Talk:TV-6 (Russia)

NPOV tag

A user added the {{NPOV}} tag writing: I share the authors's sentiments but the article should be written in a neutral tone. As I wrote on his talk page:

Every word of the article is from western newspapers. They are very anti-Russian, I know.

I don't know what your setiments are, but I think, based on the English articles I have read, despite the American propoganda, I think TV6 Russia should have been closed.

I don't read Russian very well. Please take the time to add verifiable sources to this artile, preferably russian sources, to "even out" the bias.

I am guessing about what portions you think are not neutral, because you really didn't explain.

I will keep the tag for a week, and if no one has come forward to explain why it is not neutral, after a week I will remove it. Udachi Travb (talk) 07:40, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

Thanks, I actually do not think it is pro-Russian or anti-Russian, rather pro-Putin and anti-Putin.

• The official Russian Governmental POV is that TV-6 like NTV before might be good in the artistic sense but were very poor financially. Thus, they went bankrupt. Also according to the government Gazprom is only 20% government owned, thus NTV is formally independent.
• The semi-official POV is that Eltzin Berezovsly and Gusinsky blackmailed the government (got all sorts of "government assistance" in exchange for withdrawing blackmail against particular member of the government), then under Putin this blackmail became more difficult, thus the government withdraw the money from TV stations and they went bankrupt.
• The third POV is that the main reason for closing the station was their independence and anti-Putin orientation. The government just pressed the oil and gas companies who were invested in TV to bankrupt them. IMHO the third POV is closer to reality but we still should represent all three of them and represent opinions as opinions not as facts.

We also need some factual information - then the station was founded, who were executives. The main shows, etc. Also we need to mention that then NTV changed ownership most of the team went to TV-6, changing the station from the third-rate to one of the most popular.

It is quite a lot of work. If nobody would do it, I will do it in a few days. abakharev 08:21, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

I clarified your discussion a little bit. Travb (talk) 08:36, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

I don't think the NPOV tag is the correct tag. Maybe the {{ Expansion }} tag. I am going to change the tag to this, if you disagree, you can change it back. I will explain why, IMO, the NPOV tag is appropriate.

Alex wrote: First The official Russian Governmental POV is that TV-6 like NTV before might be good in the artistic sense but were very poor financially. Thus, they went bankrupt. This is more of an expansion issue than a POV issue. You are stating the Russians government view, which is not skewed here, it simply doesnt exist right now. but were very poor financially. Thus, they went bankrupt. This is in the article, in the bankruptcy proceedings.

Alex wrote: Also according to the government Gazprom is only 20% government owned, thus NTV is formally independent. This is a NTV issue, better addressed on the NTV page.

Alex wrote: Second The semi-official POV is that Eltzin Berezovsly and Gusinsky blackmailed the government (got all sorts of "government assistance" in exchange for withdrawing blackmail against particular member of the government), then under Putin this blackmail became more difficult, thus the government withdraw the money from TV stations and they went bankrupt. This sounds like a conspiracy theory, which without more evidence (i.e. verifiable sources) I can't comment on. It is actually the first time I heard this, but that isnt saying much, since I havent been in the FSU for years. This will be the most difficult section to write about. Again, Eltzin Berezovsly and Gusinsky are not even mentioned in the article, so this article is no skewing the facts POV, the facts simply are not there.

Alex wrote: Third The third POV is that the main reason for closing the station was their independence and anti-Putin orientation. The government just pressed the oil and gas companies who were invested in TV to bankrupt them. I actually toned down the anti-Putin rhetoric from the articles I read, and simply stated the bare facts, or as much of the facts that I could gather from US English sources. I did add the state department quote, which is rather anti-Putin. Again, IMO I think this is a content issue, which means the article needs to be expanded, not that it is slanted POV.

Please keep in mind, I am a third party neutral, I am an American who has, to my recollection, never watched TV6 Russia. I don't buy the official American line either, as you can see. I stumbled across this article while I was radically updating Behind the Glass, which I am sure I have never actually watched. (Except the lurid sex scenes with some of the producers on the internet a couple of days ago).

I welcome any additions to this article, and I am surprised that an FSU person is supporting the American view on this.

We also need some factual information - then the station was founded, who were executives. The main shows, etc. Also we need to mention that then NTV changed ownership most of the team went to TV-6, changing the station from the third-rate to one of the most popular. I welcome these additions, and think it is a good idea. I never read much about this in the articles I read. In all honesty, I am kind of bored with the subject of TV6 Russia, after reading dozens of articles about TV6 Russia, its successor TVS (I wrote that article) and Behind the Glass and have moved on to other topics, like historic chemical weapons tests on Americans. Like most people I moved on, but I am watching my work like a mother hen or concerned babushka. Later gator.

If you want I can send these English articles that I reference, or I can post them online. Travb (talk) 08:59, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

Nothing about the channel itself

Most of article consist of "closure" section. We should add something about the time of existence. For example, it was the first channel to air in Russia Babylon 5 and Lexx series. Maybe, some translation from ru-wiki? Garret Beaumain 05:15, 26 July 2007 (UTC)

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