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{{Infobox organization
| name                     = European Broadcasting Union
| native_name              = Union européenne de radio-télévision
| native_name_lang         = fr
| logo                     = European Broadcasting Union logo.svg
| logo_size                = 200px
| logo_caption             = Logo since 2012
| map                      = EBU Member Elliptic.svg
| mcaption                 = Countries with one or more members are in dark blue. Associated members in light blue. Suspended members in yellow.
| type                     = Union of broadcasting organisations
| membership               = {{unbulleted list|112 member organisations|<small>''(in 54 countries)''</small>}}
| headquarters             = [[Geneva]], Switzerland
| predecessor              = [[International Broadcasting Union]]
| formation                = {{start date and age|df=y|1950|02|12}}
| leader_title             = President
| leader_name              = [[Delphine Ernotte]]<ref name="EBUPresident">{{cite press release|title=EBU elects new Executive Board|url=https://www.ebu.ch/news/2020/12/elects-new-executive-board|website=ebu.ch|date=4 December 2020|access-date=4 December 2020}}</ref>
| leader_title2            = Director-General
| leader_name2             = [[Noel Curran]]
| language                 = English, French
| website                  = {{Official URL}}
}}

The '''European Broadcasting Union''' ('''EBU'''; {{langx|fr|Union européenne de radio-télévision|links=no}}, '''UER''') is an alliance of [[Public broadcasting|public service media]] organisations in countries within the [[European Broadcasting Area]] (EBA) or who are [[member states of the Council of Europe|members of the Council of Europe]]. {{As of|2024}}, it is made up of 123 member organisations from 56 countries,<ref name="EBU Active">{{cite web|url=https://www.ebu.ch/about/members?type=active|title=EBU Active Members|website=ebu.ch|publisher=EBU|access-date=9 June 2015}}</ref> and 31 associate members from a further 20 countries.<ref name="EBU Associates">{{cite web|url=https://www.ebu.ch/about/members?type=associate|title=EBU Associate Members|website=ebu.ch|publisher=EBU|access-date=9 June 2015}}</ref> It was established in 1950, and has its administrative headquarters in Geneva.

The EBU owns and operates the [[Eurovision (network)|Eurovision]] and Euroradio [[telecommunications network]]s on which major television and radio broadcasts are distributed live to its members. It also operates the daily Eurovision news exchange in which members share breaking news footage. In 2017, the EBU launched the Eurovision Social Newswire, an eyewitness and video verification service. Led by Head of Social Newsgathering, Derek Bowler, the service provides members of the EBU with verified and cleared-for-use newsworthy eyewitness media emerging on social media.<ref>{{Cite web|date=27 November 2019|title=The Eurovision News Exchange Social Newswire: the EBU'S First Line of Defence in Breaking News|url=https://www.ebu.ch/fr/news/2019/11/the-eurovision-news-exchange-social-newswire-the-ebus-first-line-of-defence-in-breaking-news|access-date=8 October 2022|website=ebu.ch|publisher=EBU}}</ref>

The EBU, in co-operation with its members, produces programmes and organises events in which its members can participate, such as the [[Eurovision Song Contest]], its best known production, or the [[Eurovision Debate]]s between candidates for [[president of the European Commission]] for the [[2014 European Parliament election|2014]], [[2019 European Parliament election|2019]] and [[2024 European Parliament election|2024]] parliamentary elections.<ref>{{cite web|title=Eurovision Debate|url=https://www.ebu.ch/events/eurovision-debate|access-date=29 May 2024|website=ebu.ch|date=23 May 2024|publisher=EBU}}</ref> [[Noel Curran]] has been director-general since 2017.

==General description==
[[File:Eurovision old logo.svg|thumb|The classic opening ident that preceded all [[Eurovision (network)|Eurovision network]] transmissions until 1994. The logotypes of both the sending and receiving companies were shown in the middle. This sample shows the 1988-1997 logo of the [[BBC]].]]
[[File:Debate of lead candidates for the European Commission presidency (40894703423).jpg|alt=The candidates standing onstage|thumb|European Commission presidency candidates at ''[[Eurovision Debate]]'' (May 2019). Left to right: Zahradil, Cué, Keller, Vestager, Timmermans, Weber.]]
EBU members are [[Public broadcasting|public service media (PSM) broadcasters]] established by law but are non-partisan, independent, and run for the benefit of society as a whole.

EBU members come from as far north as Iceland and as far south as Algeria, from Portugal in the west to Azerbaijan in the east, and almost every nation from geographical Europe in between. Associate members from the United States include [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], [[CBS]], [[NBC]], [[Corporation for Public Broadcasting|CPB]], [[NPR]], [[American Public Media|APM]], and the only individual station, [[Chicago]]-based [[classical music]] radio [[WFMT]].<ref name="EBU Associates"/>

Membership is for media organisations in countries within the [[European Broadcasting Area]] (EBA), as defined by the [[International Telecommunication Union]], or who are [[member states of the Council of Europe|members of the Council of Europe]].<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.ebu.ch/news/2017/11/42-countries-to-take-part-in-2018-eurovision-song-contest|title=42 countries to take part in the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest|website=ebu.ch|publisher=EBU|access-date=13 May 2014}}</ref>

Members benefit from:
* Access to content ranging from exclusive sports rights to exchanges for news, music, and children's programmes.
* Representatives in [[Brussels]], and in other international arenas, lobbying for PSM and ensuring the optimal legal and technical framework for broadcasters.
* Opportunities for sharing, learning and collaborating through conferences, working groups, training, and dedicated advice and guidance.
* A centre for learning and sharing new technology and innovation with a team of experts providing strategic advice and guidance.

The EBU's highest-profile production is the [[Eurovision Song Contest]]. The EBU also organises the [[Junior Eurovision Song Contest]], the [[Eurovision Young Musicians]] competition, and other competitions which are modeled along similar lines.

Radio collaborations include [[Euroclassic Notturno]]—an overnight classical music stream, produced by [[BBC Radio 3]] and broadcast in the United Kingdom as ''Through the Night''—and special theme days, such as the annual Christmas music relays from around Europe.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbcmusic.ca/posts/17773/joy-to-the-world-a-guide-to-the-european-broadcast|title=Joy to the World: a guide to the European Broadcasting Union's Christmas broadcast|work=CBC Music|access-date=15 May 2018|archive-date=15 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180515184907/https://www.cbcmusic.ca/posts/17773/joy-to-the-world-a-guide-to-the-european-broadcast|url-status=live}}</ref> The EBU is a member of the [[International Music Council]].

Most EBU broadcasters have group deals to carry major sporting events including the [[FIFA World Cup]] and the inaugural [[European Championships (multi-sport event)|European Championships]]. Another annually recurring event which is broadcast across Europe through the EBU is the [[Vienna New Year's Concert]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ebu.ch/events/2015/01/vienna-philharmonic-orchestra-ne|title=Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra New Year's Concert|website=ebu.ch|publisher=EBU|date=1 January 2015|access-date=28 September 2016}}</ref>

Eurovision Media Services is the business arm of the EBU and provides media services for many media organisations and sports federations around the world.

===Ident===
The hymn<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2014-06-05 |title=60 Jahre Hymne der Eurovision |url=https://www.eurovision.de/feddersens_kommentar/Die-Eurovisonsmelodie-eine-Hymne-fuer-Europa,eurovisionshymne100.html |access-date=2025-10-29 |website=eurovision.de [[Südwestrundfunk]] |language=de}}</ref> played before and after every EBU broadcast is [[Marc-Antoine Charpentier]]'s ''Prelude to [[Te Deum (Charpentier)|Te Deum]]''. It is played before and after the Eurovision Song Contest and other important events.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Clements|first1=Paul|title=Eurovision 2014: how much do you know about the Eurovision Song Contest?|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/eurovision/10805453/Eurovision-2014-how-much-do-you-know-about-the-Eurovision-Song-Contest.html|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/3JILG|archive-date=12 January 2022|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|work=The Telegraph|access-date=29 August 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

==History==
{{pic|EBU logo.svg|EBU's previous logo used from 1994 to 17 June 2012|200px}}
[[File:The New Years Eve Concert 2013 at The Wiener Musikverein (8336464777).jpg|thumb|[[Vienna New Year's Concert]]]]
The EBU was a successor to the [[International Broadcasting Union]] (IBU) that was founded in 1925 and had its administrative headquarters in Geneva and technical office in Brussels.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Union (EBU) |first=European Broadcasting |date=2021-08-24 |title=History |url=https://www.ebu.ch/about/history |access-date=2025-10-29 |website=www.ebu.ch |language=en}}</ref> It fostered programming exchanges between members and mediated technical disputes between members that were mostly concerned with frequency and interference issues. It was in effect taken over by [[Nazi Germany]] during the Second World War, and thereafter the [[Allies of World War II|Allies]] viewed it as a compromised organisation that they could not trust.

In the spring of 1946, representatives of the [[State Committee of Television and Radio Broadcasting of the Soviet Union|Soviet radio committee]] proposed forming a new organisation; however, at the same time preparations were being made for an inter-governmental "European Broadcasting Conference" in [[Copenhagen]] in 1948 to draw up a new plan for frequency use in the European Broadcasting Area. It was considered necessary to have an organisation that could implement the "[[History of radio#FM in Europe|Copenhagen Wavelength Plan]]" but there was disagreement among broadcasters and particularly a fear expressed by the [[BBC]] that a new association might be dominated by the [[Soviet Union|USSR]] and its proposal to give each of its [[Republics of the Soviet Union|constituent states]] one vote. France proposed that it would have four votes with the inclusion of [[List of French possessions and colonies|its North African colonies]]. The United Kingdom felt it would have little influence with just one vote.

On 27 June 1946, the alternative [[International Radio and Television Organisation|International Broadcasting Organisation]] (IBO) was founded with 26 members and without British participation. The following day the IBU met in General Assembly and an attempt was made to dissolve it but failed; though 18 of its 28 members left to join the IBO.<ref name="ebu.ch">{{Cite web|url=http://www.ebu.ch/CMSimages/en/dossiers_1_04_eurovision50_ve_tcm6-13890.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160813012304/http://www.ebu.ch/CMSimages/en/dossiers_1_04_eurovision50_ve_tcm6-13890.pdf|archive-date=13 August 2016|title=50 years of Eurovision (1954–2004)|website=ebu.ch|publisher=EBU}}</ref> For a period of time in the late 1940s both the IBU and IBO vied for the role of organising frequencies but Britain decided to be in involved in neither. The BBC attempted but failed to find suitable working arrangements with them. However, for practical purposes, the IBO rented the IBU technical centre in Brussels and employed its staff. The BBC then proposed a new solution based on the IBO changing its constitution so there will be only one member per [[International Telecommunication Union]] (ITU) country, thus ensuring a Western majority over the USSR and its satellite states. In August 1949 a meeting took place in [[Stresa]], Italy, but it resulted in disagreement between delegates on how to resolve the problems. One proposal was for the European Broadcasting Area to be replaced by one that would exclude [[Eastern Europe]], the [[Levant]], and [[North Africa]].

After Stresa, a consensus emerged among the [[Western Europe]]ans to form a new organisation and the BBC proposed it be based in [[London]]. Meetings in [[Paris]] on 31 October and 1 November 1949 sealed the fate of the IBU and IBO, but it was decided not to allow any broadcaster from [[West Germany]] to be a founder of the new organisation. On 13 February 1950 the European Broadcasting Union had its first meeting with 23 members from the ITU defined European Broadcasting Area at the Imperial Hotel in [[Torquay]], United Kingdom. The first president was Ian Jacob of the BBC who remained at the helm for ten years while its operation was largely dominated by the BBC due to its financial, technical, and staff input. The most important difference between the EBU and its predecessors was that EBU membership was for broadcasters and not governments. Early delegates said EBU meetings were cordial and professional and very different from the abrupt tone of its predecessors. Broadcasters from West Germany were admitted since 1951 and a working relationship forged with its Eastern counterpart, the [[International Radio and Television Organisation]] (OIRT), which existed in parallel with the EBU until its merger on 1 January 1993.<ref name="ebu.ch"/>

In 1967, the first concert in the International Concert Season of the European Broadcasting Union was broadcast from the [[Queen Elizabeth Hall]] in London.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ebu.ch/files/live/sites/ebu/files/Projects/Radio/Euroradio%2050th/Doc_50th_years_radio_programme_no_BBC.pdf|title=Euroradio: 50 years|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180331173624/https://www.ebu.ch/files/live/sites/ebu/files/Projects/Radio/Euroradio%2050th/Doc_50th_years_radio_programme_no_BBC.pdf|access-date=31 March 2018|archive-date=31 March 2018|website=ebu.ch|publisher=EBU}}</ref>

==Technical activities==
The objective of the [https://tech.ebu.ch/home EBU's technical activities] is simply to assist EBU Members (see below) in this period of unprecedented technological changes. This includes the provision of technical information to Members via conferences and workshops, as well as in written form (such as the [https://tech.ebu.ch/techreview EBU Technical Review], and the [https://tech.ebu.ch/publications/tech-i EBU tech-''i''] magazine).

The EBU also encourages active collaboration between its Members on the basis that they can freely share their knowledge and experience, thus achieving considerably more than individual Members could achieve by themselves. Much of this collaboration is achieved through Project Groups which study specific technical issues of common interest: for example, EBU Members have long been preparing for the revision of the 1961 Stockholm Plan.

The EBU places great emphasis on the use of open standards. Widespread use of open standards (such as [[MPEG-2]], [[Digital radio|DAB]], [[DVB]], etc.) ensures interoperability between products from different vendors, as well as facilitating the exchange of programme material between EBU Members and promoting "horizontal markets" for the benefit of all consumers.

EBU Members and the EBU Technical Department have long played an important role in the development of many systems used in radio and television broadcasting, such as:
*The AES/EBU digital audio interface, formally known as [[AES3]];
*Serial and parallel interfaces for digital video ([[ITU-R]] Recommendations 601 and 656);
*[[Radio Data System|RDS]] – the radio data system used on FM broadcasting.
*[https://tech.ebu.ch/docs/r/r128.pdf The EBU Loudness Recommendation R 128] and 'EBU Mode' meters ([https://tech.ebu.ch/docs/tech/tech3341.pdf EBU Tech 3341])

The EBU has also actively encouraged the development and implementation of:

*[[Digital radio]] (DAB) through Eureka Project 147 and the [[WorldDAB|WorldDAB Forum]].
*[[DVB]] (Digital Video Broadcasting) through the DVB Project and DigiTAG.
*Digital radio in the bands currently used for AM broadcasting through [[Digital Radio Mondiale]] (DRM).
*Standardisation of [[Digital video recorder|PVR]] systems through the [[TV-Anytime]] Forum.
*Development of other content distribution networks on the internet through [[P2PTV]]; EBU Project Group D/P2P, from November 2007 to April 2008, with a trial of selected member channels, thanks to Octoshape's distribution platform.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ebu.ch/members/EBU_Media_portal_update2.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120211122659/http://www.ebu.ch/members/EBU_Media_portal_update2.php|archive-date=11 February 2012|title=P2P Media Portal Trial|date=10 July 2008|website=ebu.ch|publisher=EBU|access-date=10 July 2008}}</ref> The EBU is also part of the European P2P-Next project.

==Controversies==
===Greek state broadcaster (2013)===
On 11 June 2013, the Greek government shut down the state broadcaster [[Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation]] (ERT) on short notice, citing government spending concerns related to the [[European debt crisis]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/132876/greek-public-broadcaster-ert-to-be-shut-down-reopened-with-fewer-employees/|title=Greek public broadcaster ERT to be shut down, reopened with fewer employees|work=[[Kathimerini]]|date=11 June 2013|access-date=28 April 2014|archive-date=25 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525191740/https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/132876/greek-public-broadcaster-ert-to-be-shut-down-reopened-with-fewer-employees/|url-status=live}}</ref> In response, the EBU set up a makeshift studio the same day near the former ERT offices in Athens in order to continue providing EBU members with the news-gathering and broadcast relay services which had formerly been provided by ERT.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/jun/12/ert-shutdown-european-broadcasting-union-makeshift-studio-greece|location=London|work=The Guardian|first=Lisa|last=O'Carroll|title=ERT shutdown: European Broadcasting Union sets up makeshift studio|date=12 June 2013|access-date=14 December 2016|archive-date=24 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524210128/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/jun/12/ert-shutdown-european-broadcasting-union-makeshift-studio-greece|url-status=live}}</ref> The EBU put out a statement expressing its "profound dismay" at the shutdown, urging the [[Prime Minister of Greece|Greek Prime Minister]] "to use all his powers to immediately reverse this decision" and offered the "advice, assistance and expertise necessary for ERT to be preserved".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ebu.ch/news/2013/06/ebu-urges-greek-government-to-re|title=EBU urges the Greek government to reverse decision on ERT|date=11 June 2013|access-date=28 April 2014|website=ebu.ch|publisher=EBU|first=Michelle|last=Roverelli}}</ref> Starting on 4 May 2014, the new state broadcaster [[New Hellenic Radio, Internet and Television]] (NERIT) began nationwide transmissions, taking over ERT's vacant active membership slot in the EBU.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-17372888|title=Greece media guide|publisher=BBC News|date=13 January 2014|access-date=13 January 2014|archive-date=5 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305040837/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-17372888|url-status=live}}</ref> On 11 June 2015, two years after ERT's closure, NERIT was renamed as Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT),<ref>{{cite web|title=Greece's state broadcaster ERT back on air after two years|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-33090373|publisher=BBC News|access-date=18 January 2016|date=11 June 2015|archive-date=19 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160119223741/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-33090373|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="NERIT">{{cite web|last1=Maltezou|first1=Renee|title=In symbolic move, Greece to reopen shuttered state broadcaster|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/eurozone-greece-television-idUSL5N0W723020150428/|agency=Reuters|access-date=18 January 2016|date=28 April 2015}}</ref> which reopened with a comprehensive program in all radio stations (with nineteen regional, two world-range and five pan-Hellenic range radio stations) and three TV channels [[ERT1]], [[ERT2]] and [[ERT3]].

===Belarusian state broadcaster (2021)===
The [[Belteleradio|Belarusian Television and Radio Company]] (BTRC) has been accused of repressing its own employees, having fired more than 100 people since a wave of [[2020–2021 Belarusian protests|anti-Lukashenko protests]] in 2020 following alleged election fraud. Many of them have also been jailed. Many voices have been raised against the participation of BTRC in the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2021]] representing Belarus, the argument being that the EBU would make a political statement if it did endorse BTRC by essentially and silently saying that democracy is unimportant and so are basic human rights such as freedom of speech.<ref>{{Cite web|date=28 January 2021|title=Belarus: Protestors Call for the EBU To Remove BTRC From Eurovision|url=https://wiwibloggs.com/2021/01/28/belarus-protestors-call-ebu-remove-btrc-from-eurovision/259115/|access-date=18 February 2021|website=wiwibloggs|language=en-US|archive-date=4 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204144539/https://wiwibloggs.com/2021/01/28/belarus-protestors-call-ebu-remove-btrc-from-eurovision/259115/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 28 May 2021, the EBU suspended the BTRC's membership as they had been "particularly alarmed by the broadcast of interviews apparently obtained under duress". BTRC was given two weeks to respond before the suspension came into effect, but did not do so publicly.<ref>{{cite press release|last=Rainford|first=Claire|date=28 May 2021|title=EBU Executive Board agrees to suspension of Belarus Member BTRC|url=https://www.ebu.ch/news/2021/05/ebu-executive-board-agrees-to-suspension-of-belarus-member-btrc|location=Switzerland|website=ebu.ch|publisher=EBU|access-date=31 May 2021}}</ref> The suspension of the broadcaster was made effective on 1 July 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://euroradio.fm/belteleradyyokampaniyu-vyklyuchyli-z-eurapeyskaga-vyashchalnaga-sayuza|title=Белтэлерадыёкампанію выключылі з Еўрапейскага вяшчальнага саюза|date=30 June 2021|website=euroradio.fm|access-date=30 June 2021|archive-date=1 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210701100520/https://euroradio.fm/belteleradyyokampaniyu-vyklyuchyli-z-eurapeyskaga-vyashchalnaga-sayuza|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Granger|first=Anthony|date=27 August 2021|title=Belarus: BTRC Reveals EBU Suspension Scheduled to Expire in 2024|url=https://eurovoix.com/2021/08/27/btrc-ebu-suspension-2024/|access-date=27 August 2021|website=Eurovoix|archive-date=27 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210827083627/https://eurovoix.com/2021/08/27/btrc-ebu-suspension-2024/|url-status=live}}</ref> Although initial reports mentioned that it would expire after three years, in April 2024 the EBU confirmed that the suspension had been made indefinite.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Farren |first=Neil |date=23 April 2024 |title=Belarus: BTRC Indefinitely Suspended From EBU |url=https://eurovoix.com/2024/04/23/belarus-btrc-indefinitely-suspended-from-ebu/ |access-date=23 April 2024 |website=Eurovoix |archive-date=23 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240423210446/https://eurovoix.com/2024/04/23/belarus-btrc-indefinitely-suspended-from-ebu/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Russian state broadcasters (2022)===
The three Russian members of the EBU, [[Channel One Russia]], [[All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company|VGTRK]], and Radio Dom Ostankino are all controlled by the Russian government.<ref>{{Cite news|date=8 June 2021|title=Russia media guide|language=en-GB|publisher=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-17840134|access-date=27 February 2022|archive-date=24 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220324030150/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-17840134|url-status=live}}</ref> On 21 February 2022, the Russian government recognized the independence of the [[Donetsk People's Republic|Donetsk]] and [[Luhansk People's Republic]]s, disputed territories that are internationally recognized as part of Ukraine. Ukraine's public broadcaster [[Suspilne]] called on the EBU to terminate the membership of Channel One Russia and VGTRK, and to consider preventing them from participating in the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2022]] representing Russia, citing the Russian government's use of both outlets to spread [[Media portrayal of the Russo-Ukrainian War|disinformation surrounding the Russo-Ukrainian war]].<ref>{{Cite press release|last=Chernotytsky|first=Mykola|title=Суспільне вимагає припинити членство російських ЗМІ у ЄМС|trans-title=Suspilne demands the termination of the membership of the Russian media in the EBU|url=https://corp.suspilne.media/newsdetails/4807|access-date=24 February 2022|website=suspilne.media|publisher=Suspilne|language=uk|archive-date=24 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224093023/https://corp.suspilne.media/newsdetails/4807|url-status=live}}</ref> Following the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]], several other public broadcasters joined UA:PBC in calling for Russia's exclusion from the 2022 Contest; Finland's [[Yle]] and Estonia's [[Eesti Rahvusringhääling|ERR]] stated that they would not send a representative if Russia was allowed to participate.<ref>{{Cite press release|title=Yle calls upon the European Broadcasting Union to exclude Russia from the Eurovision Song Contest|url=https://yle.fi/aihe/a/20-10002306|access-date=27 February 2022|website=yle.fi|publisher=[[Yle]]isradio|language=en|archive-date=26 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220226235605/https://yle.fi/aihe/a/20-10002306|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Kaldoja|first=Kerttu|date=25 February 2022|title=Eesti osalemine Eurovisioonil sõltub Venemaa osalusest|trans-title=Estonia's participation in Eurovision depends on Russia's participation|url=https://menu.err.ee/1608512489/eesti-osalemine-eurovisioonil-soltub-venemaa-osalusest|access-date=25 February 2022|publisher=[[Eesti Rahvusringhääling|ERR]]|language=et|archive-date=3 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220303223353/https://menu.err.ee/1608512489/eesti-osalemine-eurovisioonil-soltub-venemaa-osalusest|url-status=live}}</ref> After initially stating that both Russia and Ukraine would be allowed to compete,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gonzalez|first=Sandra|title=Russia will be allowed to compete in Eurovision despite invasion, organizer says|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2022/02/24/entertainment/eurovision-russia/index.html|access-date=27 February 2022|publisher=CNN|date=24 February 2022|archive-date=9 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240609060341/https://edition.cnn.com/2022/02/24/entertainment/eurovision-russia/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> the EBU announced on 25 February 2022 that it would ban Russia from participating in the Contest.<ref>{{Cite web|date=25 February 2022|title=Russia banned from Eurovision song contest over invasion of Ukraine|agency=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/broadcasters-call-russia-ban-eurovision-song-contest-2022-02-25/|access-date=27 February 2022|language=en-CA|archive-date=17 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231017224647/https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/broadcasters-call-russia-ban-eurovision-song-contest-2022-02-25/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The three Russian broadcasters announced, via a statement released by Russian state media, that they would withdraw from the EBU on 26 February, citing increased politicization of the organization.<ref>{{Cite web|date=26 February 2022|title=Rusijos televizijos traukiasi iš EBU|trans-title=Russian television stations leave the EBU|url=https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/pasaulyje/6/1627306/rusijos-televizijos-traukiasi-is-ebu|access-date=27 February 2022|website=lrt.lt|language=lt|archive-date=27 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227081426/https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/pasaulyje/6/1627306/rusijos-televizijos-traukiasi-is-ebu|url-status=live}}</ref> The EBU released a statement saying that it was aware of the reports, but that it had not received any formal confirmation.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rainford|first=Claire|date=26 February 2022|title=EBU Statement on RTR, Channel One and Radio House Ostankino membership|url=https://www.ebu.ch/news/2022/02/ebu-statement-on-rtr-and-channel-one-membership|access-date=28 February 2022|website=ebu.ch|publisher=EBU|language=en}}</ref> On 1 March, a further statement from the EBU announced that it had suspended its Russian members from its governance structures.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rainford|first=Claire|date=1 March 2022|title=EBU Statement on Russian Members|url=https://www.ebu.ch/news/2022/03/statement-on-russian-members|access-date=4 March 2022|website=ebu.ch|publisher=EBU|language=en}}</ref> On 26 May, the EBU made effective the suspension of its Russian members indefinitely.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Vidal|first=Fernando Nicolás|date=26 May 2022|title=La UER hace efectiva la suspensión indefinida a sus miembros rusos|url=https://www.escplus.es/eurovision/2022/la-uer-hace-efectiva-la-suspension-indefinida-a-sus-miembros-rusos/|access-date=26 May 2022|website=ESCplus España|language=es|archive-date=25 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220925174935/https://www.escplus.es/eurovision/2022/la-uer-hace-efectiva-la-suspension-indefinida-a-sus-miembros-rusos/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite press release|title=Європейська мовна спілка призупинила членство російських ЗМІ|trans-title=The European Broadcasting Union has suspended membership of the Russian media|url=https://corp.suspilne.media/newsdetails/5047|access-date=27 May 2022|website=suspilne.media|publisher=[[Suspilne]]|language=uk|archive-date=29 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220629050033/https://corp.suspilne.media/newsdetails/5047|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2023, an extensive investigation by the EBU Investigative Journalism Network uncovered evidence of a Kremlin-sponsored [[Child abductions in the Russo-Ukrainian War|initiative to take Ukrainian children from the war-torn country to Russia]], a war crime under international law.<ref>{{cite press release|last=Waters|first=Jo|date=14 February 2023|title=Where are the missing children of Ukraine?|url=https://www.ebu.ch/news/2023/02/where-are-the-missing-children-of-ukraine|location=Switzerland|website=ebu.ch|publisher=EBU|access-date=8 March 2023}}</ref>

===Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest===
{{Further information|Controversies of the Eurovision Song Contest#Israeli participation|Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024#Calls for exclusion|Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025#Calls for exclusion}}
The [[Gaza war]] has led to calls for the EBU to exclude Israel and its broadcaster [[Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation|Kan]] from the Eurovision Song Contest, and demonstrations against its participation took place in {{escyr|2024}} and {{escyr|2025}}.<ref name="BBC24">{{Cite news |date=11 May 2024 |title=Chaotic build-up to Eurovision as thousands protest |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-68996532 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240511224054/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-68996532 |archive-date=11 May 2024 |access-date=12 May 2024 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Armstrong |first=Kathryn |date=2024-05-09 |title=Thousands protest against Israel's entry for Eurovision in Malmo |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68986410 |access-date=2025-01-28 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Loser |first=Philipp |date=2025-05-29 |title=über den Krieg in Gaza: War es richtig, dass Israel am Eurovision Song Contest mitgemacht hat? |trans-title=Philipp Loser on the war in Gaza: Was it right for Israel to take part in the Eurovision Song Contest? |url=https://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/esc-war-es-richtig-dass-israel-in-basel-mitgemacht-hat-302290921651 |url-access=subscription |access-date=2025-06-21 |website=Basler Zeitung |language=de-CH}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Mouriquand |first=David |date=6 May 2025 |title=Former Eurovision contestants call for Israel and broadcaster KAN to be banned |url=https://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/05/06/former-eurovision-contestants-call-for-israel-and-broadcaster-kan-to-be-banned |publisher=[[Euronews]]}}</ref>

==Members==
[[File:European Broadcasting Union members map.svg|thumb|350px|Map of countries with EBU member broadcasters (as of May 2024)]]
[[File:EBU enlargement animation.gif|thumb|350px|Countries with active EBU member broadcasters coloured in order of accession since 1950|left]]
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===Current members===
{{as of|June 2024}}, the list of EBU members comprises the following 75 broadcasting companies from 56 countries.<ref name="EBU Active"/>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%"
|-
! Country
! Broadcasting organisation
! {{Abbr|Abbr.|Abbreviation}}
! Year
|-
| {{flag|Albania}}
| [[RTSH|Albanian Radio-Television]] ({{lang|sq|Radio Televizioni Shqiptar}})
| RTSH
| 1999
|-
| rowspan="3" | {{flag|Algeria}}
| [[Public Establishment of Television]] ({{lang|ar|المؤسّسة العمومية للتلفزيون}}, {{lang|fr|Établissement public de télévision}})
| EPTV
| rowspan="3" | 1970
|-
| [[Radio Algeria|National Sound Broadcasting Company]] ({{lang|ar|المؤسسة العمومية للبث الإذاعي}}, {{lang|fr|Entreprise nationale de radiodiffusion sonore}})
| ENRS
|-
| [[Télédiffusion d'Algérie|Algerian Broadcasting Company]] ({{lang|ar|البث الإذاعي والتلفزي الجزائري}}, {{lang|fr|Télédiffusion d'Algérie}})
| TDA
|-
| {{flag|Andorra}}
| [[Radio and Television of Andorra]] ({{lang|ca|Ràdio i Televisió d'Andorra}})
| RTVA
| 2002
|-
| rowspan="2" | {{flag|Armenia}}
| [[Public Television Company of Armenia]] ({{lang|hy|Հայաստանի Հանրային Հեռուստաընկերություն}}, {{lang|hy-Latn|Hayastani Hanrayin Herrustaynkerut'yun}})
| ARMTV<br/>ՀՀՀ
| rowspan="2" | 2005
|-
| [[Public Radio of Armenia]] ({{lang|hy|Հայաստանի Հանրային Ռադիո}}, {{lang|hy-Latn|Hayastani Hanrayin Radio}})
| ARMR
|-
| {{flag|Austria}}
| {{lang|de|[[ORF (broadcaster)|Österreichischer Rundfunk]]|italic=no}}
| ORF
| 1953
|-
| {{flag|Azerbaijan}}
| {{lang|az|İctimai Televiziya və Radio Yayımları Şirkəti|italic=no}}:
* {{lang|az|[[İctimai Television|İctimai Televiziya]]|italic=no}} (İctimai Television, İTV)
* {{lang|az|İctimai Radio|italic=no}} (İR)
| İCTI/İTV
| 2007
|-
| rowspan="2" | {{flag|Belgium}}
| {{lang|nl|[[VRT (broadcaster)|Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie]]|italic=no}}
| VRT
| rowspan="2" | 1950
|-
| {{lang|fr|[[RTBF|Radio-Télévision Belge de la Communauté Française]]|italic=no}}
| RTBF
|-
| {{flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}
| [[Radio and Television of Bosnia and Herzegovina]] ({{lang|bs|Bosanskohercegovačka radiotelevizija}})
| BHRT
| 1993
|-
| rowspan="2" | {{flag|Bulgaria}}
| [[Bulgarian National Radio]] ({{lang|bg|Българско национално радио}}, {{lang|bg-Latn|Bǎlgarsko nacionalno radio}})
| BNR<br/>БНР
| rowspan="2" | 1993
|-
| [[Bulgarian National Television]] ({{lang|bg|Българска национална телевизия}}, {{lang|bg-Latn|Balgarska natsionalna televizia}})
| BNT<br/>БНТ
|-
| {{flag|Croatia}}
| [[Croatian Radiotelevision]] ({{lang|hr|Hrvatska radiotelevizija|italic=no}})
| HRT
| 1993
|-
| {{flag|Cyprus}}
| [[Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation]] ({{lang|el|Ραδιοφωνικό Ίδρυμα Κύπρου}}, {{lang|el-Latn|Radiofonikó Ídryma Kýprou}}, {{lang|tr|Kıbrıs Radyo Yayın Kurumu}})
| CyBC<br/>ΡΊΚ<br/>RKYK
| 1969
|-
| rowspan="2" | {{flag|Czech Republic}}
| {{lang|cs|[[Czech Radio|Český rozhlas]]|italic=no}}
| ČRo
| rowspan="2" | 1993
|-
| {{lang|cs|[[Czech Television|Česká televize]]|italic=no}}
| ČT
|-
| rowspan="2" | {{flag|Denmark}}
| {{lang|da|[[DR (broadcaster)|Danmarks Radio]]|italic=no}}
| DR
| 1950
|-
| {{lang|da|[[TV 2 (Denmark)|TV2 Danmark]]|italic=no}}
| DK/TV2
| 1989
|-
| {{flag|Egypt}}
| [[National Media Authority]] ({{lang|ar|الهيئة الوطنية للإعلام}})
| NTU
| 1985
|-
| {{flag|Estonia}}
| {{lang|et|[[Eesti Rahvusringhääling]]|italic=no}}:
* [[Eesti Raadio]] (ER)
* [[Eesti Televisioon]] (ETV)
| ERR
| 1993
|-
| {{flag|Finland}}
| {{lang|fi|[[Yle]]isradio|italic=no}} ({{lang|sv|Rundradion|italic=no}})
| Yle
| 1950
|-
| rowspan="2"|{{flag|France}}
| {{lang|fr|Groupe de Radiodiffusion Française|italic=no}}:
* [[France Télévisions]] (FTV)
* [[Radio France]] (RF)
* [[France Médias Monde]] (FMM)
| GRF
| 1950
|-
| [[Arte]]
| ARTE
| 2024
|-
| {{flagcountry|Georgia (country)}}
| [[Georgian Public Broadcaster]] ({{lang|ka|საქართველოს საზოგადოებრივი მაუწყებელი}}, {{lang|ka-Latn|sakartvelos sazogadoebrivi mauts'q'ebeli}})
| GPB<br/>სსმ
| 2005
|-
| rowspan="2" | {{flag|Germany}}
| {{lang|de|[[ARD (broadcaster)|Arbeitsgemeinschaft der öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalten der Bundesrepublik Deutschland]]|italic=no}}<br/>(The Working Group of Public Broadcasters in the Federal Republic of Germany, ARD):
* {{lang|de|[[Bayerischer Rundfunk]]|italic=no}} (Bavarian Broadcasting: BR)
* {{lang|de|[[Hessischer Rundfunk]]|italic=no}} (Hessian Broadcasting: HR)
* {{lang|de|[[Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk]]|italic=no}} (Central German Broadcasting: MDR)
* {{lang|de|[[Norddeutscher Rundfunk]]|italic=no}} (Northern German Broadcasting: NDR)
* {{lang|de|[[Radio Bremen]]|italic=no}} (RB)
* {{lang|de|[[Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg]]|italic=no}} (Berlin-Brandenburg Broadcasting: RBB)
* {{lang|de|[[Saarländischer Rundfunk]]|italic=no}} (Saarland Broadcasting: SR)
* {{lang|de|[[Südwestrundfunk]]|italic=no}} (Southwest Broadcasting: SWR)
* {{lang|de|[[Westdeutscher Rundfunk]]|italic=no}} (West German Broadcasting: WDR)
* {{lang|de|[[Deutsche Welle]]|italic=no}} (German Wave: DW)
* {{lang|de|[[Deutschlandradio]]|italic=no}} (Radio Germany: DLR)
| ARD
| 1952
|-
| {{lang|de|[[ZDF|Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen]]|italic=no}} (Second German Television)
| ZDF
| 1963
|-
| {{flag|Greece}}
| [[Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation]] ({{lang|el|Ελληνική Ραδιοφωνία Τηλεόραση}}, {{lang|el-Latn|Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi}})
| ERT
| 1950–2013,<br/>2015
|-
| {{flag|Hungary}}
| {{lang|hu|[[Médiaszolgáltatás-támogató és Vagyonkezelő Alap]]|italic=no}} (Media Support and Asset Management Fund):
* {{lang|hu|[[Duna Média|Duna Médiaszolgáltató]]|italic=no}} (Duna Media Service Provider)
| MTVA
| 2014
|-
| {{flag|Iceland}}
| {{lang|is|[[RÚV|Ríkisútvarpið]]|italic=no}}
| RÚV
| 1956
|-
| rowspan="2" | {{flagcountry|Republic of Ireland}}
| {{lang|ga|[[RTÉ|Raidió Teilifís Éireann]]|italic=no}}
| RTÉ
| 1950
|-
| [[TG4]]
| TG4
| 2007
|-
| {{flag|Israel}}
| [[Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation]] ({{lang|he|תַּאֲגִיד הַשִׁיְדּוּר הַיִשְׂרָאֵלִי}}, {{lang|he-Latn|Taʾăḡid HaŠidûr HaYiśrāʾēli}}) ({{lang|ar|هَيْئَة اَلْبَثّ اَلْإِسْرَائِيلي}}, {{lang|ar-Latn|Hayʾat al-Baṯṯ al-Isrāʾīlī}})
| KAN
| 2017
|-
| {{flag|Italy}}
| {{lang|it|[[RAI|RAI – Radiotelevisione Italiana]]|italic=no}}
| RAI
| 1950
|-
| {{flag|Jordan}}
| [[Jordan Radio and Television Corporation]] ({{lang|ar|مؤسسة الإذاعة والتلفزيون الأردني}})
| JRTV
| 1970
|-
| {{flag|Latvia}}
| [[Public Broadcasting of Latvia]] (''Latvijas Sabiedriskie mediji''):
* {{lang|lv|[[Latvian Television|Latvijas Televīzija]]|italic=no}} (LTV)
* {{lang|lv|[[Latvijas Radio]]|italic=no}} (LR)
| LSM
| 1993
|-
| {{flag|Lebanon}}
| {{lang|fr|[[Télé Liban]]|italic=no}} ({{lang|ar|تلفزيون لبنان}})
| TL
| 1950
|-
| {{flag|Libya}}
| [[Libya National Channel]] ({{lang|ar|قناة ليبيا الوطنية}})
| LNC
| 2011
|-
| {{flag|Lithuania}}
| [[Lithuanian National Radio and Television]] ({{lang|lt|Lietuvos nacionalinis radijas ir televizija|italic=no}})
| LRT
| 1993
|-
| rowspan="2" | {{flag|Luxembourg}}
| [[RTL Group]]
| RTL
| 1950
|-
| Média de Service Public 100,7 ([[radio 100,7]])
| MSP
| 2022
|-
| {{flag|Malta}}
| [[Public Broadcasting Services]]
| PBS
| 1970
|-
| {{flag|Moldova}}
| {{lang|ro|[[Teleradio-Moldova|Compania Națională "Teleradio-Moldova"]]|italic=no}}
| TRM
| 1993
|-
| rowspan="2" | {{flag|Monaco}}
| {{lang|fr|[[Monaco Media Diffusion]]|italic=no}}
| MMD
| 1994
|-
| {{lang|fr|[[TVMonaco]]|italic=no}}
| TVM
| 2024
|-
| {{flag|Montenegro}}
| {{lang|cnr-Latn|[[Radio and Television of Montenegro|Radio i televizija Crne Gore]]|italic=no}} ({{lang|cnr-Cyrl|Радио и телевизија Црне Горе}})
| RTCG<br/>{{lang|cnr-Cyrl|РТЦГ}}
| 2006
|-
| {{flag|Morocco}}
| [[SNRT|Société Nationale de Radiodiffusion et de Télévision]] ({{lang|ar|الشَرِكَة الوَطَنِيَّة لِلْإِذَاعَة وَالتَلْفَزَة}}, {{lang|zgh|ⵜⴰⵎⵙⵙⵓⵔⵜ ⵜⴰⵏⴰⵎⵓⵔⵜ ⵏ ⵓⵏⵣⵡⴰⵢ ⴷ ⵜⵉⵍⵉⴼⵉⵣⵢⵓⵏ}})
| SNRT
| 1950
|-
| {{flag|Netherlands}}
| {{lang|nl|[[Nederlandse Publieke Omroep (organisation)|Nederlandse Publieke Omroep]]|italic=no}} (Dutch Public Broadcaster):
* [[AVROTROS]]
* [[BNNVARA]]
* [[Evangelische Omroep]] (Evangelical Broadcasting: EO)
* [[Humanistische Omroep]] (Humanist Broadcasting: HUMAN)
* [[KRO-NCRV]]
* [[Omroep MAX|MAX]]
* [[Nederlandse Omroep Stichting]] (Dutch Broadcasting Foundation: NOS)
* [[Omroep NTR|NTR]]
* [[Ongehoord Nederland]] (Unheard Netherlands: ON)
* [[PowNed]]
* [[Stichting Ether Reclame]] (Foundation for Ether Advertisement: STER)
* [[VPRO]]
* [[WNL (broadcaster)|WNL]]
* [[Omroep Zwart]] (Broadcaster Black)
| NPO
| 1950
|-
| {{flag|North Macedonia}}
| [[Macedonian Radio Television|Makedonska radio-televizija]] ({{lang|mk|Македонска радио-телевизија}})
| MRT<br/>МРТ
| 1993
|-
| rowspan="2"| {{flag|Norway}}
| {{lang|no|[[NRK|Norsk Rikskringkasting]]|italic=no}}
| NRK
| 1950
|-
| [[TV 2 Group]] ({{lang|no|TV 2 Gruppen|italic=no}})
| NO/TV2
| 1993
|-
| rowspan="2" | {{flag|Poland}}
| {{lang|pl|[[Telewizja Polska]]|italic=no}}
| TVP
| rowspan="2" | 1993
|-
| {{lang|pl|[[Polskie Radio]]|italic=no}}
| PR
|-
| {{flag|Portugal}}
| {{lang|pt|[[Rádio e Televisão de Portugal]]|italic=no}}
| RTP
| 1950
|-
| rowspan="2" | {{flag|Romania}}
| {{lang|ro|[[Romanian Radio Broadcasting Company|Societatea Română de Radiodifuziune]]|italic=no}}
| ROR
| rowspan="2" | 1993
|-
| {{lang|ro|[[TVR (TV network)|Societatea Română de Televiziune]]|italic=no}}
| RO/TVR
|-
| {{flag|San Marino}}
| [[San Marino RTV]]
| SMRTV
| 1995
|-
| {{flag|Serbia}}
| {{lang|sr-Latn|[[Radio Television of Serbia|Radio-televizija Srbije]]|italic=no}} ({{lang|sr|Радио-телевизија Србије}})
| RTS<br/>{{lang|sr-Cyrl|РТС}}
| 2006
|-
| {{flag|Slovakia}}
| [[Slovak Television and Radio]] ({{lang|sk|Slovenská televízia a rozhlas|italic=no}})
| STVR
| 2024
|-
| {{flag|Slovenia}}
| {{lang|sl|[[Radiotelevizija Slovenija]]|italic=no}}
| RTVSLO
| 1993
|-
| {{flag|Spain}}
| {{lang|es|[[RTVE|Radiotelevisión Española]]|italic=no}}
| RTVE
| 1955
|-
| {{flag|Sweden}}
| {{lang|sv|[[Foundation Management for SR, SVT, and UR|Sveriges Rundradiotjänst]]|italic=no}}:
* [[Sveriges Television]] (SVT)
* [[Sveriges Radio]] (SR)
* [[Swedish Educational Broadcasting Company|Sveriges Utbildningsradio]] (UR)
| SRT
| 1950
|-
| {{flag|Switzerland}}
| [[Swiss Broadcasting Corporation]]:
* {{lang|de|[[Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen]]|italic=no}} (SRF)
* {{lang|fr|[[Radio Télévision Suisse]]|italic=no}} (RTS)
* {{lang|it|[[Radiotelevisione svizzera]]|italic=no}} (RSI)
* {{lang|rm|[[Radiotelevisiun Svizra Rumantscha]]|italic=no}} (RTR)
| SRG SSR
| 1950
|-
| rowspan="2" |{{flag|Tunisia}}
| [[Radio Tunisienne|Établissement de la Radio Tunisienne]] ({{lang|ar|مؤسسة الإذاعة التونسية}})
| rowspan="2" |RTT
| rowspan="2" |2007
|-
| [[Télévision Tunisienne|Établissement de la Télévision Tunisienne]] ({{lang|ar|مؤسسة التلفزة التونسية}})
|-
| {{flag|Turkey}}
| {{lang|tr|[[Turkish Radio and Television Corporation|Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu]]|italic=no}}
| TRT
| 1950
|-
| {{flag|Ukraine}}
| [[Suspilne|National Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine]]<br/>({{lang|uk|Національна суспільна телерадіокомпанія України}},<br/>{{lang|uk-Latn|Natsionalna Suspilna Teleradiokompaniya Ukrayiny|italic=no}})
| SU
| 1993
|-
| rowspan="2" | {{flag|United Kingdom}}
| [[BBC|British Broadcasting Corporation]]
| BBC
| 1950
|-
| [[United Kingdom Independent Broadcasting]]:
* [[ITV plc]] (UKIB/ITV)
* [[STV Group]] (UKIB/STV)
* [[Channel Four Television Corporation]] (UKIB/C4)
* [[S4C Authority]] (UKIB/S4C)
| UKIB
| 1981
|-
| {{flag|Vatican City}}
| [[Vatican Radio]] ({{lang|it|Radio Vaticana|italic=no}}, {{lang|la|Statio Radiophonica Vaticana|italic=no}})
| VR
| 1950
|}

===Suspended members===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%"
|-
! Country
! Broadcasting organisation
! {{Abbr|Abbr.|Abbreviation}}
! Year
! Suspended
|-
| {{flag|Belarus}}
| [[Belteleradio|National State TV and Radio Company of the Republic of Belarus]]
| BTRC
| 1993
| 2021<ref name=":2" />
|-
| rowspan="3" |{{flag|Russia}}
|[[Channel One Russia]] 
|C1R
|1996
| rowspan="3" |2022<ref>{{Cite web|last=Granger|first=Anthony|date=29 May 2022|title=European Broadcasting Union Formally Suspends Russian Broadcasters|url=https://eurovoix.com/2022/05/29/european-broadcasting-union-formally-suspends-russian-broadcasters/|access-date=29 May 2022|website=Eurovoix|archive-date=29 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220529092225/https://eurovoix.com/2022/05/29/european-broadcasting-union-formally-suspends-russian-broadcasters/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://ria.ru/20220226/evs-1775269307.html|title=ВГТРК, Первый канал и Радиодом "Останкино" выходят из ЕВС|language=ru|trans-title=VGTRK, Channel One and Radiodom "Ostankino" leave EBU|date=26 February 2022|access-date=12 May 2024|archive-date=9 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220309162558/https://ria.ru/20220226/evs-1775269307.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company]] 
|RTR
|1993
|-
|{{lang|ru-Latn|Radio Dom Ostankino|italic=no}}:
* [[Radio Mayak]] (MK)
* [[Radio Orpheus]] (OP)
|RDO
|1996
|}

===Past members===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%"
|-
! Country
! Broadcasting organisation
! {{Abbr|Abbr.|Abbreviation}}
! From
! To
|-
| {{flag|Belgium}}
| [[National Institute of Radio Broadcasting]] ({{lang|fr|Institut national de radiodiffusion|italic=yes}}, INR; {{lang|nl|Nationaal Instituut voor de Radio-Omroep|italic=yes}}, NIR)
| INR-NIR
| 1950
| 1960
|-
| {{flag|Czechoslovakia}}
| [[Czech Television#1953–1992: Czechoslovak Television|Czechoslovak Television]] ({{lang|cs|Československá televize|italic=no}})
| ČST
| 1991<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://tech.ebu.ch/docs/techreview/trev_262-potter.pdf|title=The implementation of satellite technology in the Eurovision network|first=W.|last=Potter|date=24 October 1994|access-date=10 October 2020}}</ref>
| 1992{{Efn|Succeeded by Česká televize (ČT) of the Czech Republic and Slovenská televízia (STV) of Slovakia}}
|-
| {{flagicon|Finland}} Finland
| [[MTV3]]
| FI/MTV
| 1993
| 2019<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://eurovoix.com/2019/11/13/finland-mtv3-leaves-european-broadcasting-union/|title=Finland: MTV3 Leaves European Broadcasting Union|first=Anthony|last=Granger|website=Eurovoix|date=13 November 2019|access-date=14 November 2019|archive-date=14 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414203123/https://eurovoix.com/2019/11/13/finland-mtv3-leaves-european-broadcasting-union/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="7" |{{flagicon|France}} France
| {{lang|fr|[[Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française]]|italic=no}}
| RTF
| 1950
| 1964
|-
| {{lang|fr|[[Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française]]|italic=no}}
| ORTF
| 1964
| 1975
|-
| {{lang|fr|[[TDF Group|Télédiffusion de France]]|italic=no}}
| TDF
| 1975
| 1982
|-
| [[TF1]]
| TF1
| 1975
| 2018
|-
| [[Europe 1]]
| E1
| 1978
| 2022
|-
| {{lang|fr|Organisme Français de Radiodiffusion et de Télévision|italic=no}}
| OFRT
| 1983
| 1992{{Efn|Succeeded by Groupement des Radiodiffuseurs Français de l'UER (GRF)}}
|-
| [[Canal+ (French TV channel)|Canal+]]
| C+
| 1984
| 2018
|-
| {{flagicon|Greece}} Greece
| [[New Hellenic Radio, Internet and Television]] ({{lang|el|Νέα Ελληνική Ραδιοφωνία, Ίντερνετ και Τηλεόραση}}, {{lang|el-Latn|Néa Ellinikí Radiofonía, Ínternet kai Tileórasi}})
| NERIT
| 2014
| 2015{{Efn|Succeeded again by Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT)}}
|-
| rowspan=3|{{flagicon|Hungary}} Hungary
| {{lang|hu|[[Duna (TV channel)|Duna TV]]|italic=no}}
| Duna
| 2013
| rowspan=3|2015{{Efn|Succeeded by Duna Media Service; operated by Media Support and Asset Management Fund (MTVA)}}
|-
| {{lang|hu|[[Magyar Rádió]]|italic=no}}
| MR
| rowspan=2|1993
|-
| {{lang|hu|[[Magyar Televízió]]|italic=no}}
| MTV
|-
| {{flagicon|Israel}} Israel
| [[Israel Broadcasting Authority]] ({{lang|he|רָשׁוּת השִּׁדּוּר}}, {{lang|he-Latn|Rashút HaShidúr}})
| IBA
| 1957
| 2017{{Efn|Succeeded by the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (KAN)}}
|-
| {{flag|Libya|1977}}
| [[Libyan Jamahiriya Broadcasting Corporation]] ({{lang|ar|الجماهيرية اللّيبيّة}})
| LJBC
| 1974
| 2011
|-
| {{flag|Luxembourg}}
| {{lang|fr|Établissement de Radiodiffusion Socioculturelle du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg|italic=no}}
| ERSL
| 1996
| 2022{{Efn|Succeeded by Média de service public 100,7 (MSP)}}
|-
| {{flag|Malta}}
| [[Television in Malta|Maltese Broadcasting Authority]]
| MBA
| 1970
| 2003
|-
| rowspan="2"|{{flag|Monaco}}
| Groupement de Radiodiffuseurs Monégasques:
* [[RMC (France)|Radio Monte Carlo]] (RMC)
* [[TMC (TV channel)|Télé Monte-Carlo]] (TMC)
| GRMC
| 1950
| 2021
|-
| Telemontecarlo (now [[La7]])
| TMC
| 1981
| 2001
|-
| rowspan="3"|{{flag|Netherlands}}
| [[Dutch Radio Union]] ({{lang|nl|Nederlandse Radio Unie|italic=no}})
| NRU
| 1947
| rowspan="2"|1967{{Efn|Succeeded by [[Nederlandse Omroep Stichting]] (NOS)}}
|-
| {{lang|nl|Nederlandse Televisie Stichting|italic=no}} (Dutch Television Foundation)
| NTS
| 1951
|-
| {{lang|nl|[[TROS]]|italic=no}}
| TROS
| 1964
| 2014{{Efn|Succeeded by [[AVROTROS]]}}
|- 
| {{flag|Russia}}
| [[1st channel Ostankino]] ({{lang|ru|Первый канал Останкино|italic=no}})
| C1O
| 1994
| 1995{{Efn|Succeeded by Channel One (C1R)}}
|-
| {{flag|Serbia and Montenegro}}
| {{lang|hr|[[Udruženje javnih radija i televizija]]|italic=no}} (Alliance of Public Radios and Televisions)
| UJRT
| 2001
| 2006{{Efn|Succeeded by Radio i televizija Crne Gore (RTCG) of Montenegro and Radio-televizija Srbije (RTS) of Serbia separately (previously these were sub-broadcasters of UJRT)}}
|-
| rowspan=3|{{flagicon|Slovakia}} Slovakia
| {{lang|sk|[[Slovenský rozhlas]]|italic=no}}
| SRo
| rowspan=2|1993
| rowspan=2|2011{{Efn|Succeeded by Radio and Television of Slovakia (RTVS)}}
|-
| {{lang|sk|[[Slovenská televízia]]|italic=no}}
| STV
|-
| [[Radio and Television of Slovakia]] (Rozhlas a televízia Slovenska)
| RTVS
| 2011
| 2024{{Efn|Succeeded by Slovak Television and Radio (STVR)}}
|-
| rowspan=3|{{flagicon|Spain}} Spain
| [[Antena 3 Radio]]
| A3R
| 1986
| 1993
|-
| {{lang|es|[[Cadena COPE|Radio Popular SA COPE]]|italic=no}}
| COPE
| 1998
| 2019<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.escplus.es/eurovision/2019/radio-cadena-cope-abandona-la-uer/|title=Radio Cadena COPE abandona la UER|language=es|trans-title=Radio Cadena COPE leaves the EBU|date=15 August 2019|access-date=15 August 2019|archive-date=1 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230401212307/https://www.escplus.es/eurovision/2019/radio-cadena-cope-abandona-la-uer/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{lang|es|[[Cadena SER|Sociedad Española de Radiodifusión]]|italic=no}}
| SER
| 1982
| 2020
|-
| {{flagicon|Sweden}} Sweden
| [[TV4 (Swedish TV channel)|TV4]]
| SE/TV4
| 2004
| 2019<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://eurovoix.com/2019/11/13/sweden-tv4-ends-membership-of-the-european-broadcasting-union/|title=Sweden: TV4 Ends Membership of the European Broadcasting Union|first=Anthony|last=Granger|website=Eurovoix|date=13 November 2019|access-date=14 November 2019|archive-date=14 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414190445/https://eurovoix.com/2019/11/13/sweden-tv4-ends-membership-of-the-european-broadcasting-union/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|Tunisia}} Tunisia
| {{lang|fr|[[ERTT|Établissement de la radiodiffusion-télévision tunisienne]]|italic=no}} (Tunisian Radio and Television Establishment)
| ERTT
| 1990
| 2007{{efn|Succeeded by [[Radio Tunisienne|Radio]] and [[Télévision Tunisienne]] (RTT)}}
|-
| rowspan="4" | {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} United Kingdom
| [[Independent Television Authority]]
| ITA
| 1959
| 1972
|-
| Independent Television Companies Association
| ITCA
| 1959
| 1981
|-
| [[Independent Broadcasting Authority]]
| IBA
| 1972
| 1981{{efn|Succeeded by United Kingdom Independent Broadcasting (UKIB)}}
|-
| Commercial Radio Companies Association (now [[Radiocentre]])
| CRCA
| 1981{{efn|Founded as Association of Independent Radio Contractors (AIRC) in 1973. It became CRCA in 1996 and merged with [[Radio Advertising Bureau (UK)|Radio Advertising Bureau]] in 2006 to create [[Radiocentre]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.radiocentre.org/facts|title=Facts – History|date=31 May 2015|publisher=RadioCentre|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150531095507/https://www.radiocentre.org/facts|archive-date=31 May 2015}}</ref>}}
| 2006
|- 
| {{flag|Yugoslavia}}
| [[Yugoslav Radio Television|Jugoslavenska radio-televizija / Jugoslovenska radio-televizija]]  ({{lang|sr|Југославенска радио-телевизија / Југослoвенска радио-телевизија}})
| JRT
| 1950
| 1992
|}

===Associate members===
[[File:EBU Associate Members.svg|thumb|350px|Countries with associate EBU membership]]
Any group or organisation from an [[International Telecommunication Union]] (ITU) member country, which provides a radio or television service outside of the European Broadcasting Area, is permitted to submit applications to the EBU for Associate Membership.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ebu.ch/about/members/admission|title=Admission|website=ebu.ch|publisher=EBU|access-date=27 June 2009}}</ref>

It is also noted by the EBU that any broadcaster that is granted Associate Member status does not gain access into Eurovision events<ref name="EBU Associates"/>{{Snd}}notable exceptions being those from Australia, who have participated in the [[Eurovision Song Contest]] since {{escyr|2015}} and the [[Junior Eurovision Song Contest]] between {{escyr|2015|J}} and {{escyr|2019|J}}; Canada, who participated in the [[Eurovision Young Dancers]] between [[Eurovision Young Dancers 1987|1987]] and [[Eurovision Young Dancers 1989|1989]]; and Kazakhstan, who participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest between {{escyr|2018|J}} and {{escyr|2022|J}}{{Snd}}all of which were individually invited.

The list of Associate Members of EBU comprised the following 30 broadcasting companies from 20 countries {{as of|June 2024|lc=yes}}.<ref name="EBU Associates"/>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%"
|-
! Country
! Broadcasting organisation
! {{Abbr|Abbr.|Abbreviation}}
! Year
|-
|rowspan="2" | {{flag|Australia}} || [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] || ABC || 1950
|-
| [[Special Broadcasting Service]] || SBS || 1979
|-
| {{flag|Bangladesh}} || [[Bangladesh Television]] || BTV || 1974
|-
| {{flag|Brazil}} || [[TV Cultura]] ([[Fundação Padre Anchieta]]) || FPA || 2012
|-
| {{flag|Canada}} || [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]] ({{lang|fr|Société Radio-Canada|italic=no}}) || CBC || 1950
|-
| {{flag|Chile}} || [[Canal 13 (Chilean TV network)|Canal 13]] || C13 || 1971
|-
|rowspan="2" | {{flag|China}} || [[China Media Group]] ({{lang|zh|中央广播电视总台}}) || CMG || 2010
|-
| [[Shanghai Media Group]] ({{lang|zh|上海文化廣播影視集團有限公司}}) || SMG || 2016
|-
| {{flag|Cuba}} || [[Cuban Institute of Radio and Television]] ({{lang|es|Instituto Cubano de Radio y Televisión|italic=no}}) || ICRT || 1992
|-
|rowspan="2" | {{flag|Georgia}} || [[Imedi Media Holding|Teleimedi]] || TEME || 2004
|-
| [[Rustavi 2]] ({{lang|ka|რუსთავი 2}}) || RB || 2003
|-
| {{flag|Hong Kong}} || [[RTHK|Radio Television Hong Kong]] ({{lang|zh|香港電台}}) || RTHK || 1983
|-
| {{flag|Iran}} || [[Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting]] ({{lang|fa|صدا و سيمای جمهوری اسلامی ايران}}) || IRIB || 1968
|-
|rowspan="2" | {{flag|Japan}} || [[NHK|Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai]] ({{lang|ja|日本放送協会}}) || NHK || 1951
|-
| [[TBS Holdings]] ({{lang|ja|TBSホールディングス}}) || TBS || 2000
|-
| {{flag|Kazakhstan}} || [[Khabar Agency]] ({{lang|kk|"Хабар" Агенттігі}}, {{lang|ru|Агентство «Хабар»}}) || KA || 2016
|-
| {{flag|Malaysia}} ||[[Radio Televisyen Malaysia|Radio Television of Malaysia]] ({{lang|ms|Radio Televisyen Malaysia|italic=no}}, {{lang|jv| راديو تيليۏيشن مليسيا}}) || RTM || 1970
|-
| {{flag|Mauritius}} || [[Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation]] || MBC || 1980
|-
| {{flag|Nepal}} || Association of Community Radio Broadcasters Nepal || ACORAB || 2023
|-
|rowspan="2"| {{flag|New Zealand}} || [[Radio New Zealand]] ({{lang|mi|Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa|italic=no}}) || RNZ || 1950
|-
| [[TVNZ|Television New Zealand]] ({{lang|mi|Te Reo Tātaki o Aotearoa|italic=no}}) || TVNZ || 1980
|-
| {{flag|Oman}} || [[Sultanate of Oman Television|Public Authority for Radio and TV of Oman]] || PART || 1976
|-
| {{flag|South Korea}} || [[Korean Broadcasting System]] ({{lang|ko|한국방송공사}}) || KBS || 1974
|-
| {{flag|Syria}} || [[General Organization of Radio and TV (Syria)|General Organization of Radio and TV]]<br />({{lang|fr|Organisation de la Radio-Télévision Arabe Syrienne|italic=no}}, {{Lang|ar|الهيئة العامة للإذاعة والتلفزيون – سورية}}) || ORTAS || 1978
|-
| rowspan="6" | {{flag|United States}} || [[American Broadcasting Company]] || ABC || 1959
|-
| [[American Public Media]] || APM || 2004
|-
| [[CBS|Columbia Broadcasting System]] || CBS || 1956
|-
| [[NPR|National Public Radio]] || NPR || 1971
|-
| [[NBC|National Broadcasting Company]] || NBC || 1953
|-
| [[WFMT|WFMT Radio Network]] || WFMT || 1980
|}

===Past associate members===
{{Update section|date=September 2021}}
The list of past associate members of EBU comprises the following 95 broadcasting companies from 55 countries and 1 autonomous territory.<ref name="associate">{{Cite web|url=http://www.ebu.ch/members/members_associate.php|title=Associate Members|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021019082002/http://www.ebu.ch/members/members_associate.php|archive-date=19 October 2002}}</ref><ref name="Members list 2007">{{Cite web|url=http://www.ebu.ch/en/ebu_members/associates/index.php|title=EBU.CH: Associate Members and Approved Participants|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071212121405/http://www.ebu.ch/en/ebu_members/associates/index.php|archive-date=12 December 2007}}</ref><ref name="Members list 2014">{{Cite web|url=http://www.ebu.ch/en/ebu_members/associates/index.php|title=EBU – Members|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141107203858/http://www3.ebu.ch/about/members|archive-date=7 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.146899/page/n177/mode/2up |title=The Europa Year Book 1968 A World Survey |date=1968 |access-date=15 February 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.120478/page/n605/mode/2up |title=The Europa Year Book 1970 A World Survey |date=1970 |access-date=15 February 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.146895/page/n211/mode/2up |title=The Europa Year Book 1971 A World Survey |date=1971 |access-date=15 February 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.146893/page/n223/mode/2up |title=The Europa Year Book 1972 A World Survey |date=1972 |access-date=16 February 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.146905/page/n231/mode/2up |title=The Europa Year Book 1974 A World Survey |date=1974 |access-date=15 February 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.120492/page/n187/mode/2up |title=The Europa Year Book 1978 A World Survey |date=1978 |access-date=17 May 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0qVAAQAAIAAJ&q=Sudan |title=EBU Review |date=1976 |work=<!--Not stated--> |publication-date=1976 |page=41 |publisher=Administrative Office of the European Broadcasting Union |trans-title= |access-date=17 May 2024 |archive-date=9 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240609060341/https://www.google.com/books/edition/_/0qVAAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=Sudan |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FqxAAQAAIAAJ&q=IBTE |title=EBU Review |date=1984 |work=<!--Not stated--> |publication-date=1984 |page=41 |publisher=European Broadcasting Union |trans-title= |access-date=17 May 2024 |archive-date=9 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240609060342/https://www.google.com/books/edition/_/FqxAAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=IBTE |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hK1AAQAAIAAJ&q=CNN |title=EBU Review |date=1989 |work=<!--Not stated--> |publisher=European Broadcasting Union |publication-date=1989 |trans-title= |access-date=18 May 2024 |archive-date=9 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240609060342/https://www.google.com/books/edition/_/hK1AAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=CNN |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=C6ZAAQAAIAAJ&q=Bahamas |title=EBU Review |date=1977 |work=<!--Not stated--> |publisher=Administrative Office of the European Broadcasting Union |publication-date=1977 |trans-title= |access-date=18 May 2024 |archive-date=9 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240609060342/https://www.google.com/books/edition/_/C6ZAAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=Bahamas |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iqVAAQAAIAAJ&q=Bahamas |title=EBU Review |date=1975 |work=<!--Not stated--> |publisher=Administrative Office of the European Broadcasting Union |publication-date=1975 |trans-title= |access-date=18 May 2024 |archive-date=9 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240609060342/https://www.google.com/books/edition/_/iqVAAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=Bahamas |url-status=live }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%"
|-
! Country
! Broadcasting organisation
! {{Abbr|Abbr.|Abbreviation}}
! From
! To
|-
| rowspan=2| {{flag|Argentina}}
| {{lang|es|[[Televisión Pública|Canal 7]]|italic=no}}
| C7
| 1970
|1999
|-
| {{lang|es|[[El Trece]]|italic=no}}
| C13
| 1973
|1999
|-
| rowspan=2|{{flag|Australia}}
| Australian Fine Music Network
| AFMN
| 2008
| 2010
|-
| [[FreeTV Australia]]
| Free
| 1962
| 2024
|-
| {{flag|Bahamas}}
| [[ZNS-TV|Broadcasting Corporation of The Bahamas]]
| BCB
| 1975
|1999
|-
| {{flag|Barbados}}
| [[Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation]]
| BB/CBC
| 1971
| 2005
|-
| {{flag|Benin}}
| {{lang|fr|[[Office de Radiodiffusion et Télévision du Bénin|Radiodiffusion du Dahomey]]|italic=no}}
| RD
| 1972
| 1975
|-
| rowspan=6|{{flag|Brazil}}
| {{lang|pt|[[ABERT|Associação Brasileira das Emissoras de Rádio e Televisão]]|italic=no}}
| ABERT
|1962
|1980
|-
| {{lang|pt|[[Diários Associados]]|italic=no}}
| DA
|1950
|1980
|-
| [[Emissoras Unidas|Emissoras Unidas de Rádio e Televisão]]
| EURT
| 1961
| 1969
|-
| [[TV Globo]]
| GLOBO
| 1970
|1999
|-
| [[Rede de Emissoras Independentes|Network of Independent Broadcasters]] ({{lang|pt|Rede de Emissoras Independentes|italic=no}})
| REI
| 1974
| 1975
|-
| {{lang|pt|[[Rádio Nacional]]|italic=no}}
| RN
| 1974
| 1975
|-
| rowspan=2|{{flag|Canada}}
| [[CTV Television Network]]
| CTV
| 1969
|1999
|-
| Agency for Tele-Education in Canada
| ATEC
| 1975
| 1981
|-
| {{flag|Chad}}
| [[Radiodiffusion Nationale Tchadienne|Chadian National Radio]] ({{lang|fr|Radiodiffusion Nationale Tchadienne|italic=no}})
| RNT
|1955
| 1974
|-
| {{flag|Chile}}
| {{lang|es|[[Televisión Nacional de Chile]]|italic=no}}
| TVN
| 1970
|1999
|-
| {{flag|Colombia}}
| {{lang|es|[[Inravisión|Instituto Nacional de Radio y Televisión]]|italic=no}}
| IRV
| 1970
|1999
|-
| {{flag|Congo}}
| {{lang|fr|[[Radiodiffusion Télévision Congolaise]]|italic=no}}
| RTC
| 1974
|2009
|-
| {{flag|Costa Rica}}
| {{lang|es|Telesistema Nacional S.R.L.|italic=no}}
| TSN
| 1969
| 1971
|-
| {{flag|Ecuador}}
| [[Teleamazonas]]
| 4TA
| 1975
|1999
|-
| {{flag|Gabon}}
| {{lang|fr|[[Radio Télévision Gabonaise|Radiodiffusion-Télévision Gabonaise]]|italic=no}}
| RTG
|1960
|2009
|-
| {{flag|Gambia}}
| [[Gambia Radio & Television Service]]
| GRTS
|1962
| 2010
|-
| {{flag|Ghana}}
| [[Ghana Broadcasting Corporation]]
| GBC
|1953
|1990
|-
| {{flag|Greenland}}
| {{lang|kl|[[Kalaallit Nunaata Radioa]]|italic=no}} (Greenlandic Broadcasting Corporation)
| KNR
| 1978
| 2011
|-
| {{flag|Guyana}}
| [[National Communications Network, Guyana|Guyana Broadcasting Service]]
| GBS
| 1977
|2009
|-
| {{flag|Haiti}}
| {{lang|fr|Service des Télécommunications|italic=no}}
|
|1950
| 1969
|-
| {{flag|Honduras}}
| {{lang|es|Televisora de Honduras, S.A.|italic=no}}
| TH
| 1969
| 1971
|-
| rowspan="2"|{{flag|Hong Kong}}
| [[Asia Television]] ({{lang|zh|亞洲電視有限公司}})
| ATV
|1957
| 2010
|-
| [[TVB|Television Broadcasts Limited]]
| TVB
| 1973
| 2012/2013
|-
| {{flag|India}}
| [[All India Radio]]
| AIR
| 1979
| 2021
|-
| rowspan="2"|{{flag|Indonesia}}
| {{lang|id|[[Radio Republik Indonesia]]|italic=no}}
| RRI
| 1973
| 1981
|-
| {{lang|id|[[TVRI|Televisi Republik Indonesia]]|italic=no}}
| TVRI
| 1973
| 1981
|-
| {{flag|Iraq|1963}}
| Iraqi Broadcasting and Television Establishment
| IBTE
|
|
|-
| {{flag|Ivory Coast}}
| {{lang|fr|[[Radiodiffusion Television Ivoirienne]]|italic=no}}
| RTI
|1961
|2010
|-
| {{flag|Jamaica}}
| [[Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation]]
| JBC
| 1970
| 1981
|-
| rowspan="6"|{{flag|Japan}}
| [[Mainichi Broadcasting System]] ({{lang|ja|株式会社毎日放送}}, {{lang|ja-Latn|Kabushiki-gaisha Mainichi Hōsō}})
| MBS
| 1970
|2009
|-
| [[TV Asahi]]
| ANB
|1960
| 2009
|-
| [[Fuji Television]]
| FTN
| 1969
| 2012/2013
|-
| [[Japan Consortium|National Association of Commercial Broadcasters in Japan]]
| NACB
|1984
| 2012/2013
|-
| [[Nippon TV|Nippon Television Network Corporation]] ({{lang|ja|日本テレビ放送網株式会社}}, {{lang|ja-Latn|Nihon Terebi Hōsōmō kabushiki gaisha}})
| NTV
|1953
| 2009
|-
| [[Tokyo FM]]
| TFM
| 1986
| 2021
|-
| {{flag|Kenya}}
| [[Kenya Broadcasting Corporation|The Voice of Kenya]]
| VK
|1964
|2010
|-
| {{flag|Kuwait}}
| [[Kuwait Television|Kuwait Broadcasting and Television Service]]
| KBTS
| 1970
|2010
|-
| {{flag|Liberia}}
| [[Liberia Broadcasting System|Liberian Broadcasting Corporation]]
| LBC
|1964
| 1981
|-
| {{flag|Madagascar}}
| {{lang|fr|[[Télévision Malagasy|Radiodiffusion-Télévision de Madagascar]]|italic=no}}
| RTM
| 1971
|2010
|-
| {{flag|Malawi}}
| [[Malawi Broadcasting Corporation]]
| MBC
|1964
|2010
|-
| {{flag|Mauritania|1959}}
| [[Television of Mauritania]]
| MR/TVM
| 2003
| 2013
|-
| rowspan=5|{{flag|Mexico}}
| {{lang|es|[[Telesistema Mexicano]]|italic=no}}
| TSM
|1960
| 1973
|-
| {{lang|es|[[Televisión Independiente de México]]|italic=no}} (Mexican Independent Television)
| TIM
| 1969
| 1973
|-
| {{lang|es|[[Televisión Independiente de México#1968-70: Telecadena Mexicana|Tele-Cadena Mexicana]]|italic=no}}
| TCM
| 1969
| 1973
|-
| {{lang|es|[[Televisa|Televisa SA de CV]]|italic=no}}
| TVA
| 1973
| 2005
|-
| {{lang|es|[[Azteca Uno|Corporación Mexicana de Radio y Televisión]]|italic=no}}
| CMRT
| 1973
|1999
|-
| {{flag|Nepal}}
| [[Nepal Television]] ({{lang|ne|नेपाल टेलिभिजन}})
| NTVC
|1985
| 2010
|-
| {{flag|Niger}}
| {{lang|fr|[[Office of Radio and Television of Niger|Office de radiodiffusion et Télévision du Niger]]|italic=no}}
| ORTN
|1967
| 1981
|-
| {{flag|Nigeria}}
| [[Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria|Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation]]
| NBC
|1962
|2010
|-
| rowspan=2|{{flag|Pakistan}}
| [[Radio Pakistan]] ({{Lang|ur|ریڈیو پاکستان}})
| RP
|1950
| 1974
|-
| [[Pakistan Television Corporation]] ({{Lang|ur|پاکستان ٹیلی وژن نیٹ ورک}})
| PK/PTV
| 1971
| 2010
|-
| {{flag|Palestine}}
| [[Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation]] ({{Lang|ar|هيئة الإذاعة والتلفزيون الفلسطينية}})
| PBC
| 2002
| 2014
|-
| {{flag|Papua New Guinea}}
| [[National Broadcasting Corporation of Papua New Guinea|National Broadcasting Corporation]]
| NBC
| 1977
|2015
|-
| rowspan="3"|{{flag|Peru}}
| [[Latina Televisión|Teledos]]
| T2
| 1969
| 1971
|-
| [[América Televisión|Compañía Peruana de Radiodifusión]]
| AMÉRICA
| 1969
|1999
|-
| [[Panamericana Televisión]]
| PANTEL
| 1969
|1999
|-
| rowspan="3"|{{flag|Qatar}}
| [[Qatar Television|Qatar Television and Broadcasting Service]]
| QTBC
| 1973
|2009
|-
| [[Jeem TV|Al Jazeera Children's Channel]] ({{Lang|ar|قناة الجزيرة للأطفال}})
| JCC
| 2008
| 2013
|-
| [[Qatar Radio]] ({{Lang|ar|إذاعة قطر}})
| QR
| 2009
| 2009
|-
| {{flag|Saudi Arabia}}
| [[Saudi Broadcasting Authority|Saudi Arabian Broadcasting and Television Service]]
| SABTVS
|1962
|2012
|-
| {{flag|Senegal}}
| {{lang|fr|[[Radiodiffusion Télévision Sénégalaise]]|italic=no}}
| RTS
| 1973
| 2006
|-
| rowspan=2|{{flag|Sri Lanka}}
| [[Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation|Ceylon Broadcasting Corporation]]
| CBC
|1967
| 1973
|-
| [[Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation]] ({{lang|si|ශ්‍රී ලංකා ගුවන් විදුලි සංස්ථාව}}, {{lang|si-Latn|Shrī Lankā Guvan Viduli Sansthāva}}) ({{lang|ta|இலங்கை ஒலிபரப்புக் கூட்டுத்தாபனம்}}, {{lang|si-Latn|Ilangkai Oliparappuk Kūṭṭuttāpaṉam}})
| SLBC
| 2007
| 2010
|-
| {{flag|South Africa}}
| [[SABC|South African Broadcasting Corporation]]
| SABC
| 1951
| 2022
|-
| {{flag|South Korea}}
| [[Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation]] ({{lang|ko|주식회사문화방송}})
| MBC
|1961
| 2009
|-
| {{flag|Sudan}}
| [[Sudan TV|Sudan Television Service]]
| STS
| 1976
|2009
|-
| {{flag|Tanzania}}
| [[Tanzania Broadcasting Corporation]]
| TBC
|1960
|2010
|-
| rowspan="2"|{{flag|United Arab Emirates}}
| Emirates Media Inc.
| EMI
|
| 2006
|-
| United Arab Emirates Radio And Television – Dubai
| UAERTVD
|
| 2006
|-
| rowspan="11"|{{flag|United States}}
| [[National Association of Educational Broadcasters]]
| NAEB
|
| 1981
|-
| [[Time Life Television]]
| TIME
|
| 1970
|-
| [[United States Information Agency]]
| USIA
|
|
|-
| [[National Educational Television]]
| NET
|
| 1970
|-
| [[WNET|Educational Broadcasting Corporation]]
| EBC
| 1971
|
|-
| [[Corporation for Public Broadcasting]]
| CPB
| 1972
|
|-
| [[CNN|Cable News Network]]
| CNN
|
|
|-
| [[International Broadcasting Bureau]]
| IBB
|
| 2007
|-
| [[Minnesota Public Radio]]
| MPR
| 2004
| 2007
|-
| [[New York Public Radio]]
| NYPR
| 2012
| 2016
|-
| [[WGBH Educational Foundation]]
| WGBH
| 2014
| 2014
|-
| {{flag|Upper Volta}}
| {{lang|fr|[[Radio Télévision du Burkina|Radiodiffusion-Télévision Voltaïque]]|italic=no}}
| RTV
|1963
| 1981
|-
| {{flag|Uruguay}}
| {{lang|es|[[Teledoce|Sociedad Televisora Larrañaga]] (Tele 12)|italic=no}}
| C12
| 1970
| 1976
|-
| rowspan="4"|{{flag|Venezuela}}
| {{lang|es|Teleinversiones S.A.|italic=no}}
|
| 1969
| 1970
|-
| {{lang|es|[[Venezolana de Televisión|Corporación Venezolana de Televisión]]|italic=no}}
| VV
| 1973
|1999
|-
| {{lang|es|[[RCTV|Radio Caracas Televisión]]|italic=no}}
| RCTV
|1953
| 2010
|-
| {{lang|es|[[Radio Caracas Radio]]|italic=no}}
| RCR
|1960
| 2010
|-
| {{flag|Zaire}}
| {{lang|fr|[[Radio-Télévision nationale congolaise|La Voix du Zaïre]]|italic=no}}
| VZ
|1976
|1997
|-
| {{flag|Zimbabwe}}
| [[Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation]]
| ZBC
|1980
| 2010
|}

===Approved participant members===
Any groups or organisations from a country with [[International Telecommunication Union]] (ITU) membership, which does not qualify for either the EBU's Active or Associate memberships, but still provide a broadcasting activity for the EBU, are granted a unique Approved Participants membership, which lasts approximately five years. An application for this status may be submitted to the EBU at any given time, providing an annual fee is paid.<ref>{{cite web|title=Approved Participants|url=https://www.ebu.ch/about/members?type=approved|publisher=European Broadcasting Union|access-date=10 October 2014}}</ref>

The following eight EBU broadcast members had status as Approved Participants in November 2024.<ref name="EBU Directory">{{cite web|publisher=European Broadcasting Union|year=2016|url=http://www.ebu.ch/files/live/sites/ebu/files/About/EBU_Directory/EBU_Directory.pdf|title=EBU Directory|access-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304083931/http://www.ebu.ch/files/live/sites/ebu/files/About/EBU_Directory/EBU_Directory.pdf|archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%"
|-
! Country
! Broadcasting organisation
! {{Abbr|Abbr.|Abbreviation}}
|-
| rowspan="3"|{{flag|France}}
| [[Euronews]]
| EURONEWS
|-
| [[Institut national de l'audiovisuel]]
| INA
|-
| [[TV5Monde]]
| TV5
|-
| {{flag|North Macedonia}}
| JP Makedonska Radiodifuzija
| JP MRD
|-
| {{flag|Serbia}}
| [[Radio Television of Vojvodina]]
| RTV
|-
| rowspan="2"|{{flag|Spain}}
| [[Catalunya Ràdio|Catalunya Música]]
| CAT
|-
| [[Cellnex]]
| CELLNEX
|}

The following members previously had status as Approved Participants.<ref name="Members list 2007"/><ref name="associate"/>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%"
|-
! Country/region
! Broadcasting organisation
! {{Abbr|Abbr.|Abbreviation}}
|-
| {{flag|France}} || International Radio and Television Union ({{lang|fr|Université radiophonique et télévisuelle internationale}}) || URTI
|-
| {{flag|Hungary}} || {{ill|Antenna Hungária|lt=Antenna Hungária|hu}} || AH
|-
| {{flag|Israel}} || [[Israeli Educational Television]] || IETV
|-
| {{flag|MENA}} || [[MBC Group|MBC Limited – Middle East Broadcasting Centre]] || MBC
|-
| {{flag|Russia}} || [[Russian Television and Radio Broadcasting Network]] || RTRN
|-
| {{flag|South Africa}} || [[Sentech]] || SNTC
|-
| rowspan="2"|{{flag|Spain}} || [[Abertis|Abertis Telecom S.A.]] || ABERTIS
|-
| [[Retevisión]] || RETE
|}

==Organised events==
The EBU in co-operation with the respective host broadcaster organises competitions and events in which its members can participate if they wish to do so. These include:<!-- Please keep the events organised by the EBU in chronological order of their creation. -->

===Eurovision Song Contest===
{{Main|Eurovision Song Contest}}
[[File:Eurovision-2021-microphone-Rotterdam-Centraal.jpg|120px|thumb|right|A replica of the Eurovision Song Contest trophy on display in [[Rotterdam]], host city of the {{escyr|2021|3=2021 edition}}]]

The '''Eurovision Song Contest''' ({{Langx|fr|Concours Eurovision de la chanson}})<ref>{{cite web|publisher=European Broadcasting Union|year=2003|url=https://www.ebu.ch/departments/television/pdf/Winners-Palmares_56-02.pdf|title=Winners of the Eurovision Song Contest|access-date=26 December 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607083232/https://www.ebu.ch/departments/television/pdf/Winners-Palmares_56-02.pdf|archive-date=7 June 2011}}</ref> is an annual international song competition between EBU members, that was first held in [[Lugano]], Switzerland, on 24 May 1956. Seven countries participated{{Snd}}each submitting two songs, for a total of 14. This was the only contest in which more than one song per country was performed: since 1957, all contests have allowed one entry per country. The {{Escyr|1956|3=1956 contest}} was won by the host nation, [[Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest|Switzerland]].<ref name="milestones">{{cite web|publisher=European Broadcasting Union|year=2005|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/english/611.htm|title=Historical Milestones|access-date=26 May 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060526065558/http://www.eurovision.tv/english/611.htm|archive-date=26 May 2006}}</ref> The winner of the {{escyr|2025|3=most recent contest}}, which took place in [[Basel]], Switzerland, is [[Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest|Austria]].

===Let the Peoples Sing===
{{Main|Let the Peoples Sing}}

'''Let the Peoples Sing''' is a biennial choir competition, the participants of which are chosen from radio recordings entered by EBU radio members. The final, encompassing three categories and around ten choirs, is offered as a live broadcast to all EBU members. The overall winner is awarded the ''Silver Rose Bowl''. The first winner was Glasgow Phoenix Choir, conducted by their Chorus Master [[Peter Mooney (conductor)|Peter Mooney]], from Scotland in the 1961 competition that was held in [[London]]. The most recent winner is Copenhagen Girls Choir from Denmark, conducted by Anne-Terese Sales, in the 2024 competition that was held in London.

===Jeux sans frontières===
{{Main|Jeux sans frontières}}

'''Jeux sans frontières''' ({{langx|en|Games Without Borders|4=Games Without Frontiers}}) was a Europe-wide television game show. In its original conception, it was broadcast from 1965 to 1999 under the auspices of the EBU. The original series' run ended in 1982, but was revived in 1988 with a different composition of nations and was hosted by smaller broadcasters.

===Eurovision Young Musicians===
{{Main|Eurovision Young Musicians}}

'''Eurovision Young Musicians''' is a competition for European musicians that are between the ages of 12 and 21 years old. It is organised by the EBU and is a member of [[European Union of Music Competitions for Youth|EMCY]]. The [[Eurovision Young Musicians 1982|first competition]] was held in [[Manchester]], United Kingdom on 11 May 1982. The televised competition is held every other year, with some countries holding national finals. Since its inaugural edition in 1982, it has become one of the most important music competitions on an international level. The winner of the [[Eurovision Young Musicians 2024|most recent contest]], which took place in [[Bodø Municipality]], Norway, is Austria.

===Eurovision Young Dancers===
{{Main|Eurovision Young Dancers}}

'''Eurovision Young Dancers''' was a biennial dance showcase broadcast on television throughout Europe. The [[Eurovision Young Dancers 1985|inaugural competition]] was held in [[Reggio Emilia]], Italy on 16 June 1985. It uses a format similar to the Eurovision Song Contest. Every participating country has the opportunity to send a dance act to compete for the title of Eurovision Young Dancer. The competition is for solo dancers, and all contestants must be between the ages of 16 and 21, and not professionally engaged. The winner of the [[Eurovision Young Dancers 2017|most recent contest]], which took place in [[Prague]], Czech Republic, is Poland.

===Euroclassic Notturno===
{{Main|Euroclassic Notturno}}

'''Euroclassic Notturno''' is a six-hour sequence of classical music recordings, assembled by [[BBC Radio]] from material supplied by EBU members and streamed back to those broadcasters by satellite for use in their overnight classical-music schedules. The recordings used are taken not from commercial CDs, but from earlier (usually live) radio broadcasts.<ref>{{cite web|title=Euroradio Notturno|url=https://www.ebu.ch/music/notturno|publisher=EBU|access-date=18 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Through the Night|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006tmq9|publisher=BBC|access-date=18 January 2014|archive-date=2 September 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080902021932/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006tmq9|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Junior Eurovision Song Contest===
{{Main|Junior Eurovision Song Contest}}

The '''Junior Eurovision Song Contest''' ({{Langx|fr|Concours Eurovision de la Chanson Junior|italic=no}})<ref name="frenchname">{{cite web|publisher=European Broadcasting Union|date=10 December 2007|url=http://www.ebu.ch/fr/eurovisiontv/entertainment/junior_eurovision_song_contest.php?display=FR|title=Official information page|language=fr|access-date=6 July 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120928062758/http://www.ebu.ch/fr/eurovisiontv/entertainment/junior_eurovision_song_contest.php?display=FR|archive-date=28 September 2012}}</ref> is an annual international song competition that was first held in [[Copenhagen]], Denmark, on 15 November 2003. Sixteen countries participated in the {{escyr|2003|J|inaugural edition}}, with each submitting one song. The inaugural contest was won by [[Croatia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest|Croatia]]. The winner of the [[Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2024|most recent contest]], which took place in [[Madrid]], Spain, is [[Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest|Georgia]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=17 November 2024|publisher=European Broadcasting Union|title=Andria Putkaradze has won Junior Eurovision 2024 for Georgia|url=https://junioreurovision.tv/story/andria-putkaradze-wins-jesc-2024-georgia}}</ref>

===Eurovision Dance Contest===
{{Main|Eurovision Dance Contest}}

The '''Eurovision Dance Contest''' (not to be confused with [[Eurovision Young Dancers]]) was an international dancing competition that was held for the first time in [[London]], United Kingdom, on 1 September 2007. The [[Eurovision Dance Contest 2007|inaugural contest]] was won by Finland. The competition was repeated in [[Eurovision Dance Contest 2008|2008]] when it was held in [[Glasgow]], United Kingdom, but has not been held since. The winner of the most recent contest is Poland.

===Magic Circus Show===
{{main|Magic Circus Show}}

The '''Magic Circus Show''' was an entertainment show organised by the EBU, which took place in 2010, 2011 and 2012 in [[Geneva]], Switzerland. Children aged between 7–14 representing eight countries within the EBU membership area performed a variety of circus acts at the Geneva Christmas Circus ({{langx|fr|Cirque de Noël Genève|italic=no}}). The main show was also accompanied by the Magic Circus Show Orchestra.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Burkhardt|first1=Nadja|title=Eurovision Magic Circus Show|url=https://www.ebu.ch/news/2012/11/eurovision-brings-magic-circus-s|website=ebu.ch|publisher=European Broadcasting Union|access-date=6 September 2016|date=16 November 2012}}</ref>

===Eurovision Choir===
{{Main|Eurovision Choir}}

The inaugural '''Eurovision Choir''', featuring non-professional choirs selected by EBU members, took place on 22 July 2017 in [[Riga]], Latvia, hosted by the Latvian broadcaster [[Latvijas Televīzija]] (LTV). Nine countries took part in the first edition. Carmen Manet from Slovenia was the first winner and the winner of the [[Eurovision Choir 2019|most recent contest]], which took place in [[Gothenburg]], Sweden, was Vocal Line from Denmark.

===European Sports Championships===
{{Main|European Championships (multi-sport event)}}

The '''European Sports Championships''' is a multi-sport event involving some of the leading sports in Europe. The European Governing Bodies for athletics, aquatics, cycling, rowing, golf, gymnastics and triathlon, coordinated their individual championships as part of the [[2018 European Championships|first edition]]<ref>[https://www.europeanchampionships.com/ europeansportschampionships.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190405051155/https://www.europeanchampionships.com/ |date=5 April 2019 }} ESC Press Release</ref> in the summer of 2018, hosted by the cities of [[Berlin]], Germany (already chosen as the host for the [[2018 European Athletics Championships]]) and [[Glasgow]], United Kingdom (already chosen as the host for the [[2018 European Aquatics Championships]], and which concurrently also hosted the events of the other sports).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.european-athletics.com/news/leading-sports-bring-together-their-european-championships-2018|title=European Athletics – Leading sports bring together their European championships in 2018|access-date=24 October 2016|archive-date=25 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211125095447/https://european-athletics.com/news/leading-sports-bring-together-their-european-championships-2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://worldrowing.com/2015/03/26/rowing-joins-the-innovative-european-sports-championships/|title=Rowing joins the innovative European Sports Championships – worldrowing.com|access-date=24 October 2016|archive-date=21 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521140633/https://www.worldrowing.com/2015/03/26/rowing-joins-the-innovative-european-sports-championships/|url-status=live}}</ref><!-- Please keep the events organized by the EBU in chronological order of their creation. -->

==Olympic Games==
The EBU first covered the [[Olympic Games]] in 1956, and has historically acquired broadcasting rights on behalf of its members.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-08-11 |title=EBU delivers Olympics Games to Europe |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/ebu-delivers-olympics-games-to-europe |access-date=2025-07-01 |website=eurovision.tv |language=en}}</ref> The amount paid by the EBU steadily increased over time, paying US$22 million for broadcasting rights for [[1984 Summer Olympics|Los Angeles 1984]], US$240 million for [[1996 Summer Olympics|Atlanta 1996]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Case Study: The European Broadcasting Union |url=https://www.itu.int/newsarchive/wtd/1996/ebu.html |access-date=2024-07-22 |website=www.itu.int |quote=The EBU has secured the rights to broadcast the Atlanta Olympic Games for a cost of $US240 million. Within its coverage area, 54 television organizations will broadcast the event throughout 44 countries, making use of 20 satellite channels.}}</ref> US$394 million for [[2004 Summer Olympics|Athens 2004]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 June 2000 |title=COMMISSION DECISION of 10 May 2000 relating to a proceeding pursuant to Article 81 of the EC Treaty (Case IV/32.150 — Eurovision) (notified under document number C(2000) 1171) |url=https://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2000:151:0018:0041:EN:PDF |website=Official Journal of the European Communities |quote=ANNEX IV The costs of the European rights to the Olympics for the EBU}}</ref> and US$746million for [[2010 Winter Olympics|Vancouver 2010]] and [[2012 Summer Olympics|London 2012]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 August 2004 |title=EBU and IOC sign contract for TV rights for 2010/ 2012 |url=https://www.olympics.com/en/news/ebu-and-ioc-sign-contract-for-tv-rights-for-2010-2012 |website=International Olympic Committee}}</ref>

In 2008, the [[International Olympic Committee]] (IOC) decided to negotiate individually with broadcasters for rights to the 2014-2016 Olympic Games – as the EBU had not "offered enough money".<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2008-12-04 |title=EBU says IOC rejects its 2014-16 TV rights bid |url=https://timesofmalta.com/article/ebu-says-ioc-rejects-its-2014-16-tv-rights-bid.235752 |access-date=2025-07-01 |website=Times of Malta |language=en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Holmwood |first=Leigh |date=2008-12-02 |title=BBC facing battle to keep rights to Olympic Games after IOC snub |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/dec/02/bbc-sportsrights |access-date=2025-07-01 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077 |quote=An EBU spokeswoman said its bid ... had been turned down by the IOC because the body had not offered enough money.}}</ref> The IOC subsequently signed individual deals with broadcasters in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Turkey and the UK, selling the remainder of the broadcasting rights to [[Sportfive]] for US$315 million.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 June 2012 |title=IOC looks to UK to drive European broadcast income beyond $1 billion |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/17201/ioc-looks-to-uk-to-drive-european-broadcast-income-beyond-1-billion |website=Inside the Games}}</ref> Despite an attempt by the EBU to purchase broadcasting rights for the 2018-2024 Olympic Games, the IOC awarded a contract to [[Discovery Communications]] in June 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 June 2015 |title=IOC awards all TV and multiplatform broadcast rights in Europe to Discovery and Eurosport for 2018-2024 Olympic Games |url=https://www.olympics.com/ioc/news/ioc-awards-all-tv-and-multiplatform-broadcast-rights-in-europe-to-discovery-and-eurosport-for-2018-2024-olympic-games |website=International Olympic Committee}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Gibson |first=Owen |date=2015-06-29 |title=BBC dealt another blow after losing control of TV rights for Olympics |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/jun/29/bbc-loses-control-olympic-tv-rights-discovery-eurosport |access-date=2025-07-01 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> The EBU criticised the decision, stating that it shows a "shift in the IOC’s positioning of the Olympic Games as a free-to-air event that reached all of the European television audience – to a pay event with minimum free-to-air obligations".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Avison |first=Ben |date=30 June 2015 |title=Free-to-air Olympic broadcasting being minimised, says EBU - Host City News |url=https://hostcity.com/news/event-management/free-air-olympic-broadcasting-being-minimised-says-ebu |access-date=2025-07-01 |website=hostcity.com}}</ref>

In January 2023, the IOC announced that a joint bid from the EBU and [[Warner Bros. Discovery]] had been awarded rights for all Olympic Games from the 2026 Winter Olympics to the 2032 Summer Olympics. The joint bid follows criticism of the 2015 deal to award European television rights to Discovery.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ziegler |first=Martyn |date=30 July 2021 |title=BBC traded full Tokyo Olympics rights for future Games guarantee |url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-radio/article/bbc-traded-tokyo-rights-for-future-olympics-guarantee-9zhq02k6j |access-date=2023-01-16 |work=[[The Times]] |issn=0140-0460}}</ref> Each EBU member will broadcast at least 200 hours of coverage of the Summer Olympics and at least 100 hours of the Winter Olympics, whereas Warner Bros. Discovery will have unlimited rights.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 January 2023 |title=IOC awards exclusive 2026-2032 Olympic Games media rights in Europe to European Broadcasting Union and Warner Bros. Discovery |url=https://olympics.com/ioc/news/ioc-awards-exclusive-2026-2032-olympic-games-media-rights-in-europe |access-date=16 January 2023 |website=InternationaL Olympic Committee}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Yossman |first=K. J. |date=2023-01-16 |title=Olympic Games European Broadcasting Rights to Be Shared by EBU, Warner Bros. Discovery |url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/global/olympic-games-broadcasting-rights-ebu-1235490653-1235490653/ |access-date=2023-01-16 |website=Variety}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[African Union of Broadcasting]]
*[[Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union]]
*[[Caribbean Broadcasting Union]]
*[[Commonwealth Broadcasting Association]]
*[[Commonwealth Press Union]]
*[[Europe by Satellite]]
*[[International Telecommunication Union]]
*[[North American Broadcasters Association]]
*[[Organización de Telecomunicaciones de Iberoamérica]]
*[[PBS|Public Broadcasting System]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
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*{{official website|https://www.ebu.ch/home}}

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