European Broadcasting Union, also known as EBU, is a non-profit organization headquartered in Switzerland. Founded in 1950, with approximately 460 employees, the organization reported $266.9M in revenue as of 2024 and functions as a tier 1 media tech buyer. The company's core focus is content rights, promoting public service media, with 115 member organizations in 56 countries and an additional 31 Associates across Asia, Africa, Australasia, and the Americas. EBU also operates Eurovision and Euroradio.
On September 3, 2026, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) advanced its EuroVOX initiative, designed to provide members with a unified platform for transcription, translation, voice synthesis, and subtitling, aiming to reduce language-related costs and improve inter-organizational communication. Separately, Calrec announced its continued support for the EBU’s Dynamic Media Facility (DMF) vision, showcasing software upgrades for its Argo and ImPulseV platforms at IBC 2026 to enhance broadcasters' infrastructure flexibility. Previously on September 2, SVT's Neo platform received the 2026 EBU Technology & Innovation Award, with SVT’s Head of Digital Transformation, Dennis Buhr, highlighting the importance of workflow changes over technology in its success. The EBU’s internal AI engine, EuroVox, powers this innovation, also enabling EBU Members to access the organization's website in 20 additional languages. Earlier the same day, the Alliance for IP Media Solutions (AIMS) released the results of its second IPMX Product Certification Test Event, which the European Broadcasting Union hosted at its Geneva headquarters from August 24 to 28.
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European Broadcasting Union (EBU) offers 22 products in the media and telecoms services industry. European Broadcasting Union (EBU)'s product portfolio comprises of content rights and media and TV services.
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European Broadcasting Union (EBU)'s revenues were less than $500M in 2024. Caretta Research has split European Broadcasting Union (EBU)'s revenue into 2 different product categories, the largest of which is sports sublicensing. For full access to European Broadcasting Union (EBU)'s revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.
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Examples of European Broadcasting Union (EBU)'s suppliers include DAZN Group, Rohde & Schwarz and NEP Group.
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European Broadcasting Union (EBU) sells broadcasting rights of its 2 sports sublicensing competitions to 15 companies globally, covering 2 countries. European Broadcasting Union (EBU)'s rights holders include Turkish Radio and Television Corporation. European Broadcasting Union (EBU) currently holds 74 broadcasting rights for sports competitions including basketball, soccer | association football, boxing, winter sports, other sports, futsal, water polo, gymnastics, aquatics and swimming, multi-sport, tennis, rowing, cycling, motorsports, athletics and biathlon.
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