Switzerland

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Swisscom launches new premium TV options

Swisscom has introduced a new premium offering as part of its blue TV IPTV service.,…

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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…

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Sport1 acquires XFL rights for DACH region

Sports channel Sport1 has acquired an exclusive rights package for the next two seasons to…

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Sunrise launches new sports app

Swiss service provider Sunrise has launched a new app for its sports TV offering MySports….

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SVOD streamer Paramount+ goes live in German-speaking territories

Global streaming service Paramount+ is launching today in the DACH market (Germany, Switzerland, and Austria)…

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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…

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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…

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Paramount unveils launch dates for France and DACH region

Paramount+ is to land in France on 1 December, followed by Germany, Austria and Switzerland…

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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…

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Sunrise Replay TV adds commercials

TV broadcasters and channels have reached an agreement enabling them to continue offering time-shifted television,…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Sunrise UPC secures CHL through SRG sublicensing deal

Swiss service provider Sunrise UPC’s premium sports offering MySports is to broadcast all Champions Hockey…

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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…

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Sunrise UPC makes Sunrise its principal brand

Liberty Global-backed Swiss service provider Sunrise UPC is making Sunrise its principal brand and will…

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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…

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Sunrise UPC forms streaming partnership with CH Media

Swiss commercial broadcast group CH Media and Liberty Global-backed service provider Sunrise UPC have forged…

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Swisscom names new CEO

Swisscom has named Christoph Aeschlimann as its new CEO, replacing Urs Schaeppi, who will step…

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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…

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Netplus.ch taps Agama for OTT quality assurance

Swiss service provider netplus.ch has turned to quality assurance technology specialist Agama Technologies to extend…

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Swisscom feels the pressure of ‘saturated’ TV market

Swisscom saw its pay TV base decline slightly in the year to June in what…

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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…

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French streamer BrutX begins international rollout

French streaming service BrutX has launched in Belgium, Switzerland and Luxembourg. The international expansion of…

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Sunrise UPC extends hockey rights deal for MySports

Sunrise UPC, the new combined Swiss operator from the merger of Liberty Global’s local unit…

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Swiss watchdog approves Sunrise delisting

Swiss stock exchange body SIX Exchange Regulation AG has approved the delisting of the registered…

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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…

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Sunrise UPC unveils exec committee and management structure

Sunrise UPC – the new combined Swiss operator from the merger of Sunrise and Liberty…

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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…

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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…