Jan Slagter has revealed live on television that he will scrap three programs, including one very big title. Only according to him, the presenter in question knows nothing. Is it Dionne Stax?
A commercial in which Jan Slagter calls on people to become a member of Omroep MAX to ensure that the loved programs of his broadcaster remain on the tube despite spending cuts, has led to criticism in today Inside. “Support Max now. The more members, the stronger we stand,” says the boss of the senior club.
Tina Tilamra
TV authority Tina Nijkamp shouted in today that it is nonsense. “The latest programs that will disappear are of course thinking of Holland and Heel Holland Bakt. Of course they don’t disappear!”
Jan now responds pissedly in the talk show Renze. “No, Tina Telraam, as we call her in Hilversum, is really completely wrong. We now have to cut back for 2026 for 20.4 million. That is the first tranche.”
Host Renze Klamer: “The question is: is there member fees going to these big titles?”
Very expensive
Yes, Jan. “We pay for large titles. For example, we contribute to Heel Holland Bakt. In total I think that we are on the programs around 5 to 6 million a year …”
Renze: “From the membership fee?”
Jan: “Yes. Yes, we also make a profit with the magazine. With us it goes to large programs. The whole of Holland Bakt is a very expensive program and we put money on it. (…) We really have to do those 5 to 6 million that we put on the schedule.”
Large program
Due to the cuts, popular programs also go from the tube, says Jan. “We give up three programs before 2026, and there is a big title – I am not going to say which, because people do not yet know – what we are going to stop. That is because of the cuts. Yes, a large, prime time program will disappear.”
So the presenter or presenter in question knows for nothing, and that raises the question: which show is it here? Is it perhaps the Dionne Stax show Aria?
Dionne van de Tube?
There have been no recordings of Aria this year, Tina Nijkamp emphasizes on her analysis canal. “There are also no calls that you can sign up as a candidate or public. Normally it is on television annually, but not yet to be found in the schemes? Does the curtain fall? At least for the time being? Does it seem strong.”
It will certainly not be a loss for the viewers, she thinks. “Of course, Aria was struggling last season with very bad grades. Unfortunately. The final had only 356 thousand viewers on Sunday on NPO 1 at half past nine. Well, that is of course far too little. It has always been a program, even before, that quite old scored.”
“Jan didn’t mean”
Tina does not think that Jan meant this show at Renze. “I don’t think he meant this by that, because of course this would not go through because of spending cuts, but simply because it scores too bad and it is a far too expensive program. It certainly costs more than a ton per episode.”
“Yes, if that scores so little, then the NPO says:” We just stop. Those three seasons were beautiful, but now it’s done. ” I think he meant a different program.