TDM Portuguese channel heads’ terms renewed for 6 months only

The director and adjunct-director of the Portuguese channel of the public service television network, Teledifusão de Macau (TDM), were reappointed to their positions by TDM’s Executive Committee for a period of just six months, Tribuna newspaper revealed yesterday.
According to sources, the decision was communicated to João Francisco Pinto and Gilberto Lopes on Tuesday. Yesterday, the heads of Portuguese Information and Programs Channels had a special meeting with the TV and radio newsrooms to brief them about the situation and editorial matters, the Times has learned.
On previous occasions, the tenures of the heads of Portuguese TV and radio channels were renewed systematically for one-year periods.
The Times reached out to the journalists who confirmed the decision of the board, but declined to provide comments on “TDM’s internal matters.”
The Times has also attempted to obtain a clarification from TDM’s Executive Committee but no reply was received as of press time. RM