French media regulator Arcom has appointed Delphine Ernotte-Cunci as President of France Télévisions for a record third time. Her latest five year tenure will commence on August 22nd. Arcom cited “continuity” in its reasoning for reappointing Ernott- Cunci, but she lacked any major competition as potential candidates were reportedly discouraged to apply by the climate […]

Thousands of public and private news media around the world have joined an initiative by the European Broadcasting Union and WAN-IFRA calling on AI developers to help ensure that Artificial Intelligence is safe, reliable and beneficial for the news ecosystem and the public. The initiative – News Integrity in the Age of AI – proposes […]

The European Broadcasting Union has launched Eurovision News Spotlight, a collaborative network for fact-checking and open-source intelligence to equip public service media across Europe with the tools to counter online falsehoods and disinformation. “In a digital-first world, we face a worsening crisis of inaccurate, false and synthetic information that tests our certainty of truth and […]

European broadcasters, through the Association of Commercial Television and Video on Demand Services in Europe (ACT), the Association of European Radios (AER) and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), which represent both commercial and public service broadcasters as well as video-on-services operators, have called on the Member States of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related […]

ARTE, the Franco-German public service broadcaster, has become the newest Member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), having been elected this month at the EBU’s 93rd General Assembly in Lausanne. Founded in 1990, ARTE was established as a binational collaboration between France and Germany, with a mission to promote cultural exchange, creativity and the arts. […]

EBU members have elected a new Executive Board, made up of eleven senior executives of public service media from throughout Europe. Nine Executive Board members were elected on December 5th at the EBU’s 93rd General Assembly in Lausanne. The Board is responsible for ensuring the implementation of the EBU’s strategy and policies. Six current board […]

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has welcomed efforts to ensure Germany’s public broadcasters reach all of society in an ever more digital world but says it is concerned about elements of draft reforms that seek to further limit the ability of public service media (PSM) to offer online text-based news. PSM must adapt to the […]

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has appointed Martin Green in a new role as Director overseeing the Eurovision Song Contest. Green’s track record as an executive producer of major events includes the ceremonies of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Hull UK City of Culture 2017, the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022 and the Eurovision […]

The European 5G Broadcast handset taskforce, gathering EBU and BNE members, has published a 5G Broadcast receiver profile for use by companies within the broadcast ecosystem that are preparing for a roll-out of 5G Broadcast services in Europe. The taskforce says the receiver profile is a major milestone for the introduction of smartphones with 5G […]

IBC2024 has unveiled a host of new show features and speaking sessions to showcase real-world artificial intelligence (AI) advances across the IBC Conference, the IBC Accelerator Media Innovation Programme and the show itself, including the new AI Tech Zone, powered by EBU. AI innovators and media and entertainment (M&E) companies will be able to learn, […]