TVR is in the Middle Ages, although it received 90 million euros of public money. Antena 1 knocked on the wrong door for CM 2026

Antena Group paid around 15 million euros to broadcast this summer's soccer World Cup, but as many games are scheduled at night, the chances of recovering their advertising money tend to zero. So he offered TVR to give him a part of the matches, in exchange for 5 million euros, but he knocked on the wrong door.

TVR is on the verge of collapse and has no eyes for the World Cup. TVR photo

Romanian Television, through the voice of its general director Adriana Săftoiu, clearly announced that there is no question of paying such an amount for taking over the matches from the 2026 World Cup, because it has no budget, but also because it has an outdated technical infrastructure.

“There was a discussion until Christmas, between December 15-20, if I remember correctly, at the request of those from Antena 1. They spoke with those from the Sports editorial office. They came up with a proposal, but as far as I understood from my colleagues, it is not feasible. From my point of view, TVR is a technological museum. Unfortunately”said Adriana Săftoiu for golazo.ro.

TVR, on the verge of a blackout

General director of TVR, appointed two months ago, did not shy away from telling things by name. Although TVR has benefited from 90 million euros in 2025, infrastructure investments have been neglected, and almost 80% of the current budget is consumed by wages and overtime. “Everything is on the table. Believe me, the situation was presented to me in such a way that there was a question of having a blackout, because the system cannot cope!

So between that and buying a competition, even in which Romania plays, I have a choice. In reality, the state of television from a technical point of view is medieval. For 15 years, no real investment has been made in this institution”, concluded Adriana Săftoiu for the quoted source.