Swiss television plans a children's channel
Children are to have their own channel on Swiss Television (SF). From 2008, SRG wants to launch a fourth channel that will broadcast a program for children. Whether and when this will actually start, however, depends on financial developments.
Children are to have their own channel on Swiss Television (SF). From 2008, SRG wants to launch a fourth channel that will broadcast a program for children. Whether and when this will actually start, however, depends on financial developments.
In addition to children, the Romansh-speaking population in Switzerland would also benefit from the new channel. SRG wants to broadcast children's and youth programs during the day, but make room for the expansion of Televisiun Rumantscha in the evening, as SRG spokesperson Simon Meyer confirmed to SDA in a report by NZZ am Sonntag.
The children's channel on SF is still in the project phase, emphasized Meyer, and has therefore not yet been approved internally. The aim is to collaborate with ARD and ZDF's children's channel Kika. According to the SDA report, a decision on its realization can only be made once there is clarity about the financial situation of SRG, which will only be the case once the Federal Council has decided on a possible fee increase.
In mid-October, SRG notified the Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications (DETEC) of additional funding requirements of CHF 136 million per year. Of this, CHF 45 million is to be saved and CHF 19 million recovered through additional revenue.
In addition to children, the Romansh-speaking population in Switzerland would also benefit from the new channel. SRG wants to broadcast children's and youth programs during the day, but make room for the expansion of Televisiun Rumantscha in the evening, as SRG spokesperson Simon Meyer confirmed to SDA in a report by NZZ am Sonntag.
The children's channel on SF is still in the project phase, emphasized Meyer, and has therefore not yet been approved internally. The aim is to collaborate with ARD and ZDF's children's channel Kika. According to the SDA report, a decision on its realization can only be made once there is clarity about the financial situation of SRG, which will only be the case once the Federal Council has decided on a possible fee increase.
In mid-October, SRG notified the Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications (DETEC) of additional funding requirements of CHF 136 million per year. Of this, CHF 45 million is to be saved and CHF 19 million recovered through additional revenue.
