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
- HeadquartersBern1
- Websitewww.keystone-sda.ch/en
- Legal formAktiengesellschaft1
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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
- 1980Acquired Illustrations- und Photopress AG1
Timeline
- 1895Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.sda.ch1
- Websitewww.sda.ch/fr1
- WikipediaSwiss Telegraphic Agency
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ430109
Sources
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