RTV Dordrecht: No linear television broadcasting more – MediaMagazine.nl

The local broadcasting from Dordrecht RTV Dordrecht wants to stop the transmission of traditional television programs. The broadcaster is under the administration forced to do so because the subsidy tap is further turned by the municipality. The local broadcasting makes the proposed measure on its website

Less subsidy

“The decision was partly prompted by the significant discount on our funding with a total of EUR 135.000, -.”, said chairman Cees den Bakker of broadcasting. “But even if not quite go off, we will not financially save to keep making television.” The management of RTV Dordrecht, the scenario for the future of local broadcasting this week offered to Councillor Peter Sleeking. The employees are then notified.

“The scenario has not yet worked out in detail, but it will have profound implications for RTV Dordrecht,” said President Den Bakker. “Television is expensive to make and declining subsidy, we can not maintain that.”

Website and radio

RTV Dordrecht wants to make the main broadcasting to medium website. The website will also continue to see filmed news items and event reports. In addition Drechtstad FM, the radio station FM 95.7, developed with more attention to news and presented programs.

Grant

Last fall decided Dordrecht City Council, following an earlier reduction of EUR 35.000, -, to the grant of RTV Dordrecht in 2017 and 2018, both years by a further EUR 50,000 – to reduce and thus comes in 2018 to EUR 206.000.-. The new scenario RTV Dordrecht can absorb the cut of 2017. “If the discount really goes from 2018, the end of the story seems to RTV Dordrecht, because we are heavily in the red, even if we stopped TV,” said Den Bakker.

“Decision rollback “

the Board calls on the council, therefore, to look again at this critical decision. “If the decision is maintained, Dordrecht, after nearly 30 years to say goodbye to a semi-professional local broadcasting. And that is certainly in light of the increasingly backward-local journalism a bad thing. “

The scenario was presented to the city council, the next time will be further elaborated on the human consequences. When RTV Dordrecht going to make the cover, is not exactly known yet. The new director / editor, which is currently being recruited, the major task will be to carry out this transition.