The owner of the Two Stars format accused Channel One of broadcasting the show without a license 
licenses. In a letter of claim from the copyright holder of the Banijay Group format, it is said that the channel aired a new season of the show without receiving permission to broadcast, Vedomosti writes.
The owner of the Two Stars show format Banijay Group sent channel to Konstantin Ernst a letter of claim due to the airing of the sixth season of the program “Two stars. Fathers and Sons”. It notes that neither the Banijay Group itself, nor the owner of the exclusive license for the production of the group's formats in Russia, “White Media” gave the channel permission to use the program format in the new season. Channel One did not buy the corresponding license to broadcast the program from the copyright holders, the letter says.
Earlier, Endemol, the owner of the “Just the same” show format, which was broadcast on the channel, made similar claims to Channel One. Then the First Channel insisted that in Russian legislation there is no such protected subject of copyright as the format. The lower courts sided with the defendant.
The Two Stars show is a Russian adaptation of the Stars on Stage international format, for which the Banijay Group owns worldwide television rights. Channel One aired the program from 2006 to 2013 and during this time showed five seasons of the program. The first five seasons of the rating show “Two Stars” aired on the channel in prime time and were popular with viewers. A new season called “Two Stars. Fathers and Sons ”aired on November 21, 2021.