European Broadcasting Union

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alliance of public service media organizations broadcasting association international organization non-governmental organization

The European Broadcasting Union is an alliance of public service media organizations across Europe and beyond, best known for coordinating major international broadcasts such as the Eurovision Song Contest.

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Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form Occurrences
Euroradio 2
EBU 1
Eurovision Sports 1

Statements (61)

Predicate Object
instanceOf alliance of public service media organizations ⓘ
broadcasting association ⓘ
international organization ⓘ
non-governmental organization ⓘ
abbreviation European Broadcasting Union self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: EBU

UER ⓘ
bestKnownFor coordinating major international broadcasts ⓘ
operating the Eurovision network ⓘ
organizing the Eurovision Song Contest ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
countryOfHeadquarters Switzerland ⓘ
founded 1950 ⓘ
foundedIn Torquay ⓘ
surface form: Torquay, United Kingdom
hasMemberType national public broadcasters ⓘ
private broadcasters (associates) ⓘ
public service media organization ⓘ
hasNetwork European Broadcasting Union self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Euroradio

Eurovision News Exchange ⓘ
surface form: Eurovision
hasOrgan Director General ⓘ
Executive Board ⓘ
General Assembly ⓘ
headquartersLocation Geneva ⓘ
surface form: Geneva, Switzerland
language English ⓘ
French ⓘ
legalForm non-profit association under Swiss law ⓘ
membershipIncludes ARD ⓘ
BBC ⓘ
DR ⓘ
France Télévisions ⓘ
IBA (historical) ⓘ
NRK ⓘ
ORF ⓘ
Polskie Radio ⓘ
RAI ⓘ
RTVE ⓘ
RTÉ ⓘ
SRG SSR ⓘ
SVT ⓘ
TRT ⓘ
TVP ⓘ
YLE ⓘ
ZDF ⓘ
nativeName European Broadcasting Union self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Union européenne de radio-télévision
operates European Broadcasting Union self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Euroradio

Eurovision News Exchange ⓘ
Eurovision Services ⓘ
Eurovision Song Contest ⓘ
European Broadcasting Union self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Eurovision Sports

Junior Eurovision Song Contest ⓘ
predecessor European Broadcasting Union self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: International Broadcasting Union
purpose to coordinate technical and legal collaboration among members ⓘ
to facilitate program exchange between broadcasters ⓘ
to promote and support public service media ⓘ
regionServed Asia-Pacific ⓘ
surface form: Asia-Pacific (via associates)

Europe ⓘ
Mediterranean basin ⓘ
Middle East ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ
sector broadcasting ⓘ
media ⓘ
website https://www.ebu.ch ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

European Broadcasting Union → abbreviation → European Broadcasting Union self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: EBU
1956 Winter Olympics → broadcastBy → European Broadcasting Union ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eurovision network
Eurosport → formerOwner → European Broadcasting Union ⓘ
European Broadcasting Union → hasNetwork → European Broadcasting Union self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Euroradio
Yleisradio → memberOf → European Broadcasting Union ⓘ
European Broadcasting Union → nativeName → European Broadcasting Union self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union européenne de radio-télévision
European Broadcasting Union → operates → European Broadcasting Union self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eurovision Sports
European Broadcasting Union → operates → European Broadcasting Union self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Euroradio
Eurovision Song Contest 1985 → organisedBy → European Broadcasting Union ⓘ
European Broadcasting Union → predecessor → European Broadcasting Union self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: International Broadcasting Union