The same applies to Presse-TV, with which the SRG bought the major publishers for twelve million a year. Thanks to this money, the mostly unsuitable editors-in-chief were able to live out their TV dreams as talk show hosts for free. At the same time, however, they had to renounce their own television projects.
This twisted construct has now come to an end south africa rcs data with Ringier's departure. But Walpen & Leuenberger's goal has been achieved here too: Switzerland is the only country in Europe with no nationwide journalistic competition in the most important medium. But what remains of liberalization? There is 3+, which mainly regurgitates purchased programs and offers as a highlight "Farmer, single, seeks", one of several reality formats copied from foreign broadcasters.
Then there is Star TV, with an increasingly blurred profile, and Switzerland 5, the Mike Shiva and Albisgüetli conference channel. No, it didn't have to be Arte. But a lot more would have been possible in small, quadrilingual Switzerland. When SRG boss Roger de Weck now publicly wishes for more domestic competition, he means it honestly. De Weck knows that journalistic competition would take a lot of pressure off SRG. And it would have enriched our TV landscape. But it is too late for that. The "windows of opportunity" have all closed. And consumption of foreign programs continues to rise unabated. Only Arte continues to stagnate in the barely measurable range.