Zurich garden pubs: World Cup broadcast only allowed without sound
The World Cup is set to be presented as a «mime festival» at Zurich’s outdoor restaurants: According to a decision by the city council, these restaurants may broadcast the games only with the sound turned off.
Ernst Bachmann, President of Gastro Zürich, shakes his head at this. There are always new bans, Bachmann told SDA on Thursday in response to media reports about the no-sound rule. And he adds "it's starting to stink for me". The matches are not in the middle of the night and it is mainly the spectators who are noisy, he counters the city's arguments.
The latter claims that the broadcasts cause noise pollution in the neighborhoods, as Reto Casanova, spokesman for the police department, said on request. If a broadcast takes place outdoors without sound, then no one will watch. So, in the city's opinion, there will be no cries of "catch". However, Casanova said that the police would not intervene on their own initiative if a landlord did not follow the instructions or if the spectators of the silent game made do with commentary from radios and still cheered loudly.
"Where there is no plaintiff, there is no judge", he quoted a proverb - or to put it another way: the police only take action when a complaint is made. Then there would be a warning, and in the event of a repeat offense, a citation and a fine. Inside the restaurants, the matches can be broadcast with sound as normal. In contrast to garden restaurants, which according to Casanova are legally classified as "facilities", the city has no objections to broadcasts with sound in private gardens. Here too, however, the following applies: if a complaint is received, the police must be called out.
The latter claims that the broadcasts cause noise pollution in the neighborhoods, as Reto Casanova, spokesman for the police department, said on request. If a broadcast takes place outdoors without sound, then no one will watch. So, in the city's opinion, there will be no cries of "catch". However, Casanova said that the police would not intervene on their own initiative if a landlord did not follow the instructions or if the spectators of the silent game made do with commentary from radios and still cheered loudly.
"Where there is no plaintiff, there is no judge", he quoted a proverb - or to put it another way: the police only take action when a complaint is made. Then there would be a warning, and in the event of a repeat offense, a citation and a fine. Inside the restaurants, the matches can be broadcast with sound as normal. In contrast to garden restaurants, which according to Casanova are legally classified as "facilities", the city has no objections to broadcasts with sound in private gardens. Here too, however, the following applies: if a complaint is received, the police must be called out.
