Marcel van Roosmalen confirms in Pauw & De Wit that he and his colleague Gijs Groenteman are indeed in discussions with Talpa. “Well, we have conversations with everyone actually,” said the TV star.
The talk show that Marcel van Roosmalen and Gijs Groenteman make on NPO 3 is in danger of stopping due to budget cuts. According to the AD, the duo is now in discussions with Talpa about a program on Net5. They have some space left now that the juice show with Yvonne Coldeweijer is cancelled. What is true about the rumors?
To Net5?
Jeroen Pauw presents it to Marcel. “You were also in the news today, because the AD writes that you and Gijs Groenteman are in discussions with Net5, because your program will stop at the NPO at the end of this year. Is that correct?” he asks. Pauw & De Wit.
Marcel then says: “Well, we have conversations with everyone, actually. We have also spoken with them.”
Jeroen: “With who else?”
Marcel: “Yes, well, we have conversations with everyone who comes forward.”
‘With the doorman?’
Jeroen thinks that is too vague. “Yes, but with the doorman or also with…”
Marcel: “Yes, well, with the public broadcaster we are still trying to save what can be saved. Well, and with them.”
Jeroen: “And with RTL too?”
Marcel: “Well, as far as I’m concerned, we can also have conversations with them. We haven’t had conversations with them yet.”
‘Just gone!’
Jeroen is shocked. “We thought: we are from BnnVara, so we asked Suzanne Kunzeler: ‘It can’t be that this program just goes away, can it?’ She says: ‘I’d rather not, certainly not as far as BnnVara is concerned, but it has to do with the NPO’, so that still needs some work. Do you still have confidence in that or not?”
Marcel: “Well, actually all confidence, yes. I think: yes, those viewing figures are very good, so why wouldn’t there be an opening?”
Feverish
At the end of the broadcast, Jeroen jokes: “There are now feverish calls at all levels in Hilversum regarding the opening of our program, asking: ‘Marcel is talking to that one. Who else is he talking to and who is offering more?’ We will all follow that.”
“For now at least it is Net5, BnnVara would also like you to stay, RTL is eager but does not dare to cross over yet.”
Marcel finally: “Well, look, it can be arranged very quickly. If BnnVara really wants it to stay, it will be arranged within a day and the rest can always call me.”
