CH Media plans central TV and radio site in Oerlikon
CH Media's television and radio stations are undergoing a reorganization. A central production facility for TeleZüri, Radio 24, and the media company's national TV and radio stations is being established in Zurich-Oerlikon. The reorganization will result in eight layoffs.
The focus of the new organization is a profit center orientation, CH Media, a merger of AZ Medien and NZZ Regionalmedien, announced on Wednesday. The aim is to enable the use of synergies in central areas for all products and services.
According to CH Media, the regional identity of local TV and radio stations and their information mission are not to be compromised. The TV, radio and film distribution divisions will be restructured as of April 1.
In Zurich Oerlikon, CH Media wants to build a central production site in the "Leonardo" property. Radio 24, Virgin Radio Switzerland and the TV stations TeleZüri, TV24, TV25, S1 and Impuls Media Group will move in there.
All other CH Media stations such as Tele M1, TeleBärn, Tele 1 and TVO will remain at their existing regional locations. Expansion work for the TV and radio studios in Zurich Oerlikon will start in spring 2020, with move-in planned for the first half of 2021.
The Syndicom trade union writes in a statement that a journalistic goal behind these restructuring measures is not apparent. The media company should show that it has a strategy for the future.
Last week, CH Media had announced that it would Central Switzerland on Sunday and the e-paper Ostschweiz am Sonntag as of the end of June.
CH Media wants to save CHF 45 million or ten percent within two years. A total of 200 full-time positions are to be cut. (SDA)
Accordingly, the divisional management of TV, Radio & Film Distribution is as follows:
- Pascal Scherrer, Head of TeleZüri, TeleM1, TeleBärn
- Markus Gilli, Editor-in-Chief TeleZüri, Tele M1, TeleBärn
- Oliver Steffen, designated Editor-in-Chief TeleZüri, Tele M1, TeleBärn
- André Moesch, Head of Events, Head of TV Eastern and Central Switzerland and Head of Public Affairs, Head of Radio Eastern and Central Switzerland until Q4/2019
- Ute von Moers, Head of TV National
- Florian Wanner, Head of Radio 24, Radio Argovia and Virgin Radio Switzerland, from Q4/2019 Head of Radio
- Hardy Lussi, Head of Marketing
- Denise Hildbrand, Head of Marketing
- Peter Schaumlechner, Head of Film Distribution (CO-CEO)
- Patrick Schaumlechner, Head of Film Distribution (CO-CEO)
