Extensive technical material and modified receivers were seized and confiscated in 14 of the 19 premises inspected, as the public prosecutor's office announced according to SDA. In addition, a 30-year-old Turkish man residing in Basel was arrested for allegedly offering the "flashed" receivers.
The raids, which were carried out simultaneously by around 50 officers from the Criminal Investigation Department with the support of the police, were triggered by a complaint from a Turkish digital TV provider. This provider offers coded and fee-based TV programs in Europe and Asia and is authorized to exclusively broadcast football matches from the Turkish professional league.
During checks in Turkish restaurants in Basel, the company discovered that "flashed" receivers were connected to the TV sets. These can be used to decode the broadcast signal and receive the paid program without a subscription. The company therefore filed a complaint for unauthorized data procurement and fraudulent procurement of a service. According to the public prosecutor's office, the Turkish company estimated the damage at CHF 35,000 per location.

The result is unsatisfactory, said Furrer when asked by the SDA news agency. A telecoms market with two small, "if possible still unmotivated" providers alongside the large Swisscom was of no benefit to anyone.
Although Furrer understands the decision from a competition law perspective and with a view to the mobile telephony market, he would still prefer to have three full-service providers in Switzerland: Orange, Cablecom and Swisscom. The President of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority described Orange's "lukewarm attitude" throughout the entire process as a major problem. The company had not shown any convincing interest in competing with Swisscom in terms of services and prices. He himself had always made it clear to Orange during the process "that they would have to make certain concessions and also promises regarding price, mobile termination and contract conditions for Cablecom in order to get the green light from the Competition Commission". However, Orange did not want to accept binding conditions "and did not make any concrete promises, for example with regard to prices".
According to SDA, Furrer went on to explain that the Competition Commission's hands were tied by the Telecommunications Act. It could not have imposed any conditions. Comcom is therefore closing the files on the matter - unless the parent companies of Orange and Sunrise take the decision further.

Companies, organizations and PR agencies can submit their photos for the OBS Awards 2010. The deadline for applications is June 25.
Applications for the OBS Awards can be submitted at Obs-awards.ch. The only requirement: applicants must have used the submitted images for media work and communication in the past twelve months. There are six categories to choose from: Corporate Communications, Events and Campaigns, Product Photo, Portrait, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and, for the first time, Automotive. News Aktuell will announce the winners in mid-November. The winners of the 2010 OBS Awards will receive prizes worth over CHF 7,500. The best Swiss PR image will also be rewarded with a Canon Power Shot G11 worth CHF 848.

With this pool, advertising customers now have the opportunity to book "high net reach in a high-quality environment at an attractive price", as Tamedia wrote in a press release on Thursday. According to Net-Metrix-Profile, the power pool reaches around 2.1 million unique users. This corresponds to a net reach of over 60 percent of Internet users in German-speaking Switzerland. The IAB standard advertising formats Leaderboard, Rectangle and Skyscraper can be booked. The thousand-contact price (CPM) is 8 to 14 Swiss francs, depending on the booking volume.
With the launch of the Power Pool, Tamedia is responding to the strong demand for inexpensive advertising pools. As with the marketing of its print media and regional TV and radio stations, the company is consistently focusing on its own marketing and independence. The Power Pool can now be booked directly with 20 Minuten Online, Newsnetz and Search.ch by all direct customers, agencies and intermediaries.

In his position, Schärer is responsible for new client business and client support within the Wirz Group, as the agency writes in a press release on Thursday. The most important stages of his career to date were as Managing Director at Publicitas Web2com and Head of Digital Marketing at Crealogix. In his 15 years at the agency, he has looked after clients such as SBB, AXA Winterthur, Hilti, Kuoni and Swisscom. Markus Schärer is 38 years old and lives in Jona.

This was reported by SDA on Thursday evening. It is not yet known who will succeed him at 20 minutes. Cerf has been head of the free newspaper since September 2009. Prior to that, he had headed the now defunct free newspaper Matin Bleu for around four years. He also worked as the Swiss-German correspondent for the daily newspaper Le Temps and was deputy editor-in-chief of the French edition of Migros magazine.
(Image: Tamedia.ch)

From August, experts will assess current events in the studio. Federal politics will be given more space, provided it has a connection to the region. Sport will now also feature in the news. "The news program is the face of Tele Bärn. It is only natural that we invest in it," Patrick Teuscher, the new program director of Tele Bärn, was quoted as saying in a press release on Thursday.
The news program "Info" is also strengthened and differentiates itself more from the news. "Info" becomes a current background magazine for politics, sport, entertainment, celebrities and culture.
The sports editorial team becomes the specialist editorial team for the two programs "News" and "Info". The daily sports magazine is thus integrated into the two programs. In the case of major events or special sporting occasions, the sports editorial team produces special special broadcasts.

The Prix Walo were awarded for the first time in Pfäffikon, SZ. Seedamm Plaza & Swiss Casinos were the venue for a gala evening. Show Szene Schweiz crowned the best and most popular Swiss show artists and various productions. Folk actor Erich Vock shone as a double winner as actor and producer of the "Kleine Niederdorfoper", which has attracted 41,500 visitors to date and will be resumed from January 18, 2011 due to its success. The comedy duo Divertimento also won two awards (cabaret/comedy category prize and audience favorite). Erich Vock was once again the second favorite, while music star Bligg came third in the TED poll. The other category winners were Seven (pop/rock), Yasmine-Melanie (folk hits), who was the only one to shed a few tears of joy, Bernese rapper Greis (DJ/hip hop), singer Lea Lu (newcomer), "Die Standesbeamtin" (film productions) and "Bohème im Hochhaus" (TV productions, SF). Monika Kaelin, President of Show Szene Schweiz and TV producer, and Joël Gilgen hosted the ceremony, which was broadcast live on Star TV.

Repeats of the gala on Star TV:
Thursday, April 22, 2010 from 8:00 - 11:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 25, 2010 from 09.00 - 12.00 a.m.

Winterthur's indoor sports clubs have been fighting for better training conditions for years, according to a statement from the agency. In particular, the lack of available sports halls makes it difficult for the traditional top clubs to run a regular sports operation. A broad-based initiative was launched with the collection of signatures by DWS Dachverband Winterthurer Sport.
Dachcom.ch's publicity campaign aims to give the political issue a face with three images. With posters, displays, information flyers and web banners, DWS is trying to raise public awareness of the issue with regard to a possible vote.
Responsible at DWS: Dieter Benz. Responsible agency: and Dachcom.ch Communication BSW, Winterthur.

The young editors come from various city districts and schools, as Pascal Kreuer, head of the city's specialist department for child and youth participation Mega!phon, told SDA when asked. They are supported by experts from the Department of Social Affairs and the Department of Education. In addition, a journalist accompanies the children during the editorial work. The new 13th edition of the newspaper not only has a new name, it has also been fundamentally redesigned. The layout of the paper has been completely revised. Flipflop is published in a handy tabloid format and is printed on newsprint. Thanks to this innovation, the circulation has been increased from around 6,000 to 14,000 copies while costs have remained the same, as the city of Zurich writes in a press release. Flipflop is now being distributed to all Zurich schoolchildren in grades 2 to 6.
The children's newspaper was launched in 2004 on the occasion of the 1st Zurich Children's Congress by the Mega!phon unit of the Department of Social Affairs under the name Kinderclubzeitung. Since 2006, it has been published in close cooperation with the Department of Education and Sport. Previously there were two issues per year, in future three issues are planned, one each in spring, summer and fall.

The company will remain in the ownership of Hämmerli and Kaczynski, as detailed in a press release issued on Thursday. Fredy Hämmerli will succeed Hans Ueli Keller as the new Chairman of the Board of Directors. Jürg Stuker, CEO of e-business service provider Namics, will become a new member of the Board of Directors. Stuker is an excellent expert in online media and will further strengthen Swisscontent's cross-media know-how, it is reported. Daniel Kaczynski, Bendicht Luginbühl and Andreas Z'Graggen will remain on the Board of Directors.
Swisscontent Corp. specializes in the design and multilingual production of multimedia projects and the outsourcing of editorial services. Its core competencies lie in the areas of business, finance, pensions, real estate, taxes, health and lifestyle. As a publisher, Swisscontent also publishes Home Electronics, the specialist magazine for consumer electronics, and Kids, the leisure guide for families

Despite the different company names, the unity of the company is recognizable, the agency writes in a press release. Whether Wilhelm Kaderselektion, Wilhelm Personalberatung, Uniwork, Personalis, Luisoni Consulenze, Selectus or DMS Consulting - the existing company names have remained, but a uniform corporate design and the additional byline "Member of the Wilhelm Group" make the unity visible. With seven locations in Switzerland, the Wilhelm Group connects people according to ethical values, business criteria and company-specific requirements. According to the press release, service and values are expressed in the newly designed website, the image brochure and the specific service folders for each company.
Responsible at the Wilhelm Group: Werner Wilhelm (owner), Stefan Wilhelm (Senior Consultant), Markus Schai (Managing Director St. Gallen and Santiago Alonso, Marketing). Responsible at Art & Work: Carmen M. Schiltknecht (CD and consulting), Anka Refghi (consulting), Marianne Kieser (graphic design).