European Broadcasting Union, also known as EBU, is a non-profit organization headquartered in Switzerland. Founded in 1950, it employs approximately 460 individuals. The organization reported $266.9M in revenue as of 2024. It functions as a tier 1 media tech buyer. The organization promotes public service media, notably through its focus on content rights. It supports 115 member organizations across 56 countries, with an additional 31 Associates in Asia, Africa, Australasia, and the Americas. EBU also operates Eurovision and Euroradio.
On March 19, 2026, the European Broadcasting Union's (EBU) QC methodology established itself as a de-facto standard for quality control tests, encompassing approximately 300 published test items for video, text, and audio. Previously, on March 17, 2026, the EBU hosted the third training session on immersive sound. Earlier, on March 16, 2026, the EBU's JT-DMF North American Kickoff marked progress on Dynamic Media Facilities (DMF). Separately, the EBU utilizes its internal AI engine, EuroVox, to provide its members with access to its website in 20 additional languages. This follows the EBU's introduction on March 12, 2026, of its Digital News and Data Hub (DNDH), which supports and enhances daily editorial work in European newsrooms with the assistance of AI. The DNDH integrates advanced digital products from EBU Technology & Innovation with the collaborative foundations established by Eurovision News through A European Perspective (AEP).
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European Broadcasting Union (EBU) offers 21 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 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 68 broadcasting rights for sports competitions including aquatics and swimming, motorsports, rowing, biathlon, gymnastics, water polo, boxing, multi-sport, cycling, soccer | association football, athletics, tennis, futsal, basketball, winter sports and other sports.
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