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The Weißmann Case: Chats, Money, and the ORF in Trouble: Former ORF Director General Roland Weißmann is suing his former employer. While the internal ...
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Ö3 presenter Andi Knoll in Nikolsdorf: In search of the secret recipe for Schlipfkrapfen - | East Tyrol
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FPÖ Presents ORF Referendum Proposal: “A Third of the Current Budget Will Probably Be Enough”
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Key FactsFPÖ launches ORF initiative on budget funding
Sep 30, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: diepresse.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: diepresse.com
- The FPÖ wants ORF financed through the federal budget and shaped as an objective, lean Austrian broadcaster.
- Hafenecker says probably one-third of the current budget would suffice; about €750 million currently comes from the ORF contribution.
- According to the latest Digital News Report, 66 percent of respondents consider ORF trustworthy; critics warn of political dependence.
- ORF Director-General Ingrid Thurnher rejects the propaganda allegation and announces structural reforms with significantly less money.
Probably a third of the current budget will be enough.— Christian Hafenecker, FPÖ General Secretary, remarks at the press conference launching the ORF referendum
U-turn: Ani Gülgün-Mayr has finally received her citizenship: The Falter reported on the seemingly absurd reasons why ORF journalist Ani Gülgün-Mayr received ...
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My suffering over the Babler affair is also suffering because of the ORF: Plague column. News from the corrupted world 1998
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OpinionCan Zeiler be SPÖ 2.0?: Gerhard Zeiler challenges Andreas Babler. Behind the personnel debate lies the question of the SPÖ's course and future.
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Paid articlePaywallKey FactsBabler seeks to retain SPÖ leadership after Zeiler’s move
Sep 26, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: kleinezeitung.at
- Babler said Zeiler’s move was no reason for him to withdraw from party leadership.
- He cited his March reelection and a clear mandate received six months earlier.
- Regarding a possible Zeiler candidacy, Babler cited existing rules and said it currently amounted only to rumors.
- Under the statutes, ten percent—around 13,000 members—can trigger a direct election; the board may convene a special party congress.
I believe that in the near future it will become clear that the public pressure within the party will be so strong that even the party chairman will see that it is better to step down.— Peter Pelinka, longtime journalist who advises Zeiler, told Ö1.
"Disposal of left-wing pigs": FPÖ leader Kickl unleashes online mob on ORF journalists
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Why has a TV presenter who has lived in Austria for over 50 years been denied citizenship?
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Kickl in a summer interview: "How can anyone ask such a stupid question?": The FPÖ leader doesn't really believe in man-made climate change ...
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Key FactsKickl rejects higher pension age, questions human climate impact
Sep 8, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: diepresse.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: diepresse.com
- Kickl questioned a substantial human contribution to climate change and called Austrian climate protection a waste of money.
- Regarding an extension of military service, Kickl left open whether the FPÖ would support the required constitutional amendment.
- On pensions, Kickl rejected raising the retirement age and adjustments below the inflation rate.
- Kickl dismissed the constitutional protection report and said he had no membership register of the Identitarians.
I will not allow those who work to protect the borders to be demonized.— Herbert Kickl, FPÖ leader; in the ORF Sommergespräch with Simone Stribl, on migration and border protection
ORF Foundation Board faces collapse: Expert panels presented proposals for the future of the ORF
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OpinionAttack on Democracy and the Media: Can We Still Hold Out?: The triumph of the far-right AfD in Saxony-Anhalt is a warning sign, also for Austria. Here ...
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Paid articlePaywall The Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) proposes abolishing the ORF fee and financing the ORF from the state budget.
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The Freedom Party continues to put pressure on public broadcasting: Party leader Herbert Kickl announced a "major ORF referendum" in a "summer interview" on ... Show more
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“Please define for me: What is right-wing extremism?” Marlene Svazek in “The Conversation”
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Record number of visitors in Ellmau: ORF Summer Getaway stops at Ellmi's Magic World - | Kufstein
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Andreas Babler in the ORF summer interview: "There's always something going on in the SPÖ"
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Key FactsBabler outlines SPÖ positions in ORF summer interview
Aug 24, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: diepresse.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: diepresse.com
- The drought relief package agreed the previous week by ÖVP, SPÖ and Neos, to which the Climate Act is linked, is intended to support Austria’s climate targets for 2040 but includes no sanctions; Babler announced a climate roadmap by 2027.
- On healthcare, Babler acknowledged that his promise of a specialist appointment within 14 days has not yet been fulfilled and proposed dissolving Prikraf and redirecting 200 million euros to public hospitals.
- The government plans to transfer rejected asylum seekers to return centres outside Europe, although the locations of these centres remain unclear; Babler supported combining humanity with orderly procedures.
- Amid current polls putting the SPÖ at 16 percent, Babler said he wanted to regain voters’ trust after the party assumed responsibility in the coalition with ÖVP and Neos.
If anyone accuses me of lacking humanity, that accusation will reveal itself — I am very proud to be humane.— Andreas Babler, during the ORF Summer Interview, on humanity in asylum policy and orderly procedures
From Grein: Paul Huemer heads the new ORF office in Beirut - | Perg: The ORF (Austrian Broadcasting Corporation) is establishing a new location in the Middle ...
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ORF takes its €93 million funding cut to the Constitutional Court: The government is cutting federal funding for the ORF by €93 million annually ...
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Pink issues: What Meinl-Reisinger answers her critics: Beate Meinl-Reisinger defended the Neos' work in government in the ORF "Summer Interview" ...
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Armin Wolf: "I'm totally nice anyway": He "doesn't have that many opinions," says the controversial "ZiB 2" presenter. A conversation on the occasion of ...
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"Radio Knolliday": Ö3 presenter experienced East Tyrol live on the Way of St. James - | East Tyrol
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Gewessler admits "mistakes" in asylum policy in the ORF summer interview: "The Greens in their prime" were able to play on their pet topic of heat and climate ...
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Trial begins: Weißmann vs. ORF: On Tuesday, the first of three labor court proceedings began. Former ORF Director General Roland Weißmann is challenging his ...
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The Vienna Higher Regional Court has ruled in favor of FALTER in the Weißmann case. The publication of all Weißmann chats printed by FALTER is permissible ... Show more
Peter Westenthaler calls the new ORF head "ÖVP-ORF Director General Kim Jung Pig"
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ORF Director General Pig: Want to outsource problem cases to a "bad bank": The new ORF Director General, Clemens Pig, doesn't necessarily want to raise the ...
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ORF: Lamentations at Küniglberg: Tomorrow, the ORF Foundation Board, chaired by Heinz Lederer, will meet to appoint the new management team ...
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Weißmann chat case: The Vienna Higher Regional Court fully upholds FALTER's appeal in the second instance. As a reminder: In April ... Show more
The chairman of the ORF Foundation Board under suspicion: Heinz Lederer, head of the ORF Foundation Board, is alleged to have threatened Roland Weißmann in a ...
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Fünf Stationen: ORF Sommerfrische macht Halt im Bezirk Kitzbühel - Kitzbühel: ORF's "Summer Getaway" program will be filming in Kitzbühel, Oberndorf ...
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Love Stories on ORF: Mayor Fenk from Putzleinsdorf looks for love on TV - | Rohrbach
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ORF III boss Schöber has to go after compliance report: ORF director Ingrid Thurnher has dismissed the head of ORF III, Peter Schöber, from his post following a ...
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Broadcasting lawyer: ORF should request a higher ORF fee: So that he can take action against the "EU | and constitutionally questionable" cut of 93 million euros ...
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ORF Radio Tirol in Neustift: Summer Getaway on the Elfer - | the "viewing balcony of the Stubai Valley" - | Stubai-Wipptal
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Time out on the Postalm: Schärding's "Alpine nurse" even impresses ORF - | Schärding
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Sports journalist legend Michael Kuhn is dead: Sports journalist Michael Kuhn died in Carinthia on Wednesday night at the age of 88. His daughter informed the ...
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"I'm just a co-presenter now": ORF star Norbert Oberhauser has become a father of twins
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El-Gawhary: | "One is defamed as a Jew-hater, anti-Semite, and Hamas sympathizer"
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Culture as a deceptive package at the ORF: The ORF is quietly and secretly reducing its cultural programming. 400 artists and cultural professionals and 30 arts ...
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Several PlayStation fans have also predictably started petitions on Deine Plattform für Petitionen , though the largest such petition was actually submitted by Canadian retailer PNP ... Show more
Raiffeisen and industry propose that ORF.at should be jointly operated by Austrian media outlets
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Compliance: ORF's most expensive manager, Pius Strobl, suspended with immediate effect
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Clemens Pig: The Hour of the "Second Counter": The excitement beforehand was great, the election itself went as expected: Clemens Pig is the new Director General ...
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After the Roland Weißmann case: What can still save the ORF?: The new ORF Director General, Clemens Pig, could look to Europe for examples of how to keep public ...
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Paid articlePaywall Parliament: Blue News from Parliament: The House sends out a supposedly objective statement - | however, the content comes from the office of the President of ...
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ORF Press Hour: Finance Minister Defends Budget and Warns Against Pension System Reform
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Bureaucratic harassment: Homeland, foreign homeland: ORF presenter Ani Gülgün-Mayr wants to finally become an Austrian citizen after five decades in the country ...
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ORF Foundation Board member Meryn resigns mandate following Westenthaler attacks: His resignation is likely related to attacks by the FPÖ Foundation Board member ...
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ORF Election: Candidate Eva Schütz reclaimed "Exxpress" shares: Eva Schütz, the publisher of "Exxpress," is now registered in the commercial register with 15 ...
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ORF election: Thurnher has Armin Wolf's social media post reviewed: WIEN. ORF-Generaldirektorin Ingrid Thurnher hat nach einem Social Media-Posting des ...
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After weeks of negotiations, Finance Minister Markus Marterbauer (SPÖ) presented the double budget. The starting point for the budget consolidation is the ... Show more
OpinionDornauer's fiancée Eva Schütz applies for ORF top job: Media manager Eva Schütz, engaged to Georg Dornauer, is applying for the top job at the ORF ...
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Thurnher: Savings plans for the ORF could be unconstitutional: "Does anyone in this country really believe that Austria will be better off if the ORF is worse ...
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ORF manager Zierhut-Kunz allegedly refused to pay a cabaret artist's fee because of FPÖ satire
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Austrian court orders ORF to fix deceptive cookie banner: Austrian court orders public broadcaster ORF to make cookie banner reject button equally prominent in ...
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Eurovision: Israel's Noam Bettan 'shocked' by semi-final protests: Noam Bettan was met with a mixture of cheering, boos and chants as he performed in Vienna on ...
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Key FactsBulgaria Claims First Victory at ESC 2026
May 18, 2026 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: stern.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: stern.de
- The 2026 Eurovision Song Contest concludes with Bulgaria winning for the first time, scoring a total of 516 points with Dara’s "Bangaranga."
- Israel once again dominates the audience vote, receiving maximum points from Germany and demonstrating strong viewer participation despite political controversies.
- Juries and viewers largely agreed on the winner this year, a rare occurrence, with three countries awarding full points to the Bulgarian entry.
- Germany’s Sarah Engels placed near the bottom with "Fire," continuing a pattern of limited success in the contest’s recent history.
Survey: Half of respondents want to hear more Austrian music on ORF: 51.5 percent definitely or rather want to hear more music from Austrian musicians on ORF ...
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ORF election - | Totzauer wants to lead ORF out of a "fundamental crisis": VIENNA. Lisa Totzauer aims to score points with a "deep understanding" of the ORF ...
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Planned streaming levy divides opinions: The telecommunications/broadcasting association and the association of private broadcasters criticize the 12 percent ...
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ORF employee spoke to works council about Weißmann's advances as early as 2022
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Opinion2nd Opinion: Teenager in the ORF Executive Chair: By publishing verbatim chats between Roland Weißmann and the employee who forced his resignation ...
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New allegations against ORF 3 boss Peter Schöber are serious: Roland Weißmann's case has dragged down other top ORF officials. On Tuesday ...
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ORF in Austria: A woke chastisement agency whose boss sends out dick pics: "Sex when I want sex," the director general of the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation ...
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Consequences: Thomas Prantner leaves ORF Foundation Board with immediate effect: Thomas Prantner is no longer a member of the ORF Foundation Board ...
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Pius Strobl, with a salary of €469,000, is the undisputed highest earner at the ORF (Austrian Broadcasting Corporation) and intends to sue for a luxurious ... Show more
Podcast: The Weißmann Chats: What the former ORF Director General really wrote to his employee - | Episode #1621
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How the Farmers' Association secretly cross-financed an ORF documentary about Erwin Pröll
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FPÖ brunch at the Linz Urfahraner market: Herbert Kickl on May 1st: "We will win the crucial election"
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OpinionORF: Walking a tightrope between enlightenment and exposure: You asked me something: Why didn't profil publish the Weißmann chats? Let me explain.
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Hundreds of ORF journalists protest against abuse of power and party politics at ORF
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Key FactsORF Journalists Stand Against Abuse of Power
May 1, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: derstandard.at
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: derstandard.at
- Hundreds of ORF journalists have publicly protested since April 29 against political interference and misuse of power within the broadcaster.
- They emphasize their desire to work independently, rejecting association with scandals and misconduct they did not cause.
- The movement was triggered by the Weißmann case involving allegations against the former ORF Director General.
- Newly appointed Director General Ingrid Thurnher established a transparency board to investigate past issues and promote systemic reforms.
We want to do our jobs and not be associated with scandals and misconduct that we have nothing to do with.— Statement by ORF journalists collective for the '#nichtmituns' action on social media and the website
Weißmann case: Public prosecutor's office orders securing of materials: The Vienna Public Prosecutor's Office is investigating the woman and her lawyer ...
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Allegations of sexual assault: What can still be said?: An ORF employee has accused her former boss, Roland Weißmann, of sexual harassment and disclosed chats ...
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Nude photos, threats, and pressure: FALTER was leaked chats suggesting that former ORF top manager Roland Weißmann harassed an ORF employee for over three and ... Show more
FALTER | Independent Journalism from Austria
FALTER | Independent Journalism from Austria
Now the ORF is considering "employment law consequences" for a whistleblower: The lawyer for the ORF Foundation Board leadership, Roland Gerlach ...
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Investigations against ORF employee, a new lawsuit and the new job posting: The public prosecutor's office is investigating the Weißmann case on suspicion of ...
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Harassment allegations, interventions, power struggles: Secret documents implicate ORF Foundation Board member Prantner
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Ingrid Thurnher wants to "set the course for a better ORF": The ORF's Director General, elected on Thursday, wants to regain trust in the eight months of her ...
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