Rugby fans around the globe will be able to watch live, free coverage of Rugby Europe’s leading 7s competitions through a new partnership with Eurovision Sport, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU)’s free streaming platform. The partnership will give fans access to a selection of Europe’s top international competitions during the new Olympic cycle leading towards […]
The Czech government has announced plans to replace the country’s TV licence fee with state budget funding for public service media from January 2027. In reposne, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has said that the proposed funding levels would represent a significant real-terms cut, with no safeguards for PSM independence, no prior consultation with the […]
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and European Athletics have agreed a rights extension through the end of 2031, securing free-to-air coverage of the continent’s premier athletics events and reinforcing one of international sport’s most enduring and partnerships. European Athletics and the EBU have been in a partnership since 1981, with this latest agreement marking 50 […]
The EBU and the Alianza Informativa Latinoamericana (AIL), have formed a content-sharing agreement that they say “opens a new chapter in global news collaboration between Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean”. The agreement connects the EBU’s Eurovision News Exchange (EVN) with AIL’s network of 21 broadcasters, enabling reciprocal access to diverse news content. For the […]
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has appointed Annsofi Eriksson as its new Chief Technology Officer. Eriksson brings over 20 years of international leadership experience across IT, digital transformation and technology strategy in both private and public sector organisations. She joins the EBU from Sveriges Radio, where she works as Chief Information Officer and Director of […]
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has launched a digital archive of curated audiovisual news content documenting the war in Ukraine since February 2022. The EBU Ukraine Archive, created in partnership with EBU Members and supported by numerous international funders, contains more than 30,000 curated and searchable video and audio reports, as well as verified social media […]
Audiences across Europe can look forward to continued access to world-class Rowing coverage, as the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and World Rowing, the international governing body of the sport of Rowing, have announced the renewal of their European media rights agreement starting in 2025 and running until the end of 2032. The new agreement marks […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]