“Smile again” Nikos Koklonis wanted to put many things in their place regarding what is being heard about the termination of Nikos Moutsina’s cooperation with Alpha which was officially announced yesterday and consequently the final termination of the show “Nikos Moutsinas Vradiatika” of which the production was carried out by his company Barking Well Media.

“There is no coflict between Nikos Moutsinas, Barking Well and Alpha today. There is a consensual divorce decided between Alpha and Nikos. The update I have is that… finally good, all is well. This,” said Nikos Koklonis initially.

-Did you find out after Alpha’s decision with Mousinas?

“No, I had spoken to the Program Director and he had informed me. An effort was being made in the last few days to see if some things could be changed, but finally Nikos and Alpha decided that this was the best thing. My own position, because I am not a representative of either Alpha or Nikos Mousinas but I am the person who speaks for Barking Well, is as follows.

NM Vradiatika is a show that went on the air with a lot of love but also a lot of problems that happen, problems I mean, what we call good luck, kid, on TV. When he ran Galatsi in the premiere. I would call Just a charm. And we heard a lot. That we didn’t pay them on time and that’s why they didn’t want to go out. I have heard of monsters and none of that is true.”

-Did you ever receive a complaint from Nikos Moutsina that he did not want to work with Barking well and that he wants to change companies?

“Yes. Nikos used to tell me that “since you can’t do what I ask for in the time I ask for it, should we leave it, my child?”. In this style, yes, he told me several times. There was the contradiction that I was saying that “each show has a specific budget which we can overcome to a degree that we will judge together and that your producer can, nevertheless if you want something more regarding the content you should get in touch with the channel. Because Barking Well on this show had absolutely no control over the content and I don’t think Alpha did either. In other words, all the content and the artistic direction were decided by Nikos Moutsina himself.”

-Wasn’t the budget for each episode specific and predetermined?

“It was, but as you know me, I always said I would give them something more. At some point, however, the above also needs a discussion. Above is also 50% above is both 100% and 500%
While we started out that way, we didn’t end up that way. Nikos Moutsinas made a lot of efforts with his return to support the team and the show and I have to admit it. After the holidays in Vietnam and after the resignation of Angeliki Giannakopoulos, which typically I did not need to be informed because her contract was with the channel. Nikos didn’t say I’m giving up and leaving because the editor-in-chief left. I spoke to Nikos many times on the phone and he said let’s find a solution”

– But there were no proposals for some persons to find a solution? (Pavlos Stamatopoulos asked)

“We didn’t sit down at a table to move forward. Because the show has a certain style and Alpha is a very serious shop, I think they said it’s better to stop here. Don’t go and do something else in the middle of the season to set up something completely different. You ask me if we as Barking could recommend at least 6-7 and Alpha another 17…

However, I want to tell you and be clear that Alpha tried to save the show, Nikos for his part in the way he thinks about it tried to save his own Project and Barking did not want to lose a mid-season production . Because when a production is lost, the company loses a job and the workers will have an issue. I think all sides have exhausted all the possibilities to get here today”

– I’m losing it somewhere… Since the channel wanted it, Nikos wanted it, why doesn’t it continue? (Grigoris Melas asked him)

“Perhaps the content wanted so much change that this change could not be made, at this moment, so the best solution was where we are, let’s part with each other’s arms. I can’t judge that myself”

-The content is clear that Mousinas wanted to do this show that he did before… (Sissy Christidou intervened)

“I don’t think because Nikos Moutsinas understood it either. He wanted to try to make a lot of changes, he was willing and I’m a witness to that.”

– What you say is very important because it sounds like Nikos had an attitude that he doesn’t care

“It may have started this way but I think it’s unfair that everyone is stoning Nikos because at least for the last 10 days I was in daily communication with him and after Angeliki’s resignation and he tried as much as he could to see what we were doing.”