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European Broadcasting Union (EBU) @ebu.ch · 1d

🌍 AI assistants distort news systematically across 22 public service media in 18 countries working in 14 languages.

A new joint BBC/EBU-led study – launched at our News Assembly – tells us AI poses a systemic risk to trust in journalism and democracy.

Read the report👉 social.ebu.ch/AIAssistants

Largest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time – regardless of language or territory

New research coordinated by the EBU and led by the BBC has found that AI assistants routinely distort or misrepresent public service journalism.

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European Broadcasting Union (EBU) @ebu.ch · 3d

⚽ Exciting news for football fans across Europe!

Fans in Azerbaijan, Iceland, and Malta will be able to enjoy free-to-air coverage of the #FIFAWorldCup 2026™ and FIFA World Cup 2030™, thanks to our extended media rights agreement with FIFA. 🇦🇿 🇮🇸 🇲🇹

👉 Read in full: social.ebu.ch/FIFAWC_25

EBU extends broadcast rights deal for FIFA World Cup 2026™ & 2030 edition to additional European territories

The inclusion of EBU Member broadcasters Icitimai (Azerbaijan), RUV (Iceland) and PBS (Malta) builds on the initial deal announced earlier this year, which secured comprehensive rights for EBU Members...

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European Broadcasting Union (EBU) @ebu.ch · 8d

Public service media strengthening European defence📻📺

💡The event highlighted public service media as a vital organ of European resilience that safeguards our shared values, supports national defence and disaster response, and ensures that every citizens remain informed even in times of crisis.

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European Broadcasting Union (EBU) @ebu.ch · 8d

🏅Ski-lightful! The Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games are coming to the EBU.⛷️

📡EBU Members will deliver free-to-air coverage across every platform, bringing the Games to fans everywhere.

📲On Eurovision Sport, fans can catch all 6 Paralympic winter sports.

Read more: social.ebu.ch/IPC26

Fondazione Milano Cortina awards exclusive Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games media rights to European Broadcasting Union

Following a highly competitive RFI process led by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), the decision to appoint the EBU will see at least 25 EBU Member* broadcasters provide extensive coverage...

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European Broadcasting Union (EBU) @ebu.ch · 9d

We’re honoured to receive the 2025 Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy® Award with SMPTE & VSF.

Congrats to all who contributed & to the entire international community working together to shape the future of media technology!

More here👉 bit.ly/4qbB4G7

EBU Receives 2025 Emmy® Award recognising ST 2110 as a milestone in the digital transformation of media production

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has received the 2025 Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy® Award, presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS). The honour recognises the EBU,...

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European Broadcasting Union (EBU) @ebu.ch · 23d

📣 It’s official: 18 broadcasters will take part in the 23rd Junior Eurovision Song Contest, live from Tbilisi 🇬🇪 on 13 December!

🌟 Returning this year are:

🇦🇿 Ictimai (Azerbaijan)
🇭🇷 HRT (Croatia)
🇲🇪 RTCG (Montenegro)

Full list: social.ebu.ch/JESC2025Broa...

#JuniorEurovision #UnitedbyMusic

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European Broadcasting Union (EBU) @ebu.ch · 24d

🌐The digital world evolves fast... & the #DMA must keep up!

@ec.europa.eu has opened a consultation on the #DigitalMarketsAct & we highlight the need to revise its scope & effectiveness to safeguard media pluralism.

Read our response: social.ebu.ch/DMA

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European Broadcasting Union (EBU) @ebu.ch · 24d

Access to trustworthy information is more essential than ever & #radio is at the forefront of it all📻

As the EU prepares its #DigitalNetworksAct, keeping this lifeline accessible to all is vital.

Sibyle Veil explains why radio is essential for Europe’s resilience: social.ebu.ch/Radio

When everything else fails, radio doesn’t: a case for EU action

Radio is a vital, reliable lifeline in crises, and EU policy must protect and guarantee universal access, especially in vehicles.

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European Broadcasting Union (EBU) @ebu.ch · 25d

🚨ICYMI - On #WorldNewsDay, @lizcorbin.ebu.ch & WAN-IFRA CEO Vincent Peyrègne warned: AI assistants often distort the news.

How can we protect journalism’s integrity?
💡Find out here: bit.ly/46DGl03

#WND2025 #PublicServiceMedia

You deserve the truth, not AI’s interpretation of it.

AI-generated output is so convincing today and shaping so much of the information we consume that we risk being unable to trust anything anymore.

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European Broadcasting Union (EBU) @ebu.ch · 28d

🎙️EBU Podcast Forum 2025 – video talks now live!

Thanks to all who joined the event, where production leaders, creatives, & audio strategists came together to explore what’s next in public service podcasting💪🎧

✅EBU Members can now watch recordings of all sessions here: social.ebu.ch/PodcastForum25

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European Broadcasting Union (EBU) @ebu.ch · 29d

💡For #PublicServiceMedia, trust is not just a value: it’s a duty.

Did you know…👀
📻In 2/3 of European countries, citizens trust radio the most
🥇Across the EU, PSM news stands out as the most trusted source overall

Unlock more in our latest Media Intelligence Service report👉 social.ebu.ch/Trust

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European Broadcasting Union (EBU) @ebu.ch · Sep 24

At a European Board for Media Services event, our Thomas Bergmann urged:
📱device manufacturers to ensure #EMFA brand attribution so audiences know who is behind the content
⚖️governments to guarantee content of general interest rises to the top, as per the #AVMSD

Learn more: social.ebu.ch/Prominence

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European Broadcasting Union (EBU) @ebu.ch · Sep 24

New music in the making🎶

This week, the Danish National Vocal Ensemble records El Ladrillo que cayó (The Brick that Fell), by Edgard Moya Godoy.

Commissioned through the EBU Music Commissioning Scheme, this piece reimagines the story of Babel.

✨We can’t wait to share the music with you soon!

European Broadcasting Union (EBU) @ebu.ch · Sep 16

So many prizes at #IBC2025! 🏆

🎉Congrats to our colleagues Alexis Allemann & Sébastien Noir for winning the IBC Best Technical Paper Award 2025.

🎉We also presented the EBU Excellence in Media Award to SRG SSR for the #Eurovision Song Contest 2025.

Big thanks also to our partners at the IBC!

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European Broadcasting Union (EBU) @ebu.ch · Sep 11

🌍📰118 global media & journalism orgs have joined the EBU in urging the #US Gov not to slash journalist visas to 240 days

Such restrictions would:
⚠️Undermine press freedom
⚠️Weaken international reporting
⚠️Weaken coverage of the U.S. to global audiences

Read more: social.ebu.ch/US-Visa

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European Broadcasting Union (EBU) @ebu.ch · Sep 10

🎼 Unveiling the 1st of our EBU Music Commissioning Scheme: uniting orchestras, choirs & #ClassicalMusic radio

🎶Andile Khumalo reveals stories of resilience & heritage. It opens Saturday 13/9 with the WDR Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Vimbayi Kaziboni.

See more: social.ebu.ch/MusicCommiss...

Quote picture showing composer Andila Khumalo and quoted as saying "This orchestral work acts as a mirror, reflecting the unseen struggles that shape lives beneath the surface – hardships that remain invisible to the eye yet are deeply etched in the memory of generations.”

European Broadcasting Union (EBU) @ebu.ch · Sep 5

ICYMI: We've won another Emmy! 🎉

The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences awarded the 2025 Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy to the EBU, along with SMPTE & VSF, for the ST 2110 suite of standards, transforming media production & distribution worldwide🌍

Read more👉 social.ebu.ch/2025emmy

EBU receives 2025 Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy® Award for work on ST 2110

The EBU has been named a recipient of the 2025 Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy® Award, alongside the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) and the Video Services Forum (VSF...

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European Broadcasting Union (EBU) @ebu.ch · Sep 3

🥊 Big news for boxing fans! 🥊

Eurovision Sport will be streaming the World Boxing Championships 2025 LIVE and for FREE to audiences around the world! 🌍

Full story: social.ebu.ch/WorldBoxing25

#Boxing #EurovisionSport #Olympics

Eurovision Sport to stream World Boxing Championships 2025 to fans worldwide

Taking place in Liverpool from 4–14 September 2025, the event marks the first-ever boxing competition to be shown on Eurovision Sport.

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European Broadcasting Union (EBU) @ebu.ch · Aug 28

29 countries signed a #MediaFreedom Coalition statement making the same call.

The EBU thanks all journalists who made this collaborative project possible, despite great risk & daily hardships.

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European Broadcasting Union (EBU) @ebu.ch · Aug 28

EBU Members document the hunger & hardship in Gaza, where Israeli authorities have barred foreign media.

Palestinian journalists, enduring famine & war, gathered the footage released today.

𝐖𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐈𝐬𝐫𝐚𝐞𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐮𝐧𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐆𝐚𝐳𝐚 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬.

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European Broadcasting Union (EBU) @ebu.ch · Aug 28

🚀2 of our colleagues have won the #IBC2025 Best Technical Paper award! 🎉

The paper explores the EBU NEO news chatbot and how it's designed to uphold the editorial integrity and trust at the heart of #PublicServiceMedia.

Read more: social.ebu.ch/3HUdHzt

European Broadcasting Union (EBU) @ebu.ch · Aug 22

75 Seconds With... Hovhannes Movsisyan! ⭐

We got to chat to Armenia Public TV's Director General after he opened our Media Summit 2025 - and digital content, young audiences and AI were the hot topics! 🤖

#PublicServiceMedia #AI #YoungAudiences #DigitalContent #Armenia

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European Broadcasting Union (EBU) @ebu.ch · Aug 20

🎶 It’s official: Vienna will host the 70th Eurovision Song Contest in May 2026!

The Grand Final takes place on 16 May at the iconic Wiener Stadthalle, with Semi-Finals on 12 & 14 May

Read more 👉 social.ebu.ch/ESCVienna2026

💖 #Eurovision #Eurovision2026 #UnitedbyMusic

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European Broadcasting Union (EBU) @ebu.ch · Aug 19

⚽️ We’re excited to announce our landmark agreement with the Homeless World Cup Foundation to stream the Oslo 2025 Homeless World Cup on Eurovision Sport, the EBU’s premier digital platform.📲

ℹ️ Read more: social.ebu.ch/HWC25

#EurovisionSport #PublicServiceMedia

Eurovision Sport to stream Oslo 2025 Homeless World Cup for global audiences

The event will take place in Oslo, Norway from 23–30 August 2025, bringing together 500 participants from 48 nations to compete in 4-a-side matches as part of this annual tournament aimed at promoting...

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European Broadcasting Union (EBU) @ebu.ch · Aug 18

🎉 The #Eurovision Song Contest has a new look to mark 70 incredible years of being United by Music!

Bold, playful & full of heart – just like the Contest

💖 More on the transformation ahead of #ESC2026 in Austria!👇

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New font and two new logos for Eurovision Song Contest

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