National Council Commission still does not want to interfere with SRG's choice of standword
The National Council's Committee on Transport and Telecommunications (KVF) still does not intend to impose any requirements on SRG regarding the location of its studios. It has rejected a cantonal initiative from the Canton of Geneva that, among other things, calls for the TV news department to remain in Geneva.
The KVF had already addressed SRG's production sites in January as part of various parliamentary initiatives. The background to this was also the announced downsizing in Bern and Geneva and the centralization in Zurich and Lausanne. The Commission stands by its arguments.
The diversity of the specific journalistic work in the regions is more important than the respective production location, it wrote in a press release on Tuesday. In addition, the law and concession already specify in sufficient detail how SRG must organize the regional language offerings. The question of locations should therefore not be regulated at the legislative level.
The KVF rejected the Geneva initiative by 15 votes to 8. The minority wants to support it. It is of the opinion that it is crucial for the diversity of the media landscape that SRG remains regionally anchored and produces its broadcasts at various locations. SRG has since partially withdrawn its centralization plans. (SDA)
