Tamedia makes TeleZüri without a license if necessary

In the traditional presentation following the 2007 general meeting of the Interessengemeinschaft elektronische Medien (IGEM), Andreas Meili, Head of Tamedia's e-media, gave an insight into the company's strategy for the electronic sector. His comments on the local television station TeleZüri were of particular interest, as IGEM's managing director announced on Wednesday. At the moment, it still seems to be unclear whether TeleZüri will even apply for a license for the Zurich broadcasting area. Although they are interested in the license, an application only makes sense if the general conditions are right, explained Meili. If the conditions were too restrictive, TeleZüri would benefit from the new option of operating its channel without a license. On the one hand, the restriction to a defined distribution area would no longer apply and, on the other hand, there would be no guaranteed right of access in this case. In this case, it would be possible to expand the broadcasting area as desired. Regional windows are also conceivable. In the radio sector, on the other hand, the possibility of broadcasting a program without a license is far less attractive for Meili, as FM frequencies are still linked to a license. For Tamedia, DAB will primarily have an experimental character in the coming years. Further developments of existing offerings or special interest stations that would be broadcast via cable or the Internet are being examined. Werdstrasse would also like to further strengthen its activities on the Internet - among other things with web TV; 20min.ch is to become the strongest news platform in Switzerland. Meili also sees potential for catching up in job platforms.