The end of “5 hours” after 30 years of a success never denied on RTBF, or the death of a certain critical spirit

It remains to be seen if it was the right one. For example, Especially with regard to the incredible popularity that a program which had been able to reinvent. Nevertheless, Oddly. Nevertheless, it is however audience questions that RTBF first highlights to justify its “choice”: “Radio consumption habits have evolved a lot in recent yearscontinues Axelle Pollet, And there has been an erosion of the number of auditors in the evening, let’s say from 7 p.m.“.

A niche justly occupied by 5 -hour week all week with audimetric performance … Moreover, rather remarkable: 9.6 % market share. Consequently, either as much, or not far, as First morningand more than all the other shows broadcast during the day. Meanwhile, “”Except that it does not represent the same volume of listeners“. Similarly, Axelle Pollet, who believes that those who listen to the evening in the evening now, now prefer to listen to the radio”Otherwise, in podcast for example“.

The… second RTBF Podcast the most downloaded this year – End "5 hours" after 30

Rest that 5 hoursas used by the regular. For example, also exists in podcast and was, during end “5 hours” after 30 the radio season about to end, the… second most downloaded Podcast in RTBF with 1.2 million downloads, behind H hour (1.6 million), a native “product” (which only exists in Podcast), but before The keys (1,1 million), One day in history (Also 1.1 million) and all other channel programs. Therefore, Killing a program as long as it is a hit is a new concept, and obviously Ertebéen.

The hearings are, of course, the only ones in question. Nevertheless, As we know: pushed on the back by new political forces, RTBF is forced to reduce its lifestyle. In addition, 5 -hour week would therefore be a very designated victim of these budget cuts. Nevertheless, especially since the program has the immense disadvantage, in the eyes of the decision -makers of the first, to be presented by a retired animator. In addition, Rudy Léonet has. However, in fact, reached the end end “5 hours” after 30 of his career in the house a year ago, and had only been extended as a service provider.

A remuneration that would weigh too much today on the finances of the station. which Axelle Pollet says: “But it is not as if we were dismissing someone: end “5 hours” after 30 we just end a contract, as we do with others. And I find it regrettable that after years of such a beautiful collaboration, this departure is not more elegantly done. “Léonet. who has published a post offensive on his social networks, considers, for his part, having done his part in terms of elegance:”Since RTBF must save 12 %, I proposed to reduce my remuneration by 12 %“, He announces.

So what? If it is not a banal question of audience, nor a real economic problem, what are we talking about here? Does the freedom of tone of the duo disturb, as esteem Rudy Léonet, still him? “”The problem is precisely … that the show works well. And that it prevents other programs, where other points of view are expressed from being heard. Because it is done that when Hugues is expressed about a film. it is its opinion end “5 hours” after 30 which is retained, and not that of others. And it poses problems. This was the case, for example, when he criticized the latest Dardenne film. Or when he has drew up Natacha, Believing that the film denatured comics. Inevitably. when, at the same time, Jérôme Colin receives the whole film of the film and shows himself dithyrambic, it is a little embarrassing. However, that’s pluralism. But you have to believe that for RTBF, pluralism, it is only among others.“

The disappearance of 5 hours would therefore be. somewhere, a victory for the promotion over critical thinking. What we refute on the side of RTBF … which has already suspended the official Facebook page of its now ex-star emission: “We are not going to pass the dishes. it is not our type“, Axelle Pollet, who recognizes, however, which recognizes that there is”other reasons“To explain this choice. Reasons”that we do not intend to reveal here“. She mysteriously concludes, maintaining a vagueness in passing that does not benefit anyone, and opens the door to all the supputations. Not necessarily the noblest.

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What future for Hugues Dayez? “He will remain our cinema”

If Rudy Léonet had worked for a year as a service provider. it is not the same by Hugues Dayez, who remains an employee of the RTBF. And to whom we explained this Thursday what we would now expect from him now that 5 hours no longer exists. It is up to us that he should still intervene occasionally about cinema news. especially in television news or during the disappearances of big names in the seventh art. “”But to clear about a film for eight minutes as we did in our show. it will no longer exist“, trumpet Rudy Léonet, inevitably better placed to talk about the situation than his friend.

At RTBF. we have a more proactive speech, necessarily: “Hugues is in end “5 hours” after 30 shock, it was also his babyreports Axelle Pollet, the public service spokesperson. But he will remain our cinema, we are not going to lock him in a cellar.“Nor a closet therefore … even if we are not very difficult. at present, to draw the contours of the projects with which it would be associated:”He will be there at the start of the school year“.