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Due to declining advertising revenue, the SRF is forced to redefine the pen: by 2024, the entire SRG must save 50 million francs. Now the plans have been finalized in the German-speaking part of Switzerland. A press release from the SRF announces that a total of 66 jobs will be cut. However, 89 full-time positions will be created at the same time. “These new jobs and job profiles are necessary for digital transformation at SRF,” the press release reads. SRF Director Nathalie Wappler (52) informed SRF employees of the decision at a staff meeting today. However, it is only the “first stage of reduction”.
“We can’t show you final numbers today, only planned numbers, because we are really in the middle of the process,” Nathalie Wappler emphasized to employees. “In many discussions over the next several weeks, we will now put these planned figures into concrete terms.”
Exactly where and how the decommissioning will take place has not yet been clarified. The “possibilities of recycling, internal changes, natural fluctuations and early retirement” must be taken into account. However, rescissions must also be issued. More information should be available in mid-January.
New studies only from mid-2021
The construction of the new television studios in Leutschenbach is also a cause for concern, according to “CH Media”. In reality, they should have gone live from November 2019. However, as confirmed by media spokesperson Stefan Wyss, “the first broadcasts from the studio space at the new sports and news center will not be possible until mid 2021 at the earliest ”. This delay shouldn’t be cheap.
Now it has also been announced that the project’s CEO, Roman Sokalski, will be leaving SRF. The architect opts for “different ideas about the continuation of the Leutschenbach site development project,” says Wyss. (bnr / klm)
