Replay, skipping adverts and recordings

Rewinding, recording and skipping adverts on blue tv: Find out how Replay and recordings work, which channels show Replay adverts and how to avoid them.

Use replay
Replay adverts
Recordings

Use replay

Pause and rewind live TV or watch previously aired programmes and films up to 7 days later. You can do it all with the Replay function.

Activate Replay

Activate Replay before using the function for the first time.

Press the ‘Home’ button on your Swisscom TV remote control.
Select the cogwheel icon in the top left to access the settings.
Search the ‘Replay’ menu option.
Select the channel on which you want to activate Replay.
Go to ‘Activate Replay’.

Watch a programme later with Replay

Press the ‘TV Guide’ button on your Swisscom remote control.
Select the programme that you would like to watch.
Select ‘Watch’.

Replay adverts

When watching time-shifted TV (Replay) or watching recordings, you’ll see short adverts on various channels that you can’t skip. This applies to all TV providers in Switzerland, not just Swisscom TV.

Why are there Replay adverts?

TV channels have lost significant revenue due to viewers fast-forwarding through adverts in catch-up services. That is why ‘Joint Tariff 12’ has been in force since 2022: all TV providers in Switzerland are obliged to show catch-up adverts in time-shifted viewing.

Which channels are affected by replay adverts?

Replay adverts currently affect the following channels (marked with the label [Ad] on blue TV):

SRG channels: SRF 1, SRF zwei, SRF info, RTS Un, RTS Deux, RSI La 1, RSI La 2
Swiss commercial channels: 3+, 4+, 5+, 6+, 7+, NICK Switzerland, TV24, TV25, S1, Puls 8
German commercial channels: RTL, RTL ZWEI, VOX, NITRO, Super RTL, n-tv, ProSieben, ProSieben MAXX, SAT.1, SAT.1 Gold, Sixx, Kabel Eins

What types of replay adverts are there?

Replay adverts are significantly shorter than the original ad breaks. The following types of advert are available:

Start-up advert: A short advert that plays when a time-shifted programme or recording is started.
Advert when fast-forwarding: An advert that appears when fast-forwarding through an advert block in Replay or in recordings.
Advert when pausing: A static advert that appears when you press the pause button.

How can I get rid of Replay adverts?

With the ‘Replay Comfort’ TV option, you’re fully equipped to deal with Replay adverts. This gives you two benefits:

No more Replay adverts: You won’t see any adverts when starting, fast-forwarding or pausing.
Skip live adverts: You can skip the regular ad breaks within programmes at the touch of a button or even automatically, with pinpoint accuracy. This works on over 70 of the top TV channels – including your recordings.

You can easily sign up for the option in My Swisscom > “Active options” > “Customise options” > “Skip adverts”.
Sign up for Replay Comfort (opens in new tab)

Recordings

Record programmes and watch recordings

Use the Rec button on the Swisscom TV remote control or the ‘Rec’ button through the TV Guide to record a TV programme. Your recordings can be found in the TV menu.

The amount of storage space you have for recordings depends on your blue TV subscription.

Recover recordings

You have 30 days in which to recover deleted recordings.

Go to your recordings. Select ‘Manage recordings’.
Open the recycle bin top right.
Select the recordings that you wish to keep. Go to ‘Restore’.
The programme is now back in your recordings. Archived recordings are identified by a padlock symbol.

Store recordings

After two years, your recordings are automatically deleted, unless you archive the recording first.

Go to ‘Recordings’ in the blue TV menu.
Select the recording in question and press ‘OK’.
Select ‘Archive’, or ‘Manage recording’ for a series, and then ‘Archive episode’.

The padlock icon indicates that a recording has been archived.