There are eight 'Broadcasting Unions' which include collectively the national broadcasters of the world. Europe's Union is the EBU (of course, you knew that). The umbrella entity is the 'World Broadcasting Unions' or WBU. It has a standing Technical Committee, the WBU-TC which includes representatives from each of the Unions.
| New chair elected for a two-year term
The Chair of the WBU-TC is elected each two years, and for the two-year term beginning January 2011, the EBU's David Wood (right, chairing a broadcast session at IBC 2010) has been elected. The WBU-TC takes action in areas of common interest to all broadcasters throughout the world. For example, it has carried the case for protecting radio and television viewers and listeners from interference, and is trying to encourage common worldwide systems for television, radio, and hybrid broadcasting. The seat of the WBU is in Toronto, Canada alongside the North American Broadcasters Association headquarters. |  |
"The are many challenges for the WBU-TC, as it becomes more and more difficult to achieve consensus on common technical standards throughout the world" explained David, and we are moving to a world where, in any event, many elements which need to be common are software interfaces rather than hardware, plugs and sockets".
"The next two years will be challenging, but the team of the WBU-TC are just the best, and we all know that working in the interests of the world's public is worthwhile, and must be done".