switzerland

Audio

Swiss public broadcaster adds Dolby Atmos monitoring to OB vans

The vans are used on OBs for sport and entertainment events with each one working on the different languages produced by the broadcaster (French,...

Media Delivery

Swisscom to deliver ‘final mile’ of Patrouille des Glaciers via 5G

In what's being described as a European first, the company has collaborated with the Telecoms Department of the Swiss Army to equip the entire...

Media Delivery

Swisscom selects Bitmovin Player to broaden blue TV reach

Bitmovin Player will ensure Swisscom can launch blue TV on new devices and platforms as soon as they are available, said the company

Media Management

Swisscom launches world’s first large-scale CDVR in a public cloud

The company employed Ateme’s end-to-end OTT solution for the migration, which aimed to streamline its operations, optimise its hardware pool, and achieve greater scalability...

Media Delivery

Paramount Plus expands into DACH region

Streamer is now available in 45 markets globally

Media Delivery

DAZN to stream Bundesliga, Champions League matches in HD

Streaming service intends to upgrade matches to full HD quality (1080p) during the new season

Production & Post

Switzerland’s SRF enhances media production workflows with Avid

Zurich-based broadcaster signs multi-year agreement for Avid MediaCentral platform and Media Composer editing tools

Media Delivery

IPTV and streaming gain ground on terrestrial in DACH market

Zattoo's 2022 Streaming TV Report found that for the first time, the internet is the most used TV reception method among German internet users

Media Delivery

NENT Group’s Viaplay expands to UK, Germany, Austria and Switzerland

Viaplay will launch in the UK in the second half of 2022 and then in Germany, Austria and Switzerland during 2023

Media Delivery

ViacomCBS partners with Sky to launch Paramount Plus in Europe

Announcement follows hot on the heels of last week's news that Comcast's streaming service Peacock will launch on Sky platforms later this year

Media Delivery

Sky brings Peacock to Europe

Comcast's streaming service will make its international debut in the UK, Ireland, Germany, Italy, Austria, and Switzerland

Business

Huge European football broadcast rights package unveiled

Package includes the top domestic leagues in Denmark, Switzerland, Norway, Poland, Northern Ireland, Slovakia, Iceland, Latvia and Kazakhstan

Live Production

Eurovision News Events selected as host broadcaster for Biden/Putin summit

Organisation will provide on-the-ground media services, including onsite production and transmission facilities, multi-camera stand-up positions, workspaces and studios, specialised equipment and technical support

Business

Liberty Global completes Sunrise Communications acquisition

Liberty Global now holds more than 98 per cent of the share capital of Sunrise.

Business

Canal Plus Group, Kudelski shut down Swiss pirate

Two companies worked with Vaud Police, Europol and Eurojust to shut down KBoxServ

Live Production

Riedel helps refs communicate, Red Bee takes film festivals Over The Top, and more

TVBEurope rounds up the latest products and services news from Riedel Communications, Red Bee Media, Black Box and Lawo

Production & Post

Swiss channel La Télé updates video wall displays with Philips Professional Display Solutions

All of the screens can be managed automatically or manually via a custom control system to display newsfeeds, branded set scenery, gameshow questions, and...

Business

Liberty Global launches takeover of Switzerland’s Sunrise Communications

Two companies will reach 1.3 million TV subscribers, reflecting approximately 30 per cent market share

Media Delivery

Barcroft Studios launches new OTT channel, truly

Channel will debut on Pluto TV in the UK, Austria, Switzerland and Germany in early July

Business

Broadcast Solutions launches new products and services division

Germany's Media Online GmBH is now trading as Broadcast Solutions Produkte und Service GmbH

Media Delivery

Switzerland’s SRG to launch streaming platform

Play Suisse set to debut in November

Media Delivery

DAZN extends Bundesliga streaming agreement in Germany and Switzerland

Deal covers nine live matches from the top-tier Bundesliga and four relegation matches between Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2

Media Consumption

WWE tags DAZN in Germany, Austria and Switzerland

DAZN will air Raw and SmackDown exclusively live and on-demand in the regions

Data Centre

Disney Plus ‘hits 5 million app downloads’ on day one in Europe

Figures are for the mobile app only

TVBEverywhere

Swiss authorities propose streaming regulation

Federal Media Commission calls for rules that currently regulate traditional media to also cover streaming providers

TVBEverywhere

Insight TV lands in Switzerland

UPC will host the channel's 4K UHD offering

Production & Post

Pushing back the frontiers of virtualised multiviewers

How tpc Switzerland and Rohde & Schwarz created a revolutionary news and sports production centre

Production & Post

Blackmagic Design doubles Teleclub capacity

Swiss network expanded its output to more than 83 channels

Technology

Micromedia joins RAVENNA partnership

Joins Dolby, Calrec, GatesAir, LAWO, and Riedel

Production & Post

Lawo equips first all-IP Swiss facility

MEDIAParc facility designed by SLG Broadcast

Content

Insight TV helps Sunrise move into 4K

Channel will be available on new neo max OTT app

Audio

Shure creates Western Europe sales region

Appoints Nik Gledic, Rob Smith and Tuomo Tolonen as sales leaders

IP Migration

Nevion’s VideoIPath selected for Swiss IP-based news centre

Signal management, broadcast operation and production systems will be built around a software defined network (SDN) controlled by Nevion’s VideoIPath software