Internet users continue to widely discuss on social networks the very unexpected decision of TV presenter Andrei Malakhov to leave Channel One and become the host of the “Live Broadcast” project on the “Russia 1” channel. Many are perplexed because they are used to seeing Andrey on the “first button”.
At the same time, people, in addition to trying to find out the reasons for Andrei Malakhov’s departure from the “Let Them Talk” program, want to understand where Boris Korchevnikov left the “Russia 1” TV channel. The fact is that Korchevnikov until recently refused to comment on his possible departure from the TV channel.
As for Andrei Malakhov, he has already managed to release several episodes of “Live Broadcast” with his participation. Experts are inclined to believe that Andrei will be able to join the new team in a short period of time and successfully introduce himself to the audience. After all, Malakhov’s professional qualities are not at all in doubt.
But the reason for Malakhov’s departure from Channel One, again based on rumors, is said to be a conflict with the new producer “Let Them Talk.” Rumor has it that Andrei simply did not want to turn his show into a political project, because he believes that people are interested in ordinary human stories.
Dmitry Borisov said that he tried to persuade his friend Andrei Malakhov to stay on the “Let Them Talk” project. However, Malakhov decided to leave the show.
Borisov admitted that it was a big shock for him that Malakhov decided to leave the project after many years of work. He was not the first to know about this. The new presenter also said that when he was offered to take the vacant seat, he could not imagine himself in the role of presenter. However, he decided that it was time to move on and perhaps he too would succeed, like his friend.
Andrei Malakhov himself wished his friend success in his new job and assured him that he would cope. He also advised Borisov to get to work right away and not delay. This way the audience will get used to him and then it will be easier. Dmitry Borisov noted that despite many years of friendship they are now rivals. However, they do not refuse friendly relations. Now it will be difficult for them to have conversations about work since they are hosting the same shows but on different channels.
On August 28, the Russia 1 TV channel aired the first episode of the “Live Broadcast” program with Andrei Malakhov. The TV presenter and his team went to Kyiv, where he met with Maria Maksakova and interviewed her. The opera diva gladly invited Malakhov to her home and talked about her most secret things. From the program, viewers learned how the opera diva lives after the death of her husband Denis Voronenkov, whether she managed to improve relations with her mother and whether she plans to return to Russia.
Andrei Malakhov had a fight with the management of Channel One. The cause of the conflict was the desire of the channel’s new producer to add more political topics to the “Let Them Talk” program. The presenter does not agree with this position of Natalia Nikonova, he plans to leave for VGTRK.
Andrey Malakhov is one of the main presenters of Channel One. He has been working at the TV channel for about 25 years. He began making his first stories - then for Ostankino Channel 1 - in the early 1990s. In 2001, he became the host of the talk show “Big Wash,” which was later changed to “Five Evenings.” In 2005, he began hosting the talk show “Let Them Talk,” one of the highest-rated television programs on Russian television. In 2016, the talk show took 7th place in the ranking of the most popular television programs in Russia. In 2009, Malakhov hosted the semi-final and opening ceremony of Eurovision in Moscow. Since 2012, he has also hosted the Saturday talk show “Tonight”. In the Forbes ranking of Russian celebrities, he ranks 30th with an income of $1.2 million a year.
Each episode of “Let Them Talk,” and the program is published four times a week, is usually devoted to one topic. Among the most resonant topics of 2017 are the case of Diana Shurygina, the struggle of TV presenter Dana Borisova with drug addiction, the murder of nine people in the Tver region, which was told by the only survivor of the tragedy, domestic violence, beauty standards and the consequences of unsuccessful plastic surgeries, as well as the fight for children - in particular , for the child of Zhanna Friske, which unfolded after the death of the singer.
Several media outlets immediately reported on the possible departure of Andrei Malakhov from Channel One. RBC cites three anonymous sources; correspondent of the publication “Current Time” Egor Maksimov writes about this without indicating the source of information. According to Maksimov and RBC, Malakhov will go to work on the Rossiya 1 TV channel (VGTRK holding) in the Live Broadcast program. It is led by Boris Korchevnikov until the end of summer, and then, according to RBC, he will focus on the position of general director of the Spas TV channel. All-Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company allegedly gave him a choice: either work at Spas or at Rossiya. Korchevnikov was unavailable for comment.
Neither Malakhov nor the press services of the TV channels comment on the situation. The TV presenter’s representative, Alexei Mindel, told Meduza that they “really don’t like the news that appeared in the press,” and he and Malakhov had just returned from the Heat festival in Baku. Malakhov was one of the hosts of the event, and it was broadcast by Channel One. VGTRK did not confirm information about Malakhov’s transfer: “Our entire management is on vacation, so this physically cannot happen at the moment.” The press service of Channel One is unavailable for comments.
Malakhov allegedly has a conflict with other leaders of “Let Them Talk.” RBC also writes about this, citing its sources. According to the agency, the TV presenter did not work well with the new producer of “Let Them Talk,” appointed by the General Director of the First, Konstantin Ernst. According to one source, “the channel brought back a producer who worked there nine years ago, hoping that she will help raise the program’s severely fallen ratings.” The publication does not give her name. As RBC writes, Malakhov’s colleagues are already moving to work for “Live Broadcast” on the Rossiya TV channel, and “Let Them Talk” is already selecting new presenters.
The ratings for “Let Them Talk” have indeed declined recently, but not too much. For example, in April 2017, according to the analytical service Mediascope, the program’s rating was 6.2% with a share of 18%. The year before, in April 2016, the rating was 6.8% with a share of 20.8%. The rating and share of the program dedicated to the case of Diana Shurygina were 7.1% and 19.6%, respectively. At the same time, the episode was watched more than 17 million times on the YouTube channel “Let Them Talk.”
Finally, all the i's are dotted - Andrei Malakhov officially left Channel One. “I was always subordinate. A human soldier, following orders. But I wanted independence. I looked at my colleagues: they became producers of their programs, they began to make decisions themselves. And suddenly the understanding came: life goes on, and you need to grow, get out of the tight confines.” , Malakhov explained in an interview with Woman`s Day.
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And in his address to the country’s chief television doctor, Elena Malysheva, published in StarHit, he was a little more specific: “We need to develop, you, as the producer of your own program, understand this better than others. And if at the same time I brought you up to a new broadcast topic called “First manifestations male menopause" is also not bad."
Now for people far from the television kitchen, it’s worth explaining what Malakhov meant. The fact is that Natalya Nikonova returned to Channel One as a producer. She returned and developed vigorous activity, seizing the reins of the “Let Them Talk” program. Employees of Channel One reported that Nikonova’s task is to “shake up the socio-political block of broadcasts.” These changes were not to the liking of the star TV presenter.
The changes, it must be said, were revolutionary. Firstly, Andrei, as they say, was deprived of the opportunity to formulate the editorial plan of the Let Them Talk program. He was assigned only the role of the presenter, to whom questions are written to the heroes and into whose ear monitor the director gives the commands “Let them fight,” “Don’t approach the heroine, let her scream,” “Approach the experts in the hall.” Malakhov was not satisfied with the “talking head” function in any way.
The second change concerns the subject matter of his program. If “Let Them Talk” previously touched on the social and everyday sphere, Nikonova decided to make the program a political talk show, which would talk about America, Syria, Ukraine and other news-producing countries. The new format has already been tested - the first episode of “Let Them Talk” with a new host was dedicated to Mikheil Saakashvili. Malakhov, of course, is not at all interested in politics.
Finally, competitors from “Russia” are said to have offered Andrey almost twice as much salary. And the “best presenter in the country,” as Malakhov was introduced to the “Live Broadcast” team, now really needs money for diapers, rattles and strollers - at the end of the year he will become a dad.
Just a few months ago, the actor was successful and in demand. He even appeared in Olga Buzova’s video. Now Petrenko is an alcoholic and lives on alms.
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Alexey told the guests of the television program that he had been struggling with alcohol addiction for many years; he was coded three times. “I started drinking at the age of 25, and by the age of 30 I definitely realized that this was a problem,” the artist shared.
He doesn't remember how he ended up among the homeless. But I am sure that I fell into this state due to the lack of constant work and the support of loved ones.
“I’ve been around since I was 18 years old, now I’m 38, I’m involved in television one way or another... I have no mom, no dad, no producers. My parents don’t support me, they say I need to go work somewhere in the housing and communal services sector, where I worked, but I don’t understand anything. They want to make me an average person. I’ve had a dream since childhood,” Petrenko told the audience.
Previously, the man lived with his parents, but about six months ago he met a woman with whom he later moved. “We lived together. At first I didn’t drink for a whole month, and then I started drinking. Because I don’t see any support. She completely destroyed me. They should accept me for who I am. I came home, Tatyana kicked me out of the house. Tatyana is a creature,” said an angry Alexey.
The hostess of the shelter explained to TV viewers that the actor was brought to her by a taxi driver. The stranger paid for Petrenko’s accommodation. The artist himself cannot remember the moment of his check-in, as he was completely drunk.
Alexey’s mother contacted the studio. She knew nothing about her son's condition. “He calls all the time in the morning, says that everything is fine, he’s going to filming. He lost his job, he had a normal job. Because of filming, he constantly asked for time off from work, so he was kicked out. He worked as an economist in the housing and communal services sector. No help. doesn’t want to, doesn’t want to go to the hospital, doesn’t want anything,” the woman said.
Then actor Leonid Dzyunik appeared. He and Alexey starred in the TV series "Trace". Leonid assured viewers that Petrenko’s problem is not that there are no roles for him and that there is no support from loved ones, but that he often appears in the studio in a state of alcoholic intoxication. “When we get on the bus before filming, he comes with a bag containing two bottles of vodka and starts drinking it,” Dzyunik shared his observations.
Experts have come up with many ways to help the careless artist. Someone offered him psychological support, some assured that Petrenko urgently needed a woman who would take him by the collar, shake him up and lead him to a bright future. Others recommended more effective measures: treatment in a clinic and a rehabilitation course. As a result, all the guests agreed on one thing: the life of Alexei Petrenko is in his own hands.
