SF wants to save 55 million francs
Swiss television plans to air a large number of new programs. The funding for this is to come from internal cost savings.
SRF Director Rudolf Matter has launched "Project 55" at Leutschenbach, as the NZZ am Sonntag writes. By May 2012, 60 employees divided into working groups are to search internally for savings potential amounting to CHF 55 million. The money saved is to be invested in new programs. Andrea Hemmi, Head of Corporate Communications, told the NZZaS that "serial and fictional in-house productions such as a crime series, productions in information, sport or multimedia". The offensive is said to be related to the sharp drop in viewing figures for Swiss television, which is therefore dependent on new successful programs. Already announced was a Crime series with Mike Müller.
