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Swiss Senate approves higher license fee share for local radio and TV stations
Senate approves expansion of license fee allocation for local radio and TV stations, marking significant change in Swiss media support policy.
SRF to cut 66 positions by year-end as director announces 2026 departure amid CHF12 million cost-saving measures
Russian Nobel Peace Prize winner Dmitry Muratov shares insights on journalism and freedom of speech in exclusive Swiss interview.
Public broadcaster reveals CHF270 million cost-cutting plan and organizational overhaul to maintain competitiveness
Switzerland's largest print newspaper announces transition to online-only format by end of 2025, marking significant shift in Swiss media landscape
20 Minutes, Switzerland's most-read print newspaper, announces end of physical edition by late 2025, marking significant shift in Swiss media landscape despite profitable operations.
New legislation targets major online platforms like Google, requiring payment for news snippet usage in breakthrough digital media reform.
Switzerland's last free daily newspaper announces end of print edition, affecting 80 jobs and marking significant shift in Swiss media landscape.
20 Minuten announces end of print edition by 2025, affecting 80 jobs and marking complete digitalization of Swiss free press landscape.
Zurich authorities search Inside Paradeplatz offices and editor's home in criminal probe related to alleged banking secrecy violations in Raiffeisen case.
Switzerland retains its 9th place ranking in the World Press Freedom Index, though media outlets face mounting financial challenges in an increasingly difficult global landscape for journalism.
Swiss authorities adopt new EU sanctions package, extending advertising bans to eight additional Russian media outlets and amending financial restrictions on 158 entities.
Director of 'Game Over - The Collapse of Credit Suisse' reveals facing pressure not to make the film, highlighting tensions surrounding the bank's demise.
Swiss public television SRF announces plans to cut 50 full-time positions and save CHF9 million by 2026 amid financial pressures and changing viewer habits.
SRF announces elimination of 50 full-time positions by 2026 as part of CHF9 million savings plan, citing financial pressures and changing media consumption patterns.
Swiss medicines regulator takes legal action against media houses over alleged unauthorized advertising of weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy.
Regulator faces backlash for ordering deletion of articles about Ozempic and Wegovy, sparking censorship debate
Federal Media Commission recommends comprehensive strategy to regulate online platforms' influence on public opinion, emphasizing need for algorithmic transparency and social supervision.
Major Swiss organizations, including research institutes and media outlets, exit X (formerly Twitter) citing platform's 'denial of reality' direction.
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