The guides on this site explain a topic in full. The blog goes after the questions people actually ask around them: which provider, what it costs per month, why a stream stutters, whether a deal is too good to be true. Each post is short enough to read in a few minutes and sourced well enough to check.
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What you will find in the IPTV blog
Posts are grouped by topic. The groups below show what each one covers:
- TV market: what Swisscom blue TV, Sunrise TV, Salt TV and Zattoo contain, side by side and one by one
- Costs: what TV costs per month, including the radio and television fee that every household pays
- Technology: speeds, buffering, and how an IPTV stream works, plus a glossary
- Law and safety: what Swiss copyright law says about streaming, and how to spot scams and fake resellers
- Living in Switzerland: TV for newcomers, watching Swiss TV abroad, and English, German, Albanian, Portuguese and Balkan channels lawfully
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How the blog posts are written
Channel counts, features and terms come from the providers' own pages and carry the month they were read, because they change. Prices are left to the providers' pages, where the current one is shown. Statements about the law cite the statute or the Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property. Where a fact could not be confirmed from an official page, the post says so instead of guessing.
The operator of this website also sells its own IPTV plans (see IPTV pricing in Switzerland). They are not compared in the posts, and the checking criteria apply to them as well.
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Where to start reading
If you are choosing a provider, start with Swisscom vs Sunrise vs Salt vs Zattoo. If the monthly total worries you, read TV costs in Switzerland and the radio and TV fee. If a stream stutters, go to fixing TV buffering. For the vocabulary, use the IPTV glossary.
TV market
- TV market2 min readblue TV app aloneThe blue TV app and blue TV Air without a Swisscom subscription: over 250 channels on phone, tablet and laptop, the smart TV limits and the minimum system.
- TV market4 min readHow the Swiss watch TVHow the Swiss watch TV in 2026: Zattoo's survey on internet TV, IPTV, streaming, cable, satellite, devices and cancellations, read and put in context.
- TV market3 min readLive sport on TVWhere to watch live sport in Switzerland legally: blue Sport, mySports, Sky Sport, DAZN and Zattoo add-ons, what each covers and the terms to check.
- TV market3 min readReplay and recording comparedReplay and recording in Switzerland compared: how many days of replay and how much recording Swisscom, Sunrise, Salt and Zattoo list, plus ads and abroad use.
- TV market2 min readSalt TV explainedSalt TV explained from Salt's own pages: what Salt Home includes, the Salt TV Box on Android TV, replay and recording options and the international packages.
- TV market3 min readA second TVSecond TV in Switzerland: Swisscom's up to 5 TV-Boxes and Multiroom Max, Sunrise's 5 streams and extra box, Salt's multiroom, Zattoo's parallel streams.
- TV market2 min readSunrise TV explainedSunrise TV explained from Sunrise's own page: Up TV L vs Up TV M, the TV Box, replay, recordings, the Skip Ads option and the extra box for a second TV.
- TV market3 min readSwisscom blue TV explainedSwisscom blue TV explained from Swisscom's own pages: what S, M, L and the XL plans contain, the add-ons, UHD requirements and how to choose.
- TV market3 min readSwisscom vs Sunrise vs Salt vs ZattooSwisscom vs Sunrise vs Salt vs Zattoo compared with data from their own pages: channels, replay, recordings, streams, boxes and who each one suits.
- TV market3 min readZattoo Free, Premium, UltimateZattoo Free, Premium or Ultimate compared from Zattoo's own pages: channels, streams, recordings, the 10-hour TV limit, add-on packages and the free month.
Costs
- Costs2 min readBillag vs SERAFEBillag vs SERAFE: how the device-based reception fee became the device-independent household fee in 2019, what it means for streaming and what stayed.
- Costs3 min readRadio and TV feeThe radio and television fee in Switzerland: who pays, how much, why streaming or IPTV changes nothing, who is exempt and the cut planned for 2027.
- Costs2 min readSERAFE exemptionSERAFE exemption from the radio and TV fee: who can apply (supplementary benefits, deaf-blind and diplomat households), the papers needed, how far back.
- Costs2 min readThe SERAFE invoiceHow the SERAFE invoice works: why it comes in a different month, how to switch to quarterly payment, the payment options and what to do about mistakes.
- Costs2 min readThe fee when life changesWhat happens to the radio and TV fee when you move house, emigrate, travel abroad, own a holiday home, live in a care home or someone dies. OFCOM's answers.
- Costs2 min readSERAFE in a shared flatSERAFE in a shared flat: one fee per household, all adults jointly liable, why several names are on the invoice, weekly residents and student hostels.
- Costs3 min readTV costs per monthWhat TV costs in Switzerland: the radio and TV fee every household pays, the TV service, boxes, sport and language add-ons, and how to add up your own bill.
Technology
- Technology3 min readDo you need a TV box?Do you need a TV box in Switzerland? What Swisscom, Sunrise, Salt and Zattoo say about TV with a box, an app or a smart TV, and what an app lacks.
- Technology3 min readFix TV bufferingFix TV buffering and stutter step by step: cables, restarts, Wi-Fi, updates, quality settings and when to blame the line, with Swisscom and Sunrise tips.
- Technology3 min readInternet speed for TV streamingHow many Mbit/s TV streaming needs: per-stream figures from Zattoo and Netflix, Swisscom's 40 Mbit/s for UHD, data per hour and worked home examples.
- Technology4 min readIPTV glossaryIPTV glossary with 50 terms explained in one line each: EPG, M3U, Xtream Codes, HLS, RTP, codecs, DRM, STB, replay, OTT and more, with sources.
- Technology2 min readUHD and 4K TVUHD and 4K TV in Switzerland: Swisscom's 40 Mbit/s and TV-Box 5 requirements, its 11 to 12 UHD channels, Zattoo's Full HD limit and what Sunrise and Salt say.
- Technology2 min readWhy live streams lag behind TVWhy a live TV stream runs seconds behind the broadcast: segments, buffers, encoding and managed networks explained, and what you can and cannot change.
- Technology2 min readZattoo devicesZattoo devices in Switzerland: which smart TV models, streaming devices, phones and browsers Zattoo supports, the model years and the free tier's TV limit.
Law
Safety
Living in Switzerland
- Living in Switzerland3 min readAlbanian TV in SwitzerlandAlbanian TV in Switzerland: Swisscom's Albanica+, Salt's Albanian package with 7 channels and what Zattoo carries, and how to choose between them lawfully.
- Living in Switzerland2 min readSerbian, Bosnian, Croatian TVSerbian, Bosnian and Croatian TV in Switzerland: Zattoo's Croatian and Pink packages, Swisscom's Bosna+ and Pink Plus, and Salt's packages compared.
- Living in Switzerland2 min readEnglish TV in SwitzerlandEnglish TV in Switzerland: which BBC, ITV, CNN and news channels Zattoo lists, what the operators offer, and how to watch English-language TV lawfully.
- Living in Switzerland3 min readForeign-language TVForeign-language TV in Switzerland: the Swisscom, Salt and Zattoo packages for Albanian, Portuguese, Spanish, Serbian, Bosnian, Croatian, Turkish and more.
- Living in Switzerland2 min readFrench TV in SwitzerlandFrench TV in Switzerland: RTS 1 and 2, the Swiss feeds M6 Suisse and W9 Suisse, TF1, France 2 and Romandie's regional stations in Zattoo's overview.
- Living in Switzerland3 min readGerman TV in SwitzerlandGerman IPTV in Switzerland: ARD, ZDF, ORF and RTL on Zattoo, Salt's German package and how Swisscom and Sunrise carry German channels, with the licence check.
- Living in Switzerland2 min readItalian TV in SwitzerlandItalian TV in Switzerland: RSI La 1 and La 2, Ticino's regional channels and the Rai and Mediaset channels in Zattoo's overview, and how to check them.
- Living in Switzerland3 min readPortuguese TV in SwitzerlandPortuguese TV in Switzerland: Zattoo's 7 named channels, Swisscom's SIC Internacional and Português XL, and Salt's Portuguese package compared.
- Living in Switzerland2 min readSpanish TV in SwitzerlandSpanish TV in Switzerland: Swisscom's Español+ with Latin American channels, Salt's Spanish package and TVE on Zattoo. What each offers and who it suits.
- Living in Switzerland2 min readTurkish TV in SwitzerlandTurkish TV in Switzerland: Zattoo's package with 23 named channels and Salt's package with the 7 biggest generalist channels. How to choose between them.
- Living in Switzerland3 min readTV for newcomersMoving to Switzerland? How TV works: the household fee billed automatically, how to choose a provider, languages, contracts and the first steps in order.
- Living in Switzerland3 min readSwiss TV abroadCan you watch Swiss TV abroad? SRF live streams are blocked outside Switzerland, Zattoo allows 90 days per trip but only recordings on a Swiss account.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is the IPTV blog for?
It answers practical questions around TV and IPTV in Switzerland in short, sourced posts, while the guides explain whole topics in depth.
Why do the posts not quote provider prices?
Prices change with every promotion and bundle, so the posts describe what each offer contains and link to the provider's own page, where the current price is shown. The only figures quoted are the public ones: the radio and television fee and the internet speeds each quality needs.
Does the blog recommend providers?
No. It explains what each offer contains and how to check any provider. The operator of this site also sells IPTV plans, which are not part of the comparisons.