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EBU
EBU director general announces departure
EBU director general, Ingrid Deltenre, will step down in the summer after eight years in…
3GPP embraces broadcast requirements for 4G and 5G mobile
The next major update of the 3GPP mobile broadband standard will include features to enable…
EBU appoints first head of digital
The EBU has appointed the head of the digital innovation at Flemish public broadcaster VRT,…
Dubai Media Inc taps Eurovision for news facilities
The European Broadcasting Union’s Eurovision has struck a deal with Dubai Media Incorporated (DMI) to…
EBU names new board members
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU), the organisation that represents European public broadcasters, has unveiled its…
EBU gives thumbs-up to EC plan to enable content portability
European public broadcaster organisation the EBU has expressed approval of the EC’s proposed changes to…
EBU: Strong public service broadcasting helps democracy
Strong public service media goes hand-in-hand with signs of a healthy democracy, according to new…
EBU calls on BEREC to ensure net neutrality in age of 5G
European public broadcasting organsiation the EBU has called on the European telecom regulators’ group BEREC…
EC and industry groups set out 5G vision
Media and telecom industry groups are setting out their positions ahead of the European Commission’s…
SVOD growing dramatically in Europe, Netflix has over 50% share
Subscription video-on-demand grew by 56% in Europe between 2014-15 and is expected to reach 50…
TV industry rejects Brexit
The TV industry is overwhelmingly backing Great Britain to remain in Europe, as the country’s…
Philippot re-elected as EBU president
Jean-Paul Philippot of Belgian broadcaster RTBF has been re-elected for a fifth consecutive term as…
EBU supports ‘opt in’ option as content portability debate rolls on
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has said it supports the idea of an ‘opt-in option’…
EBU deal with Eutelsat extends African coverage
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has signed a new capacity agreement with Eutelsat whereby it…
TVR names new chief
Romanian public broadcaster TVR has named Irina Radu as its new director-general after weeks of…
EBU chiefs in talks over future of Romania’s TVR
EBU director-general Ingrid Deltenre and legal director Jane Vizard last week met Romanian government officials…
Eurovision taps SES for Rio Olympics
The EBU’s Eurovision network has signed a capacity deal with satellite operator SES to broadcast…
EBU withdraws services from Romanian pubcaster
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has withdrawn member services from Romanian public broadcaster Televiziunea Română…
EBU in deal to create Asian version of Eurovision Song Contest
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has struck a deal with Australian Associate SBS (Special Broadcasting…
Study: time-frequency slicing could up DTT capacity by 25%
The use of time-frequency slicing technology in digital-terrestrial transmission could provide a capacity gain of…
Eurovision deploys Flex for song contest, opens office in Dubai
The EBU’s Eurovision network is to deploy its new Flex platform in the premises of…
EBU renews wrestling partnership
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has renewed its partnership with United World Wrestling (UWW), giving…
EBU chief warns on imminent collapse of Romanian pubcaster
In its latest intervention over crisis-hit central and eastern European public broadcasters, EBU director-general Ingrid…
EBU calls for action to help Bosnian broadcaster
The EBU has called for urgent action from the EC to save Bosnia and Herzegovina…
EC spectrum plan raises alarm at EBU
The EBU has expressed strong concern about proposals from the European Commission to set a…
EBU welcomes EU move on Polish media law
The EBU has welcomed the EU’s initiation of a preliminary ‘structured dialogue’ with the Polish…
EBU warns on threat to Polish pubcaster independence
EBU president Jean-Paul Philippot has written an open letter to Poland’s new president expressing his…
WRC-15 safeguards sub-700MHz band for broadcasting in EMEA
European public broadcasters body the EBU has applauded a decision reached at WRC-15 to safeguard…
Mobile allocation confirmed for 700 MHz spectrum in Europe
The 700 MHz spectrum-band has been reallocated from broadcast to mobile use in Europe, Africa,…
EBU taps Mobile Viewpoint for news over IP
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has teamed up with IP transmission specialist Mobile Viewpoint to…