Sovereignty and resilience have become defining concerns for Europe’s public media as audiences and infrastructure increasingly migrate to IP. In this issue, Antonio Arcidiacono argues for pushing AI to the edge (p3), Paul Tweedy maps the risks of internet-based distribution (p9), our report from HORIZONS 2026 sets out the trade-offs in play (p10), and Vincent Sneed explains what’s at stake in the EU’s Digital Networks Act (p13).
Contents
- From one-to-many broadcasting to many-to-one media – Antonio Arcidiacono on the need for a distributed AI architecture
- Network Technology Seminar preview; DMF logo; new Technical Committee working groups; Technology & Innovation Summit; C2PA award
- Nominees for the 2026 EBU Technology & Innovation Award
- Eight ways data and AI are reshaping public service media – Takeaways from the EBU Data Technology Seminar
- A metadata model EBU Members can rely on – a growing set of tools eases the path to adoption of EBUCorePlus
- Building resilience into IP-based distribution as PSM move online – What risks are emerging with new approaches to media production and distribution
- Pipes, filters, and the triangle of tradeoffs: broadcasters confront a sovereignty question at HORIZONS 2026 – A report on the EBU’s flagship event for media distribution
- 5G-EMERGE moves from architecture to deployment – The hybrid satellite-terrestrial-edge platform approaches market-readiness
- Europe’s digital future: why the Digital Networks Act matters – An update from the EBU’s Brussels office
- Immersive audio is already here – let’s master it together – Radio France is helping EBU Members upskill on audio production
- Sustainability Matters: Remote production cuts emissions by 73% on Finnish-Spanish reality show – Detailing the workflow behind this ITV Finland production
- In my opinion: Getting real about innovation in public media – Morten Brandstrup, Head of News Technology at TV 2 Denmark
- Inheriting a great legacy – transitioning bmx from the BBC to the EBU – The first contribution to our new series, Open Sources
- Broadcast and IP will share the future of European radio – Insights from the EBU’s Media Intelligence Service
- In the spotlight: Massimiliano Babbucci
