SRG SSR and Swiss Indoors: contract extension
SRG and Swiss Indoors Basel are continuing their partnership. The contract was extended ahead of schedule up to and including 2018. The agreement governs the exploitation rights of SRG's TV and radio stations and multimedia platforms.
The long-standing contractual partnership between SRG and Swiss Indoors Basel will continue in the future, the media company announced in a statement on Friday. For the years 2015 to 2018, Swiss Indoors will cede the broadcasting rights to SRG. In return, SRG undertakes to produce the tournament's international television signal. This will be offered via satellite link to all interested television stations around the world. The current agreement only lasts until 2014.
The partnership between SRG and the Swiss Indoors has existed for 39 years. The ATP Formula 500 tournament in Basel is one of the most prestigious in the world. Roger Brennwald, founder and president of Swiss Indoors, emphasizes the value of continuity in the collaboration and stresses that global TV coverage is one of the backbones of Swiss Indoors. The parties have agreed not to disclose the financial compensation and other details of the contract.
