Private companies should be allowed to take over SRG contributions, councils find
The councils want to allow private Swiss media to take over SRG broadcasts. The latter should also have to offer short versions and individual original sounds.
Unlike the Grand Chamber, however, the Council of States did not want to oblige the SRG to acquire the copyrights and rights of use required for transmission. It amended the motion accordingly. The National Council tacitly approved this amendment on Thursday. With the motion that has now been passed, the councillors want to prevent individual providers from being given preferential treatment through cooperation with the SRG. Fee-financed content should be available to a wider audience.
This corresponds to the cooperation that SRG already offers today, Media Minister Doris Leuthard recalled. However, she announced that the issue would be included in the planned law on electronic media. (SDA)
