received a loan from a state-connected bank to acquire a stake in a project that saw Moscow theaters demolished to make way for shopping malls. Ernst's involvement was concealed by his partners and lawyers. In May 2016, Ernst was included in the sanctions list of Ukraine by President Petro Poroshenko; Ernst was denied entry to Ukraine. In September 2017, Vladimir Solovyov, a TV host on Russia-1, said in an interview that Ivan Urgant's bold joke about 'nightingale brood' being a good name for a show on Rossiya, which he had made in his show on Channel One Russia, was not a spontaneous but planned act approved by Ernst. "This dig on me took place on television! However, I didn't retaliate against Moscow, but Vania ran wild in his earnest. Someone must be having hard time getting over the transfer of some presenters from Channel One Russia to Rossiya. Urgant is just a tool", Solovyov explained his point of view, adding that "things are not usually done this way on TV" and that "this is a declaration of war". In September 2017, Mikhail Goryachev, content manager of Russia's leading digital television operator Tricolor TV, said that content distribution still refers to the situation when Ernst "stuffs subscribers with what he deems necessary" via TV channels and suggested that such content distribution will not be done through intermediaries but directly. In March 2022, Konstantin Ernst was sanctioned by Canada and the European Union. Filmography Feature films Television series Awards Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" I class – for his great contribution to the development of Russian culture and art, many years of fruitful activity. II class III class – for outstanding contribution to the development of national television and many years of fruitful activity. IV class – for outstanding contribution to the development of domestic broadcasting and many years of fruitful activity. Diploma of the President of the Russian Federation - for active participation in the preparation and holding of the Eurovision 2009 song contest in Moscow. Order of Friendship (South Ossetia) – for objective coverage of events in the period of armed aggression in South Ossetia in August 2008 Laureate of the "TEFI" award in the nomination "The best production work" ("Old Songs About the Main Thing-3"). Laureate of the State Prize of the Russian Federation References External links Official Biography in One Channel Official Website Konstantin Ernst in Bloomberg