26 minutes

26 minutes (26’) is a weekly humorous television programme of Vincent Kucholl and Vincent Veillon. It started in 2015 on RTS Un, following their daily radio programme 120 secondes (120’’) from 2011 to 2014 on Couleur 3 (Radio télévision suisse).

Biographies

Vincent Kucholl, born in 1975, studied political sciences at the University of Lausanne and is the director of the book collection "Comprendre" of the Éditions loisirs et pédagogie.

Vincent Veillon, born in 1986, studied new media at the École cantonale d'art de Lausanne. He is the son of Pierre-François Veillon, who was successively member of the Grand Council of Vaud, the Council of State of Vaud and the National Council of Switzerland.

120 secondes

The principle of 120 secondes is an interview of a fake personality played by Vincent Kucholl, by Vincent Veillon who is acting as a journalist It was broadcast daily at 7:50 on Couleur 3 and then available on YouTube and Dailymotion; each video was viewed about 60'000 times with peaks at 80'000 for burning questions.

Radio Télévision Suisse

The Radio télévision suisse (RTS) is a Swiss public broadcasting organisation, part of SRG SSR. RTS handles production and broadcasting of radio and television programming in French for Switzerland. It was created on 1 January 2010 by a merger of Radio Suisse Romande and Télévision Suisse Romande.

History

The first evening programme to be broadcast in colour on Télévision suisse romande was broadcast in 1968.

Future

While keeping its headquarters in Geneva, Radio Télévision Suisse plans to move its Lausanne-based radio headquarters to a new building on the Lausanne campus in 2019–2020.

Broadcasting

Radio

Radio Suisse Romande (RSR) is the area of RTS in charge of production and broadcasting of radio programming in French for Switzerland.

Television

Television Suisse Romande (TSR) is the area of RTS in charge of production and distribution of television programming in French for Switzerland.

Minutes

Minutes, also known as protocols or, informally, notes, are the instant written record of a meeting or hearing. They typically describe the events of the meeting and may include a list of attendees, a statement of the issues considered by the participants, and related responses or decisions for the issues.

How created

Minutes may be created during the meeting by a typist or court reporter, who may use shorthand notation and then prepare the minutes and issue them to the participants afterwards. Alternatively, the meeting can be audio recorded, video recorded, or a group's appointed or informally assigned secretary may take notes, with minutes prepared later. Many government agencies use minutes recording software to record and prepare all minutes in real-time.

Purpose

Minutes are the official written record of the meetings of an organization or group. They are not transcripts of those proceedings. Using Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised (RONR), the minutes should contain mainly a record of what was done at the meeting, not what was said by the members. The organization may have its own rules regarding the content of the minutes.

Switzerland

Switzerland (/ˈswɪtsərlənd/), officially the Swiss Confederation (Latin: Confoederatio Helvetica, hence its abbreviation CH), is a country in Europe. While still named the "Swiss Confederation" for historical reasons, modern Switzerland is a federal directorial republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities, called Bundesstadt ("federal city"). The country is situated in Western and Central Europe, and is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland is a landlocked country geographically divided between the Alps, the Swiss Plateau and the Jura, spanning an area of 41,285 km² (15,940 sq mi). While the Alps occupy the greater part of the territory, the Swiss population of approximately 8 million people is concentrated mostly on the Plateau, where the largest cities are to be found: among them are the two global and economic centres, Zürich and Geneva.

The establishment of the Swiss Confederation is traditionally dated to 1 August 1291, which is celebrated annually as the Swiss National Day. The country has a long history of armed neutrality—it has not been in a state of war internationally since 1815—and did not join the United Nations until 2002. Nevertheless, it pursues an active foreign policy and is frequently involved in peace-building processes around the world. In addition to being the birthplace of the Red Cross, Switzerland is home to numerous international organizations, including the second largest UN office. On the European level, it is a founding member of the European Free Trade Association, but notably it is not part of the European Union, nor the European Economic Area. However the country does participate in the Schengen Area and the EU's single market through a number of bilateral treaties.

Vincent

Vincent is a male name derived from Vincentius (from the present participle of the Latin verb vincere, "to conquer or win").

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