Deputy General Producer of Vasily Konov at the forum “Russia – a sports powerhouse” in Kemerovo, he explained how the television channel chooses to broadcast international competitions, and also explained how the participation of national athletes affects the television audience.
— We support Russian athletes and focus on Russian competitions. But we are not going to refuse to show the Champions League and the Europa League. “” exclusively shows all Russian football. All this is present in large volume, both on federal and thematic channels. Skiing and biathlon are presented.
When there is the choice to show or not to show competitions, we look at the situation as a whole. For example, the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championship. Without the participation of our athletes and with them, these are two different tournaments. We decided to focus on the Spartakiad, which was shown strongly. The posting of national competitions is a serious event.
We do not hide that there is a drop in grades, it is a normal situation. When there is a plot, for example, in skiing, between Veronika Stepanova or Teresa Johaug, that’s one story, and when there’s a confrontation between their athletes, that’s another story, Konov said.
Source : MatchTV
