Overview

• WDR and Bayerischer Rundfunk launched a routine revision of the Frankfurt Börsenstudio’s past subcontractor and service provider contracts in April to assess regulatory compliance.
• HR programming director Julia Krittian informed intendant Florian Hager of preliminary non-compliant findings during an early April management meeting.
• Hessischer Rundfunk maintains investigators have found no indications of bribery, enrichment or other fraudulent conduct.
• The probe was initiated through scheduled audit protocols rather than an external tip, and its final report is pending completion of the review.
• The Börsenstudio continues reporting from behind Germany’s main trading floor, with management ready to implement any recommended changes.