Overview

• Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court dismissed RBB’s constitutional complaint, leaving the 2023/24 state treaty for the broadcaster fully in force.
• Judges upheld daily 60‑minute separate TV windows for Berlin and Brandenburg, mandated regional studios and offices, and a directorate structure; challenges to job‑posting and liability rules failed on admissibility grounds.
• The court said state legislators have broad leeway to design structures so long as program independence is protected, finding no impairment of RBB’s functionality or core program freedom.
• Political leaders and RBB management welcomed the legal clarity, with Brandenburg’s Dietmar Woidke praising the reforms, Berlin’s Kai Wegner urging swift implementation, and Intendantin Ulrike Demmer endorsing the goals while noting the scope question is settled.
• RBB estimates roughly €3.5 million in added annual costs from the regional and split‑program requirements, while separate cases linked to the 2022 scandal continue, including Berlin court rulings on a month of Ruhegeld and repayments now under appeal.