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Germany’s Oldest Private Regional TV Station RNF Halts Broadcast After Rescue Efforts Fail

The stoppage follows a leadership vacuum created by owner Joachim Schulz’s November death during preliminary insolvency.

Overview

  • The station said no bridge financing or investor commitment materialized, forcing a suspension of operations.
  • Twenty-one employees are directly affected, and the team says it will review possible next steps.
  • Provisional insolvency administrator Tobias Wahl reports funds are nearly exhausted and continues to seek buyers or financing.
  • RNF entered preliminary insolvency on December 1 after the company was left without delegated authority.
  • This is the fourth insolvency in less than ten years despite public appeals from regional figures such as comedian Bülent Ceylan.