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in Europe | We operate Eurovision & Euroradio 📺 📻
From subtitles and audio description to sign language, public service media are stepping up accessibility. Our Media Intelligence Services report looks at the challenges and opportunities, and how AI is transforming accessibility. Download the report:
social.ebu.ch/AccessServices
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Voices is back! 📍 Florence, Italy 📅 10-12 March, 2026 This 3rd edition will pick up where we left off in Zagreb: tackling disinformation, fostering media literacy & promoting media freedom. Don't miss out on your chance to join us! Read more:
social.ebu.ch/VOICES2026
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9 days ago
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The EBU and 100+ media organizations highlight the importance of free and independent media to Europe’s democratic resilience in a joint letter. We urge
@europarl.europa.eu
&
@ec.europa.eu
to guarantee sustainable EU funding & investment for public-interest media. Read more:
social.ebu.ch/MFF
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Invest in free media: Europe’s democratic foundation
The EBU and over 100 media organisations stress that Europe’s democratic resilience depends on investing in public-interest media.
https://social.ebu.ch/MFF
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🌍 AI assistants distort news systematically across 22 public service media in 18 countries working in 14 languages. A new joint BBC/EBU-led study – launched at our News Assembly – tells us AI poses a systemic risk to trust in journalism and democracy. Read the report👉
social.ebu.ch/AIAssistants
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Largest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time – regardless of language or territory
New research coordinated by the EBU and led by the BBC has found that AI assistants routinely distort or misrepresent public service journalism.
https://social.ebu.ch/AIAssistants
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⚽ Exciting news for football fans across Europe! Fans in Azerbaijan, Iceland, and Malta will be able to enjoy free-to-air coverage of the
#FIFAWorldCup
2026™ and FIFA World Cup 2030™, thanks to our extended media rights agreement with FIFA. 🇦🇿 🇮🇸 🇲🇹 👉 Read in full:
social.ebu.ch/FIFAWC_25
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EBU extends broadcast rights deal for FIFA World Cup 2026™ & 2030 edition to additional European territories
The inclusion of EBU Member broadcasters Icitimai (Azerbaijan), RUV (Iceland) and PBS (Malta) builds on the initial deal announced earlier this year, which secured comprehensive rights for EBU Members...
https://social.ebu.ch/FIFAWC_25
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Public service media strengthening European defence📻📺 💡The event highlighted public service media as a vital organ of European resilience that safeguards our shared values, supports national defence and disaster response, and ensures that every citizens remain informed even in times of crisis.
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🏅Ski-lightful! The Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games are coming to the EBU.⛷️ 📡EBU Members will deliver free-to-air coverage across every platform, bringing the Games to fans everywhere. 📲On Eurovision Sport, fans can catch all 6 Paralympic winter sports. Read more:
social.ebu.ch/IPC26
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Fondazione Milano Cortina awards exclusive Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games media rights to European Broadcasting Union
Following a highly competitive RFI process led by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), the decision to appoint the EBU will see at least 25 EBU Member* broadcasters provide extensive coverage...
https://www.ebu.ch/news/2025/10/fondazione-milano-cortina-awards-exclusive-milano-cortina-2026-paralympic-winter-games-media-rights-to-european-broadcasting-uni
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We’re honoured to receive the 2025 Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy® Award with SMPTE & VSF. Congrats to all who contributed & to the entire international community working together to shape the future of media technology! More here👉
bit.ly/4qbB4G7
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EBU Receives 2025 Emmy® Award recognising ST 2110 as a milestone in the digital transformation of media production
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has received the 2025 Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy® Award, presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS). The honour recognises the EBU,...
http://bit.ly/4qbB4G7
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📣 It’s official: 18 broadcasters will take part in the 23rd Junior Eurovision Song Contest, live from Tbilisi 🇬🇪 on 13 December! 🌟 Returning this year are: 🇦🇿 Ictimai (Azerbaijan) 🇭🇷 HRT (Croatia) 🇲🇪 RTCG (Montenegro) Full list:
social.ebu.ch/JESC2025Broa...
#JuniorEurovision
#UnitedbyMusic
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🌐The digital world evolves fast... & the
#DMA
must keep up!
@ec.europa.eu
has opened a consultation on the
#DigitalMarketsAct
& we highlight the need to revise its scope & effectiveness to safeguard media pluralism. Read our response:
social.ebu.ch/DMA
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about 1 month ago
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Access to trustworthy information is more essential than ever &
#radio
is at the forefront of it all📻 As the EU prepares its
#DigitalNetworksAct
, keeping this lifeline accessible to all is vital. Sibyle Veil explains why radio is essential for Europe’s resilience:
social.ebu.ch/Radio
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When everything else fails, radio doesn’t: a case for EU action
Radio is a vital, reliable lifeline in crises, and EU policy must protect and guarantee universal access, especially in vehicles.
https://social.ebu.ch/Radio
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🚨ICYMI - On
#WorldNewsDay
,
@lizcorbin.ebu.ch
& WAN-IFRA CEO Vincent Peyrègne warned: AI assistants often distort the news. How can we protect journalism’s integrity? 💡Find out here:
bit.ly/46DGl03
#WND2025
#PublicServiceMedia
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You deserve the truth, not AI’s interpretation of it.
AI-generated output is so convincing today and shaping so much of the information we consume that we risk being unable to trust anything anymore.
http://bit.ly/46DGl03
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🎙️EBU Podcast Forum 2025 – video talks now live! Thanks to all who joined the event, where production leaders, creatives, & audio strategists came together to explore what’s next in public service podcasting💪🎧 ✅EBU Members can now watch recordings of all sessions here:
social.ebu.ch/PodcastForum25
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💡For
#PublicServiceMedia
, trust is not just a value: it’s a duty. Did you know…👀 📻In 2/3 of European countries, citizens trust radio the most 🥇Across the EU, PSM news stands out as the most trusted source overall Unlock more in our latest Media Intelligence Service report👉
social.ebu.ch/Trust
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about 1 month ago
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At a European Board for Media Services event, our Thomas Bergmann urged: 📱device manufacturers to ensure
#EMFA
brand attribution so audiences know who is behind the content ⚖️governments to guarantee content of general interest rises to the top, as per the
#AVMSD
Learn more:
social.ebu.ch/Prominence
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New music in the making🎶 This week, the Danish National Vocal Ensemble records El Ladrillo que cayó (The Brick that Fell), by Edgard Moya Godoy. Commissioned through the EBU Music Commissioning Scheme, this piece reimagines the story of Babel. ✨We can’t wait to share the music with you soon!
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So many prizes at
#IBC2025
! 🏆 🎉Congrats to our colleagues Alexis Allemann & Sébastien Noir for winning the IBC Best Technical Paper Award 2025. 🎉We also presented the EBU Excellence in Media Award to SRG SSR for the
#Eurovision
Song Contest 2025. Big thanks also to our partners at the IBC!
about 2 months ago
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🌍📰118 global media & journalism orgs have joined the EBU in urging the
#US
Gov not to slash journalist visas to 240 days Such restrictions would: ⚠️Undermine press freedom ⚠️Weaken international reporting ⚠️Weaken coverage of the U.S. to global audiences Read more:
social.ebu.ch/US-Visa
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🎼 Unveiling the 1st of our EBU Music Commissioning Scheme: uniting orchestras, choirs &
#ClassicalMusic
radio 🎶Andile Khumalo reveals stories of resilience & heritage. It opens Saturday 13/9 with the WDR Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Vimbayi Kaziboni. See more:
social.ebu.ch/MusicCommiss...
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ICYMI: We've won another Emmy! 🎉 The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences awarded the 2025 Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy to the EBU, along with SMPTE & VSF, for the ST 2110 suite of standards, transforming media production & distribution worldwide🌍 Read more👉
social.ebu.ch/2025emmy
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EBU receives 2025 Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy® Award for work on ST 2110
The EBU has been named a recipient of the 2025 Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy® Award, alongside the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) and the Video Services Forum (VSF...
https://social.ebu.ch/2025emmy
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🥊 Big news for boxing fans! 🥊 Eurovision Sport will be streaming the World Boxing Championships 2025 LIVE and for FREE to audiences around the world! 🌍 Full story:
social.ebu.ch/WorldBoxing25
#Boxing
#EurovisionSport
#Olympics
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Eurovision Sport to stream World Boxing Championships 2025 to fans worldwide
Taking place in Liverpool from 4–14 September 2025, the event marks the first-ever boxing competition to be shown on Eurovision Sport.
https://social.ebu.ch/WorldBoxing25
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EBU Members document the hunger & hardship in Gaza, where Israeli authorities have barred foreign media. Palestinian journalists, enduring famine & war, gathered the footage released today. 𝐖𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐈𝐬𝐫𝐚𝐞𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐮𝐧𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐆𝐚𝐳𝐚 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬.
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🚀2 of our colleagues have won the
#IBC2025
Best Technical Paper award! 🎉 The paper explores the EBU NEO news chatbot and how it's designed to uphold the editorial integrity and trust at the heart of
#PublicServiceMedia
. Read more:
social.ebu.ch/3HUdHzt
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75 Seconds With... Hovhannes Movsisyan! ⭐ We got to chat to Armenia Public TV's Director General after he opened our Media Summit 2025 - and digital content, young audiences and AI were the hot topics! 🤖
#PublicServiceMedia
#AI
#YoungAudiences
#DigitalContent
#Armenia
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🎶 It’s official: Vienna will host the 70th Eurovision Song Contest in May 2026! The Grand Final takes place on 16 May at the iconic Wiener Stadthalle, with Semi-Finals on 12 & 14 May Read more 👉
social.ebu.ch/ESCVienna2026
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#Eurovision
#Eurovision2026
#UnitedbyMusic
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⚽️ We’re excited to announce our landmark agreement with the Homeless World Cup Foundation to stream the Oslo 2025 Homeless World Cup on Eurovision Sport, the EBU’s premier digital platform.📲 ℹ️ Read more:
social.ebu.ch/HWC25
#EurovisionSport
#PublicServiceMedia
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Eurovision Sport to stream Oslo 2025 Homeless World Cup for global audiences
The event will take place in Oslo, Norway from 23–30 August 2025, bringing together 500 participants from 48 nations to compete in 4-a-side matches as part of this annual tournament aimed at promoting...
https://social.ebu.ch/HWC25
3 months ago
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🎉 The
#Eurovision
Song Contest has a new look to mark 70 incredible years of being United by Music! Bold, playful & full of heart – just like the Contest 💖 More on the transformation ahead of
#ESC2026
in Austria!👇
social.ebu.ch/ESCBrandRefr...
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📢We've extended our
#WorldRowing
European media rights agreement 🚣Fans can enjoy world-class coverage (incl. on our
#EurovisionSport
platform) of top events from the World Rowing Championships to the Beach Sprint Finals, debuting at the LA
#Olympics
Read the full story:
social.ebu.ch/WorldRowing25
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EBU and World Rowing extend media rights partnership
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and World Rowing have renewed their European media rights agreement from 2025 to 2032, ensuring continued free-to-air coverage of major rowing events. The deal ex...
https://social.ebu.ch/WorldRowing25
3 months ago
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🌱Where do the next great stories begin? With
#YoungAudiences
! This
#InternationalYouthDay
, we celebrate a generation shaping media, not just consuming it. 💡We help Members with workshops, research & more. 📩Don’t just keep up... Stay ahead with our Young Audiences newsletter:
bit.ly/EBUNewsletters
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🌐What kind of media is trending online? 🛜 This new report from our Media Intelligence Service reveals how audiences are consuming media beyond traditional TV & radio. Read now (🔒Members only):
bit.ly/DigitalTrend...
#PublicServiceMedia
#DigitalTrends
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The European
#MediaFreedom
Act is a big opportunity. Let’s make it count!🤩
#EMFA
is now in effect: a significant step toward strengthening independent & pluralistic media across the EU💪 The EBU is ready to guide Members with legal clarity & tools. 💡Read more:
bit.ly/EMFAlaunch
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75 Seconds With... Evelina Khanoyan! ⭐ We caught up with the digital creator at our Media Summit 2025, where she revealed how having a 'bad day' might just be the key to growing our social audiences... 👀 Do you agree? 🙂
#PublicServiceMedia
#Armenia
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Putting the tea in teamwork!☕ To mark National Intern Day, EBU Legal Intern Wiktoria shares a look at her daily routine, ending with a view you won’t want to miss! 😍🇨🇭
#NationalInternDay
#Internship
#PublicServiceMedia
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75 seconds with… Anne Lindboe. 🇳🇴 The Mayor of
#Oslo
tells us all about how
#PublicServiceMedia
matters to us all. Whether you're tuning in for sport, music, culture, or just to stay informed. It’s for everyone, no matter what you're looking for✨
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Can't get enough of us?🤩 📱See below to find us on social media…👇 ...sign up to our newsletters so you never miss an update ...
bit.ly/EBUNewsletters
📨 🌐... and, of course, you can always find more about us & our wide range of services on our website!
4 months ago
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🎂This year, we celebrated our 75th anniversary! That means: 75 years of quality public broadcasting for all📺 75 years of shared stories, sport, & culture✨ 75 years of reflecting Europe’s rich diversity🌍 ... & here’s to many more!🥳 Relive our celebrations below!👇
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Everyone deserves fair access to trusted content📺📻 We urge policymakers to safeguard citizens’ access to content in the
#DigitalNetworksAct
.
#PublicServiceMedia
content must remain prominent & easy to access, no matter the device or technology used.🌐 Read more👉
social.ebu.ch/DNA
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4 months ago
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With the European
#MediaFreedom
Act coming into force on 8 August, yesterday’s plenary on this new
#EU
law saw MEPs raise concerns about the lacklustre attitudes of some governments & Big Tech in playing by the rules. And we agree –
@ec.europa.eu
must stay vigilant & enforce
#EMFA
firmly⚖️
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🤝Collaboration is essential for a rich creative sector Our new Media Intelligence Service report shares how
#PublicServiceMedia
, the commercial sector, tech innovators & policymakers can work together to make European media future-proof💪 Read it here (🔒Members only):
social.ebu.ch/Collaboration
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✨So many highlights at the GA today including: 🔹Trends in the commercial media market 🔹How
#PublicServiceMedia
can collaborate w/ stakeholders 🔹Building trust in public service news 🔹...& news integrity in the age of AI Huge thanks to our Member hosts BBC 🙏 📸:Tricia Yourkevich/BBC
4 months ago
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Our 94th General Assembly is in full swing in London, with 190 Member participants from 52 countries joining us.🌍 🗣️ Our President
@delphineernotte.bsky.social
opened the GA with a message about
#PublicServiceMedia
that resonated strongly with many in the room.
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🎶For the first time in over 40 years, the EBU & BBC join forces on a new Eurovision music co-production! Get ready for Eurovision Classical Concerts, celebrating world-class orchestras, coming soon to classical music lovers across all EBU Member countries✨ Read more👉
social.ebu.ch/ClassicalCon...
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Eurovision Classical Concerts: Celebrating Europe’s Orchestras with BBC Arts & EBU
Eurovision Classical Concerts is a groundbreaking new series from BBC Arts, in partnership with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), spotlighting world-class orchestras and emerging conducting talen...
https://social.ebu.ch/ClassicalConcerts25
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👋A European Perspective is excited to welcome Polskie Radio S.A. - the 22nd media partner to participate in AEP’s Digital News Platform🇵🇱 🤩In 2025, over 9,000 stories were contributed, leading to over 13,500 republications & 2.2 million reads. Read more:
social.ebu.ch/PolskieRadio
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Martin Österdahl is stepping down as Executive Supervisor of the Eurovision Song Contest. We wish him all the best!🙏 “It has been the honour of my professional life to steer the world’s largest music event" More on Martin’s 5 years in the role 👉
social.ebu.ch/MartinO
#Eurovision
#UnitedByMusic
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The new
#Eurovision2025
Brand Impact Report shows just how powerful the event has become: 📺 166M TV viewers 🎧 756M streams 📱 1.8B social views 💶 CHF 60M for host city Basel 🗣️ 20 languages — most diverse edition ever Full report 🔎
social.ebu.ch/ESC2025Brand...
#ESC2025
#UnitedByMusic
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Getting Big Tech to play fair⚖️ Big Tech affects
#PublicServiceMedia
& their ability to deliver trustworthy info & diverse content. 💡Our new guide breaks down these challenges & gives PSM the legal tools to defend their vital role in our democracies. Read more👉
social.ebu.ch/BigTech-Fair...
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5 months ago
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🏅 It’s
#OlympicDay
! And this year, the call is simple: pick a +1 and
#LetsMove
! 👇 ❔ Did you know? Through the power of public service media, the Olympic Games - starting with
#MilanoCortina2026
- will be available free-to-air to millions across Europe, thanks to our Members. 🙌
#PublicServiceMedia
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☝️ Broadcast
#radio
must remain prominent, free & easy to access in the car. Our Vice President & Sveriges Radio Director Cilla Benkö shares why this is important & how our Radio Ready initiative supports the future of radio in cars. Read now:
social.ebu.ch/CillaBenkoBlog
#PublicServiceMedia
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Cilla Benkö: Radio must remain at the heart of the connected car
Audiences love radio in their cars. But the complexity of newer cars threatens radio's convenience. Car makers should be ready to give audiences free, frictionless, prominent radio - and broadcasters ...
https://social.ebu.ch/CillaBenkoBlog
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📡#EUSpectrum may not always make headlines, but it plays a key role in creating & accessing content. 🛡️As the EU prepares the Digital Networks Act, it's vital to ensure spectrum’s role remains visible & protected. Read more👇
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75 seconds with... Marie Bröckling!✨ 🕵️The investigative journalist shares why amplifying unheard voices matters. What's her wish for
#PublicServiceMedia
? Watch to find out!👇
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