Swissinfo: SRG wants to save money - Same service at lower cost?
The Swissinfo international platform is set to become more cost-effective. The SRG Board of Directors has commissioned a review of three models to assess their feasibility and cost-saving potential by the end of 2009.
The SRG Board of Directors wants to cut costs at the foreign platform Swissinfo. Under the responsibility of the three directors Peter Schibli (Swissinfo), Gilles Marchand (TSR) and Walter Rüegg (SR DRS), three models are to be examined for their feasibility and savings potential by the end of 2009: The optimization of the current corporate unit Swissinfo in Bern, the integration of Swissinfo into TSR Geneva and the integration of Swissinfo into SR DRS Studio Bern. The Confederation's performance mandate must be fulfilled with the same quality and quantity as before. Seven million francs are to be saved, out of a total current expenditure of 26 million francs.
The Board of Directors has appointed Beat Häring, former Group Controller at SRG, and Bernard Cathomas, Director of Radio e Televisiun Rumantscha (RTR) until April 2009, as project coordinators. The two long-standing employees have the task of ensuring the comparability of the project results. Once the reports have been completed and analyzed, the Board of Directors will decide on the choice of model.
The Board of Directors has appointed Beat Häring, former Group Controller at SRG, and Bernard Cathomas, Director of Radio e Televisiun Rumantscha (RTR) until April 2009, as project coordinators. The two long-standing employees have the task of ensuring the comparability of the project results. Once the reports have been completed and analyzed, the Board of Directors will decide on the choice of model.
