Observed Signal · Apr 30, 2026 · Hiring · Source: persoenlich.com News · Impact: 1/5 · Sentiment: Neutral
Stefan Nägeli Named MySports Editor-in-Chief
Stefan Nägeli will join Swiss sports broadcaster MySports as editor-in-chief and team leader of the editorial team, taking up the role from 1 September. Nägeli moves from Somedia, where he serves as Head of Audio/Video and is a member of the editorial board. He brings decades of TV production experience, having led sports productions at Ringier TV/Teleclub (2006–2009), served as programming director at Tele Top until 2021, and worked as deputy editor-in-chief at Zürcher Oberland Medien. Sunrise confirmed the appointment and said the Teamleiter Redaktion MySports position was redefined as part of a Sunrise reorganisation.
Personnel appointment at a national sports broadcaster; relevant to media/content operations but not industry-shifting for AdTech/MarTech.
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Key Takeaways & Evidence Grounding
- Stefan Nägeli will become editor-in-chief / team leader editorial at MySports starting 1 September.
- Nägeli is leaving Somedia, where he is Head of Audio/Video and a member of the editorial board.
- Sunrise confirmed the appointment and said the Teamleiter Redaktion MySports role was newly defined in a reorganisation.
- Nägeli previously led sports productions at Ringier TV/Teleclub (2006–2009), was programming director at Tele Top until 2021, and served as deputy editor-in-chief at Zürcher Oberland Medien.
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Gina Schuler Named Head of Audio/Video at Somedia
Somedia has appointed Gina Schuler (34) as head of Audio/Video for Radio Grischa and TV Südostschweiz. She will assume the role on 15 September 2026, succeeding Stefan Nägeli, who leaves the position on 1 September 2026 to become editor-in-chief at the TV channel MySports. As Audio/Video head, Schuler will join Somedia's three-person editorial board alongside Nikola Nording and Joachim Braun. Schuler previously worked eight years at SRF (most recently as a format developer in entertainment), began her career at Watson, and holds degrees from ZHAW and a 2023 Master's in Digital Management from Hyper Island, London.
Malte Probst to Lead CH Media TV National
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Fabian Schäfer Leaves NZZ for CH Media
Fabian Schäfer, who has led the NZZ's Bundeshausredaktion since 2019 after 16 years of federal-parliament reporting, will join CH Media’s domestic (Inland) team effective 1 September 2026. CH Media said it is hiring Schäfer alongside Céline Zahno (from Blick) to strengthen the news group's national reporting. Persoenlich.com reports that Schäfer’s departure is widely seen in Bern as linked to the NZZ’s recent hiring of Dominik Feusi; Schäfer declined to comment on the reason. CH Media editor-in-chief Patrik Müller described the new hires as bolstering the publisher’s national profile. The article was published by persoenlich.com on 2026-05-06.
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