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People

EBU’s DG Noel Curran to serve further six years in office

Organisation also appoints two new members to its executive board

EBU, European Space Agency partner on 5G and satellite media delivery

The aim of the project is to develop an integrated satellite and terrestrial system based on open standards to enable high-quality content distribution services

Live Production

EBU to begin discussions with BBC over hosting Eurovision 2023

The EBU said it made the decision given the current circumstances, and operational guarantees required for a broadcaster to host, organise and produce Eurovision

IP Migration

The challenges, opportunities and constraints of moving from hardware to software

The European Broadcasting Union's forthcoming Network Technology Seminar will look at how innovation in media production is shifting and its impact on the industry

Live Production

Italian police block cyber attack on Eurovision

During voting and the performances the Italian police cybersecurity department said it blocked several cyber attacks on network infrastructure

Media Delivery

Eurovision 2022: First multi-site trials deliver show over 5G

“5G Broadcast offers big opportunities to the whole media value chain and there’s no better way to showcase this technology than at the EBU’s...

Live Production

EBU launches expert group on PSME challenges

The new group will look at spectrum requirements for dedicated wireless production networks

Media Delivery

No consensus on mobile and DTT sharing sub-700 UHF band

Talks took place as part of one of the ITU's key groups preparing for the World Radiocommunication Conference 2023 (WRC-23)

Business

European Union bans RT

EU president Ursula von der Leyen said in a statement: "We will ban the Kremlin's media machine"

IP Migration

EBU adds more features to Live IP Software Toolkit

EBU List is built by and for broadcasters, open source and incorporates the latest industry standards for live IP production

Production & Post

How broadcasters can use local technology to build an international animation pipeline

TVBEurope talks to the team behind a proof of concept looking at a standardised data pipeline allowing content makers to create 3D animated content...

People

EBU appoints new head of strategy

Jonathan Broughton will help the EBU plan for the future and "ensure its service portfolio remains adaptable to the rapidly changing marketplace"

Live Production

EBU publishes guidance on working with non-traditional aspect ratios

Recommendation R 155 outlines best practices to avoid unnecessary degradation and preserve the full resolution of footage recorded in non-traditional (e.g. 9:16) aspect ratios

Media Consumption

EBU delivers UHDTV recommendations

EBU R 153 and EBU R 154 aim to address the lack of common baseline for UHDTV exchange format

Media Delivery

EBU: 5G Broadcast could work alongside DTT in the UHF band

Existing broadcast infrastructure (High Power High Tower and Medium Power Medium Tower) could have a role to play in 5G Broadcast, states report

Media Delivery

EBU tests content production on private 5G networks

Project is looking at the use of Non-Public Networks (NPN) in three scenarios: live audio production, multi-cam wireless studio production, and live immersive content production

IP Migration

EBU updates Live IP Software Toolkit

LIST is a suite of software tools that helps to inspect, measure, and visualise the state of IP-based networks

Live Production

Eurovision News Events selected as host broadcaster for Biden/Putin summit

Organisation will provide on-the-ground media services, including onsite production and transmission facilities, multi-camera stand-up positions, workspaces and studios, specialised equipment and technical support

Business

EBU appoints new head of digital, transformation and platforms

Wouter Quartier will play an important role as part of EBU's Media Management team, bringing into play his digital transformation and data management experience

Media Consumption

EBU investigates best practice for UHD and HDR

Organisation has launched two new activities looking at UHD and production codecs

Media Management

EBU publishes streams based on DVB-DASH

DVB-DASH defines the delivery of live and on-demand TV content over the open internet via HTTP adaptive streaming

Business

Harmonic, MediaKind, BBC R&D, Dolby among Tech and Engineering Emmy winners

Annual awards will be presented during the 2021 NAB Show on 10th October

Live Production

Exclusive: EBU to test cloud-based live remote production

The EBU's Ievgen Kostiukevych talks to TVBEurope about its upcoming proof of concept aiming to push the boundaries of remote production in the cloud

Media Consumption

EBU publishes new chart for checking HDR monitoring setups

The EBU said the chart is not intended to accurately measure a display’s Dynamic Range, but as a visual test to see if code values are...

IP Migration

Hans Hoffmann elected SMPTE president

Hoffman becomes the first European to hold the post.

Business

European Broadcasting Union elects new board

For the first time, the EBU executive board includes three women

Live Production

How Europe’s Public Service Broadcasters came together to cover the pandemic

Liz Corbin, EBU deputy media director and head of news discusses how the organisation has helped broadcasters deliver reliable, trusted news to audiences during...

Audio

EBU, IRT, BBC R&D release open-source, next-gen audio tools

Enables sound engineers to produce immersive and personalisable content using the Audio Definition Model (ADM) format.

Business

Delphine Ernotte Cunci elected new EBU president

Will take over from Tony Hall on 1st January 2021

IP Migration

EBU: Pandemic accelerates move to IP, Cloud and remote production

The pandemic "has opened the door" and it is time for the media industry to step through and embrace the positive opportunities it brings.

Production & Post

EBU Members respond to Covid-19 content crisis

EBU Members help each other fill empty schedules brought about by the pandemic

Media Delivery

EBU: 5G can be made to work for media

Report calls for close collaboration between PSM and commercial media to meet distribution requirements

Business

Insight: EBU provides summary of Covid-19 reporting

David Fernández Quijada, manager of the EBU’s media intelligence service, provides TVBEurope with summary insight of how the organisation has been charting the impact...