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Corporate mediapropaganda

 European Broadcasting Union  link
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MottoThe world’s leading alliance of public service media
Formation12 February 1950
HeadquartersGeneva, Switzerland
LeaderPresident of the European Broadcasting Union
Typepropaganda
StaffUnknown
MembershipARD, BBC, RTSH
A global media organisation.

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) is an alliance of media organisations. The organisation hosts the Eurovision Song Contest and has also hosted debates for the 2019 European Parliament elections.

Leadership

The current president is Delphine Ernotte.

History

In 2021, the EBU suspended Belteleradio.

Members

The EBU has 116 member organisations in 56 countries.

People

"Fact checking"

In 2025, the EBU launched Eurovision News Spotlight, a network for "fact-checking and open-source intelligence (OSINT) to equip public service media across Europe with the tools to counter online falsehoods and disinformation." The Spotlight network includes Eurovision News and public broadcasters ORF (Austria), RTBF (Belgium), Czech Television (Czech Republic), Yle (Finland), Radio France, France 24, Radio France Internationale, France Télévisions, TV5MONDE (France, Belgium, Switzerland, Monaco, Canada), Deutsche Welle (Germany), ZDF (Germany), LRT (Lithuania), RTVE (Spain), Sveriges Radio (Sweden), SVT (Sweden), SRF (Switzerland), BBC (United Kingdom) and Radio-Canada. [1]

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