In a TV interview with Gerhard Koller, Heinz Lederer, head of the SPÖ circle of friends in the ORF, takes a hard line on the negotiations on the future ORF budget tax with the federal government: “The government has left a mess in the ORF .” The SPÖ board is now calling for a number of program innovations.
“The ORF needs to get out of its bloated position and communicate on an equal footing with the newspaper publishers.” In addition, the ORF is too old and too rigid and must appeal to much more younger target groups than before. In the future, investments should mainly be made in “programme, programme, programme”. And in positive entertainment formats, because a lot of people are very concerned right now. It is the job of the ORF to counter these concerns with a positive program.
Praise for ORF boss Weißmann
Savings are part of ORF and will continue to be so in the future. In contrast to the government, ORF Director General Roland Weißmann had words of praise: Weißmann conducted the negotiations on the future ORF budget levy constructively – unlike the government, whose approach had turned the media industry into a minefield.
More details, such as how the ORF will be funded in the future and what opportunities the “digital ORF” will have on the Internet, can be seen in the video above.
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