European Broadcasting Union, also known as EBU, is a non-profit organization headquartered in Switzerland. Founded in 1950, it employs approximately 460 individuals and reported $266.9M in revenue as of 2024. Functioning as a tier 1 media tech buyer, the organization specializes in content rights. Its core mission is focused on promoting public service media, supporting its 115 member organizations across 56 countries, and an additional 31 Associates in Asia, Africa, Australasia, and the Americas. The EBU also operates Eurovision and Euroradio.
On April 21, 2026, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) opened its Media Summit in Sofia, Bulgaria, marking the first time the two-day event took place in the capital. The opening ceremony saw attendance from EBU Deputy Director General Jean-Philippe de Tender, Bulgarian President Iliana Iotova, and the Directors General of Bulgarian National Television (BNT) and Bulgarian National Radio (BNR), Milena Milotinova and Milen Mitev. During the summit's opening, President Iotova stated that investment in public service media, when coupled with strict transparency requirements, represents an investment in the future of a free society, calling journalism the "most reliable and credible way" for political messages to reach an audience. Concurrently, the EBU announced it will convene a conference to examine the state of journalism in Gaza on World Press Freedom Day, aiming to explore methods for restoring safe, independent, and sustainable reporting in the region.
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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 media and TV services and content rights.
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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 Production Resource Group (PRG), 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 69 broadcasting rights for sports competitions including other sports, tennis, biathlon, aquatics and swimming, athletics, basketball, futsal, rowing, motorsports, soccer | association football, water polo, gymnastics, multi-sport, winter sports, boxing and cycling.
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