Preparations for the Olympics at SRG: Just under two weeks before the start of the Olympic Games in China, Swiss television is already gearing up for its mission in Beijing. Special attention is being paid to preventing possible censorship by the Chinese government. This is because Chinese state television always broadcasts images of events with a delay of several seconds. This means that unwelcome images can be suppressed and thus censored. As the Sonntag newspaper reported in its July 27 edition, Swiss television's own cameras will therefore be used for the first time at the Olympic Games in Beijing. Positioned in so-called presentation positions, they will allow SF to send its own images to Switzerland at any time. If independent reporting is not possible despite these measures, SRG Director General Armin Walpen intends to resort to harsh measures: If necessary, he wants to stop the entire coverageSRG will be on site with 133 employees during the games.

 Preparations for the Olympics at SRG: Just under two weeks before the start of the Olympic Games in China, Swiss television is already gearing up for its mission in Beijing. Special attention is being paid to preventing possible censorship by the Chinese government. This is because Chinese state television always broadcasts images of events with a delay of several seconds. This means that unwelcome images can be suppressed and thus censored. As the Sonntag newspaper reported in its July 27 edition, Swiss television's own cameras will therefore be used for the first time at the Olympic Games in Beijing. Positioned in so-called presentation positions, they will allow SF to send its own images to Switzerland at any time. If independent reporting is not possible despite these measures, SRG Director General Armin Walpen intends to resort to harsh measures: If necessary, he wants to stop all reporting (see also
). SRG will have 133 employees on site during the matches.