The procedure for companies obliged to report is as follows:
1) Make sure that your business is registered at the Federal Office for Culture (FOC) as a company with an obligation to report. If your company is not yet registered please do so as soon as possible at the following link to the FOC:
2) Get your data ready. You can find help on how to prepare your data below, on the information sheet and at the link to detailed information and sample datasheets. Please indicate your company/platform name and the type of on-demand services (VoD) on each of your documents.
3) Get any additional documents ready. It is compulsory to provide information about video on demand views in the subscription sector. From 2024 onwards, the preferred method is the cumulative number of viewing minutes per year and per title. We would be glad to receive any additional explanations or comments about your data.
4) Please send us your data and any additional documents via your Filetransfer Service (BIT/OFIT) account to film@bfs.admin.ch. We recommend this service for security reasons. In case you don’t have them, please ask for your login and password to film@bfs.admin.ch.
-> Survey deadline: 1 April 2024
Link to the Filetransfer portal:
Please consult the FAQ-Document below if you have any questions or contact us at the following address:
Mrs Emna El May, Section Politics, Culture and Media, film@bfs.admin.ch
In 2016, the revised Film Ordinance (FiO, RO 2015 5639; art. 16a) extended the scope of the obligation to provide data. This obligation, which had previously applied to companies exhibiting films in cinemas since 2002, was extended from 2016 to include Swiss and foreign companies offering on-demand services (platforms) in Switzerland, as well as the holders of the corresponding exploitation rights (distributors).
From 1 January 2024, the obligation to report VoD statistics will no longer be governed by the Film Ordinance (FiO) but by the Ordinance on the Quota for European Films and Investments in Swiss Film Production (FQIO). In addition to reporting films (of 60 minutes or more), this revision includes the obligation to report series
On this page companies with an obligation to report in the area of on-demand services will find support for the internal recording of data according to Article 27 of the FQIO. (Original language of documents: German)
If you have any feedback concerning the content of these documents or any questions about the methodology and the requirements of the data to be recorded, please contact the FSO:
Mrs Emna El May , Politics, culture, Media section, film@bfs.admin.ch
Further important information on the reporting obligation (registration and reporting processes, circular, ISAN) can be found on the homepage of the Federal Office of Culture (FOC):
If you have any questions on the reporting obligation, the Ordinance or the administrative processes, please contact the Federal Office of Culture: filmexploitation@bak.admin.ch
