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SRG unveils name of new national streaming platform: Play+

October 14, 2025 10.36 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Swiss public broadcaster SRG has revealed the name of its new streaming service: Play+ will unite all video and audio content from its regional affiliates RSI, RTR, RTS and SRF, […]

Filed Under: Newsline, Platforms, Streaming Tagged With: Damien Corti, PLAY, Play Suisse, RSI, RTR, RTS, SRF+, SRG, Susanne Wille Edited: 14 October 2025 10:37

Nathalie Wappler to step down as SRF director

September 3, 2025 10.46 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Nathalie Wappler is to leave her role as director of Swiss public broadcaster SRF and as a member of the executive board of SRG at the end of April 2026.

Filed Under: Newsline, People Tagged With: Nathalie Wappler, SRF+, SRG Edited: 3 September 2025 10:46

OneGate Media secures film and licensing deal with SRF

March 11, 2025 12.19 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Swiss public broadcaster SRF will entrust its film and licensing operations to OneGate Media, the distribution subsidiary of Germany’s ARD network.

Filed Under: Newsline, TV Tagged With: ARD, OneGate Media, SRF+, Stefano Semeria, Studio Hamburg, Tania Reichert-Facilides Edited: 11 March 2025 12:22

Susanne Wille becomes new SRG Director General

May 25, 2024 13.38 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

The Board of Directors has elected Susanne Wille as the new Director General of Swiss public broadcaster SRG.

Filed Under: Newsline, People Tagged With: Gilles Marchand, SRF+, SRG, Susanne Wille Edited: 25 May 2024 13:43

tpc gears up Swiss SRG for UHD with Nevion

February 26, 2019 13.40 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Swiss broadcast service provider tpc has selected the VideoIPath orchestration and SDN control solution developed by Norwegian media production solutions provider Nevion for a new IP-based facility for Swiss public […]

Filed Under: Newsline, Platforms, Tech, Ultra HD Tagged With: Andreas Lattmann, Nevion, SRF+, SRG, tpc, VideoIPath Edited: 26 February 2019 13:43

‘Swissflix’: Switzerland plans own Netflix

January 19, 2019 00.34 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

The Swiss Federal Office of Culture (BAK) wants to set up a streaming platform for Swiss films.

Filed Under: On Demand/VOD, OTT, Platforms, Streaming, Top Story Tagged With: BAK, Cinemathèque Suisse, Ivo Kummer, Netflix, SRF+, Swissflix Edited: 21 January 2019 09:47

SRG Switzerland to show FIFA World Cup 2018 in Ultra HD

April 5, 2018 21.33 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Swiss public broadcaster SRG will transmit the FIFA Football World Cup 2018 on its channels live in Ultra HD. This was confirmed to Broadband TV News by an SRG spokesman.

Filed Under: Cable, Conditional Access/Security, Distribution, Editor's Choice, IPTV, Newsline, Platforms, Production, Tech, Telco, Top Story, TV, Ultra HD Tagged With: FIFA World Cup 2018, RSI, RTS, SRF+, SRG, Swisscom, Swisscom TV Edited: 9 April 2018 11:56

SRG Switzerland makes HD move on Hot Bird

February 8, 2016 09.33 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

The countdown has started: Swiss public broadcaster SRG SSR will switch off the SD versions of its TV channels for DTH satellite households on Eutelsat Hot Bird (13° East) and […]

Filed Under: Distribution, DTH, HDTV, Newsline, Satellite, TV Tagged With: DVB-S2, Eutelsat, HbbTV, HDTV, Hot Bird, SRF info HD, SRF+, SRG SSR Edited: 8 February 2016 11:42

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