The large loop without a commentator on site: the device surprises the Binchois deputy, because the Tour de France is the most publicized sporting event, that televisions around the world go there, that Lille is a stone throwing of Belgium and that 26 runners in our country are registered, with each day a chance of victory.
Binche and the bicycle: little story of a large idyll
Laurent Devin does not intend to shoot the ambulance. He believes that the fault is not at RTBF which must deal with budgetary restrictions, but in the government in place. Tuesday, in the Parliament of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation, he therefore interviewed Jacqueline Galant, Minister of Sports and Media.
“For the first time in more than thirty years, Rodrigo Beenkens will not see Mont Ventoux of his cabin, but from Boulevard Reyers, cut off from all direct contact with managers and runners. However, as Minister of the Media, you know that journalists must overlap their sources and meet people. It will not be possible this time“underlines the socialist deputy.”Therefore, what message do you send to the very many viewers who will no longer be able to receive this quality information? Is this situation called to repeat itself? Will other sports be affected, for example Formula 1, the World Cup of football or the Olympic Games?“
If Jacqueline Galant carries the cap of Minister of the Media, she recalls that she is not responsible for the editorial choices of RTBF. “”Nevertheless, I am surprised that we continue to motivate each choice of removal of emission by these untenable savings. Indeed, if choices must be made, it is up to the RTBF to assume them, because it is the sole responsible for the choice of broadcasts broadcast. “The minister adds that RTBF has filed a positive budget of five million euros and that it is she who must be asked for”Know if it were really necessary to delete this report live or to remove other programs.“
Political savings and pressures: between RTBF and Tandem Mouth, it shakes
As a reminder, under pressure from the government, the Board of Directors of the RTBF approved last April a plan providing for a global reduction in its budget by 12 % by 2028, a saving of 55 million euros compared to the 2025 budget.
These restrictions should leave certain viewers hungry, like the binche bourgmestre, a fan of cycling. On his hunger, Laurent Devin also remained with the minister’s answer who leaves his questions unanswered. The Binchois concluded its intervention by once again comparing the coverage granted to the F1. “”What should we think of the live comments of the teams sent to Las Vegas, Abu Dabi, Qatar, Sao Paulo, Monte-Carlo or Miami? Is there a reality for cycling and another for Formula 1 and motor sports?“
For some, the example of F1 will appear purely fortuitous. Others may see it as an allusion to the favorite sport of the president of the MR …
