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The Russian Television Industry in the Global Age
Moscow Goes Hollywood: The Russian Television Industry in the Global Age by Jeffrey R. Brassard A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Department of Sociology University of Alberta © Jeffrey R. Brassard, 2017 Abstract This study examines ways that both authoritarian capitalism and global flows of culture have shaped the Russian television industry. This dissertation explores three main questions: How does the system of state-directed capitalism shape television production, particularly with regards to balancing propaganda and profit? What kinds of representations are possible on television in Russia under authoritarian capitalism? What is the relationship of the Russian television industry with other parts of the global media industry? To explore these questions, this dissertation examines the structure of the Russian television industry with particular attention given to the most important channels and production companies. In all cases, the relationship of these companies to both the Putin-led state and their level of integration with the global television marketplace is examined in-depth. Using a mix of semi-structured interviews with industry workers, analysis of industry trade journals, popular press and textual analysis, this dissertation examines four of the main television stations in the country all of whom have different relationships to the state. I argue that typical accounts of Russian media as merely serving the interests of the state are overly simplistic. The expectation that television channels or production companies linked to the ruling elite create programming that supports the Putin government’s nation-building efforts while commercial stations use their platforms to criticize the status-quo is shown to be erroneous. -
TV Market and Video on Demand in the Russian Federation
TV Market and Video - 2013 December on Demand in the Russian Set up in December 1992, the European Audiovisual Observatory’s mission is to gather and diffuse information on the audiovisual industry in Europe. The Observatory is a Euro pean public service body comprised of 40 member states and the European Union, represented by the European Commission. Federation It operates within the legal framework of the Council of Europe and works alongside a number of partner and professional organisations from within the industry and with a network of correspondents. In addition to contributions to conferences, other major activities are the publication of a Yearbook, newsletters and reports, and the provision of December 2013 information through the Observatory’s Internet site (http://www.obs.coe.int). The Observatory also makes available four free-access databases, including MAVISE, DATABASE ON TELEVISION AND AUDIOVISUAL SERVICES AND COMPANIES IN EUROPE (http://mavise.obs.coe.int). A report for the European Audiovisual Observatory by KVG Research KVG Research belongs to the group of companies Key Vision Group and specializes in marketing analysis in regard to media. KVG Research focuses its on Demand in the Russian Federation TV and Video Market research on TV market and its main players. Own unique methodology enables to estimate general parameters of the TV industry as well as its certain segments. The data provided by KVG Research, was gained by means of own tools, such as multi-layer database TV RETE, TV PRODCO or TV PRETIUM, providing TV and production markets as for different levels of detail. TV MARKET AND VIDEO ON DEMAND IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION A report by KVG Research for the European Audiovisual Observatory December 2013 TV MARKET AND VIDEO ON DEMAND IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION IN 2012 TV Market and Video on Demand in the Russian Federation A report by KVG for the European Audiovisual Observatory DECEMBER 2013 Director of publication: Dr. -
Political Humor on Russian Television by Maria Tagangaeva, St
RUSSIAN ANALYTICAL DIGEST No. 126, 10 April 2013 11 ANALYSIS Political Humor on Russian Television By Maria Tagangaeva, St. Gallen Abstract Russian television broadcasts a variety of comedy shows that include jokes about politicians and political topics. However, the jokes about President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev do not break the rules of official discourse and are not threatening to the regime since they merely give the appear- ance of satirizing the regime. Political Communication and Jokes KVN Humor in Russia has always had a political dimension. The KVN acronym is probably known to every resident In the Soviet era, low-brow humor was a valve, through of Russia regardless of age. It stands for the Club of the which people could express their uncensored ideas. Sto- Funny and Inventive. KVN is a humor game and one of ries and jokes from that time boldly described the absur- the oldest shows in the history of Russian TV. It is broad- dity of Soviet reality and the attitudes of simple peo- cast on the country’s premier network, First Channel. ple toward it.1 KVN is a Soviet invention and is based on student In the post-Soviet era, Russia’s political engineers amateur performances. At the core of the game, stu- discovered humor as a power instrument for influenc- dent teams compete among themselves on stage, seek- ing the masses. Television is the most suitable platform ing to find the funniest answers to questions, improvis- for this purpose. ing sketches, and demonstrating their non-professional On Russian television today, humor has gained an musical, dance, and theatrical talents. -
The Film Industry in the Federation of Russia
THE FILM INDUSTRY IN THE FEDERATION OF RUSSIA A report for the European Audiovisual Observatory by Nevafilm with contributions from RFilms November 2009 The Film Industry in the Federation of Russia Research by Nevafilm, with the collaboration of RFilms (Invest Collegium) for the European Audiovisual Observatory. Director of Publication: Wolfgang Closs, Executive Director of the European Audiovisual Observatory. Supervising Editor: André Lange (European Audiovisual Observatory). Study carried out by: Oleg Berezin, Xenia Leontyeva, Svetlana Mudrova (Nevafilm Research); Konstantin Nafikov, Anastasia Tchudakova, Anastasia Bitkova (RFilms); with the participation of Alexei Sokhnev (Ministry of Culture, RF). Chief Editor: Xenia Leontyeva (Nevafilm Research). Translation: Michael Prokofiev. Editing and proofreading of the English text: Eclectic Translations and Susan Newman-Baudais (European Audiovisual Observatory) Publisher: European Audiovisual Observatory 76 Allee de la Robertsau – F – 67000 Strasbourg, France Tel.: +33(0)3 90 21 60 00, Fax: +33(0)3 90 21 60 19 E-mail: [email protected] URL: http://www.obs.coe.int Research Companies: Nevafilm JSC 33-2B Korablestroiteley Street, St. Petersburg, 199397, Federation of Russia Phone: +7 812 449 70 70, Fax: +7 812 352 69 69 “Tsvetnoy, 30” Business Center, office 307, bld.1 30, Tsvetnoy Boulevard, 127051, Moscow, Federation of Russia Phone / Fax: +7 495 694 2615 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.nevafilm.ru http://www.digitalcinema.ru RFilms (Invest Collegium Ltd) Kalashny pereulok 14, Moscow, 125009, Russia Phone / Fax: +7 495 690 37 06 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.rfilms.org The analyses presented in these articles are the authors’ own opinions and cannot in any way be considered as representing the point of view of the European Audiovisual Observatory, its members or of the Council of Europe.