SBC cuts dig deeper

Monday, 10 February 2025 06:30

The public broadcaster, the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation, is preparing for another wave of painful cuts.

Voters will decide, probably next year, if the annual fee paid to the broadcaster should be halved.

Currently is stands at CHF 335 per household.

The government has put forward a counter proposal of CHF 300 a year.

The culture show G&G will be cut – that decision has tiggered a strong audience reaction.

The science department will be cut from 530 positions to 180. The unit makes its own programmes and supplies other shows with content.

An 8-person unit is responsible for examining what offers good value for money – and what doesn’t.

In the summer, a further CHF 12m worth of cuts will be announced.

But this is just the start. If the halving initiative is passed – much deeper cuts will be needed.

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