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Switzerland
Swisscom launches new premium TV options
Swisscom has introduced a new premium offering as part of its blue TV IPTV service.,…
Switzerland launches tender for 38 regional TV and radio licences
Switzerland’s Federal Office of Communications (OFCOM) has opened the tendering process for 38 local radio…
Sport1 acquires XFL rights for DACH region
Sports channel Sport1 has acquired an exclusive rights package for the next two seasons to…
Sunrise launches new sports app
Swiss service provider Sunrise has launched a new app for its sports TV offering MySports….
SVOD streamer Paramount+ goes live in German-speaking territories
Global streaming service Paramount+ is launching today in the DACH market (Germany, Switzerland, and Austria)…
Liberty Global combats customer losses with new products and price hikes
Liberty Global has reported an 8.2% decrease in revenues for Q3 2022, rebased to a…
Sunrise revamps executive committee as it completes UPC integration
Liberty Global-backed Swiss service provider Sunrise has revamped its executive committee as it completes the…
Paramount unveils launch dates for France and DACH region
Paramount+ is to land in France on 1 December, followed by Germany, Austria and Switzerland…
Swisscom responds to new ‘no ad-skipping’ rules for catch-up TV
From October 4, Swiss TV customers will no longer have the option to automatically skip…
Sunrise Replay TV adds commercials
TV broadcasters and channels have reached an agreement enabling them to continue offering time-shifted television,…
Swisscom Broadcast and 24i team up for TVaaS offering
Aferian-owned video streaming technology outfit 24i has teamed up with Swisscom Broadcast, the media services…
Sunrise UPC launches free TV offering following Wilmaa acquisition
Liberty Global-backed Swiss service provider Sunrise UPC is introducing a free TV tier as part…
Swisscom blue helps stabilise broadband and TV base in competitive market
Swiss telco Swisscom’s fixed-line broadband connections and TV connections remained virtually stable year-on-year in the…
Sunrise UPC secures CHL through SRG sublicensing deal
Swiss service provider Sunrise UPC’s premium sports offering MySports is to broadcast all Champions Hockey…
Swiss court confirms Swisscom fine in sports TV marketing case
Switzerland’s Federal Administrative Court has confirmed a fine of CHF71.8 million on Swisscom and its…
Sunrise UPC makes Sunrise its principal brand
Liberty Global-backed Swiss service provider Sunrise UPC is making Sunrise its principal brand and will…
Sunrise UPC debuts video recommendation on yallo TV
Liberty Global-backed Swiss service provider Sunrise UPC has introduced a new streaming-like recommendation feature to…
Sunrise UPC forms streaming partnership with CH Media
Swiss commercial broadcast group CH Media and Liberty Global-backed service provider Sunrise UPC have forged…
Swisscom names new CEO
Swisscom has named Christoph Aeschlimann as its new CEO, replacing Urs Schaeppi, who will step…
FunBox UHD to stay on Swisscom’s blue TV
Channel and streaming service provider SPI/FilmBox has extended its distribution deal with Swiss telco Swisscom for its…
Netplus.ch taps Agama for OTT quality assurance
Swiss service provider netplus.ch has turned to quality assurance technology specialist Agama Technologies to extend…
Swisscom feels the pressure of ‘saturated’ TV market
Swisscom saw its pay TV base decline slightly in the year to June in what…
Swisscom launches Blue TV on Apple TV boxes and Net+
Swisscom’s Blue TV service is now available on Apple TV for the first time. The…
French streamer BrutX begins international rollout
French streaming service BrutX has launched in Belgium, Switzerland and Luxembourg. The international expansion of…
Sunrise UPC extends hockey rights deal for MySports
Sunrise UPC, the new combined Swiss operator from the merger of Liberty Global’s local unit…
Swiss watchdog approves Sunrise delisting
Swiss stock exchange body SIX Exchange Regulation AG has approved the delisting of the registered…
Turkish Dizi Channel debuts in Switzerland on Salt
SPI/FilmBox and Swiss telecommunications provider Salt have partnered to bring SPI’s global Turkish drama channel Timeless Dizi Channel…
Sunrise UPC unveils exec committee and management structure
Sunrise UPC – the new combined Swiss operator from the merger of Sunrise and Liberty…
Sunrise rolls out first 5G stadium app for FC Basel 1893
Swiss alternative telco Sunrise, set to merger with Liberty Global’s UPC Switzerland, has launched the…
Liberty Global’s Fries looking to Belgian merger, fixed-mobile convergence
Liberty Global is hoping part-owned Belgian operator Telenet will take advantage of the renewed sale…