RBB: No lawsuit filed against Radio 1 to date

 Two weeks ago, Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (RBB) announced that it was taking legal action against Roger Schawinski's Radio 1 because of its name and claim. However, nothing has happened yet: RBB spokesman Ralph Kotsch told Werbewoche that a letter of several pages had been sent to Schawinski's lawyers and that they were still waiting for a reply. "It is not unusual for the lawyers of the two parties to exchange their legal positions again before going to court," the spokesperson said. Are there other reasons for the delay - is the threat of legal action just sabre-rattling on the part of the German public media company? "No, not at all," explained Kotsch. "We are serious about the matter. We continue to insist that Zurich Radio 1 change its name and claim." Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg, under whose umbrella there is already a Radio Eins with the slogan "Only for adults", is demanding that the Zurich station change its name and slogan or alternatively stop broadcasting via web radio. Roger Schawinski, on the other hand, sees no reason to change the name or claim: "We have explained this in a letter", says the founder of Radio 1. "We believe that RBB has lost its way and now sees no way to get out of the affair without losing face. Right from the start, we didn't understand why the ARD broadcaster RBB made such a big deal out of this and constantly fed information to the media," explains Schawinski.