columnists

‘Syringe-TV’

Vladimir KozlovA pop science show offers viewers more entertainment than invention

Splashing out for sports

28/07/2011 19:32

You can try and watch Russian sports for free, but a satellite deal is really the only way to see the best events

Fake passions and TV justice

14/07/2011 19:57

If court shows often look like petty, pre-fabricated family dramas, it’s probably because they are

Music not to die for

30/06/2011 20:04

Russia’s free-to-air TV offers slim musical pickings today, from popsa lip-synching to veteran crooners

Death porn – dumb and dumber

16/06/2011 20:20

Crime shows provide Russian TV with a steady diet of violence, sex and police heroes. But does the same old formula still turn on the punters?

How not to marry a millionaire

02/06/2011 20:12

MTV’s latest comic Cinderella saga would be a bit more believable if the heroine wasn’t quite so dumb

Music for the tone-deaf

19/05/2011 20:48

Eurovision’s combination of trashy pop and weirdo kitsch plays well with Channel One’s core audience – but not due to any musical talent

Sex, but no love, in the city

05/05/2011 20:33

Careers come ahead of relationships, guests tell the new TV-Tsekh talk show

Product plugging? No subtlety required

21/04/2011 20:15

Advertisers who demand blatant product placement don’t realise they’re turning off their customers

‘It girls’ and goddesses

07/04/2011 20:15

Modelled on a US show, Ksenia Sobchak’s ‘Top Model po-Russky’ offers not so much catwalk glitz as budget bordello

No arty sex, please – we’re Russian

24/03/2011 20:19

TV censors will happily allow sex in reality shows – just as long as it’s not mixed with culture

Greed is good (for the ratings)

10/03/2011 17:43

It is a truth universally acknowledged that an ex-Communist state needs ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?’

Parfyonov, bathtubs and propaganda

24/02/2011 19:07

The former ‘Namedni’ host criticised state TV, but now his rebellion is apparently stalling

Is Kultura too high-brow?

10/02/2011 19:35

Culture on Russian TV sometimes appears stuck in an elitist ghetto, leaving younger audiences cold

Sex appeal, but no secrets

27/01/2011 19:02

Ex-spy Anna Chapman is deployed to raise ratings, but reveals only how viewers are duped by TV bosses

The Old New Year

13/01/2011 19:41

Russian TV has long been obsessed with retro. Is it down to a lack of new ideas?

Marathon man tours Russia to raise hopes for orphans

24/08/2011 15:12

Possible breakthrough in Politkovskaya killing

24/08/2011 13:12

Putin talks tough on the North Caucasus

24/08/2011 10:30

Avianova faces license threat

23/08/2011 16:20

Eto'o deal is done at last

24/08/2011 12:13

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