The European Broadcasting Union is calling for the development of sovereign, interoperable, resilient, and sustainable cloud and AI infrastructure to support public service media across Europe.
At last week’s EBU Technology & Innovation Summit, the EBU’s Technical Assembly endorsed the position statement, which is now being shared with the wider EBU governance community.
During a panel discussion at the event, the CTOs from Swedish Television, France Télévisions, SWR/ARD and the EBU discussed how several public service media organisations are already exploring the possibility of building complementary data centres under their own control, and that there is broad interest in home-grown European commercial offerings.
“The aim is to include increased operational security, unambiguous regulatory authority, and reduced exposure to geopolitical risk,” said the EBU.
Stakeholders, including cloud and AI providers, infrastructure operators, and regulators, are now being invited to collaborate on the creation of open and secure media platforms, as well as innovation in areas such as AI tools in production, enhanced systems for distribution and user interaction, and better integration with third-party platforms.
