Switzerland

Upcoming referendum could result in Switzerland becoming the first European nation to dismantle the majority of its public service broadcasting service.

According to a federal report, the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) must keep on transforming and adapting to the new digital landscape that is affecting public media all over the world.

The Bosnia and Herzegovinian Radio and Television (BHRT) service will temporarily suspend broadcasting from the 30 June as a result of longstanding financial difficulties

Editor-in-Chief of SBC's Swissinfo.ch releases statement in support of the broadcaster's role as an instrument of democracy.