Distribution of the privately owned Swiss sports channel Schweizer Sportfernsehen (SSF) on the country’s largest cablenet, Cablecom will commence on July 1. The channel will be distributed in basic analogue for a period of at least three years. (See Broadband TV News passim)
Tehe launhc is the result of a decision by the media regulator Bakom, who awarded must-carry status to the channel. SSF is owned by the holding company United Sport Production USP TV AG, which was founded in 2007 by a group of private investors. The channel specialises in mass sports including Formula 1 Racing, football, ice hockey and tennis, but also covers niche sports.
At the same time, SSF continued its technical agreement with the public broadcaster Schweizerischen Radio- und Fernsehgesellschaft (SRG) for distribution and play-out facilities.
