Private company

Swiss Telegraphic Agency

Logo: Schweizerische Depeschenagentur, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

National press agency of Switzerland

The Swiss Telegraphic Agency (German: Schweizerische Depeschenagentur, SDA; French: Agence télégraphique suisse, ATS; Italian: Agenzia telegrafica svizzera, ATS; branded as Keystone-SDA/Keystone-ATS since 27 April 2018) is the national press agency of Switzerland, founded in 1894. In 2017, it merged with the Swiss picture agency Keystone. The Swiss Telegraphic Agency is a non-profit organization, but is owned privately.2 It is headquartered in Bern.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1895Founded1

The Swiss Telegraphic Agency (German: Schweizerische Depeschenagentur, SDA; French: Agence télégraphique suisse, ATS; Italian: Agenzia telegrafica svizzera, ATS; branded as Keystone-SDA/Keystone-ATS since 27 April 2018) is the national press agency of Switzerland, founded in 1894. In 2017, it merged with the Swiss picture agency Keystone.2

Corporate structure

Swiss Telegraphic Agency sits at the top of its group. 3 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Swiss Telegraphic Agency Bern
    • Awp Finanznachrichten Subsidiary · 50% · Zürich, Switzerland
    • Illustrations- und Photopress AG Subsidiary · Switzerland

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Swiss Telegraphic Agency reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

Subsidiaries

  • Illustrations- und Photopress AG since 1980

Also owns

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. 1980Acquired Illustrations- und Photopress AG1

Timeline

  1. 1895Founded Founded1

Sources

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