"Teleclub" receives TV license until 2013
The Federal Council has granted the pay-TV broadcaster „Teleclub“ a new television license valid through the end of May 2013. The broadcaster has also been granted the right to expand its lineup to seven channels and to broadcast domestic sports.
The Federal Council has granted the pay-TV channel "Teleclub" a new television license until the end of May 2013. The broadcaster will also be granted the right to expand its own offering to seven channels and also offer domestic sport. "Teleclub" has been offering an encrypted pay-TV channel for 20 years and has expanded its offering from one analogue channel to three digital channels in the last 10 years.
With Wednesday's licensing decision, "Teleclub" is now in a position to expand its offering in terms of quantity and quality. In the longer term, the broadcaster intends to transmit via traditional telecommunications networks such as telephone cable and mobile networks in addition to cable TV networks.
Teleclub AG" is owned in three equal shares by Criterico AG, ML Medializenz AG and the publishing house Ringier AG. The first two companies are wholly owned by Cinetrade AG. Swisscom holds a 49 percent stake in Cinetrade AG. In the discussion as to whether this is compatible with the constitutional principle of state independence of radio and television, the Federal Council has now decided that a minority shareholding is justifiable.
With Wednesday's licensing decision, "Teleclub" is now in a position to expand its offering in terms of quantity and quality. In the longer term, the broadcaster intends to transmit via traditional telecommunications networks such as telephone cable and mobile networks in addition to cable TV networks.
Teleclub AG" is owned in three equal shares by Criterico AG, ML Medializenz AG and the publishing house Ringier AG. The first two companies are wholly owned by Cinetrade AG. Swisscom holds a 49 percent stake in Cinetrade AG. In the discussion as to whether this is compatible with the constitutional principle of state independence of radio and television, the Federal Council has now decided that a minority shareholding is justifiable.
