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NOGA 60.3 News agency and other content distribution activities
Activity from the Swiss General Classification of Economic Activities (NOGA 2025), published by the Federal Statistical Office (FSO). The full dataset (NACE 2.1 + ISIC 4 cross-walks) is included in Classifications (399 CHF).
603Multilingual description
NOGA 2025 provides the official designation in the four languages used by the Swiss federal authorities, alongside their European equivalents.
| Language | Designation |
|---|---|
| Français (fr) | Activités d’agence de presse et autres activités de distribution de contenu |
| Deutsch (de) | Nachrichtenagenturen und sonstige Verbreitung von Medieninhalten |
| Italiano (it) | Attività delle agenzie di stampa e altre attività di distribuzione di contenuti |
| English (en) | News agency and other content distribution activities |
NOGA hierarchy
The NOGA code 60.3 sits within the following hierarchy (from broadest to most specific).
Direct sub-levels
This code breaks down into 2 more specific sub-levels.
Official cross-walks
Equivalence of NOGA code 60.3 in the European (NACE) and international (ISIC) standards, from the official FSO and Eurostat tables.
| Standard | Code | Designation | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| NACE Rev 2.1 | 60.3 | 60.3 News agency and other content distribution activities | partial |
| NACE Rev 2.0 | 47.9 | Intermediation service activities for retail sale | partial |
| NOGA 2008 | 47.9 | Activités de service d’intermédiation pour le commerce de détail | partial |
| NACE Rev 2.1 | 60.3 | 60.3 News agency and other content distribution activities | partial |
| NACE Rev 2.0 | 63.1 | Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities | partial |
| NOGA 2008 | 63.1 | Infrastructure informatique, traitement de données, hébergement et activités connexes | partial |
| NACE Rev 2.1 | 60.3 | 60.3 News agency and other content distribution activities | partial |
| NACE Rev 2.0 | 63.9 | Web search portal activities and other information service activities | partial |
| NOGA 2008 | 63.9 | Activités de portail de recherche sur le web et autres activités de service d’information | partial |
Type exact = strict 1:1 equivalence. partial = partial overlap. multi = one source code maps to several target codes.
Neighbouring codes
NOGA codes close to 60.3, within the same parent group or at the same hierarchical level.
| Code | Level | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| 60.1 | group | Radio broadcasting and audio distribution activities |
| 60.2 | group | Television programming, broadcasting and video distribution activities |
| 61.1 | group | Wired, wireless, and satellite telecommunication activities |
| 61.2 | group | Telecommunication reselling activities and intermediation service activities for telecommunication |
| 59.2 | group | Sound recording and music publishing activities |
| 59.1 | group | Motion picture, video and television programme activities |
| 61.9 | group | Other telecommunication activities |
| 62.1 | group | Computer programming activities |
Activity examples
Company profiles typically classified under NOGA code 60.3.
A company whose main activity falls under "News agency and other content distribution activities" is classified under NOGA code 60.3.
This category covers service companies, firms, agencies and sole traders whose main offering matches this activity: consulting firms, professional practices and independent providers.
The code is assigned on the principle of the main economic activity: if an entity has several activities, the one generating the most value added determines the classification.
How this code is used
NOGA code 60.3 is used by the Swiss federal authorities to classify companies by their main economic activity, notably:
- Federal Statistical Office (FSO): business and establishment register (BER), censuses and structural statistics.
- OASI compensation funds: classification of the employer's activity at registration.
- Federal Tax Administration (FTA): VAT profiling, net tax debt rates and sector statistics.
- Commercial register: "activities" field when registering a new legal entity.
- SUVA and accident-insurance funds: pricing of accident-insurance contributions by risk class.
- SECO and labour-market statistics: sector analyses and targeted support measures.
Official source
This page reproduces information from the NOGA 2025 standard published by the Federal Statistical Office. For the official version:
bfs.admin.ch — NOGA — General Classification of Economic Activities
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