SF: Press TV gets new broadcasting slots
SRG and Presse-TV (PTV) have agreed on a new contract that will come into force at the beginning of next year. Instead of the previous broadcasting blocks at the weekend, PTV will now receive various broadcasting slots on SF 1, SF zwei and as a repeat on SF info. Overall, publisher television will broadcast fewer broadcast minutes than before.
SRG and Presse-TV (PTV) have agreed on a new contract that will come into force at the beginning of next year. Instead of the previous broadcasting blocks at the weekend, PTV will now receive various broadcasting slots on SF 1, SF zwei and as a repeat on SF info. Overall, publisher television will broadcast fewer broadcasting minutes than before. "With the new RTVA, Swiss television is no longer obliged to cooperate with other broadcasters," emphasized SRG Director General Armin Walpen at a media conference on Thursday. It is now only "endeavoring" to do so. Under these conditions, it was able to reach an agreement with PTV. The representatives of SRG and SF as well as PTV expressed their satisfaction with the new solution: "We have conducted very constructive and amicable negotiations," was emphasized by all sides. The contract must now be approved by the Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications (DETEC).
However, three programs will be cutPTV will be able to broadcast fewer minutes in future and will have to operate with a budget around half as large as before, as Managing Director Fibo Deutsch explained. However, the lower number of broadcasting minutes will also reduce costs. Three programs will be cut: "Konsum TV", "Fussballtalk" and "100 Minuten". SF pays PTV a fixed annual advertising lease amounting to CHF 5 million, as SF boss Ingrid Deltenre explained. Publisuisse is responsible for marketing. PTV will remain responsible for sponsorship - which is also expected to make a considerable contribution to the costs. Swiss Television will retain the unrestricted rights of use. There will only be repeats on the regional channels in individual cases. In this way, SF wants to strengthen its brand management, as Deltenre said.
In return, SF is committed to integrating the PTV programs into the program structure "in the best possible way", the statement continued. Nevertheless, not all PTV slots seem to be shining: "NZZ Format" and "NZZ-Swissmade" will run on Thursday at 11.15 p.m. on SF 1. "Gesundheit Sprechstunde" will flicker across the screen on Saturday at 6.10 p.m. on SF 1. On Sunday, "Standpunkte" can be seen on SF 1 at 1.10 pm and "Bekanntmachung" at midnight. An as yet undefined program - either from PTV or SF - will be shown at 6.10 pm. Also on Sunday, but on SF 2, are "Motorshow TCS" at 5.40 pm and "Cash-TV"/"Cash-Talk" at 10.30 pm.
Of course, we would have liked to have seen a different place for some programs, explained Wolfgang Frei, Chairman of the Board of Directors of PTV and Head of the "NZZ Format" editorial team. But overall, it makes much more sense to no longer be penned into the rigid weekend broadcasting grid, commented Deutsch: "Up until now, that was a pretty cemented ghetto." Now they want to pay more attention to ensuring that a show is positioned correctly in the context of the rest of the program and the competitive environment. The aim is to avoid PTV competing with SF productions running at the same time with its own productions.
The conditions that have now been agreed are to be reviewed annually, for example
whether there is a viewer need for a particular program or whether it contributes to journalistic diversity. Both parties emphasized that PTV will no longer broadcast with its own licence in future, as this is no longer required under the new RTVA. Instead, it will act as a broadcaster and will have journalistic responsibility. However, SF will retain programming sovereignty.
SF focuses on "Swiss Sunday" After the program changes, SF wants to focus on local productions for Sunday: It is to become "Swiss Sunday" on SF 1, with Swiss feature and TV films and major show events such as "Music Star" or "The Greatest Swiss Hits". A new entertainment format directly from the Swiss regions is also planned. It is based on the concept of the summer program "Bsuech in...", which will be extended to 90 minutes. Ten episodes are planned during the summer months. In contrast, series are to be shown on SF 2. The Sunday evening program "Sportpanorama" will move from SF 1 to SF 2. (cs)
However, three programs will be cutPTV will be able to broadcast fewer minutes in future and will have to operate with a budget around half as large as before, as Managing Director Fibo Deutsch explained. However, the lower number of broadcasting minutes will also reduce costs. Three programs will be cut: "Konsum TV", "Fussballtalk" and "100 Minuten". SF pays PTV a fixed annual advertising lease amounting to CHF 5 million, as SF boss Ingrid Deltenre explained. Publisuisse is responsible for marketing. PTV will remain responsible for sponsorship - which is also expected to make a considerable contribution to the costs. Swiss Television will retain the unrestricted rights of use. There will only be repeats on the regional channels in individual cases. In this way, SF wants to strengthen its brand management, as Deltenre said.
In return, SF is committed to integrating the PTV programs into the program structure "in the best possible way", the statement continued. Nevertheless, not all PTV slots seem to be shining: "NZZ Format" and "NZZ-Swissmade" will run on Thursday at 11.15 p.m. on SF 1. "Gesundheit Sprechstunde" will flicker across the screen on Saturday at 6.10 p.m. on SF 1. On Sunday, "Standpunkte" can be seen on SF 1 at 1.10 pm and "Bekanntmachung" at midnight. An as yet undefined program - either from PTV or SF - will be shown at 6.10 pm. Also on Sunday, but on SF 2, are "Motorshow TCS" at 5.40 pm and "Cash-TV"/"Cash-Talk" at 10.30 pm.
Of course, we would have liked to have seen a different place for some programs, explained Wolfgang Frei, Chairman of the Board of Directors of PTV and Head of the "NZZ Format" editorial team. But overall, it makes much more sense to no longer be penned into the rigid weekend broadcasting grid, commented Deutsch: "Up until now, that was a pretty cemented ghetto." Now they want to pay more attention to ensuring that a show is positioned correctly in the context of the rest of the program and the competitive environment. The aim is to avoid PTV competing with SF productions running at the same time with its own productions.
The conditions that have now been agreed are to be reviewed annually, for example
whether there is a viewer need for a particular program or whether it contributes to journalistic diversity. Both parties emphasized that PTV will no longer broadcast with its own licence in future, as this is no longer required under the new RTVA. Instead, it will act as a broadcaster and will have journalistic responsibility. However, SF will retain programming sovereignty.
SF focuses on "Swiss Sunday" After the program changes, SF wants to focus on local productions for Sunday: It is to become "Swiss Sunday" on SF 1, with Swiss feature and TV films and major show events such as "Music Star" or "The Greatest Swiss Hits". A new entertainment format directly from the Swiss regions is also planned. It is based on the concept of the summer program "Bsuech in...", which will be extended to 90 minutes. Ten episodes are planned during the summer months. In contrast, series are to be shown on SF 2. The Sunday evening program "Sportpanorama" will move from SF 1 to SF 2. (cs)
