SWISS TXT (SWISS TXT Corporation) (until December 2015: SWISS TXT Schweizerische Teletext AG) is a subsidiary and the centre of multimedia expertise of the

Swiss Broadcasting Corporation The Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (german: Schweizerische Radio- und Fernsehgesellschaft; french: Société suisse de radiodiffusion et télévision; it, Società svizzera di radiotelevisione; rm, Societad Svizra da Radio e Televisiun; SRG ...

History

The company was founded on 23 December 1983 with a licence granted by the Swiss Federal Council Teletext Licence. The Teletext service started operations on SF DRS in 1984, on TSR in 1985 and on TSI in 1986. In 2001, the number of daily viewers reached a record of 1.17 million. In 2004, that number reached 1.3 million a day. Until 2015, SWISS TXT was responsible for the development, operation and commercialization of the teletext service on television channels operated by the

. Between 2005 and 2008, the Teletext editorial department was integrated into Swiss Broadcasting Corporation television channels

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operations. The multimedia sector was expanded in 2009. With the strategic reorientation on 1 January 2016, SWISS TXT operates in multimedia for the

and on the third-party market.

Organisation

SWISS TXT has its headquarter in

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and branch offices in Zurich, Berne,

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, Lausanne and Comano TI.

Access Services (subtitling, transcription, translation, audio description, speech-to-text)

SWISS TXT subtitles the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation television programmes. It also provides transcription, translation and audio description services.

Further services as multimedia provider

*Software-as-a-Service (SaaS): Media Cloud, mediahub and video delivery platforms VDP/Kaltura. *Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS): Storage, content delivery network CDN, livestreaming. *Platforms-as-a-Service (PaaS): Docker, Kubernetes. *Hybrid Broadband Broadcast TV (HbbTV): Interactive television. *Multi-device-solutions for sport: multimedia platforms *Consulting: advice on video strategy. New strategy for SWISS TXT
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References

External links

Official website of the company
{{Authority control 1983 establishments in Switzerland Mass media companies of Switzerland Multimedia Teletext Swiss Broadcasting Corporation