Since February 2003, Pivovarov had been anchoring the evening news but was suspended for making a scathing on-air comment about his Namedni colleague’s unfair dismissal.

[4] When Pivovarov was reinstated, he was barred from prime time and became the anchor of the nightly news digest Today; thus, he began producing and starring in his own infotainment projects.

Under his leadership, RTVi has undergone a massive digital transformation into a modern multimedia organization, expanding its presence to all social media and mobile apps.

After creating Redaktsiya, Pivovarov was named one of the 100 Most Creative Russians what reiterated him as a respected and influential voice of the global Russian-speaking community, with his far-sighted perspective and engaged interviewing style.

Based on thorough research, newly released historical documents, and interviews with experts and surviving witnesses, each film sheds new light on events of the recent past, deviating significantly from the version imposed by official Soviet historiography.

One of the films, Rzhev: General Zhukov's Unknown Battle, was awarded a special prize at the 2009 ru:NIKA Ceremony (dabbed the Russian Oscars).