Urs Fitze new Head of TV Coordination at SRG
Starting in January 2011, Urs Fitze will become Head of TV Coordination at the SRG’s General Directorate. He will succeed Alberto Chollet, who will take over as head of the new «Feature Films, Entertainment, and Youth» department at Radio Télévision Suisse (RTS) in September 2010.
As Head of TV Coordination, Fitze will be responsible for film productions as part of the "Pacte
de l'audiovisuel", for national television projects and international contacts. Urs Fitze is currently a program developer for the culture and entertainment departments at Swiss Television SF, according to a statement from SRG. Urs Fitze studied film studies at the Sorbonne Nouvelle University in Paris. He has worked for Swiss Television as a director, editor and producer since 1989. He has been program developer for the culture and entertainment departments since 2005. During this time, he has created successful formats such as "einfachluxuriös", "Die grössten Schweizer Hits", "Giacobbo/Müller", the series "SF bi de Lüt" in the entertainment department as well as "nachtwach", "Die lange Nacht des Schweizer Films" and various thematic focuses in the culture department.
After six years as Head of TV Affairs at the SRG Directorate General, Alberto Chollet is leaving the Directorate General at the end of August 2010. He is taking up a new professional challenge as editor in charge of "Feature Films, Entertainment and Youth" at RTS in Geneva. In his role at the Directorate General, Chollet has been able to continuously change SRG's cooperation with the Swiss film industry, the SRG press release continues. Among other things, the cooperation between Swiss public service television and independent film production was expanded with the signing of the new Pacte de l'audiovisuel.
de l'audiovisuel", for national television projects and international contacts. Urs Fitze is currently a program developer for the culture and entertainment departments at Swiss Television SF, according to a statement from SRG. Urs Fitze studied film studies at the Sorbonne Nouvelle University in Paris. He has worked for Swiss Television as a director, editor and producer since 1989. He has been program developer for the culture and entertainment departments since 2005. During this time, he has created successful formats such as "einfachluxuriös", "Die grössten Schweizer Hits", "Giacobbo/Müller", the series "SF bi de Lüt" in the entertainment department as well as "nachtwach", "Die lange Nacht des Schweizer Films" and various thematic focuses in the culture department.
After six years as Head of TV Affairs at the SRG Directorate General, Alberto Chollet is leaving the Directorate General at the end of August 2010. He is taking up a new professional challenge as editor in charge of "Feature Films, Entertainment and Youth" at RTS in Geneva. In his role at the Directorate General, Chollet has been able to continuously change SRG's cooperation with the Swiss film industry, the SRG press release continues. Among other things, the cooperation between Swiss public service television and independent film production was expanded with the signing of the new Pacte de l'audiovisuel.
