TV presenters' side jobs: planned regulation delayed
The proposed rules requiring TV hosts to turn over a portion of their income from side jobs to the SRG are taking a long time to materialize. One year after the announcement by then-Media Minister Moritz Leuenberger, the SRG says the matter has been delayed due to «more pressing issues.».
SRG confirmed a report by the Observer on Monday at the request of the news agency SDA. A little over a year ago, it became known that Leuenberger had new regulations drawn up. These were to oblige TV presenters to hand over part of their additional income to SRG in the future.
SRG has clear guidelines for the side jobs of Swiss TV stars. However, the financial aspect of these appearances is not regulated. Until now, the fees have flowed entirely into the presenters' coffers - even though they owe their popularity to their TV appearances and thus to their employer SRG.
In mid-April last year, SRG said that work had already begun. Following a meeting of the SRG Compensation Committee in mid-March 2010, the Director General had instructed the Human Resources department and Legal Services to draw up a regulation proposal for the attention of the Executive Board.
Now, however, the deal has apparently stalled. SRG's head of communications Max Gurtner said on Monday that the company was in contact with the responsible department Uvek: "The deal is delayed because of other, more urgent issues and dossiers. Further steps and information are expected in the summer, he said. (SDA)
