SRG defeated: Regional TV stations have the right to their own short reports
The Federal Administrative Court has ruled: The private Swiss regional television stations are allowed to shoot their own short reports of ice hockey and football matches on location. According to a decision announced on Wednesday, SRG must accept this encroachment on its exclusive rights.
The Federal Administrative Court has ruled: The private Swiss regional television stations are allowed to shoot their own short reports of ice hockey and football matches on location. According to a decision announced on Wednesday, SRG must accept this encroachment on its exclusive rights.
In 2006, the private television stations Tele Bärn, Tele Basel, Tele M1, Tele Ostschweiz, Tele Südostschweiz, Tele Tell, Tele Top and Tele Züri received a letter from the SRG. They were informed that in future they would no longer be granted permission to film short reports for football and field hockey matches for which SRG had exclusive rights.
SRG also set the rates for broadcasting its own match recordings or short reports. Last October, the Federal Office of Communications ruled that SRG must allow regional broadcasters to make their own video and audio recordings. The tariff structure was declared partially inadmissible.
According to the recent ruling, the right to short reports also includes the right to create one's own images. When the new Radio and Television Act was passed, the aim was to strengthen local broadcasters.
The right to short reports on public events was also intended to promote diversity of opinion. This requires reporting from different perspectives and the production of their own images by the various broadcasters.
The interference with SRG's exclusive rights was also not serious or disproportionate, especially as a short report lasts a maximum of 180 seconds and may only be broadcast after the end of the match. The decision can now be appealed to the Federal Supreme Court.
In 2006, the private television stations Tele Bärn, Tele Basel, Tele M1, Tele Ostschweiz, Tele Südostschweiz, Tele Tell, Tele Top and Tele Züri received a letter from the SRG. They were informed that in future they would no longer be granted permission to film short reports for football and field hockey matches for which SRG had exclusive rights.
SRG also set the rates for broadcasting its own match recordings or short reports. Last October, the Federal Office of Communications ruled that SRG must allow regional broadcasters to make their own video and audio recordings. The tariff structure was declared partially inadmissible.
According to the recent ruling, the right to short reports also includes the right to create one's own images. When the new Radio and Television Act was passed, the aim was to strengthen local broadcasters.
The right to short reports on public events was also intended to promote diversity of opinion. This requires reporting from different perspectives and the production of their own images by the various broadcasters.
The interference with SRG's exclusive rights was also not serious or disproportionate, especially as a short report lasts a maximum of 180 seconds and may only be broadcast after the end of the match. The decision can now be appealed to the Federal Supreme Court.
