The broadcasting Council of the Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (RBB) increases the monthly allowance for its current 28 members of 350 to 400 Euro. This amendment to the statutes has been decided by the public body in its regular meeting on Thursday afternoon, with two votes against and one abstention. The meeting fee will be increased from 50 to 75 Euro.
At the last meeting in November, an increase in the expense allowance at a monthly rate of 450 Euro had not been adopted after a controversial discussion.
The RBB indicates that this is the first increase since the founding of the RBB. Of the members who have now agreed to leave 19 after this session, the broadcasting Council, because the posting period ends, you wouldn’t have so increased.
The two countries, the transmitter expects that Winxbet in 2019 with a net loss of 84.6 million Euro. As would be expected in the coming year, income from 457,6 million euros and expenses of 542,2 million euros, informed the station beyond. This is clear from the business plan for 2019, the RBB broadcasting Council, acting unanimously, have found. The RBB will access as in previous years, the balance on accumulated reserves.
The RBB Board of Directors Chairman Wolf-Dieter Wolf stressed, the transmitter turn screw on the Costs and invest further in its programmes: “This will not be without a corresponding premium adjustments in the future, however possible,” said the Wolf. RBB-artistic Director Patricia Schlesinger said that by 2021, an increase of the broadcasting fee was necessary, otherwise cuts in the scope and quality of programs are inevitable.
2019 plan of the RBB, the 2017 started the Relaunch of its television division to continue, it said. Now the modernization of the radio fleet. Had planned a re-launch of radio Berlin 88,8, and the youth wave Fritz. Also the mobile usage gains more importance, it said.
in Addition, the transmitter is informed that the Green group in the Berlin house of representatives your group is sending Chairman Antje Kapek as the successor of Stefan yellow hair in the RBB broadcasting Council. Among the most important tasks of the broadcasting Council to choose the Director or the Director of the station, to provide advice on General program matters, as well as to monitor compliance with the program principles. The RBB broadcasting Council shall meet in public, its Chairman, the theologian Friederike von kirchbach. (epd)
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