This group has been superseded by the Strategic Programme Distribution.
We must combine broadcast and broadband to deliver the future
It is not difficult, these days, to find voices that advocate accelerating towards a world without broadcast, writes Antonio Arcidiacono. There are many...
tech-i 55: Podcasts without sound? Rethinking accessibility
The latest issue of tech-i magazine includes articles on everything from sustainable streaming and AI-driven diversity tracking to music fingerprinting...
How to get software-based live productions up and running
The EBU is running a workshop aiming to give participants a firm grasp of software-based live production workflows. It is hosted by VRT in Brussels on...
Where did the radio button go?
The evolution of car entertainment systems means that radio must fight to retain its pre-eminence for media audiences. Gwen Niehues, who manages automotive...
PTS 2023 to look at how media companies are reshaping themselves
Transformation will once again be one of the overarching themes at the 2023 edition of the EBU Production Technology Seminar (24-26 Jan), with a programme...
Playing with technology is a serious business
Giving technical teams time and space to play is the key to mastering change and disruption – and finding creative ways to stay in control – writes Stijn...
Using virtual sets to simplify production design processes
Media Technology Specialist at Finland’s Yle, Petri Karlsson was the winner of this year’s EBU Young Technology Talent Award, in recognition of his groundbreaking...
EU Radio Spectrum Policy Group recommends EU states give UHF-priority to broadcast and wireless media production
In a newly published Opinion, the RSPG recommends that broadcast and PMSE be given priority in the UHF Band until at least 2030, and that the EU coordinate...
From data to knowledge with EBUCorePlus
Jürgen Grupp (SWR), chair of the EBU working group on metadata modelling, introduces EBUCorePlus, the new fully semantic standard ontology for media, which...
Making progress on diversity in technology teams and activities
One year ago, in tech-i magazine, Françoise Davies outlined actions planned by EBU Technology & Innovation to improve the gender balance in its work. Eight...
New EBU report lists key considerations when choosing cloud and hybrid production technology
EBU Members collaborating in the EBU Hybrid and Cloud-based Production community have analyzed typical implementation approaches and strategies and identified...
tech-i 54: On track for more immersive audio and video?
The latest issue of our quarterly magazine tech-i revisits this summer's European Championships 2022, when a small team from the EBU's Audio Systems and...
Thinking differently about the metaverse and shared experiences
It’s all too easy to dismiss the metaverse as a greed-driven attempt by tech giants to pull us ever deeper into their web; or perhaps as a techno-utopian...
European UHF study points to continued need for dedicated DTT and PSME spectrum
A new study published by the European Commission supports the EBU position that there should not be any change in the way that UHF spectrum is allocated...
Carbon offsets should be a last resort, says ITU opinion
A recently published opinion from the International Telecommunications Union with EBU input urges the broadcasting industry to focus first on reducing...
The split situation – what it means for tech transformation
Standing in a technological split, Sveriges Radio is on a digitizing journey where traditional and new technology need to seamlessly cooperate to create...
Preparations for WRC-23 pass a milestone
After two years of studying and negotiating options, and with the World Radiocommunication Conference 2023 still over a year away, ITU Task Group 6/1 has...
5G RECORDS project wrap-up: one step closer to media production over 5G
With the EU-funded project 5G RECORDS having concluded its 2-year time frame, we look back at the achievements and EBU's contribution to the project.
EBU and ASBU colleagues gather for Week of Technology
Building on a long history of collaboration, the EBU once again supported the ASBU (Arab States Broadcasting Union) Week of Technology conference earlier...
EBU TC establishes Web3 and Metaverse group
The EBU’s Technical Committee has decided to launch a project group on Web3 and Metaverse technology, following a workshop on the topic held by the EBU...
New position paper calls for European Media Data Space
A new positioning paper authored by the EBU and its Members, arguing for the creation of dedicated dataspaces for the European media and creative industry,...
Transforming media workflows to increase flexibility and reduce costs
Madelen Ottosson of SVT describes how the Swedish broadcaster is stepping towards software-based production and distribution through a joint project with...
A hub of cutting-edge technology in broadcast media
The unique IP infrastructure of the Canadian public broadcaster’s new French-language headquarters in Montreal was recognized in this year’s EBU Technology...
How RTVE took pioneering steps with 5G for media
The EBU Technology & Innovation Award 2022 was won by Spain’s RTVE for its “5G and beyond” project. Director of Technological Strategy, Pere Vila, explains...
Opening a window on audiovisual archives in the Western Balkans
A recently launched platform, built by the EBU, that should facilitate increased cooperation between PSM organizations in the Western Balkans. The work...
Public service media as a growth engine
At the recent EBU General Assembly, BBC Director-General Tim Davie struck an upbeat note: “We can’t just be sitting, as public services, managing decline....
tech-i 53: T&I Award 2022 – taking 5G in media to new heights
In the latest issue of our quarterly magazine, now available for download, you can read about the projects that were recognized in the EBU Technology &...
Shining more light on HDR production
The recent EBU workshop on HDR (high dynamic range), hosted by Germany's SWR in Baden-Baden, radiated enthusiasm, energy and – of course – sparkling images....
New JT-NM Tested catalogue of results at IBC 2022 IP Showcase pavilion
The EBU has teamed up with Joint Taskforce on Networked Media (JT-NM) partners AMWA, SMPTE, and VSF to produce the 'JT-NM Tested August 2022 Catalogue',...
New Live IP Software Toolkit (LIST) supports latest IP specs
The EBU has released version 2.2. of the Live IP Software Toolkit (LIST) for testing and diagnosing IP-based live production infrastructures, addig support...
100 Years of media technology advanced by public service media
Individual public service media companies have made countless technology advances that all deserve recognition. Here we focus on some of the collective...
African Union of Broadcasters supports “No Change” for UHF band at WRC-23
The African Union of Broadcasters (AUB) has declared support for a “No Change” position by African states on the use of the UHF band at WRC-23. The Union...
VRT tells all about their Innovation Hubs at BTF workshop in Brussels
A successful scheme, first devised by Belgian broadcasters, to invite fresh thinking and coordinate innovation with industry and start-ups is to set up...
TV 2 hosts EBU Members and partners for 5G live production tests in Copenhagen
Run as part of the Horizon 2020 funded 5G-RECORDS project, a 5G-based production network connecting wireless cameras and microphones is being tested under...
How EBU Members rallied to help keep Ukrainian broadcaster UA:PBC on air
The war in Ukaine has highlighted the spirit of solidarity among EBU Members, with Europe’s public service media community going the extra mile to ensure...
Temporary, nomadic and cross-border – EBU explains media needs for 5G non-public network licenses at EU forum
Recently, the EBU spoke at a workshop of the EU Radio Spectrum Policy Group (RSPG) to help advance the regulatory discussions on 5G in media applications...
Broadcasters and vendors work hand-in-hand in the shift to new IP-based infrastructures
The annual EBU Network Technology Seminar took place last week in Geneva, providing an opportunity for broadcasters and vendors to take stock of the ongoing...
ESA and EBU to build solutions for emerging satellite-enabled 5G media market
The EBU has signed an agreement with ESA, the European Space Agency, to work together on developing solutions that leverage 5G systems and so-called ‘edgecasting’...
Designing resilient media distribution networks for resilient societies
Ensuring the contribution and distribution of information remains active, even when key infrastructure is destroyed, is a fundamental requirement for any...
Michael Nugent from ERT elected Chair of new EBU Technical Committee
The 28th EBU Technical Assembly elected a new Technical Committee and Chair at its annual meeting, which was hosted by France Télévisions in Montpellier...
EBU announces winners of 2022 EBU Technology & Innovation Awards
Spanish EBU Member RTVE has won this year’s EBU Technology & Innovation Award for their ‘5G and beyond’ project, and Petri Karlsson from Finnish broadcaster...
Montpellier welcomes EBU technology leaders
France Télévisions is hosting the annual gathering of technology leaders from Europe's public service media community, the EBU Technical Assembly. CTOs...
tech-i 52: A producer’s paradise – France TV’s fiction factory
With the 28th EBU Technical Assembly to be hosted by France Télévisions in Montpellier, the June 2022 issue of tech-i magazine visits the broadcaster's...
HbbTV – a major tool for accessibility
A rich and flexible feature set coupled with widespread deployment means HbbTV offers great possibilities for broadcasters to deliver accessibility services,...
NTS 2022 opens for physical attendance and keynotes from 3 industry leading tech providers
Attention production infrastructure architects: After two years online, the EBU Network Technology Seminar (14-15 June, Geneva) is back and finally open...
Live media production with 5G – testing a new architecture for multiple wireless cameras
The EBU takes part in the Horizon 2020 project 5G-RECORDS, alongside Ericsson, BBC, TV2 Denmark, Rai, and a number of other partners. 5G RECORDS explores...
5G Broadcasts of the Eurovision Song Contest – the what, how and why
A 5G Broadcast signal transmitted the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in high quality from sites in 4 European cities simultaneously. For now, only a select...
Automatic monitoring of perceived quality for audiovisual content
Spain’s RTVE has been testing a pioneering solution that combines video analytics and AI to automate the complex and time-consuming task of quality monitoring....
First multi-site 5G Broadcast trials deliver Eurovision Song Contest in Italy, Austria, France and Germany
EBU Members Rai, ORS/ORF, France Télévisions and SWR/ARD showcase how 5G Broadcast can deliver live content to mass audiences.
EBU celebrates International Girls in ICT Day
EBU Technology & Innovation welcomed a group of young schoolgirls from the local Geneva community to spend a fun and interactive afternoon at EBU headquarters...
EBU highlights need to maintain resilient mix of media distribution infrastructures for times of crisis
The EBU calls on national regulators and public service media to maintain multiple media distribution infrastructures in order to ensure service continuity...
The essential building blocks for accessibility services
Media accessibility relies on several building blocks, each one essential to the overall service. If any element in the user journey to being able to share...
New expert group on regulatory needs for wireless programme making and special events (PMSE)
The EBU Strategic Programme Spectrum has launched a new expert group on PMSE which will consider spectrum requirements for dedicated wireless production...
Updated Cybersecurity recommendation includes Priority Levels for media systems, software and services
The EBU Media Cybersecurity group (MCS) has released a new version of cybersecurity Recommendation R 143 that now includes three priority levels for requirements...
Producing more content while reducing carbon emissions in a time of shortage
Though sustainability is often linked to climate change, it also relates to other topics, such as the availability of technical resources. We already know...
European Commission spectrum workshop highlights importance of UHF band for media delivery
Media services will continue to be delivered over digital terrestrial broadcast (DTT) until well after 2030. This was one of the conclusions that could...
The future of R&D&I at Germany’s ARD
The closure of the IRT left a sizable gap in the research and development and innovation (R&D&I) capabilities for public media in Germany. ARD’s new competence...
Radio is transforming, and so is the Digital Radio Summit
There was a real sense of innovation and an overarching discussion of transitions towards digital or ‘on-demand first’ strategies that pervaded DRS 2022....
New EBU working group to enable real-time animations without mocap suits
The EBU is starting a working group aimed at designing and testing a pipeline to animate computer generated 3D characters in real-time without the use...
EBU considering LED wall virtual production workshop
The EBU is surveying interest from its Members in a dedicated workshop for virtual production and LED-walls – teaching producers and crew members everything...
Whatever the metaverse may be, it must be sustainable
The idea of the metaverse raises the question of how it will be enabled in reality and who will pay for the infrastructure, EBU Director of Technology...
tech-i 51: Empowering content creators with AI tools and game engines
The new issue of the EBU's quarterly tech-i magazine is now available for download. The cover celebrates a pan-European project to develop a new production...
Disagreements over frequency sharing between digital broadcast and mobile ahead of WRC-23
As one of the ITU’s key groups in preparation for the World Radiocommunication Conference 2023 draws to a close, one key question remains unresolved: whether...
A workshop on how to get AI to be as green as possible
The EBU AI and Data Initiative and the Sustainability for Public Service Media working group are co-organizing an EBU-Members-only workshop, held on Thursday...
PTS 2022: where did the journey take us?
It was the first truly hybrid event from the EBU, produced both for the 500+ people who registered to follow the event online and for the small number...
EBU Live IP Software Toolkit – more features, more user-friendly
EBU LIST – with a new version just released – has become the industry’s go-to solution for media-over-IP test and measurement. Built by and for broadcasters,...
STADIEM: calling innovators to enhance Europe’s next-generation media ecosystem
The EBU is leading ecosystem engagement for the STADIEM project, engaging with stakeholders across Europe to connect promising start-ups/scale-ups active...
PEACH recommender drives on-demand content library at Sweden’s UR
The user base of the EBU PEACH recommender system keeps growing, with Swedish Broadcaster UR now also putting the engine at the heart of its online offering.
PTS event to connect the physical and virtual
“For the first time in a long time, the technologies that are capturing the industry’s imagination have the potential to fundamentally change the way media...
AIDI puts spotlight on SRG SSR's AI work
The Artificial Intelligence and Data Initiative (AIDI) will take a close look at the multilingual Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR) and its work...
Recommendations for thinking inside the box
The EBU has published Recommendation R 155 ‘Archival of Vertical Aspect Ratio Video’, providing guidance for broadcasters and the industry to better deal...
Keeping humans at the heart of our technological evolution
At Belgium’s RTBF, the Technology Department is a driving force behind the ongoing digital transformation. Beyond technologies, however, lies the human...
Better safe than sorry – how 5G Broadcast can save lives
Looking back to the catastrophic flooding that happened in Germany last summer, Jochen Mezger of ARD’s Competence Center for International Frequency Management...
Setting realistic targets to improve the gender balance of our event programmes
The under-representation of women working in the field of media technology will not be solved overnight. The EBU Technology & Innovation Department is...
How do we win the war for media and innovation talent?
In order to continue to grow, public service media need to invest into their future to prevent digital giants from absorbing the innovators of today and...
tech-i 50: testing what's possible with 5G production
tech-i magazine reaches its milestone 50th issue this month, with 5G figuring strongly. There's a report on RTVE's latest tests of 5G-based production...
PTS 2022 to embrace sustainable and virtual worlds
It's full steam ahead for PTS 2022 (1-3 February) online, with a programme covering everything from AI-based content production to content provenance tracking,...
An algorithm to promote unique public service journalism
Sveriges Radio won the 2021 EBU Technology & Innovation Award for “News Values, the Public Service Algorithm”. Olle Zachrison, Head of Digital News Strategy...
A more practical solution for 3D animation today
The EBU and several member organizations are collaborating on an IBC Accelerator project with a final POC showcase to be demonstrated as part of IBC 2021.
BBC’s new home for radio, music and podcasts
BBC’s integrated audio platform was another of the finalists in 2021 EBU Technology & Innovation Award. Lloyd Shepherd provides the background to the project.
Recommending a solid foundation for UHDTV development
The EBU UHDTV Strategy Support group recently delivered two recommendations that provide valuable ready-to-use guidance.
Rai Virtual LIS: an avatar for sign language applications
A runner-up in 2021 EBU T&I Award, the Rai Virtual LIS platform is an excellent example of PSM using technology to help fulfil the public service remit....
Adapt, invent, evolve – news tools for a pandemic
Morwen Williams, Director of UK Operations at BBC News, describes how three groundbreaking tools were developed quickly as the first lockdown began, a...
Opinion: Why IP networks and data management are the top priorities
Trends in both content and the technology used to deliver and consume it point to some key focus areas for public broadcasters in the coming years, writes...
Being loud about loudness, for the benefit of radio listeners
The EBU working group on audio loudness normalization, PLOUD, has produced new guidelines that specifically target radio use cases, writes group chair...
"A recipe that works – let’s use it!"
"In time, I believe, we will see that 2021 marked the beginning of a new golden age for collaboration among public service media in Europe", EBU Director...
5G Broadcast and DTT sharing of UHF band and broadcast infrastructure possible, EBU reports find
Two new EBU reports (EBU TR 063 and 064) conclude that a 5G Broadcast system could be safely introduced alongside existing DTT in the contested UHF band,...
EBU experts and partners to discuss the future of IP facilities at JT-NM event hosted by SMPTE
‘IP Facilities – The Big Picture’, Presented by the Joint Taskforce on Networked Media, delivered through SMPTE+ is slated for 5 October 2021.
BBC to present its work on AI at next AIDI workshop
The Artificial Intelligence and Data Initiative (AIDI) will put the spotlight on the BBC and their work on AI and data, both in R&D and production, at...
EBU tests content production on private 5G networks in 5G-RECORDS project
One year after the inception of 5G-RECORDS, the consortium has now entered the second phase of testing for its ‘multiple camera wireless studio’ use-case.
Immersive and personalized audio workshops for mix engineers
The EBU is organizing a series of online workshop to allow sound engineers at EBU Members to produce immersive and personalized sound experiences with...
tech-i 49: T&I Award 2021 – the story of SR's public service algorithm
The September 2021 issue of tech-i magazine is now available. The cover features the core team behind the project that won this year's EBU Technology &...
EBU becomes first media organization to join Gaia-X
The EBU will promote the creation of dedicated data spaces for media and gather media specific requirements for the Gaia-X federated infrastructure and...
EBU offers new AI courses for developers and journalists
The EBU Academy, in collaboration with EBU Technology & Innovation and the EBU AI and Data Initiative (AIDI) and Eurovision News, is introducing two new...
Content distribution and production in the UHF band
David Hemingway (BBC), chair of the EBU strategic programme on spectrum, explains why stability in how the UHF band is allocated is essential to maximize...
Even better measurements: Live IP Software Toolkit version 2.0 is out
The EBU has published a new version of the Live IP Software Toolkit (LIST), the suite of measurement utilities for IP-based live production environments,...
Sharing video expertise and enthusiasm
Video technology forms the basis of most of the EBU Members’ activities. It allows content and services to be created in ever higher quality, ever faster....
Opinion: Surfing the change-waves as a smart follower
Having adopted a smart follower strategy, Ireland’s RTÉ is better prepared for change, writes Richard Waghorn, Director of Operations, Technology and Transformation....
Finding the right transcription tool for the job
An EBU-led project helps Members to select the right transcription tools for different use cases. BenchmarkSTT was developed as a simple and service-agnostic...
Securing a place for television in the age of the internet
Public service media must use their existing reach to direct users to new platforms and services. Rundfunk Berlin Brandenburg (rbb), part of the ARD network,...
Measuring and reducing the carbon footprint of arte.tv
Existing measurement tools don’t provide a complete picture of the carbon footprint for online platforms, but new approaches are emerging, writes Kemal...
Providing a European perspective… public service media allied to offer an innovative news sharing model across the continent
Ten public service broadcasters are set to change the way in which Europeans consume news by using services underpinned by the EBU's PEACH and EuroVOX...
NTS 2021 went behind-the-scenes at Radio-Canada, VRT and SRF
Highlights of the Network Technology Seminar included a live tour of Radio-Canada's new all-IP headquarters in Montreal, a showcase of VRT's experiments...
EBU contributes IP and Cloud tech expertise at SMPTE conference
Some of the EBU’s foremost experts on IP and Cloud-based production technology will be presenting at the SMPTE Toronto section’s 22nd Technical Conference,...
AIDI kicks off series of virtual tours with spotlight on RAI's AI work
The AI and Data Initiative (AIDI) is inviting EBU Members to join a virtual tour with RAI's R&D, ICT and International Affairs departments who will be...
Collaboration and innovation the watchwords at 27th EBU Technical Assembly
The 27th EBU Technical Assembly was hosted online, live from Geneva, on Wednesday and Thursday this week. Alongside keynotes from Svergies Radio, Ofcom...
Sveriges Radio wins the 2021 T&I Award
The winner of the EBU Technology & Innovation Award 2021 is Sveriges Radio (SR), for a project that puts public service values at the heart of news production...
Can online distribution of content serve the needs of public service media?
Are the models that are most widely used for distributing audiovisual content on the internet capable of meeting the requirements of public service media...
tech-i 48: Getting a clearer view on the sustainability challenge
You can now download issue 48 of the EBU's quarterly magazine, tech-i. There's a focus on sustainability, alongside articles on fake-news detection, NGA...
Shortlist for EBU Technology & Innovation Award 2021 announced
Projects from the UK, Sweden and Italy have been shortlisted for this year's EBU Technology & Innovation Award. The winning project will be announced on...
Survey on electromagnetic interference of devices
What is the average distance to a source of electromagnetic interference in your environment? In order to collect data to support an update of international...
T&I Award 2021: and the nominees are...
A total of 24 projects were nominated for this year’s EBU Technology & Innovation Award, which provides an opportunity to shine a light on some of the...
EBU partners with British School of Geneva for Girls in ICT Day
The EBU invited female students of the British School of Geneva to let to take a closer look at what careers in ‘Information and Communication Technology’...
Interaction design methodologies applied to NGA
The EBU’s Audio Systems group recently ran a series of interaction design sessions with EBU members to rethink user interaction for personalised sound...
EBU Members Increase Cooperation on Video Technology
Driven by a desire to share and benefit from each other's knowledge and the latest best practice in the areas of UHDTV and HDR, several public media organizations under...
Putting clearer audio at the fingertips of all viewers
With nominations for the EBU Technology & Innovation Awards 2021 closing on Wednesday 14 April, this is the last in our series looking back at the projects...
Automated subtitles on a 24/7 news channel
Nominations for the EBU Technology & Innovation Awards 2021 will close on 14 April. We've been looking back at the projects honoured in 2020, when NPO's...
Licence to roam: Yle's mojo-enabled reporters
With nominations still open for the EBU Technology & Innovation Awards 2021, we continue our series on the projects honoured in 2020. There were three...
Unlocking the potential of AI for data journalism
To mark the opening of nominations for the EBU Technology & Innovation Awards 2021, we're looking back at the projects honoured in 2020. A newly created...
BroadThinking 2021: how broadcasters' online services are meeting the SVOD challenge
This year's BroadThinking conference focused strongly on how broadcasters – and particularly public service media – can survive in a world where global...
CR42: the control room reimagined
To mark the opening of nominations for the EBU Technology & Innovation Awards 2021, we're looking back at the projects honoured in 2020. A joint winner...
Nominations open for the 2021 EBU T&I Awards
Presented annually since 2016, the EBU Technology & Innovation Award recognizes the people and organizations behind groundbreaking technology solutions....
Implementing 5G broadcast: what are the spectrum options?
An EBU report published this month concludes that UHF spectrum in the sub-700 MHz band holds the most promise for the future deployment of LTE-based 5G...
The online stakes are rising – join BroadThinking 2021
What makes for an effective technology strategy for online media services, and how can organizations make the right technology choices in 2021? Our BroadThinking...
Eurovision news monitoring tool: what’s under the hood?
January 2021 saw the official launch of the Eurovision News Monitoring tool, the outcome of an innovative digital news collaborative project that gives...
Opinion: Finding new levers to meet the challenges of tomorrow
The France Télévisions group of tomorrow will be free from the constraints of infrastructure and boosted by AI, writes CTO/CIO Frédéric Brochard. This...
Test streams for DVB-DASH and LL-DVB-DASH available
The EBU has published a set of streams based on DVB-DASH and LL-DVB-DASH (Low Latency) on the DVB-I reference application hosted by Sofia Digital.
Live production in the cloud – learning through collaboration
From roundtables to hands-on tests, EBU Members and industry players have been working together on discovering and defining best practices for the fast...
tech-i 47: Targeting cloud-based and remote production
Read about the latest developments in cloud-based production, including an EBU-led test at the World Biathlon Championships and groundbreaking work at...
DRS 2021: Shift to proprietary apps and growth of Android Automotive
Several trends came through loud and clear at the Digital Radio Summit 2021: The Android Automotive system is set to be widely adopted among car manufacturers,...
How ARD is bringing broadcast and internet together through DVB-I
Based on his company’s experience with ARD in Germany, Johannes Schmid (MIT-xperts GmbH) explains how the DVB-I standard opens new opportunities for broadcasters.
Digital Radio Summit 2021 looks at nexus of linear and non-linear
The Digital Radio Summit 2021 (17 February) will once again look at the challenges and opportunities offered by digital radio technology, hybrid radio,...
New task group on newsroom-related workflows
Technology and workflows are key factors for a newsroom's ability to gather, verify, create and distribute high-quality content with speed and agility....
Audio gets Upfront and Personal!
The EBU Audio Systems group invites audio professionals to join and shape the audio experiences of the future. The AS group is the place to come for those...
EBU conference on AI for content creation
The AI and Data Initiative (AIDI) together with the EBU's Media and Technology & Innovation departments is organizing a joint one-day online event on 9...
Cloud, game engines, and sustainability: PTS 2021 outgrows physical limits
More than 600 media technologists registered for the Production Technology Seminar 2021 (26-28 January) to talk shop, compare notes and take a fresh look...
Ten public service broadcasters join EBU initiative to give audiences access to trusted news from across Europe
The EBU has unveiled a pioneering online initiative that will enable public service media to transcend language barriers and offer their audiences trusted...
EBU receives three Technology & Engineering Emmy® Awards
The European Broadcasting Union has been awarded three Technology & Engineering Emmy® Awards for excellence in engineering creativity.
New chart to check HDR monitoring setups
The EBU has published a new electronic chart to rapidly validate some of the most common issues encountered when setting up a High Dynamic Range (HDR)...
Another milestone on the road to 5G broadcast
PSM organizations, led by the EBU, have been engaged in 3GPP for more than five years, seeking to ensure that their content production and distribution...
SMPTE elects EBU T&I's Hans Hoffmann as President
The SMPTE standards organization has elected Hans Hoffmann, Head of Media Fundamentals and Production at the EBU, as its new president for the 2021-22...
tech-i 46: Meet 2020's T&I Award winners
The December 2020 issue of tech-i magazine focuses on this year's EBU Technology & Innovation Award, with articles from each of the two winning projects...
EBU helps to organize France TV equipment donation for Télé Liban
Earlier this year, the EBU community responded to a request from colleagues at the Lebanese broadcasters for urgently needed ENG equipment.
Alexandre Rouxel on AI for media at EBU T&I
Alexandre Rouxel, data scientist and coordinator of the Data Group at the Technology & Innovation Department, talks about AI and Machine Learning in the...
How can Accessibility Technologies best be improved?
The EBU Timed Text group is seeking feedback on which accessibility services would benefit most from further coordinated technical work on improvements.
Implementing Open Innovation programme dives into VRT’s Future Media Hubs
At the first of its session held entirely online, the EBU Community on Implementing Open Innovation (IOI) gave the floor to the ‘Future Media Hubs’, a...
EBU a key contributor for ASBU Week of Technology
In line with its policy of supporting sister unions, the EBU is underpinning the Arab States Broadcasting Union’s Week of Technology conference with keynotes...
Reducing the cost and complexity of transcription and translation
Integrating multiple translation tools from multiple vendors into existing production workflows leads to added costs, over and above the usage fees for...
Shifting to OPEX through serverless and microservices
An EBU open-source project called MCMA – standing for Media Cloud Microservice Architecture – provides a painless way of adopting serverless architecture...
EBU to chair key ITU spectrum working group
The EBU's Darko Ratkaj has been appointed chair of a new international working group that will review spectrum use and future needs for the UHF band. The...
Preparing for WRC-23: Majority of countries support DTT access to UHF spectrum
The survey on the use of spectrum was conducted by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in preparation for the World Radiocommunication Conference...
Don't know where to begin with sustainability?
Sustainability management is no longer in the green shoots phase, and help and knowledge are available. Members organized in the EBU sustainability working...
EBU publishes new study on the use of 5G in professional content production
The EBU, in collaboration with its Members and the industry, has explored opportunities for the use of 5G in content production environments and published...
Judy Parnall (BBC) elected to a second term as Chair of new Technical Committee
The 26th EBU Technical Assembly has elected a new Technical Committee and re-elected the BBC’s Judy Parnall as the Committee’s Chair, at the first of its...
T&I Award 2020 goes to France TV's AI tool for election reporting and RTBF's Control Room 42
The EBU Technology & Innovation Award 2020 goes to Belgian broadcaster RTBF and French broadcaster France Télévisions. Both proposals gained an equal score...
FORECAST 2020 to explore how PSM can prosper in the OTT world
The EBU FORECAST conference returns in November to scan the media distribution horizon and identify which developments will matter most for the media industry...
AI and Data Initiative report studies how to 'embrace change'
The latest EBU AI and Data Initiative annual report gathers a number of Member case studies to showcase how solutions based on AI and data can be used...
EBU publishes tools for NGA production – The EAR Production Suite
The EBU, BBC R&D and IRT have released the 'EAR Production Suite', a set of tools for producing immersive and personalizable audio content. The suite of...
AI and Data Initiative micro-workshop explores traceability and verification of media content
On 29th September, the EBU AI and Data Initiative (AIDI) and Swiss public broadcaster RTS co-organised a 'micro-workshop' on fingerprinting, traceability...
Report: how EBU Members are taking a lead on climate actions
A new EBU report highlights the work being done by Europe's public broadcasters to reduce CO2 emissions arising from their content production and distribution...
Taking the open-source path to more flexible production solutions
The annual EBU Open Source Meetup focused on how open-source tools have helped media organizations to continue producing high quality content during the...
EBU kicks off HbbTV and DVB-I interoperability work
The EBU has launched a new 'HbbTV Interoperability group' for Member broadcasters, to share best-practices for the use of HbbTV in conjunction with DVB-I,...
Pivoting to the cloud for production
The quest to build and integrate cloud-based workflows for real-time live production has begun, write Hans Hoffmann and Ievgen Kostiukevych. The EBU has...
tech-i 45: Flocking to the cloud
The September 2020 issue of tech-i magazine revisits a topic that has taken on a new urgency in light of the COVID-19 pandemic: the cloud. It includes...
New EBU Pyramid shows maturation of the ST 2110 ecosystem
The EBU has published an updated version of Tech 3371 and its 'Pyramid' graphic, the visual representation of user requirements, priorities and the market’s...
Improving subtitling in live IP-production
The media industry is migrating to IP-based infrastructures for live production, but support for subitling currently is limited. The new IETF RFC 8759...
Smarter recommendations – AIDI micro-workshop assembles PSM experts
Against the backdrop of growing demand for public service media offerings during the coronavirus pandemic, the EBU’s AI and Data Initiative (AIDI) and...
Andy Bechtolsheim to give keynote at EBU Network Technology Seminar
The 2020 online edition of NTS will feature keynotes and contributions from Andy Bechtolsheim, co-founder of Sun Microsystems and founder and CDO of Arista...
Tech-i 44: COVID-19 – a disruptor and an accelerator
The new issue of EBU tech-i magazine is the first to be published since the COVID-19 pandemic spread throughout the globe. We invited strategy leaders...
EBU report concludes 5G can be made to work for media
A new EBU report incorporating contributions from across the entire value chain concludes that 5G may be able to meet the distribution requirements of...
EBU delivers practical guidance for producing in HDR
The EBU has published two new documents to help media professionals deal with misunderstandings that arise frequently around video signals and how to handle...
BenchmarkSTT – a tool to measure speech-to-text performance
The EBU has released a new tool for benchmarking Machine-Learning-based speech-to-text (STT) systems. Created by EBU Members and partners, BenchmarkingSTT...
Results of latest round of Live IP equipment tests published
Catalogues detailing the results of the third round of the JT-NM Tested programme are now available. A new badge category for self-tested products was...
EBU Publishes Colour Bars for HDR production
The new EBU HLG Colour Bars (EBU Tech 3373) are designed to help ensure the correct (re-)production of High Dynamic Range (HDR) and Standard Dynamic Range...
EBUCore 1.10 and CCDM 2.2: less friction in metadata supply chains
In an effort to further harmonize technology ecosystems relevant to media organizations, the EBU has updated two of its key metadata specifications, EBUCore...
Leaseweb to distribute Eurovision Flow
The EBU has selected cloud computing and web service provider Leaseweb as the preferred international distributor for Eurovision Flow. The agreement will...
Swedish Radio leverages Peach recommendations for content production
Swedish Radio has deployed the Peach recommendation technology in its own newsroom to help journalist leverage the organization’s vast and ever-growing...
Uncovering deep fakes: AIDI workshop finds opportunities for collaboration
The event, held on 25 March in collaboration with VRT, gathered top researchers, journalists and representatives in the field, from organisations including...
EBU recommends measures to mitigate internet congestion
The EBU has issued a recommendation for public service media organizations to continue their efforts to avoid internet congestion and manage the potential...
UHDTV: how a new logo helps ensure interoperability
A collaboration between the EBU and Eurofins Digital Testing is helping to ensure EBU Members and the industry have a stable and secure set of guidelines...
tech-i 43: taking a broader view on media distribution
The March 2020 issue of EBU tech-i magazine examines the future evolution of media distribution, where WRC-19 has provided a measure of clarity around...
EBU survey documents evolution towards UHDTV services
The results of a survey on UHDTV services conducted at the end of 2019 are now available to EBU Members. The study shows a continuous evolution towards...
EBU report highlights cybersecurity shortcomings of networked media products
A newly published report highlights the need for continuous assessment and mitigation of cybersecurity vulnerabilities in networked media production equipment....
EBU and University of Pisa to collaborate on AI-driven software tools
The EBU and the University of Pisa have agreed to collaborate on the development of software systems such as the EuroVOX project.
Digital Radio Summit talks podcasts, in-car listening and platforms
Over 100 radio executives and professionals from around the world attended the Digital Radio Summit 2020 and two related conferences, held at EBU headquarters...
Increasing clarity on the production workflows of the future
There was an air of optimism at this year's EBU Production Technology Seminar. While the challenges for public broadcasters have not changed – do more...
Big interest in WRC-23 preparations
Following the World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC) in Sharm El-Sheikh last November, the broadcast industry has shown great interest in joining forces...
How to work with HDR – in-depth video presentations for EBU Members
EBU Technology & Innovation has published a set of educational video presentations covering challenges and solutions in common, and not-so-common, High...
Expansion of testing and badging programme for live IP equipment
The JT-NM Tested programme is designed to give prospective buyers – including EBU Members – a view on which IP production equipment supports a range of...
Keynotes on deep fake detection, personalization for PSM, at PTS 2020
The Production Technology Seminar, 28-30 January, opens with an impressive line-up of keynote presentations this year – including two that will be taking...
BT Sport deploys BISS-CA encryption
UK-based pay-TV group BT Sport has deployed BISS-CA encryption to protect its satellite transmissions from content piracy, an open, interoperable and secure...
Netflix’ Naz Pethani to give keynote at Production Technology Seminar 2020
Netflix Director of Media Management and Studio Product Innovation Naz Pethani will be joining NRK, VRT and MovieLabs in the keynote session at next the...
AI workshop confirms great potential for media innovation
There was a mood of excitement and inspiration among participants at the ‘AI in Production and Distribution’ workshop, organized by the EBU AI and Data...
Spectrum negotiations: positive outcomes for broadcasters at WRC-19
The World Radiocommunication Conference 2019 (WRC-19) has ended with positive results for the broadcasting community, thanks to concerted action taken...
tech-i 42: setting the pace for online platforms
The new issue of the EBU's quarterly magazine tech-i examines how several Members are stepping up to the challenge of competing with the global streaming...
Mainstream UHDTV, AI, immersive experiences at top of Asian broadcasters’ agenda
Hosted by Japanese broadcaster NHK in Tokio on 18-19 November, the Asian Broadcasting Union's Technical Committee conference showcased technology highlights...
Contrasting positions on UHF band in Sharm el-Sheikh
As WRC-19 approaches the end of the second week, EBU representatives are on heightened alert for unexpected inputs and compromises on issues of import...
Workshop to examine how AI is impacting on media
Al Jazeera, EPFL and First Draft are all on the programme for this two-day workshop in Manchester that will also feature leading experts in AI and data...
EBU seeks the best solution for broadcasters at WRC-19
The EBU has a strong presence at the World Radiocommunication Conference 2019 in Sharm el-Sheikh, to observe the discussions and advocate on behalf of...
SMPTE conference – NASA showcases ISS video link using media technology
The world's leading experts on media technologies gathered this week at the annual technical conference of SMPTE, known as SMPTE 2019 – among them experts...
This Recommendation advises how PSBs, and EBU Members, in particular, can best share their R&D and Innovations.
This revised Technical Report describes European PSB initiatives regarding the use of 4G & 5G technologies for Broadcast.
The adoption of cloud services by media organizations is growing enormously.
With streaming platforms gaining in popularity, PSMs are expending effort to create their own “Over-The-Top" or “Direct-To-Consumer" offerings.
Broadcasters' distribution infrastructure can be damaged by natural disaster and is a strategic target in times of war.
UHF spectrum below 700 MHz is intensively used throughout Europe, both for DTT and for wireless production systems.
Many Broadcasters are increasingly using Bonded cellular devices for ENG operations.
Distribution of content and services is part of the obligation and remit of Public Service Media organisations (PSMs).
This report sheds light on frequency planning of 5G Broadcast networks, including sharing and compatibility between 5G Broadcast and DTT in the spectrum range 470 – 694 MHz.
This report sheds light on the network planning of 5G Broadcast, addressing whether HPHT and MPMT could be employed to provide 5G Broadcast services to Car-Mounted and Handheld Portable receivers.
This document provides guidelines for adopting loudness normalisation and level control in Radio Production and Distribution workflows.
This new supplement to EBU R128 give specific guidance for an audio levelling solution in Radio based on loudness.
This document is a contribution to an ongoing discussion about the future distribution of Public Service Media (PSM) content and services.
This Recommendation urges EBU Members and other broadcasters to adopt, or migrate to, HbbTV 2.0.3.
Broadcasters are showing increased interest in the use of mobile broadband technologies, for both production and for programme distribution, including distribution of linear broadcast services.
This new supplement to R 128 gives guidance for an audio levelling solution in streaming based on loudness.
Media organizations have evolved their distribution to include IP-based services with linear as well as nonlinear and catch-up content.
This Technical Report seeks to facilitate a discussion about future distribution of Public Service Media (PSM) content and services, both internally to PSM organisations and externally.
This recommendation has been precipitated by the worldwide COVID-19 crisis.
Changes in the wireless channel may cause the field strength of radio frequency signals to vary over the course of time at any given receiving location.
EBU members have been collaborating with the mobile industry to make the enhanced Multicast Broadcast Multimedia Service defined in the 3GPP mobile communication system standards more suitable for delivering broadcasters’ content.
Issue 42 of tech-i examines how public broadcasters are taking on the global streaming giants.
3GPP Release 14 of the 5G specification is designed to meet many of the requirements for PSM broadcasting.
This fact sheet sets out the EBU position on relevant agenda items at the 2019 World Radiocommunication Conference.
Some facts and figures relating to the implementation of digital terrestrial television (DTT) around the world.
The emerging 5G broadband technology may allow broadcasters to produce their content in a more efficient way and may become a new distribution platform for their services.
The distribution chains for audiovisual media services are complex and varied.
This is an EBU Technical Committee Position Statement.
This study evaluates the costs associated with two types of 5G network: one where orchestration is allowed and one where it is not, in a normalized country modelled against the principal European markets.
This article introduces a light-weight model to evaluate the Quality of Experience (QoE) for Over‑The‑Top (OTT) audio‑visual services.
This document describes the Conditional Access mode of the BISS2 protocol called Mode CA (BISS CA).
This document aims at describing opportunities in the distribution of audiovisual content and services over 5G networks.
PSM organisations produce content and services for linear and non-linear distribution. A set of distribution requirements has been defined to ensure the desired availability and technical quality of PSM services across all platforms and on all devices.
This article analyses distribution and consumption costs of analogue FM radio, digital radio (such as DAB) and internet radio streamed via unicast.
The June 2017 issue of EBU tech-i magazine includes the launch of DVB-T2 in Germany, RTBF's new production system and advice on data privacy for media organizations.
The Media Technology Pulse is a new publication from the EBU Technology & Innovation department, highlighting 12 critical media technology trends for EBU Members.
This reports the tests, methodologies, results and the conclusions drawn from subjective assessments of UHD TV, including HDR contents as displayed by both HDR and SDR panels.
This document identifies a set of service requirements for representative use cases concerning 3GPP-based television distribution.
Radiotelevisione italiana S.p.A. (RAI) has been performing tests to assure service continuity of DAB+ in tunnels, both short and straight and long and bendy.
The December 2016 issue of tech-i looks at Next Generation Audio, the promise of 5G networks, the new .radio TLD and much more.
This document briefly gives the main features of the American ATSC 3.0 IP delivery suite of standards that should be finalised in early 2017.
An overview of EBU Technology & Innovation activites from 2015 - 2016.
The development of CPA has been transferred to ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute), which has published TS 103 407 V1.1.1 (2016-04), based on version 1.0 of this EBU document.
This document lists relevant technical parameters to be used for theoretical LTE eMBMS radio access network studies in order to yield comparable results in different investigations from various sources.
EBU tech-i magazine, issue 26 welcomes you to the LiveIP Project, shows the latest on Automated Signing Production, and more...
EBU tech-i magazine, Issue 25 tells you all about personalisation, why broadcasters should go IP, and how subtitles go live. And that's not all...
EBU tech-i magazine, Issue 23 tells you how you can produce smarter, introduces future broadcasting architectures, dives into the use of the 700 MHz band, explains how hackers have become 'smart', and more...
EBU tech-i magazine, issue 22 explains why Video did NOT kill radio and what the future of radio will be like. And there is more, including Cross-Platform Authentication and a look at the state of loudness normalisation in Europe.
In cooperation with the mobile equipment manufacturers, an EBU study on the delivery of broadcast content and services over LTE networks was carried out. This report contains the outcome of that study.
Broadcasters produce a wide range of content and services as traditional linear radio and TV but also as time-shifted, on-demand, hybrid content and data services. This study assessing the distribution options available to broadcasters now and for the future.