Advanced Television

Switzerland

TF1+ aims international

France’s TF1 Group will roll out its TF1+ streaming service to international markets from June. TF1+ launched in Framce in January, and currently has more than 200 box sets of shows and over 400 films in its library, as well as around 50 FAST channels. Rudolph Belmer, TF1 Group CEO, told Series Mania attendees in […]

March 21, 2024

Switzerland: Apple TV+ on Sunrise TV

Apple TV+ is now available in Switzerland on the Sunrise TV Box as an integrated app.  “We’re launching Apple TV+ on our own TV Box as a Swiss premiere. With this, Sunrise TV is offering another exclusive benefit and, thanks to the award-winning movies and series from Apple TV+, an even larger choice of outstanding […]

December 12, 2023

Swisscom “in excellent position”

Swisscom, the Switzerland-based telco provider, has reported Q3 group revenue rose slightly by 0.3 per cent to CHF 8,202 million (€8.5bn), which translates to an increase of 0.9 per cent at constant exchange rates. In the Swiss core business, revenue fell slightly by 0.6 per cent to CHF 6,067 million. Revenue from telecommunications services decreased […]

November 2, 2023

SWISSto12 gets €26m in expansion funding

UBS Switzerland is injecting €26.15 million into fellow-Swiss business SWISSto12 for further development of its HummingSat satellite division. The extra financing will provide SWISSto12 with flexible growth capital to meet strong customer demand for its geostationary SmallSat HummingSat. SWISSto12 has won a major order for one of its geostationary HummingSat craft from Intelsat (for IS-45) […]

September 18, 2023By Chris Forrester

24i, Amino to deploy TVaaS for TBW’s Thurcom

24i, the video streaming expert, and Amino, the media and entertainment technology solutions provider, today have been selected by Technische Betriebe Wil (TBW) to power the video services of its service subsidiary Thurcom, the largest regional telecom provider in Switzerland. This joint TV-as-a-service (TVaaS) solution will uniquely enable Thurcom to significantly improve time to market, […]

September 12, 2023

Switzerland: Viaplay content for CH Media’s oneplus

Viaplay Group and Switzerland’s CH Media have agreed a multi-year partnership that secures more than 900 hours of Viaplay Select’s content for CH Media’s oneplus streaming service. The deal is the first in Switzerland for Viaplay Select, a branded content concept for partner platforms, and follows earlier tie-ups in the DACH region with Deutsche Telekom’s […]

August 31, 2023

Switzerland: wedotv on oneplus and Sunrise

AVoD and FAST channel operator wedotv is now distributing its services in Switzerland on CH Media Entertainment’s oneplus streaming platform, as well as via Liberty Global owned Sunrise. CH Media Entertainment recently launched its streaming platform oneplus, which offers consumers an array of programming choices, from movies to series, in various genres, documentaries and live […]

August 2, 2023

Origins Digital selected by Swiss Football League

Origins Digital, the sports digital services provider and part of EMG Group, has been chosen by the Swiss Football League (SFL) as its digital partner for two projects aimed at advancing the SFL’s online ecosystem. With a target of digitising the entire league by 2027, the SFL has chosen Origins Digital to create a cutting-edge, […]

May 24, 2023

Swisscom Q1 flat

Swisscom has reported that Q1 group revenue remained almost stable year-on-year at CHF 2,747 million, down 0.3 per cent, resulting in an increase of 0.6 per cent at constant exchange rates. In the Swiss core business, sales fell slightly by CHF 12 million to CHF 2.04 billion. Revenue from telecoms services decreased overall by 1.2 […]

May 4, 2023

Yahsat invests in Astrocast

Yahsat, which also controls Abu Dhabi-based Thuraya Telecommunications, is putting $17.5 million (€16m) into a satellite-based Internet of Things (IoT) operator Astrocast. Astrocast is based in Switzerland and the investment is in the form of a convertible loan and will help with Astrocast’s target which is to raise almost $48 million this year. Astrocast has […]

April 4, 2023By Chris Forrester