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Aug 19, 2022
Jan de Boer

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Jan studied History at the University of York and Broadcast Journalism at the University of Sheffield. Though born in York, Jan has lived most of his life in Zurich and has worked as a journalist, writer and editor since 2016. While he has plunged head-first back into life in Switzerland since returning to the country in 2020, he still enjoys a taste of home at pub quizzes and karaoke nights.Read more

According to a new report from Watson, catch-up or replay TV could soon become quite the luxury in Switzerland. By the end of 2022, all residents of Switzerland will have to pay extra for replay TV, after a compromise was agreed between Swiss telecom providers, the government, and broadcasters.

Swiss broadcasters angry over lost ad revenue

Today, seven-day catch-up is commonplace for most TV viewers in Switzerland, with users able to replay their favourite shows, and, importantly, skip all the advertisements. According to Watson, this has caused anger among TV stations in Switzerland, who complained of losing “hefty advertising” revenue because of people skipping past ad breaks.

According to the latest data from Watson, alongside the near-mandatory TV licence in Switzerland, 91 percent of residents own some form of television subscription. Of those that do subscribe, 74 percent have catch-up TV, and 48 percent of subscribers admit to using the service primarily to skip advertisements.

All TV subscription holders in Switzerland will have to pay for catch-up

Now, in a compromise between Swisscom, Sunrise and broadcasters, TV and internet providers will have to pay channels a surcharge for using catch-up, a cost they will then pass on to customers. Watson noted that in the future, catch-up TV will either become an additional charge in TV subscriptions or people will be forced to watch the ads when using the replay function.

Salt and Init7 were the first to charge for catch-up TV earlier in the year, with all other providers expected to follow suit by the end of 2022. How much each company will charge for the service is still unknown, but so far Salt has charged 3,95 Swiss francs extra a month for replay TV, while Init7 has incorporated the cost into their subscription packages.

By Jan de Boer