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Belgium’s French-speaking public broadcaster RTBF will implement further savings under its next management contract and upcoming budget rounds, French-speaking Media Minister Jacqueline Galant announced on July 7, 2026, during a parliamentary committee debate on the 2026 budget adjustment, citing similar demands on other public bodies. Previously, on June 19, 2026, construction companies Besix InAdvance and Valens, united as Valbesina, demanded €112 million from RTBF due to a two-year extension during the construction of its newly inaugurated Media Square headquarters. On June 18, 2026, RTBF’s fact-checking service Faky concurrently found that many viral videos of young women in 2026 FIFA World Cup stadiums, which attracted hundreds of millions of views, were entirely generated using artificial intelligence. This followed King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium touring RTBF's new Média Square headquarters in Brussels on June 11, 2026, a facility designed to integrate advanced production workflows including virtual production and automated master control systems. Earlier, on April 8, 2026, RTBF revealed that Sandra Kim would serve as the spokesperson for the Belgian jury at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026, announcing the points during the Grand Final.
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