25 Facts About Konstantin Ernst

Konstantin Lvovich Ernst is a Russian media manager, producer and TV host.

Konstantin Ernst is currently the CEO of Channel One Russia.

Konstantin Ernst's father Lev Konstantinovich Ernst, of German descent, was a Soviet biologist and Vice-President of the Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences.

Konstantin Ernst carried out research on genetics, biotechnology, selection of agricultural animals and cloning.

Konstantin Ernst's mother is Svetlana Nilovna Golevinova, a financial officer.

Konstantin Ernst graduated from High School No 35 located on the Vassilyevsky Island and in 1983 got a degree from the Biology and Soil Department of the Leningrad State University.

Konstantin Ernst worked in Vzglyad for two years as an interviewer, scriptwriter and director.

In 1989 Anatoly Lysenko, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the youth editorial office at the Central Television and head of Vzglyad, suggested that Konstantin Ernst start working on his own show.

Konstantin Ernst served as a scriptwriter, presenter, director and producer, experimented with ways of presenting information and would sometimes reincarnate into the protagonists of his show.

On 3 September 1999, following the resignation of Igor Shabdurasulov, who had been at the helm of ORT since October 1998, Konstantin Ernst became the TV channel's interim CEO, while maintaining his post of executive producer.

Konstantin Ernst continued to combine the roles of CEO and executive producer until July 2001, when Alexander Faifman became the new executive producer of ORT.

Konstantin Ernst explained this name change by a discrepancy between the channel's legal status and the notion of public television.

Konstantin Ernst was considering the possibility of using it as a venue for testing new projects and participating in competitions for broadcasting in decametric waves.

In 2010, Konstantin Ernst attempted to implement vertical integration into Russian television, a widespread approach in the United States and some European countries, which means new episodes of serials are aired once a week at a specific time.

Konstantin Ernst added that "Zemfira had breached her contract with REAL Records, a company that I was heading at that time, but I decided not to sue her".

Konstantin Ernst did not provide any details on the supposed breach of contract between Zemfira and REAL Records, stating only that this had happened some five or seven years before that.

Konstantin Ernst added that the message on the singer's official website, which had disappeared on the morning of 10 February 2014 was a means to express her discontent over the issue.

The article ended with the comment that "at 50, Konstantin Ernst had a dozen of first-class personal projects, with its top-hit Prozhektorperiskhilton, whereas at 55, all Konstantin Ernst had to offer is Urgant, balancing on the edge of the limit".

On 22 December 2016, Konstantin Ernst said in an exclusive interview to Gazeta.

On 4 September 2017, Konstantin Ernst said that Channel One Russia had no plans to put matches of the Russian Football Championship on its broadcast schedule, because "television is designed differently" and "it makes no sense to air some individual matches".

The Pandora Papers leaks revealed that Konstantin Ernst was a secret shareholder in a $1 billion project where Konstantin Ernst obtained his stakes through a loan with a state-connected bank, which meant that he put up none of his money.

Konstantin Ernst concealed his involvement in the project through lawyers and partners.

On 21 July 2014, the Russian version of Tatler announced that "Konstantin Ernst had definitely put his young girlfriend on the list of his social events", adding that "Sofya Zaika, former employee of the Ulyana Sergeenko fashion house, readily changed funny parties at Simach and audacious photo sessions for cultural receptions and timid remarks that are hardly audible from behind the TV titan's shoulder".

In May 2016, Konstantin Ernst was included in the sanctions list of Ukraine by President Petro Poroshenko; Konstantin Ernst was denied entry to Ukraine.

In March 2022, Konstantin Ernst was sanctioned by Canada, the United Kingdom and the European Union.