Publishing, media & audiovisual · Thurgau

170 companies in publishing, media and audiovisual in the canton of Thurgau.

The commercial register lists 170 active companies in publishing, media and audiovisual in the canton of Thurgau, placing Thurgau 14th nationally for this sector (2 % of the national total). 73 of them (43 %) are VAT-registered, and 57 (34 %) published an official change in the past 18 months: registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address.

170active companies
0registered in the past 30 days
73VAT-registered
14thcanton's Swiss rank
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The canton in brief

Publishing, media & audiovisual in the canton of Thurgau: what the register shows.

Publishing, media and audiovisual bring together publishing houses, production studios, radio stations and digital platforms. The sector is made up of very small structures formed around a single project; new registrations here are mostly studios and production companies.

This sector accounts for <1 % of companies classified in the canton of Thurgau, against 1 % across Switzerland. 0 companies in publishing, media and audiovisual were registered in the canton of Thurgau over the past 30 days, 2 over 90 days.

Thurgau is a farming and industrial canton on Lake Constance: fruit and vegetables, food processing, mechanical engineering and plastics (Arbon, Frauenfeld, Kreuzlingen), and heavy cross-border activity with Germany. Family SMEs dominate, with an above-average share of construction and crafts.

Market analysis

The market in publishing, media and audiovisual in the canton of Thurgau, in figures

25companies registered in 2025 and 2026
CHF 7 Mof combined share capital (97 capital companies)
73VAT-registered
1are hiring right now (Job-Room postings)

Of these 170 companies, the dominant legal forms are: Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl) (40 %), Sole proprietorship (36 %), Public limited company (AG / SA) (16 %). 25 were entered in the commercial register in 2025 and 2026, that is 15 % of the active base; 16 registrations in 2025. That is well above the average of the three previous years (14 a year): the sector is attracting new entrants.

Share capital is known for 97 companies (57 %): CHF 7 M combined, median company in the 20-100k band; 28 of them (29 %) have capital of at least CHF 100,000.

73 companies (43 %) are VAT-registered, a sign of real activity; 170 (100 %) have at least one registered director; 41 publish a general phone or email, 51 have a website verified by ciblr, and 1 run job postings on Job-Room.

SOGC publications in the last 90 days: 2 new registrations, 1 changes of directors, 2 relocations of seat, 2 other amendments.

Registrations by year

051015202020 : 151520202021 : 8820212022 : 151520222023 : 131320232024 : 131320242025 : 161620252026 : 992026
Companies still active, by year of first registration; 2026 year to date (light tint).

Legal forms

Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl)
6840 %
Sole proprietorship
6136 %
Public limited company (AG / SA)
2816 %
General partnership
63,5 %
Coopérative
42,4 %
The most common legal forms in this sector.
By size

Small or large?

Micro companies
15289 %
Small companies
84,7 %
Medium companies
95,3 %
Large companies
10,6 %
ciblr size index, computed from registry signals (capital, legal form, age, VAT). n/a: no signal yet.
By city

Where are they?

Frauenfeld
2012 %
Kreuzlingen
1710 %
Weinfelden
148,2 %
Amriswil
84,7 %
Tägerwilen
63,5 %
Arbon
63,5 %
Romanshorn
63,5 %
Sirnach
52,9 %
The 8 municipalities with the most companies in the sector.
Frequently asked questions

In brief.

How many companies in publishing, media and audiovisual are active in the canton of Thurgau?

170 companies in publishing, media and audiovisual are registered with the commercial register as active in the canton of Thurgau, or 2 % of the 8 651 companies in the sector across Switzerland.

How many are VAT-registered?

73 of these companies (43 %) are VAT-registered according to the UID register, which generally indicates turnover above CHF 100 000 and genuine activity.

How can I get their contact details?

ciblr gives you three days of watch on this target: the last 30 days of movements within the minute, then two morning emails with what has moved, as soon as there is something new. The subscription at CHF 299 per month gives access to the whole target, with contact details, Excel export and change tracking.

Method

Where do these figures come from?

Most recent SOGC publication captured for this canton: 2 days ago. 635 publications captured in the past 30 days. Company officers there are re-read directly in the cantonal commercial register.

Every company counted here is registered with the commercial register (Zefix) with the status "active". The sector is derived from the FSO's NOGA code, the size is estimated by ciblr from official publications (legal form, share capital, declared headcount, VAT registration), and "recent signal" means an SOGC publication (registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address) in the past 18 months. The figures are recalculated every week from the ciblr database. No data is purchased or invented.

These companies, with their contact details.

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Neighbouring cantons

What about next door?

The same figures for neighbouring cantons, useful for regional prospecting.

The same sector elsewhere
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