News: M6 advertising window does not start until 2002
The French commercial TV station M6 is not expected to be able to broadcast its advertising block for French-speaking Switzerland until January 2002.
The French private TV channel M6 will probably not be able to broadcast its advertising window in French-speaking Switzerland until January 2002.News M6 advertising window will not start until 2002 This was announced by the designated marketer IP Multimedia (Switzerland). The legal situation for M6 and IP Multimedia has been resolved and the first advertising window in French-speaking Switzerland is theoretically ready for launch. However, an intervention by the Federal Office of Communications with the cable network operators has delayed the signing of the contract; M6 is still negotiating with individual cable network operators in French-speaking Switzerland.
Gazzetta Ticinese on the brink of closure The fortnightly magazine Gazzetta Ticinese Illustrata is to be discontinued at the end of the year. Economic reasons are forcing the publisher to discontinue the oldest print medium in southern Switzerland. The Gazzetta Ticinese was first printed in 1801. It was last published with a circulation of 5000 copies.
M1 and Tell focus on information The regional TV stations Tele M1 in Aarau and Tele Tell in Lucerne are focusing their resources on the news sector. Next year, the information programs "Aktuell", "Info" and "Report" will be strengthened. In return, in-house productions in the entertainment sector will be reduced. "Stellemärt", "Eventik", "Telemed", "Gourmet-Tipp", "Lemon" and "Klopfer" will be discontinued. "We are convinced that focusing on regional news is the right strategy," explained Florenz Schaffner, Head of Electronic Media at AZ Medien Group.
Layoffs at Le Temps The French-speaking Swiss daily newspaper Le Temps is laying off ten employees. Those affected are editorial and production staff. The reason for this is the decline in the advertising market, the newspaper writes. With these cost-cutting measures, Le Temps wants to maintain its previously formulated goal of getting out of the red next year. From January 2002, the newspaper will also abolish two themed sections. These are "Le Temps de vivre" in the weekend edition and "Science & Multimedia" in the Tuesday edition. This means that only "Sortir" (Thursday) and "Le Samedi culturel" will remain from last year's ambitious project, which attempted to attract advertisers with new special sections.
TV 3 makes all employees redundant 85 TV 3 employees will be made redundant at the end of November. However, Managing Director Jürg Wildberger is still in negotiations with potential investors and sees a small chance that TV 3 can survive. In any case, the previous owner Tamedia is leaving. Wildberger has set December 21 as the last date for new partners to join, otherwise the station will close on December 22. If TV 3 continues to operate, Wildberger intends to rehire all 85 employees.
Gazzetta Ticinese on the brink of closure The fortnightly magazine Gazzetta Ticinese Illustrata is to be discontinued at the end of the year. Economic reasons are forcing the publisher to discontinue the oldest print medium in southern Switzerland. The Gazzetta Ticinese was first printed in 1801. It was last published with a circulation of 5000 copies.
M1 and Tell focus on information The regional TV stations Tele M1 in Aarau and Tele Tell in Lucerne are focusing their resources on the news sector. Next year, the information programs "Aktuell", "Info" and "Report" will be strengthened. In return, in-house productions in the entertainment sector will be reduced. "Stellemärt", "Eventik", "Telemed", "Gourmet-Tipp", "Lemon" and "Klopfer" will be discontinued. "We are convinced that focusing on regional news is the right strategy," explained Florenz Schaffner, Head of Electronic Media at AZ Medien Group.
Layoffs at Le Temps The French-speaking Swiss daily newspaper Le Temps is laying off ten employees. Those affected are editorial and production staff. The reason for this is the decline in the advertising market, the newspaper writes. With these cost-cutting measures, Le Temps wants to maintain its previously formulated goal of getting out of the red next year. From January 2002, the newspaper will also abolish two themed sections. These are "Le Temps de vivre" in the weekend edition and "Science & Multimedia" in the Tuesday edition. This means that only "Sortir" (Thursday) and "Le Samedi culturel" will remain from last year's ambitious project, which attempted to attract advertisers with new special sections.
TV 3 makes all employees redundant 85 TV 3 employees will be made redundant at the end of November. However, Managing Director Jürg Wildberger is still in negotiations with potential investors and sees a small chance that TV 3 can survive. In any case, the previous owner Tamedia is leaving. Wildberger has set December 21 as the last date for new partners to join, otherwise the station will close on December 22. If TV 3 continues to operate, Wildberger intends to rehire all 85 employees.
