The management board decided not to extend the contracts for three shows produced as foreign franchises in order to make room for new projects, while Vladimir Kecmanović will no longer edit the Cultural and Artistic Program
Arrival Less Grcic to the head RTS at the beginning of March, it meant personnel changes in that house.
The most recent happened on the last two days, April 17 and 18.
Resignation of Vladimir Kecmanović
First is Serbian Association of Journalists announced that Vladimir Kecmanović the editor-in-chief of the Cultural and Artistic Program of RTS submitted his resignation and signed a mutual termination of employment.
Kecmanović was also responsible editor of the Second TV program. It is not known whether his dismissal also applies to that position, and his name is still written on the imprint of the Second Program.
Vladimir Kecmanović did not speak about it to the media.
“For now, I cannot give any information,” he replied to “Vremen” with the promise that he would contact him when he was ready.
We did not want to publish the reason for his resignation, which is being talked about in the corridors.
Three shows cancelled
The day after that, today Saturday, RTS confirmed the information that at yesterday’s meeting of the RTS Board of Directors there were changes in the Entertainment program, i.e. that the Public Service program will remain without shows I love Serbia., Catch me if you can. i At dinner at.
As the main reason for this move by the management, the contract for the production of these television formats was cited, and as a key argument, a noticeable drop in viewership in the previous period was cited, which does not justify their further broadcasting in prime time.
The decisive factor in making this decision was also the financial aspect. According to the data that was previously made public, the production of some of the mentioned formats was a huge expense for the budget of the Public Service, costing up to 30.000 euros per episode.
It was also said that with this move, the Public Service of Serbia frees up space and resources for completely new projects that should also attract a younger audience, which was confirmed to the media by Sandra Petrović, chief and responsible editor of the Entertainment program.
Refreshing with new formats
She announced that the entertainment program of Radio-Television of Serbia will be “refreshed with new formats and a more modern production approach and with the aim of improving and deepening the genre diversity of the program”, while she explained the cancellation of the mentioned three shows as the natural development of television content, which implies “space for new ideas, authors and expressions. That is why, with a well-thought-out programming twist, we want to enable new formats to find their way to viewers and bring freshness that will delight the audience again and again”.
The most popular of these three shows is the quiz show I love Serbia. which has been broadcast on RTS since 2010. Actor Nenad Okanović, her recognizable face, told the media that a few more episodes should be recorded.
The first episode of the show I love Serbia. it was shown in 2011 and since then it has been hosted by Dragana Kosjerina Pedruv, while the quiz Catch me if you can. hosted by Kristina Radenković, and a humanitarian show At dinner at led by Stefan Petrušić, have been on the RTS program since 2020.
Source: Vreme
