.

"As long as we exist, there is and with whom to compare. Look carefully at these programs through the eyes of a potential adoptive parent - what information will give you a reason to go to the child across the country?" Kizyakov says.

He stressed that thanks to the heading "You will have a child" in "While everyone is at home" 2.5 thousand children from orphanages left for families. "And when 20-30 thousand videos are filmed, and five children are arranged, the efficiency is zero," he believes, calling the competitors' content "props" and "visibility."

Kizyakov said that all funding for the production of video passports came from government agencies - the Ministry of Education and Science or regional authorities.

"In order for a child to be seen, a certain amount of information is needed, a certain amount of professional work," he explained.

At the same time, Kizyakov claims that the rubric's sponsor - the tile manufacturer - had nothing to do with the videos, and the sponsor's gift goes to the children's institution where the child-hero of the rubric lives. Kizyakov included the expenses for the trip of journalists to the orphanage in the estimate for the production of the program - it was assumed that Channel One would pay for this.

“I wonder how the channel will comment that the presenters are leaving one by one. We will not make excuses, but will continue to do what we were doing. The program may die, but it cannot die,” Kizyakov said. He added that he is considering the possibility of signing a contract with another TV channel and continue to show "So far, everyone is at home."

The press service of Channel One did not comment on the BBC information about Kizyakov's departure.

"So far, everyone is at home" has been broadcast on Channel One since 1992 on Sundays. The TV presenter came to visit celebrities and talked with their families.

According to Mediascope (former TNS) TV meter, Poka Vse Dom has lately been in the second half of the 100 most popular programs among Russians over the age of 4 rating. The rating of issues of "So far, everyone is at home" in the spring did not exceed 3%.

The TV program “So far, everyone is at home” will no longer be aired on Channel One, RBC learned. The TV channel terminated the contract with the company producing "So far, everyone is at home" after the scandal with the financing of filming videos about orphans

Channel One terminated the contract with the company that produced the program "So far, everyone is at home." This was reported to RBC by a source familiar with the process of the channel's work with third-party content producers. Since the program does not belong to the TV channel and was created by the manufacturing company, there will no longer be airing “Channel One” “While everyone is at home”.

Information about the termination of the contract with the producers of one of the oldest programs on Channel One was also confirmed by another source of RBC. "It is a fact. And the decision to terminate the contract with the company [Dom, which produced the program “So far, everyone is at home”] was not made today, but about a month ago, ”a source close to the leadership told RBC on Channel One.

According to the source, the contract with Dom LLC was terminated as a result of an internal audit organized by the TV channel after reports appeared in the media that Timur and Elena Kizyakov, hosts of Poka Vse Doma, had taken money from several sources at once for production of the so-called video passports of orphans, which were demonstrated in the section “You will have a child”.

The heading “You will have a child” told about children from orphanages who need adoptive parents. “The channel started checking as soon as the first publications appeared in the media. As a result, the information about the fraud was confirmed, and it was decided to close the program, ”RBC’s interlocutor explained. “The main reason is the damaged reputation of the program. And everyone was waiting for some action from Channel One,” the interlocutor added.

According to a RBC source, it turned out that the company received money for this heading from the TV channel (for the production of the program on outsourcing), the state (for the production of so-called video passports for children) and from sponsors (for example, from ceramic tile manufacturer Kerama Marazzi).

According to the interlocutor of RBC on Channel One, the production of the program “So far, everyone is at home” was carried out by Dom LLC, registered in Moscow in November 2015. According to the Unified State Register of Legal Entities (EGRLE), 49.5% of LLC belongs to Timur Kizyakov, the same share belongs to his longtime business partner Alexander Mitroshenkov, another 1% belongs to the head of the company Nina Podkolzina.

The press service of Channel One has not yet commented on RBC's information about the termination of the contract with the company producing the program "So far, everyone is at home." RBC sent an official request to Channel One.

Timur Kizyakov, TV presenter of the program “So far, everyone is at home,” told RBC that he was not aware of the termination of the contract. “I don’t have such information, I’m away,” he said in a conversation with RBC.

The co-owner of the Dom company, Alexander Mitroshenkov, told RBC that he could not comment on anything, since he "had no information." “This is the first time I hear about this from you,” Mitroshenkov added, answering RBC’s question about the termination of the contract by Channel One with Dom for the production of the program “So far, everyone is at home.”

Funding for filming video passports

The fact that the companies that belong to the creators of the program “So far, everyone is at home” received funding in the amount of about 110 million rubles. to create videos about orphans from the Ministry of Education and Science and at the same time from regional authorities, at the end of December 2016, the Vedomosti newspaper reported. According to the procurement documents examined by Vedomosti, the production of one such video passport costs 100,000 rubles.

According to RBC, in June 2017, the Ministry of Education and Science signed a contract with Dom LLC for 10 million rubles. to develop at least 100 new videos about children in need of adoption. According to the contract, the duration of the video should be 30 minutes, including eight minutes with the participation of the child himself. The contract also provides for the production and publication on the federal TV channel of at least six videos, each with a running time of at least 6 minutes. This part of the contract must be completed by October 3, 2017.

The representative of Channel One, Larisa Krymova, then told the publication that the channel was not aware that the company producing the program was filming video passports with money received from the state. She also said then that the channel intends to investigate whether this violates the terms of the contract.

According to the newspaper, Channel One pays about 1.5 million rubles for one issue of the program “So far, everyone is at home”. The column “You will have a child” also has a separate sponsor - the tile manufacturer Kerama Marazzi, part of this money is also received by the creators of the program.

In 2015, Alexander Mitroshenkov, Timur Kizyakov and Elena Kizyakova received the Russian Government Prize in the field of mass media for the column “You will have a child”.

According to Mediascope, "So far, everyone is at home" is among the 100 most popular programs among Russians over the age of four.

In addition to Dom LLC, according to SPARK-Interfax, Timur Kizyakov, together with Elena Kizyakova and Alexander Mitroshenkov, is the founder of the Videopassport Charitable Foundation, Videopassport Child LLC, and Videopassport-Tula LLC. In addition, together with Alexander Mitroshenkov, he is a co-owner of Poka Vse Doma LLC.

It was these companies, as Vedomosti previously wrote, that in 2011-2014 won state tenders for the creation of video passports about orphans and received state contracts for their production. At the same time, with charitable organizations that tried to use the term "video passport", the creators of "So far, everyone is at home" sued. As of December 2016, Vedomosti managed to find two such claims - one was withdrawn, and the second trademark owner received compensation of 20 thousand rubles.

"While everyone is at home"

The program “So far, everyone is at home” has been on the air since November 1992. As part of the program, its author and presenter Timur Kizyakov comes to visit the families of famous artists, writers, musicians and athletes. In addition, there were several regular headings in the program. The heading "Crazy Hands" was published in 1992-2010, but was closed due to the departure of the presenter Andrei Bakhmetyev. The heading "My Animal" tells about the pets of the heroes.

Since September 2006, the heading “You will have a child” has been on the air, which told about children from orphanages who need adoptive parents. It was hosted by the wife of the main host of the program, Elena Kizyakova.

In December 2016, it became known that companies owned by the creators of the program “So far, everyone is at home” have received about 110 million rubles at tenders from the Ministry of Education and Science, as well as regional authorities, since 2011. to create videos about orphans. Kizyakov himself told Vedomosti that since 2006, together with his wife and the film crew “So far, everyone is at home,” they have created about 3 thousand such videos.

The producer of the transmission is the structures of Alexander Mitroshenkov's Transcontinental Media Company, Dom LLC, registered in Moscow in November 2015. According to the Unified State Register of Legal Entities (EGRLE), 49.50% of LLC belongs to Timur Kizyakov, the same share belongs to his longtime business partner Alexander Mitroshenkov, another 1% belongs to the head of the company Nina Podkolzina.

The program is three times winner of the TEFI television award. In July 2017, several times she was included in the Mediascope rating of the 100 most popular programs among Russians over four years old, ranking 39-56 in it.

With the participation of: Philip Aleksenko