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 July 30, 2026, Eurovision Sport and Aquatics GB announced a partnership to exclusively stream the European Aquatics Championships Paris 2026 live and free to UK audiences on Eurovision Sport, the EBU's free streaming platform. This collaboration builds on their previous successful work at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore. Earlier on July 22, the EBU, in conjunction with the Alliance for IP Media Solutions (AIMS) and the Video Services Forum (VSF), announced the second IPMX Product Testing and Certification Event. This week-long gathering, scheduled for August 24-28 at the EBU headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, will expand the IPMX-certified product ecosystem and introduce formal certification for new capabilities. Also on July 22, the EBU detailed the MXF Interop Plugfest 2026, taking place from November 3-5 at Hessischer Rundfunk in Frankfurt, Germany, inviting all EBU members and MXF and QC implementers to ensure interoperability of the latest MXF profiles.
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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 Rohde & Schwarz, NEP Group and DAZN 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 rowing, futsal, aquatics and swimming, basketball, boxing, other sports, biathlon, cycling, soccer | association football, water polo, winter sports, gymnastics, tennis, athletics, motorsports and multi-sport.
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