European Broadcasting Union (EBU)

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The European Broadcasting Union (EBU), founded in 1950, is a non-profit organization headquartered in Switzerland. With a staff of approximately 460, it comprises 115 member organizations across 56 European countries and 31 associates in other regions. The EBU's activities center on supporting public service media, and it operates the Eurovision and Euroradio networks. Its annual revenue was less than $500 million in 2021. While its activities encompass a broad range of programming, a significant focus is on the broadcasting of athletics and multi-discipline sporting events.

2021 Revenue

Founded

1950

Headcount

455

Headquarters

Switzerland

Primary Segment

Athletics and multi-discipline sports

Ownership

Non-profit

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The EBU conducted a survey on the current situation of music rights in public service radio, focusing on live music and commercially released music. A report will detail the findings. The EBU also addressed the impact of artificial intelligence on media, emphasizing the need for public service media to embrace AI while upholding news integrity, audience trust, and democratic values. A workshop offered EBU members the chance to experiment with 5G networks, Wireless Multichannel Audio Systems (WMAS), and Silvus Technologies' MeshLink. Finally, the EBU released a digital infographic exploring the impact of public service media on the digital ecosystem. The EBU also invited member tech teams to connect and share experiences and developments across Europe.

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European Broadcasting Union (EBU)'s revenues were less than $500M in 2021. Caretta Research has split European Broadcasting Union (EBU)'s revenue into 4 different product categories, the largest of which is multi-Sport. For full access to European Broadcasting Union (EBU)'s revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.

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2025

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Strategy Group Catch-up: Focus on KPIs

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Apr

7th

2025

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A Year in the Life of the Connected Car Playbook and Making Friends with Car Manufacturers

Alongside international efforts to preserve radio on the dashboard, strong national-level connections with car manufacturers are equally important. Radio France shares their success story of getting the Radio France app embedded on the Renault dashboard.

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Apr

7th

2025

18:30

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Young Audiences Switching on to Live Linear Radio: Utopia or a Goal Worth Pursuing?

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Apr

7th

2025

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Defending PSM in the World Today: How RTS is Navigating Budget Cuts, FM Switch-Off and Digital Transformation

Against the backdrop of a national referendum that could slash the licence fee and challenging discussions on the future size and shape of public broadcasting, SRG SSR has also been adjusting to the switch-off of FM for its radio channels, where commercial competitors will remain for a further two years. An insight into the intense months of defending public service broadcasting while also remaining flexible and reimagining its future.

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Apr

7th

2025

18:30

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Radio and Music: New times for a longstanding “special relationship”

With Music Rights at the heart of everything, the panel focuses on the impact and positioning of Public Service Radio vis-à-vis the music sector today.

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Apr

7th

2025

18:30

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Serving the Members: Updates from EBU

A report on what the EBU Media Department, Radio Unit and Music Unit have delivered to the membership over the past year.

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Mar

26th

2025

18:30

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EBU Music Rights Survey Report Popular Music

As music is at the core of programming on public service radio and the importance of rights in this context cannot be overstated, we conducted a survey about the current situation among Members, focusing on two key areas: live music and music commercially released. This survey report will provide a clearer picture in the area of popular music.

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Feb

26th

2025

18:30

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News Integrity in the Age of AI

Artificial intelligence is transforming our relationship with media, information and reality. It’s vital that public service media embrace the future of AI without compromising news integrity, audience trust and democratic values.

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Feb

19th

2025

18:30

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Workshop on new PMSE technologies

This workshop provides an opportunity to EBU Members to experiment with dedicated 5G networks, Wireless Multichannel Audio Systems (WMAS), and Silvus Technologies' MeshLink. It is intended for production professionals that may not yet have a lot of experience with these technologies.

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Feb

13th

2025

18:30

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EBU T&I Think Tank – Lightning Talk session

Calling all EBU Member tech teams! Do you want to connect with fellow EBU members to share stories or learn from each other? Are you curious about what's being developed across Europe? You're invited to

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Feb

13th

2025

18:30

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Public Service Media: A Vital Pulse in the Digital Ecosystem

Explore the impact of public service media (PSM) with our new digital infographic. Dive into the key stats that reveal how PSM strengthens our digital ecosystem for the greater good.

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Feb

10th

2025

18:30

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EBU Members to deliver extensive live coverage of BMW IBU World Championships Biathlon

Fans across Europe can follow every moment of the BMW IBU World Championships Biathlon from Lenzerheide, Switzerland thanks to extensive live coverage by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and dozens of its Members. The championships – from 12 to 23 February 2025 – will get unprecedented exposure in the host nation, with Swiss broadcasters SRF (German), RTS (French), and RSI (Italian) providing comprehensive live coverage across all competition days.

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European Broadcasting Union (EBU) sells broadcasting rights of its 13 athletics, soccer | association football, biathlon, multi-Sport, winter sports, rowing and cycling competitions to 110 companies globally, covering 21 countries. European Broadcasting Union (EBU)'s rights holders include RTL Group, BBC and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD). European Broadcasting Union (EBU) currently holds 56 broadcasting rights for sports competitions including gymnastics, biathlon, winter sports, rowing, futsal, aquatics and swimming, water polo, athletics, soccer | association football, basketball, multi-sport, tennis, other sports, cycling and motorsports.

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