Christophe Dujardin appointed Director General of RTBF by the French Community

The Government of the French Community has appointed Christophe Dujardin as general administrator of the RTBF, effective November 1, 2026. The decision is detailed in an order dated September 18, 2026, published in the Belgian Official Gazette on October 2, 2026, page 52821, under reference [C − 2026/007021].

The order is published as an extract: it specifies that the appointment takes effect on November 1, 2026, while the order itself entered into force on September 18, 2026, the date of its adoption. The text is disseminated in both national languages, with the Dutch version bearing the same reference [C − 2026/007021].

An appointment at the top of the public media

• Decision-making body: the Government of the French Community.
• Appointed person: Christophe Dujardin, as general administrator.
• Start date: November 1, 2026.
• Publication: Belgian Official Gazette of October 2, 2026, p. 52821, [C − 2026/007021].

The general administrator leads the Radio-télévision belge de la Communauté française, the public radio and television company of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation. The appointment is the responsibility of the Government of the French Community, the supervisory authority of the organization.

A reinforced governance and remuneration framework

The position falls under the decree of the French Community of October 5, 2023, relating to the governance, transparency, autonomy, and control of bodies depending on the French Community. This text expressly cites the RTBF among the concerned bodies, as well as the SA Régie Media belge, its advertising agency, in which it holds more than 50% of the voting rights.

• Remuneration ceiling for the manager of a body: 245,000.00 euros gross per year, indexed every January 1st.
• Entry into force of the decree: January 1, 2024; Article 11 entered into force on January 12, 2024, the day of its publication in the Belgian Official Gazette.
• Adaptation of managers’ contracts and amendments: within three months following the entry into force of the decree.

The Constitutional Court, in its judgment no. 40/2026 of April 2, 2026 (roll 8591, published in the Belgian Official Gazette on September 25, 2026, under reference [C − 2026/006088]), examined the preliminary question regarding Article 11 of this decree, raised by the French-speaking Labour Court of Brussels.

The broadcaster’s public resources

The 2026 adjusted budget of the French Community, published in the Moniteur belge of August 17, 2026, details the grants in favor of the RTBF:

• Grant to the RTBF, including claims from previous years: 350,819 thousand euros.
• Program accessibility: 4,050 thousand euros.
• Contribution to the parastatal pool: 13,549 thousand euros after adjustment.
• Support for the TV5 project: 8,310 thousand euros.
• RTBF special fund at the Cinema and Audiovisual Center: 700 thousand euros.
• Compensation for SEC accountability efforts provided for in the management contract: 10,897 thousand euros.

The appointment of Christophe Dujardin takes effect on November 1, 2026, and sets the leadership of the main French-speaking public media outlet for the coming years. It occurs within a framework now governed by the decree of October 5, 2023, on the governance and remuneration ceilings of managers of public bodies, of which the RTBF is explicitly a part.

Source: Moniteur belge of October 2, 2026, p. 52821, [C − 2026/007021] — Decree of the Government of the French Community appointing the General Administrator of the RTBF (excerpt).