All EBU articles
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Video
How AI Helped Bring a European Perspective to News
News is not just confined to one country’s borders, and different societies have different perspectives on the same story. EBU works with its members to gives their content producers the tools and workflows to make news content fully multilingual and reach across the whole of Europe. This session explores how ...
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Technical Papers
IBC2024 Tech Papers: A user-centric approach to facial recognition for TV content
This paper addresses the need for a consistent evaluation framework designed specifically for video content.
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News
EBU members launch Security4Media association
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and several of its members have created Security4Media, a non-profit association for media organisations and technology vendors dedicated to reducing cyber risks and supporting trust in media.
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News
Real-World AI Applications Championed at IBC2024
IBC has announced a host of new features and sessions for this year’s leading content and technology show which dissect the world of AI, showcasing real-world advances, technology pioneers and industry leaders demonstrating a wide range of AI use cases.
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News
EBU calls for industry collaboration on media authenticity standard C2PA
The European Broadcast Union’s (EBU) Technical Committee has released a position statement calling on the media technology industry to support content provenance and authenticity standards such as C2PA to help audiences trace the origin of content.
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News
BBC and ITV confirm UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 deal
BBC Sport and ITV have agreed a deal for live coverage of the UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 tournament.
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News
Delphine Ernotte Cunci re-elected as EBU President
Delphine Ernotte Cunci, CEO, France Télévisions, has been re-elected as the President of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Swedish Radio (SR) Director General Cilla Benkö has been re-elected as the Vice-President.
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News
Michael Eberhard elected chair of EBU’s Technical Committee
Michael Eberhard, CTO of German broadcaster ARD/SWR, has been elected Chair of the European Broadcasting Union’s (EBU) Technical Committee.
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News
Pascal Fratellia to leave role as EBU’s Olympics Director
Pascal Fratellia, the Director of Olympics at the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) is to leave the organisation after 17 years.
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News
Free-to-air sport broadcasting worth €4.9bn to European economy
Free-to-air sport broadcasting is worth €4.9bn to the European economy, according to a new report from the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).
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News
EBU launches Eurovision Sport streaming platform
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has launched its first direct-to-consumer streaming service, Eurovision Sport.
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Executive Interviews
From Olympic Rights to 5G and AI, Broadcaster Innovation is Alive and Well
Antonio Arcidiacono, for five years the EBU’s Director of Technology and Innovation, focussed on the massive potential for AI within PSM, new 5G advances, Native IP potency, and the marriage of terrestrial and satellite under a 5G roof, in conversation with George Jarrett.
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News
EBU and Warner Bros Discovery win European rights to 2026-2032 Olympic Games
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has awarded all media rights in Europe for the four Olympic Games in the 2026-2032 period to the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and Warner Bros. Discovery.
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Industry Trends
Gender Diversity in Broadcast Technology: How are Vendors and Organisations Responding?
A lack of gender diversity continues to be a problem in the field of broadcast engineering. In part one of this article, we focused on the working environment for women employed by broadcasters, but what are vendors and industry organisations doing to address this imbalance?
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Industry Trends
A European Perspective: The EBU’s new digital news exchange
Ten public service broadcasters want to change the way Europeans consume news by using cutting-edge online tools to overcome language barriers and share diverse content from across the continent.
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Industry Trends
How journalism is being targeted and undermined
Press freedom is facing a dual threat from “fake news” and massive cuts caused by the coronavirus pandemic. George Jarrett looks at how press freedom - cornerstone of broadcasters’ output - can overcome these challenges.
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News
Journalism under pressure, according to EBU News Xchange panel
Trust in journalism is facing more pressure than ever, with fake news, disconnection from the public, and the polarisation of politics all creating new challenges for the sector.
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News
Broadcasters remain most trusted, says EBU report
Broadcast radio and television remain the most trusted media throughout Europe ahead of new media, according to the EBU’s latest report.
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Industry Trends
Tony Hall: EBU can tackle fake news
The EBU has a vital role to play in the battle against fake news, according to Tony Hall, the organisation’s new president and director general of the BBC.