The president of the Board of Directors National Television (TVN), Francisco Vidal, arrived at the Senate accompanied by the spokeswoman (s) of the currency, Aisén Etcheverry, to account for the channel situation.
In the public account, the broadcaster representative deepened the financial crisis that TVN drags several years ago. Before the senators, he explained that with respect to 2024 They registered $ losses15,065 millionwith operational costs of $ 3,470 million.
In that line, he explained that the public channel has remained in operation thanks to the credits with the endorsement of the State authorized by the late former president Sebastián Piñera and the current president Gabriel Buric.
“TVN obligations total last year loss at $ 5,287 million. In third place, it corresponds to the management, TVN had an operational margin of less than $ 3,270 million, essentially given by 10% of lower income we had in 2023, translated into a 5% market decline. In addition, there are a 6.7% of higher costs than 2023explained by the increase of the CPI in 4.5 and increase of 1.2% of sale costs, “he said.
-For this reason, he stressed the importance of advancing in the project that establishes a new financing system for the station, which is in the Chamber Finance Commission.
Despite the complex panorama, Vidal defended that “TVN is not dead,” and clarified the rumors of excessive hiring.
“In 2024 there was a Reduction of 62 jobs and a more efficient execution than all the costs and expenses of the company, with more efficient programs. Eye, currently TVN has 735 workers nationally. This figure reflects an adjusted structure and equivalent to March 2022, the last month of the previous administration. In this I emphasize because I have read in some parts that say that people have been sentenced. We are today at the same level of people in March 2022 ″.
Vidal also highlighted the progress of cultural program and services for the community, in addition to doubling “the tune during prime schedule with respect to the previous year.”
