EBU (EUROPEAN BROADCAST UNION)

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland and works on behalf of its European members. The EBU negotiates broadcasting rights for major sports events, operates the Eurovision and Euroradio networks, organizes program exchanges, stimulates and coordinates co- productions, and provides a full range of other operational, commercial, technical, legal and strategic services. At its office in Brussels, the EBU represents the interests of public service broadcasters before the European institutions. The Union is involved in radio data system (RDS), digital audio broadcasting (DAB), digital television (DVB), and high- definition TV (HDTV).