Less entertainment and more advertising on the arrival at RTBF
RTBF boss Jean-Paul Philippot. – © Imago/DTS Nachrichtenagentur
By 2028, the French -speaking public broadcaster RTBF must save 12 percent on its budget, which amounts to an effort of 55 million a year. In L’Echo, RTBF boss Jean-Paul Philippot announces that less will be used for entertainment programs and that he wants more advertising.
Philippot did not clarify which entertainment programs will disappear. Savings will also be saved on drama, and in particular French series. The RTBF continues to invest in Belgian series, Philippot promised.
In general, the linear programming is particularly affected. The digital activities of the broadcaster are spared, since the RTBF invested in « achieving the younger generations ». In that domain, the public broadcaster wants to « strengthen and clarify ».
Earlier it had been known that the RTBF will broadcast fewer sports competitions. In addition, the broadcaster will re -over its operating costs, the number of journeys will be reduced and all support services will be slimmed down.
On the income side, the channel would like to reintroduce advertising in the morning programs on radio channel La Première and after 20 hours on cultural channel La Trois.
With regard to staff, Philippot counts on activating incentive measures to encourage voluntary retirement. Departures will not be replaced. « In total, by 2028, just over 160 full -time equivalents, or 9 percent of our workforce, will disappear. When I started here in 2022, we were still 2,700. Today we are slightly less than 2,000. »
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