TVS (Russia)
| TVS ТВС |
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| Launched | 2002-06-01 |
| Closed | 2003-06-23 |
| Owned by | Media-Sotsium Partnership |
| Picture format | SECAM (576i 4:3) (SDTV) |
| Country | Russia |
| Broadcast area | Russia |
| Headquarters | Moscow, Russia |
| Replaced | TV-6, NTV Plus Sport |
| Replaced by | Sport TV channel |
| Website | http://tvs.tv/ (Defunct) |
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| Terrestrial | |
| Terrestrial | 6 |
| Cable | |
| Mostelekom | 6 |
TVS (Russian: Телекомпания ТВС, TVS Television) was a private Russian television network which was shut down by the Press Ministry of Russia on June 22, 2003.
On January 11, 2002, a separate Russian television channel, TV-6 lost a court battle over bankruptcy and was placed into liquidation by a unanimous decision of thirteen judges of the Russian Supreme Arbitration Court.
At midnight on January 22, 2002 the Press Ministry pulled TV-6 off the air. The frequency was temporarily filled with programming from the NTV Plus Sports satellite channel. The auction for TV-6's old frequency took place on March 27, 2002. The Media-Sotsium partnership won the frequency auction, becoming the licensee and broadcaster, with the employees of the former channel TV-6 forming much of the production staff.
On June 1, 2002 TVS began broadcasting. On July 22, 2002 the Moscow Arbitration Court ruled that MNVK was taken off the air unlawfully.
Many Russians and foreigners consider TVS' editorial policy to be critical towards the government of Vladimir Putin and Mikhail Kasyanov. It was considered to be the last channel with completely independent editorial policy.
Suffering from low ratings (the main channel projects, Dengi series and reality show Za steklom 3: Teper ty v armii failed) and poor advertising revenue, TVS had many financial problems. TVS's debt to Vneshekonombank (the Bank for Foreign Economic Activity) came to about US$100 million. TVS also owed more than $6 million in back pay to employees, who had not been paid for some three months.
Mostelekom (the city-owned cable operator that carried TVS in Moscow) began switching TVS' signal off Moscow's cable television networks on June 2, 2003, which rendered more than 90% of Moscow residents unable to view it. Mostelekom demanded that the TV company's shareholders pay off arrears of RUB 245,672m ($8 million).
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