SF: Hansruedi Schoch to become editor-in-chief
The SRG.D Board of Directors has appointed Hansruedi Schoch as editor-in-chief of Schweizer Fernsehen, provided that Ueli Haldimann is elected director of SF on July 9, as proposed. In addition, SR DRS Editor-in-Chief Ruedi Matter and Hansruedi Schoch will take on the role of co-project managers for the Media Convergence project.
The SRG Board of Directors has decided on the successor to SF Editor-in-Chief Ueli Haldimann
is arranged: The current deputy editor-in-chief Hansruedi Schoch is to take over the position of his superior. He will also lead the "Media Convergence" project together with Radio Editor-in-Chief Ruedi Matter.
The 43-year-old Schoch has been deputy editor-in-chief since 2002 and as such is head and program developer of the information magazines. Schoch already worked for SF in the 1990s, at that time for "Tagesschau" and "10vor10". Before that, he wrote for the news agency SDA in Zurich.
Schoch is to lead the editorial team during the period in which Haldimann holds the position of interim television director. This was announced by the Board of Directors of SRG Deutschschweiz on Thursday. The prerequisite for Schoch's promotion is that the Board of Directors elects the 55-year-old Haldimann as interim director on July 9 until this position is permanently filled.
Schoch and Matter to lead merger project
The Board of Directors has also appointed Schoch as co-head of the "Media Convergence" project, which aims to merge Swiss Radio DRS and Swiss Television SF. The merger is to be implemented "with high priority" from January 2011. Schoch will be responsible for the project together with Ruedi Matter, Editor-in-Chief of SR DRS, and will develop an overall journalistic and operational concept by October.
In addition to Schoch and Matter, the Board of Directors appointed nine further sub-project managers on Thursday, who work equally for SF and SR, plus a representative of the production company and SF subsidiary TPC. Ingrid Deltenre, who is stepping down as Director of Television, will be replaced by her future deputy Haldimann on the steering committee with immediate effect.
The choice of project managers is without prejudice to the future management of the new company, the Board of Directors writes in its press release. The position of director of the new multimedia company will instead be advertised publicly.
is arranged: The current deputy editor-in-chief Hansruedi Schoch is to take over the position of his superior. He will also lead the "Media Convergence" project together with Radio Editor-in-Chief Ruedi Matter.
The 43-year-old Schoch has been deputy editor-in-chief since 2002 and as such is head and program developer of the information magazines. Schoch already worked for SF in the 1990s, at that time for "Tagesschau" and "10vor10". Before that, he wrote for the news agency SDA in Zurich.
Schoch is to lead the editorial team during the period in which Haldimann holds the position of interim television director. This was announced by the Board of Directors of SRG Deutschschweiz on Thursday. The prerequisite for Schoch's promotion is that the Board of Directors elects the 55-year-old Haldimann as interim director on July 9 until this position is permanently filled.
Schoch and Matter to lead merger project
The Board of Directors has also appointed Schoch as co-head of the "Media Convergence" project, which aims to merge Swiss Radio DRS and Swiss Television SF. The merger is to be implemented "with high priority" from January 2011. Schoch will be responsible for the project together with Ruedi Matter, Editor-in-Chief of SR DRS, and will develop an overall journalistic and operational concept by October.
In addition to Schoch and Matter, the Board of Directors appointed nine further sub-project managers on Thursday, who work equally for SF and SR, plus a representative of the production company and SF subsidiary TPC. Ingrid Deltenre, who is stepping down as Director of Television, will be replaced by her future deputy Haldimann on the steering committee with immediate effect.
The choice of project managers is without prejudice to the future management of the new company, the Board of Directors writes in its press release. The position of director of the new multimedia company will instead be advertised publicly.
