New head of the information program at DRS 4 News

Starting in January 2011, Michael Bolliger will take over as head of the DRS 4 News information program. He will also become a member of the Radio Editorial Board at Swiss Radio and Television (SRF).

Michael Bolliger will succeed Lis Borner, the designated Editor-in-Chief Radio of Swiss Radio and Television, SRF announced Wednesday. Bolliger has worked at Swiss Radio DRS since 1993. He was previously deputy head of DRS 4 News.

Last but not least: Chocri seduces with sex and chocolate

Jung von Matt has put together a diverse commercial for Chocri in which the chocolatier does not have to struggle with the perfect mix of ingredients for once, but with external influences. The viewer can choose these themselves. Meanwhile, the chocolatier continues to stir his chocolate mixture.

The freely selectable commercials advertise Chocri's do-it-yourself concept. You can put together your own chocolate on their website. Not only can you choose your own chocolate flavor, but also various types of berries, nuts, decorations and spices. In keeping with the motto of free choice, Jung von Matt has designed a commercial whose background events vary depending on the viewer's choice. There are 18 different clip contents to choose from, with themes ranging from gay TV and science fiction to sex, violence and romance.

Dachcom: Saving energy is not an art

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Unesco Audiovisual Heritage Day: SRG draws attention to film and sound documents

Today’s UNESCO Day for Audiovisual Heritage is an opportunity for SRG to draw attention to its online radio and television archives. The UNESCO Day is intended to help raise public awareness of this cultural heritage and ensure its preservation.

Sound has been an integral part of media reporting since the early 20th century and moving images have also been an integral part of reporting since the middle of the last century. SRG has preserved thousands of such image and sound documents since it was founded in 1931. Some of them are available to the general public in its online archives.
The SRG timeline provides numerous trouvailles on a wide range of topics from culture, education, business and politics to environmental protection, healthcare, sport and leisure. The focus of this online archive is on Switzerland: The archive was launched in 2006 on the occasion of SRG's 75th anniversary and has been regularly expanded since then.
SRG is increasingly making its in-depth knowledge available to everyone on the internet - on all online platforms of its radio and television programs. In order to be even closer to its audience, SRG now also publishes selected content on external platforms such as YouTube.

Communication Shutdown" as a global social experiment

Social contacts and interactions are the biggest challenge in the daily lives of people with autism. To get a sense of what that feels like, people around the world are being encouraged to take a break from their social media platforms—whether Facebook or Twitter—for one day on November 1.

To this end, the agency Sapient Nitro has designed the "Communication Shutdown" campaign as a global social experiment. The aim is to raise awareness of the challenges faced by people with autism and to support them financially at the same time. Anyone who would like to support the campaign can purchase the CHAPP app in return for a donation. CHAPP shows contacts and friends that you support the campaign via a batch on your profile. And it creates a mosaic of all supporters worldwide, including numerous celebrities.

Budget wins for Ideart design and advertising agency

The Ideart Design and Advertising Agency has acquired four new clients and is now designing brochures, promotional items, a new website, and a completely new brand identity for them.

Ideart develops a new company brochure and a booklet for the Schenk Konfitüren + Syrup sales force, which is handed out personally with a small gadget at each new customer visit. The agency was commissioned to design a new website for ReMonTec. The Hotel and Restaurant Surselva in Surcuolm has commissioned Ideart to develop a completely new corporate identity. This will be applied step by step to all advertising materials. For the fourth new customer, Wolfisberg Tor-Technik, the agency designed a customer service brochure. This is intended to highlight the benefits of a maintenance and servicing contract and inform operators of door systems about their legal responsibilities.

Divio takes over Zimtkorn

Divio, a Zurich-based web agency specializing in design and web applications, continues on its growth trajectory. It is acquiring the software company Zimtkorn.

The Internet agency Divio GmbH takes over Zimtkorn, which specializes in complex Internet and database applications. With the takeover, Divio grows to 20 employees. In addition to Simon Zmoos, Divio co-founder Christian Bertschy will remain on board in his role as Creative Director. The founders of zimtkorn GmbH, Philippe Willi and Adrian Locher, will strengthen the new four-person management team in the roles of CFO (Willi) and Head of Marketing (Locher).

Open Up is a new member of the BPRA

At its fall meeting, the Swiss Association of PR Agencies (BPRA) unanimously accepted the Zurich-based communications and PR agency Open Up as a new member.

Since its foundation in 2001, the Zurich-based communications agency Open Up has grown continuously, now has twelve employees and is managed by its owners. Shortly before its tenth anniversary, the PR agency is now joining the BPRA. According to a statement from the agency, this step is intended to underline the long-term quality objectives, promote growth and expand networking with other agencies.
The communications and PR agency Open Up was founded in Zurich in 2001 by Urs Thaler and Kilian Borter and currently has twelve employees. It advises its clients on all aspects of public relations. The focus is on strategic communications consulting, media relations, corporate publishing and internal communications.

Bedag honors three journalists

This year's Bedag Media Award has been presented to journalists Luca Berti, Tasha Rumley, and Anatol Hug. The award is given for journalistic pieces on computer science topics that are accessible to a general audience.

Luca Berti receives the grand prize for his series of articles in the daily newspaper La Regione Ticino. In his series, Berti describes, among other things, how fiber optic networks work and the possibilities of touch screens. Tasha Rumley receives the press prize for an article in the French-speaking Swiss magazine L'Hebdo. In it, she describes how traditional forms of seduction are being replaced by SMS, e-mail and social networks. The television prize goes to Anatol Hug for a report on the subject of data theft, which was broadcast in the consumer magazine Kassensturz. In it, Hug shows how credit card data is stolen and traded on the Internet.
This year's e-government prize goes to the Canton of St. Gallen and Verwaltungsrechenzentrum AG St. Gallen. The IT company Bedag is a public limited company owned by the Canton of Berne. Bedag's customers are primarily public administrations, hospitals and insurance companies.

Wirz: Putting sheep in wolf's clothing for poker company

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Radio Canal 3 regains label for bilingualism

Canal 3, a local radio station in Biel, has regained its bilingualism certificate. It was one of the first companies to receive the label in 2001. However, due to organizational problems, Canal 3 was unable to retain the certificate.

After several difficult years, Canal 3 now offers a diverse bilingual program on two frequencies, the association Zweisprachigkeit+ announced on Tuesday. It awards the label not only to the program, but also to the current Canal 3 team. The two frequencies make a significant contribution to communication between the two language groups in the Biel region, the association continues. The number of listeners is steadily increasing.
The purpose of the association is to promote bilingualism and multilingualism in the regional economy and the public sector. The certification is intended to serve as proof that a company or administrative unit observes the basic rules of multilingualism in accordance with a special charter.

Skyheli.ch: New annual publication launched

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