Bakom checks side jobs of SF presenters

The Federal Office of Communications (OFCOM) is looking into the side jobs of SF presenters. The Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications (DETEC) has instructed OFCOM to examine the regulations of SRG and Swiss Television and to clarify whether there is a need for regulatory action. This concerns the question of whether the acceptance of secondary contracts is regulated and in what form presenters may derive a personal benefit from their market value, which they have thanks to their work for a fee-paying medium. A week ago, the Sonntagszeitung reported that "SF-Börse" presenter Patrizia Laeri, for example, had been booked for five Swiss Life events. The appearances had taken place at a time when Swiss television news and business programs had repeatedly reported on problems at Swiss Life.