Art. 22

(Art. 14 para. 1 and 3 RTVA)

1. In SRG SSR’s television programme services, the following programmes may be interrupted by advertising:
   1. news and current affairs programmes: once for each programmed period of at least 90 minutes;
   2. other programmes:
   1. between 18:00 and 23:00: once for each programmed period of at least 90 minutes, 2. at other periods of the day: once for each programmed period of at least 30 minutes.¹
2. Children's programmes and broadcasts of religious services may not be interrupted by advertising.²
3. In SRG SSR’s television programme services:
   1. ³ advertising spots and longer forms of advertising may together amount to a maximum of 15 per cent of the daily transmission time;
   2. between 18:00 and 23:00, advertising spots and longer forms of advertising may together amount to a maximum of 12 minutes within one full clock hour;
   3. at other periods of the day, advertising spots may amount to a maximum of 12 minutes within one full clock hour.
4. Split-screen advertising and virtual advertising are not permitted except during the broadcasting of sports events.
5. The transmission of sales programmes is not permitted.
6. In its radio programme services, SRG SSR may broadcast self-advertising in so far as this serves predominantly to build audience loyalty.
7. References to events for which SRG SSR has entered into a media partnership may be broadcast as self-advertising if they serve predominantly to build audience loyalty and the media partnership was not concluded for the purpose of financing the programme service. A media partnership exists when cooperation exists between the broadcaster and the organiser of a public event and the broadcaster undertakes to refer to the event in the programme service and is compensated with advantages at the location and similar services.
8. The mention of sponsors in SRG radio programme services may only include elements which serve to identify the sponsor.⁴