The Iranian authorities have begun to obstruct the work of foreign journalists in the country due to the opposition protests against Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's election victory. Censorship measures were taken against several radio and television stations. Swiss Television SF and Swiss Radio DRS had no problems. Their correspondent in Tehran, Ulrich Tilgner, was able to report unhindered on the elections on Sunday.
The special correspondent for the French-speaking Swiss radio station RSR was less fortunate. He had difficulties leaving his hotel on Sunday. "He was unable to extend his visa and was strongly advised to leave the country," RSR's deputy editor-in-chief Jean-Marc Beguin told the SDA news agency. Several foreign journalists were temporarily detained by the police or expelled from the country. The BBC and the two German television channels ARD and ZDF were severely restricted.
The Arabic television station Al-Arabija was also ordered to close its office in Tehran for a week. Prior to this, there had been hours of debate with the ministry about a broadcast. The ministry had demanded that it be changed, reported the Al-Arabija correspondent.

Obstruction of transmission techniques
The BBC reported that Iran was obstructing satellite transmissions with electronic jamming. Several websites used by supporters of reformist politician Mir-Hossein Mussawi to organize rallies were also blocked on the internet. The mobile phone network was also partially interrupted after text messages could no longer be sent.

Vogel Business Media is repositioning the IT trade magazines Infoweek and IT Reseller. As of mid-June, Infoweek will be published under the name Swiss IT Magazine. The trade journal Swiss IT Reseller will be published as an integrated part of Swiss IT Magazine. The online platforms will also be expanded in terms of content and functionality. The pages will be updated daily with industry news, product reports and specialist articles, writes the publisher in a press release on Monday. In future, multimedia contributions will also be increasingly integrated. In addition to the print and Internet business areas, the publishing house is stepping up its activities in the conference and meeting business.
IT editor Marcel Wüthrich has been responsible for the editorial team since June 1, 2009. The editorial team consists of Alina Huber, Michel Vogel, Urs Binder and Susi Klossek as well as a network of freelancers. René Dubach is responsible for online management.

Some want to abolish it, others want to reintroduce it. While Blick wants to say goodbye to the small tabloid format, its German counterpart - the Bild newspaper - is about to issue its publication in the trendy small format. The Springer publishing house wants to appeal to young readers and commuters. The conventional format is simply an obstacle for some readers, a Bild spokesperson told the news service Kress. The handy edition is to be launched as a supplement to the existing publication, but by no means replace it. To be on the safe side, the publisher is testing the new format in Munich from June 15, 2009 to make sure that it will really appeal to the target group in question.

Veer, a manufacturer and supplier of visual elements and design-related products, has launched Veer Marketplace, a website where photographers and illustrators can upload their work. The site was launched in February 2009 with a small selection of user-generated content. Veer customers can now purchase images and photos. With a subscription, the standard license fees per image download are between 0.20 and 4.00 US dollars, otherwise they range from 0.35 to 7.00 US dollars. Anyone wishing to become a partner can register at Contributor.veer.com Submit sample images and create an account.

Publicitas is continuing its cost-cutting measures and restructuring the Marketing & Communications department. From August
the teams "Marketing Services & Brand Management" and "Market
Development" directly to CEO Robert Schmidli. Christian Gartmann, Director
Marketing & Communications Worldwide, is leaving Publicitas in the fall. His
The position will not be filled.
Publicitas justifies the measures with growing cost pressure. "Publicitas cannot avoid making painful cuts and cannot stop at management", the company wrote in a press release on Monday.

The sound artists from Jingle Jungle have produced a radio play for the Department of Culture, Education and Sport of the Canton of Aargau. At the center of the action are the archaeological excavation sites of Windisch. Visitors to the newly opened Vindonissa legionary trail listened to a radio play with surprising appearances by gods, adventurers and legionaries via headphones. In order to create the most realistic listening experience possible, the audio plays were mixed in 3D acoustics. The different soundscapes of the eight stations were recorded at original locations or re-enacted in the studio. A total of 100 speaking roles were cast and recorded for the work.

> To the radio play

Responsible at the Canton of Aargau, Department of Culture: Thomas Pauli (Project Manager/Director Museum Aargau), Salome Maurer (Operations Manager Legionary Trail). Responsible on agency side: Design/technology: Bellprat Associates, Winterthur. Production: Jingle Jungle Professional Audiowork, Roland Schmid (voice direction/dramaturgy/text adaptation), Michael Schwarz, Gregor Rosenberger, Adrian Von Scarpatetti (sound engineering), Daniel Siddiqui, Silvana Marazzi (casting/organization).

Christoph Hofer is joining the Prospective Media Services sales team with immediate effect. He will be responsible for the Bern/Mittelland/Central Switzerland regions. Hofer spent the last eight years at Tobjobscout24 as an account manager for the Solothurn-Bern regions, during which time he trained as a sales coordinator. His client portfolio included SMEs as well as major clients and public authorities. Prospective Media Services is an agency for job advertisements, personnel marketing and e-recruiting solutions. The company currently employs 25 people.

"Absolutturnus is happy with any reason to celebrate", explains producer Reiner Roduner. There was therefore no ulterior motive behind the invitation to the Summer Party 09, other than simply to offer a few people a nice evening once again. In the courtyard behind the offices and cutting rooms of Absolutturnus on Bachstrasse in Zurich, well over 350 guests from film, radio and television gathered "for no reason" anyway. For example, the advertisers Uwe Schlupp, Martin Denecke, Ralf Kostgeld and Hans-Joachim Timm were caught grilling. Art film was represented by "Gambit" director Sabine Gisiger, "Box-Office" presenter Monika Schärer or "Handyman" producer Alexandra Schild as well as Reiner's sister Bea Roduner from Movie Consulting Media. In addition, Felix Courvoisier from Seed as well as Caroline Braun and Stefan Bircher from Shining were able to welcome many of their clients. Depending on the length of their films, they were able to toast "one year of Shining" (commercials) or "two years of Seed" (corporate films) - thus generating at least two solid reasons for the party.

(Picture in front: Reiner Roduner from Absolutturnus and Caroline Braun from Shining Pictures.)

The Neue LgK has continued the anti-littering campaign for Bernmobil. Instead of targeting the waste producers as in previous campaigns - which had little effect on reducing the amount of waste - this time the focus is on the silent majority who are annoyed by the waste. The aim is to influence the public debate on the subject.
The campaign consisted of a personalized letter from the director of Bernmobil, René Schmied, which was sent to 28,000 Libero season ticket holders. The letter was also printed in Bern's free newspapers. Schmied uses figures and examples to show why littering is so cost-intensive and which countermeasures would be promising. First and foremost, however, the letter appeals to passengers to take personal responsibility. The campaign generated over 150 responses by letter, telephone and e-mail and was discussed in various daily newspapers. The feedback was overwhelmingly positive.

Responsible at Bernmobil: Roman Gattlen (Head of Marketing), Monika Scheiwiller (Head of Marketing Communications). Responsible at the New Lgk: André Benker (CD), Lukas Schmid, Andreas Szentkuti (text), Stephan Wittwer (AD), Sabine Maria Wandeler, Dominic Beyeler (graphics), Nicole Brunner, Alfredo Trasatti (consulting).

The Tibet spot by Euro RSCG Zurich has made it onto the shortlist for the Young Director Award in Cannes. The film by director Christine Wiederkehr was made together with Rosas'n'Co and was intended to promote more human rights in Tibet before the Olympic Games in Beijing. On June 24, it will be revealed whether it will be enough for an award.

> To the spot

Responsible at the Swiss-Tibetan Friendship Society (GSTF): Daniela Lehmann (Campaigns Coordinator). Responsible at Rosas'n'Co, Zurich: Kerstin Reulen, Nadia Rosasco (producers), Christine Wiederkehr (director), Filip Zumbrunn (camera), Ultraimages (post-production), Jingle Jungle (soundtrack), Alex Kirschner (music). Responsible at Euro RSCG Zurich: Juerg Aemmer (CD), Matthias Müller (consulting), Frank Bodin (overall responsibility).

Three Eclat annual reports were nominated for this year's Design Award Germany. The work for Straumann, the one for Basellandschaftliche Kantonalbank and the report for Bâloise Holding were nominated. Only companies whose products have already won a national or international award can take part in the competition. A further prerequisite is nomination by the state ministries and senators for economic affairs or by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology.

Five years after it was founded, the below-the-line communications agency Streuplan has converted from a limited liability company to a public limited company. In this context, Christoph Oertli and Oliver Schwab became partners in the company. Thomas Back remains managing director.
Christoph Oertli is a business economist HWV and has been a partner at the Basel advertising agency Womm for the last ten years. Oliver Schwab holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of St. Gallen and will soon complete his Master's degree in Marketing, Services and Communication Management. He has been working as Head of Consulting at Streuplan for three years.

Agency relies on neuropsychology
Basil Renz will be joining the agency with immediate effect. The neuropsychologist will incorporate new research and explanatory approaches in neuropsychology into marketing practice, provide impetus for the optimization of existing and development of new communication tools and broaden the perspective on the indirect effect of advertising.
Streuplan currently has 10 employees and 40 brand ambassadors throughout Switzerland and serves clients such as Apple, Beiersdorf, Credit Suisse, Mars, Storck, Swisscard AECS and Switch.