Information Law Possum (discontinued)

As you might know–or certainly guess–, the Swiss TV landscape is heavily regulated: On a national level, private TV stations usually cannot compete against public TV for more than a couple of years. Regional stations are typically owned by large publishing houses and are being subsidized for their “service public”, i.e. local coverage.

The Federal Office of Communications (OFCOM) regulates this “market” and assigns terrestrial frequencies. In its recent newsletter, it makes an interesting statement:

“In the regional TV market, competition, and thus the inefficient use of subsidies, should be avoided.”

I don’t feel like being sarcastic now, and accordingly, I abstain from any comment.

This entry was posted on Wednesday, December 20th, 2006 at 6:47 am and is filed under competition policy, media.