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.
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) recently supported the Albanian public broadcaster RTSH in officially beginning its 2026–2030 transformation and restructuring process. A Task Force, established to lead this initiative, held its first meeting on September 17, 2026, which the EBU organized as a workshop focused on RTSH’s Transformation Strategy and its implementation. Earlier on September 17, the EBU appointed Corinne Destoop as its next Chief Financial Officer (CFO), succeeding Emmanuel Frantz at the beginning of 2027. Destoop, currently the EBU’s Deputy Head of Finance, will take up the CFO role on January 1 following a handover period with Frantz, who leaves the organization at the end of 2026 after 12 years as Chief Financial and Administrative Officer. Previously, on September 12, the EBU presented the Austrian public service media organization ORF with the EBU Excellence in Media Award 2026, recognizing its advancements in live production quality and workflows during its coverage of the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Vienna. On September 11, the EBU also announced its two-part online Classical Presenter's Autumn Sessions, scheduled for September 28 and November 2, designed to enhance presenting experience through peer feedback.
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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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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 79 broadcasting rights for sports competitions including biathlon, other sports, gymnastics, soccer | association football, athletics, cycling, basketball, multi-sport, futsal, water polo, rowing, tennis, winter sports, boxing, motorsports and aquatics and swimming.
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