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Zattoo names Tina Rodriguez Interim CEO after Elsener departure

March 11, 2026 10.13 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

TV streaming provider Zattoo has appointed Tina Rodriguez as Interim CEO effective 1 April 2026, succeeding Roger Elsener, who will step down at the end of April to become Director […]

Filed Under: Newsline, People, TV Tagged With: Daniel Mönch, Roger Elsener, SRF+, SRG, Tina Rodriguez, Zattoo Edited: 11 March 2026 10:14

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

Swiss TV industry agrees on unified replay-TV advertising model

August 14, 2025 16.04 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Switzerland’s television industry has reached a landmark agreement to introduce a unified advertising model for replay-TV, marking the first occasion public broadcaster SRG has joined forces with commercial broadcasters to […]

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Finance, Newsline, TV Tagged With: CH Media, Quickline, RTL Deutschland, Salt, Seven.One Entertainment Group, SRG, Suissedigital, Sunrise, Swisscom, Swissstream, Teleboy, Zattoo Edited: 17 August 2025 22:09

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

SRG opens Play Suisse to access in EU countries

July 12, 2021 11.05 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Swiss public broadcaster SRG is now allowing Swiss residents to access its streaming service Play Suisse from all EU countries.

Filed Under: Newsline, Streaming Tagged With: Gilles Marchand, Play Suisse, SRG Edited: 12 July 2021 11:05

SRG launches streaming service Play Suisse

October 22, 2020 10.39 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Swiss public broadcaster SRG SSR will launch its streaming platform Play Suisse on November 7, 2020.

Filed Under: Newsline, OTT, Platforms, Streaming Tagged With: Play Suisse, SRG, Swisscom blue TV Edited: 22 October 2020 10:39

DVB-T reloaded: Lampert brings SRG channels back to cable

July 9, 2020 22.42 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Austrian cable operator Lampert has set up a DVB-T transmitter in neighbouring Switzerland in order to be able to distribute the popular TV channels of Swiss public broadcaster SRG on […]

Filed Under: Cable, Distribution, Editor's Choice, Newsline, Platforms, Terrestrial, TV Tagged With: Christoph Schmid, DTT, DVB-T, Hoher Kasten, Lampert, SRF 1, SRF 2, SRG, Swisscom Edited: 13 July 2020 12:45

SRG postpones transition to HEVC/H.265 on satellite

June 17, 2020 23.23 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

The Corona crisis has put a damper on Swiss public broadcaster SRG’s plan to move its satellite channels to the new HEVC/H.265 compression standard in 2021.

Filed Under: Distribution, DTH, Newsline, Platforms, Satellite, Satellite, Set-Top Boxes, Standards, Tech, TV, Ultra HD Tagged With: Eutelsat Hotbird, H.264, HEVC/H.265, MPEG-4, SRG Edited: 17 June 2020 23:31

Swiss pubcaster SRG launches national streaming platform

June 8, 2020 11.23 Europe/London By Julian Clover

Swiss public TV and radio broadcaster SRG is launching its national streaming platform under the name Play Suisse.

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Newsline, Top Story, TV Tagged With: Play Suisse, SRG Edited: 9 June 2020 13:10

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