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SRG-SSR organizational restructuring and cost-cutting
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Swiss public broadcaster SRG-SSR is undergoing significant organizational restructuring and cost-cutting measures to meet a political mandate to save approximately 270 million Swiss francs by 2029. Initial restructuring efforts led by Director General Susanne Wille focused on management changes. This included removing official management status for certain lower-tier leadership roles, resulting in salary losses of up to 1,000 Swiss francs for some employees. The organization also implemented a dual-leadership model at the fourth management level and saw the departure of several high-profile editorial leaders. leaders, including Susanne Brunner, Jan Baumann, and Stefan Eiholzer. The Swiss Syndicate of Media Professionals (SSM) criticized these changes. Subsequent measures involve more direct workforce reductions, with the announcement of 202 job cuts. The majority of these positions, 173, are located within the Operations department, while 29 will be cut from support functions such as Finance and Finance, Human Resources. Resources, and Communications. To meet interim annual savings goals, the broadcaster is also adjusting its programming, including the discontinuation of certain shows shows, such as the Wednesday evening broadcast of ‘Reporter’, and the cessation of live UEFA Champions League broadcasts starting in the 2027/2028 season. Further budget reductions approved by the Swiss Federal Council for the 2027–2030 period will impact international media services. The Italian-language portal tvsvizzera.it will cease operations, and Swissinfo.ch will discontinue its services in Japanese and Portuguese. These international service cuts are expected to result in the loss of approximately 22 full-time positions, primarily at Swissinfo.
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