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UHD TV ‘not highest priority’ for European public broadcasters
Building infrastructure for and launching UHD TV services is not the highest priority for European…
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Sports roundup: Eleven Sports launches F1 pass; FISU signs Eurosport deal; ERT agrees to EBU acquisitions; Sport1 holds on to Rallycross in IMG
Sports broadcaster Eleven Sports will offer Portuguese viewers an annual pass to Formula 1 events….
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EBU secures Fifa Club World Cup rights
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU)’s Eurovision Sport has signed a deal with Japanese agency Dentsu…
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EBU signs Women’s Euro 2021 deal
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has signed a deal with Uefa for the media rights…
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EBU’s influential sports chief to quit after 20 years at Union
The European Broadcasting Union’s executive director of sport, Stefan Kuerten, is leaving the EBU in…
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EBU calls for 5G-broadcast mode
5G should include a 5G-broadcast mode that allows free-to-air broadcaster to reach users with the…
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Government funding proposals “not fit for purpose” slams RTÉ director general
Irish PSB RTÉ is “in a crisis” said director general Dee Forbes who has heavily…
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Eurovision Sport names head of winter sport
Eurovision Sport, the broadcasting arm of public broadcaster organisation the EBU, has named Robert Portman,…
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Western Balkans stakeholders agree public service media funding principles
Parliamentarians, regulators, public service media management, governing bodies and civil society organsiations from the western…
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Broadcast media remains most trusted, says EBU report
Broadcast media remain the most trusted media throughout Europe, according to the EBU’s latest Trust…
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EBU creates new learning hub for CEE
Public broadcaster organisation the EBU is teaming up with Slovakian Member RTVS to create a…
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EBU calls for NMOS adoption to prevent delay in IP migration
Public broadcaster organisation the EBU has called for an accelerated adoption of the AMWA Network…
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5G ‘not a viable replacement’ for broadcasting, says EBU
5G networks are unlikely to provide meaningful coverage before 2030, meaning that 5G will not…
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European Parliament OKs new portability rules with SatCab directive
The European Parliament has approved the new SatCab directive that will enable access to online…
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EBU ‘concerned’ after protesters storm Serbian pubcaster
Public broadcaster organisation the EBU has expressed concern after protestors broke into the headquarters of…
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EBU calls for resolution of Croatian dispute
Public broadcasters’ organisation the EBU has expressed a hope that a boycott of Croatian pubcaster…
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EBU: European DTT shut-downs not indicative of wider decline in platform
Recent moves by Belgium and Switzerland to shut down digital-terrestrial broadcast networks do not signal…
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EBU elects new board
European public broadcasters organization the EBU has elected a new executive board, with nine executives…
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EBU announces new technology hub for Madrid
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) is opening a new technology hub in Madrid to support…
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EBU sounds alarm on Ukrainian public service broadcasting
Public broadcasters organisation the EBU has expressed strong concerns about plans by the Ukrainian government…
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EBU to create Eurovision Services subsidiary
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has announced plans to transfer business services to a new…
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EBU speaks out over cuts to Danish public broadcaster DR
The EBU has spoken out against the Danish Government’s new contract with DR that will…
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EBU highlights 5G and UHD trials around European Championships
German broadcast and media technology research institute the IRT and Italian public broadcaster Rai are…
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EBU to run Ultra HD, HDR trials at European Championships
The EBU will distribute live Ultra High Definition (UHD) content, with High Frame Rates (HFR),…
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EBU names former Eir TV and RTÉ chief as deputy head of sport
Public broadcasters organisation has named Glen Killane as deputy director of sport. Killane was previously…
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European Parliament committee approves revised audiovisual directive
The European Parliament’s culture and education committee has approved a ‘trilogue’ political agreement on revision…
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WBU warns of threats to C-band
The World Broadcast Union (WBU) has warned that continued access to the C-band by broadcasters…
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EBU elects BBC director general Tony Hall as next president
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has appointed BBC director general Tony Hall as its next…
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European parliament committee approves controversial copyright reform
The European Parliament’s legal affairs committee this week approved controversial plans for copyright reform that…
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EBU names first female chair of technical committee
Public broadcasters organisation the EBU’s technical assembly has elected Judy Parnall (pictured centre), the BBC’s…