An important meeting is scheduled for Monday over the future of Vandaag Inside, RealityFBI reports. Talpa boss John de Mol will also be there. Talpa are said to be considering changes to the line-up and, in particular, the presenting of the SBS6 programme, with Wilfred Genee's position under discussion.
RealityFBI sources say the names of Genee, Thomas van Groningen and Raymond Mens are being mentioned in the talks. A full replacement for Genee is not the obvious move, but an arrangement in which the presenter gives up some of his broadcasts is very much one of the options.
Such a scenario would fit with a wish Genee had already expressed earlier. After René van der Gijp was given one evening off per week on Vandaag Inside, Genee said in May of this year that he too would like to be at the table a little less often: “I also said at one point: ‘Then give me a day off per week as well.’ Well, everyone immediately hit the roof, so that was absolutely not an option.”
Back then, Genee himself pointed to Thomas van Groningen as someone who could replace him. “I can absolutely see him taking it over, so that possibility is there,” the presenter said in May, after Van Groningen had already fronted several editions of Vandaag Inside.
Genee also appeared keen on occasionally taking on a different role himself. “When Thomas van Groningen took over those broadcasts for me, I thought I would have to get used to it for a while and that I would find it difficult. But the day I arrived here and started with the programme, I thought: wow, it's actually great fun to do something different.”
As well as Van Groningen, RealityFBI report that a bigger role for Raymond Mens is also being discussed, with the possibility of him appearing at the table more often. Hélène Hendriks' position is also said to be a topic of conversation.
Those talks come at a notable moment, with Genee having been linked for some time to a possible move to RTL. His current contract with Talpa runs until the summer of 2027, and it was previously reported that negotiations would in fact take place over a departure to the rival.