Radio Télévision Suisse

Name

Radio Télévision Suisse

Legal name

RTS Radio Télévision Suisse, succursale de la Société suisse de radiodiffusion et télévision

Website

https://rts.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Service Broadcasting

NAICS

Radio and Television Broadcasting Stations (5161), Radio Broadcasting Stations (516110), Television Broadcasting Stations (516120)

SIC

Radio Broadcasting Stations (4832), Television Broadcasting Stations (4833)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Broadcasting Content Distribution & Interconnection (Sat/IP feeds) (MPABADAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Radio Network Distribution & Programming Services (Syndicators, Format Providers) (MPAIAEAH), Talk/News/Sports Radio Networks & Syndication (MPAIAEAG), Broadcast Transmission & Operations Services (Transmitters, Towers, Playout, Engineering) (MPAIAEAJ)

Keywords

• Public service broadcasting
• Television programming
• Radio broadcasting
• Digital streaming
• News and sports media

Headquarters

HQ city

Genève

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. TV License Fee (Redevance): Primary funding source through mandatory TV license fee collected from all households and businesses. In 2024, 83% (1.28 billion CHF) of SSR's 1.56 billion CHF budget came from license fees. Households pay 335 CHF per year, with reductions planned to 300 CHF by 2029.
2. Commercial Revenue: Advertising, sponsoring, and program product revenue. Represents 13% (207.8 million CHF) of total SSR revenue in 2024. Includes TV advertising (9%), sponsoring (2%), and program product (2%).
3. Federal Subsidies: Federal subsidies for SWI swissinfo.ch and tvsvizzera.it, as well as collaboration with 3sat and TV5 Monde. Represents 4% (67 million CHF) of total SSR revenue.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Radio Télévision Suisse (RTS) is the French-language public service broadcasting unit of SRG SSR, producing and distributing news, sports, cultural, educational, and entertainment programming for French-speaking Switzerland. Its offerings include two TV channels (RTS 1, RTS 2), four radio stations (Première, Espace 2, Couleur 3, Option Musique), the ad-free Play RTS streaming platform, a unified news and sports mobile application, and the rts.ch web portal, all funded primarily through mandatory household TV license fees.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• RTS Television Channels (RTS 1, RTS 2) Two flagship French-language public TV channels distributed across antenna, cable, satellite, and IPTV, delivering news, sports, culture, documentaries, and entertainment programming to French-speaking Swiss households.
• RTS Radio Stations (Première, Espace 2, Couleur 3, Option Musique) Four French-language radio stations (RTS Première, RTS Espace 2, RTS Couleur 3, RTS Option Musique) distributed via FM, DAB+, and digital platforms, offering news, music, cultural, and youth-oriented programming.
• Play RTS Streaming Platform Ad-free on-demand streaming and live TV replay service for French-speaking Switzerland, accessible via web, mobile apps, Smart TV, Apple TV, Android TV, and most operator TV boxes. Included with the TV license fee, no additional subscription required.
• RTS Mobile Application (Unified News and Sports) Unified native mobile application for iOS (17+) and Android (8.0+) combining RTS news and sports content, with personalized feeds, live streaming, push notifications, and on-demand access to RTS programming.
• RTS.ch Web Portal

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• SRG SSR (Swiss Radio and Television)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRTS is a business unit of SRG SSR, the Swiss public broadcasting group. SRG SSR coordinates operations across four language regions (German, French, Italian, Romansh) and distributes license fee revenue through financial equalization, with French-speaking Switzerland receiving 115 million CHF annually from the 370 million CHF redistribution from German-speaking Switzerland.
• Serafe AGcoreOthersIndependent company mandated by the Swiss Federal Council to collect TV license fees from households and businesses. RTS has no influence over Serafe's operations as the collection is handled separately by the federal government.
• SWR/ARTEmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-production partnership with German-French broadcaster ARTE and its German member SWR. RTS co-produces documentary content such as 'Gabin' with these partners, enabling cross-border European content collaboration.
• Rita Productions (Switzerland)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSwiss production company involved in co-producing documentary 'Gabin' with RTS involvement.
• Alter Ego Production (France)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench production company co-producer of documentary 'Gabin' with RTS.
• Ama Film (Germany)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGerman production company co-producer of documentary 'Gabin' with RTS.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• France Télévisions: France's national public television broadcaster (France 2, France 3, France 5, etc.), funded primarily through license fees and advertising. Directly comparable to RTS as a French-language public-service broadcaster with a statutory mandate to deliver news, culture, and regional programming to a defined linguistic audience.
• RTBF: Belgian French-language public broadcaster operating television, radio, and digital services funded through a federal grant and license fees. Closely comparable to RTS in mandate, language, funding model, and small-market French-language positioning within a larger multilingual country.
• SRF (Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen): German-language public broadcaster and fellow SRG SSR business unit. Operates the same funding mechanism (redevance/license fee) and broadcasts TV, radio, and digital content under an identical public-service mandate, making SRF RTS's closest structural sibling.
• RSI (Radiotelevisione svizzera): Italian-language public broadcaster and SRG SSR sister unit serving Swiss-Italian-speaking Switzerland. Directly comparable in mandate, funding, and governance structure, though smaller in audience scale than RTS.
• ARTE: France-based European public-service broadcaster co-funded by France and Germany, focused on cultural and documentary programming. Comparable public-service mandate and a current RTS co-production partner (e.g., 'Gabin'), with overlapping content philosophy and similar reliance on cross-border funding equalization.
• ORF: Austria's national public-service broadcaster, funded through the Rundfunkgebühr (household fee) and advertising. Comparable in mandate, multi-channel TV/radio operations, and small-market European positioning, though with a more permissive advertising model than RTS.
• TV5 Monde: Francophone international public-service television network partly funded by the French government and partner broadcasters including SSR. Comparable public-service mission for French-speaking audiences and an existing RTS/SSR funding relationship via federal subsidy.

Broad incumbents

• BBC: UK's national public-service broadcaster, funded by the license fee and operating the world's largest PSB portfolio (BBC One, BBC Two, Radio 1-4, BBC Sounds, iPlayer). Comparable mandate and funding model, though at materially larger scale and with international (BBC World Service) reach RTS does not have.
• ZDF: Germany's largest public television broadcaster, funded through the Rundfunkbeitrag (household fee) and operating multiple channels plus digital/streaming. Comparable statutory public-service mandate and household-fee funding mechanism, though operating at substantially greater scale than RTS.
• France Médias Monde: France's state holding for international public-service media (France 24, RFI, Monte Carlo Doualiya). Comparable as a publicly funded French-language broadcaster with a statutory mandate, though focused on international rather than domestic audiences and not a direct geographic competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/radiotelesuisse
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCzNFhLtK3S5QuWJNldqMhYw
• Facebookfacebook.com/rts.ch
• Instagraminstagram.com/rts
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/16063

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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