SRG: Audience Council on regional/diagonal and Vancouver coverage
The Audience Council met and voted on the Regional/Diagonal program and praised the performance of Swiss television in its coverage of the Olympic Games in Vancouver.
The Public Council is impressed by the performance of Swiss Television (SF) in its coverage of the Olympic Games in Vancouver. The team conveyed important information and specialist knowledge. It also succeeded in bringing viewers closer to the Olympic sporting spirit. "Vancouver Update" is appreciated by the Public Council as a short and concise program that brings viewers up to date and provides an overview of both what has happened and what is to come.
The Public Council welcomes the partial recordings in the late afternoon as a compact review of the previous night. Due to the time difference, such partial recordings are valuable and necessary.
The main drawbacks for the Public Council are the short time slots for the ski races and the infrequent and short rankings. In addition to the live program, SF also offers a wide range of online content on Vancouver 2010, but some members of the Public Council felt that the website was confusing. The lack of an archive function makes it difficult to search for contributions that have already been broadcast. The Council also sees potential for improvement in teletext.
"Regional-Diagonal": Implementation of the "idée suisse"
According to the Audience Council, "Regional-Diagonal" offers a good service by allowing viewers to look beyond their own region. The weekly magazine is an integral part of the Swiss Radio DRS program. For some members of the Council, it is a welcome change that, for once, contributions from the areas of society, (popular) culture, education and everyday life dominate rather than political and economic topics. The view of the program beyond its own cantonal and regional borders is appreciated by the audience councillors. In addition, the topics are presented in such a way that they are also of interest in other regions. The program has the potential to integrate the different parts of the country and thus to implement the slogan "idée suisse" in a meaningful way.
However, some Council members had missed topics from the field of sport and reports from French-speaking Switzerland. In contrast, Ticino was almost disproportionately represented.
The Audience Council rated the website of "Regional-Diagonal" as good and clear. The complete overview of topics and the possibility to listen to programs are highly appreciated. However, some members of the Council would like more information on the individual topics and more direct access to the "Regional-Diagonal" website.
The Public Council welcomes the partial recordings in the late afternoon as a compact review of the previous night. Due to the time difference, such partial recordings are valuable and necessary.
The main drawbacks for the Public Council are the short time slots for the ski races and the infrequent and short rankings. In addition to the live program, SF also offers a wide range of online content on Vancouver 2010, but some members of the Public Council felt that the website was confusing. The lack of an archive function makes it difficult to search for contributions that have already been broadcast. The Council also sees potential for improvement in teletext.
"Regional-Diagonal": Implementation of the "idée suisse"
According to the Audience Council, "Regional-Diagonal" offers a good service by allowing viewers to look beyond their own region. The weekly magazine is an integral part of the Swiss Radio DRS program. For some members of the Council, it is a welcome change that, for once, contributions from the areas of society, (popular) culture, education and everyday life dominate rather than political and economic topics. The view of the program beyond its own cantonal and regional borders is appreciated by the audience councillors. In addition, the topics are presented in such a way that they are also of interest in other regions. The program has the potential to integrate the different parts of the country and thus to implement the slogan "idée suisse" in a meaningful way.
However, some Council members had missed topics from the field of sport and reports from French-speaking Switzerland. In contrast, Ticino was almost disproportionately represented.
The Audience Council rated the website of "Regional-Diagonal" as good and clear. The complete overview of topics and the possibility to listen to programs are highly appreciated. However, some members of the Council would like more information on the individual topics and more direct access to the "Regional-Diagonal" website.
