The EBU Media Summit brought together senior executives working in the Content & Audiences communities from EBU Members to discuss the shared content strategic challenges and opportunities to reach and engage with all audiences in the currently changing media landscape. 

The role of media in a changing Europe, connecting with all audiences, digital transformation in PSM, new ways of distribution and disruptive media were some of the key topics to be discussed at the Summit. 

The yearly EBU Radio, TV and Digital Assemblies also took part under the frame of the Summit, in order to discuss platform-based topics and needs. 

The EBU Media Summit at a glance:

  • 18 April: EBU Radio, TV and Digital Committee private meetings (by invitation only)
  • 19 April: TV, Digital and Radio Assemblies with the respective platform-based communities of experts 
  • 20 April: common day for all participants of the event, to discuss shared content & audience challenges and opportunities

Download the agendas

Our Moderators

Annelies-Beck.jpgAnnelies Beck
Annelies has been a VRT journalist since 2000 and presents VRT Nieuws' Terzake programme.

Hadja-Lahbib-th.jpgHadja Lahbib
Hadja has spent 21 years as a journalist and news anchor at RTBF and also presents on Arte Belgium.

Keynote Speaker

Björn-Ulvaeus-th.jpgBjörn Ulvaeus
Singer/songwriter Björn has sold over 400 million records as part of Swedish superstars ABBA following their Eurovision Song Contest win in 1974. He also operates many successful businesses. Björn will offer his views on the current media landscape in Europe and the importance of public service media.

Additional details

Welcome cocktail - 18 April at 18:30, Hôtel de Ville, Brussels

To start this year's EBU Media Summit edition, we met the Hôtel de Ville of Brussels, on the Grand Place. The Town Hall of the City of Brussels is a Gothic building from the Middle Ages on the famous medieval square, considered one of the most beautiful in Europe.

Gala dinner - 19 April at 19:00, Egmont Palace, Brussels

Built in the mid-1500s and the Palace has belonged to the city of Brussels since the mid-1900s. Today it houses the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. You will have to pass security to enter the building.

Social programme - 20 April at 17:30

Guided tour through Brussels and beer tasting

About EBU Media

EBU Media's mission is to support Members with great content and to guide them to reach out and to connect with all audiences. 

 

Accommodation

Hôtel Métropole, Place de Brouckère 31, Brussels - Booking link

Hôtel Warwick, Rue Duquesnoy 5 - Booking link

Venue

The Square meeting center, Rue Ravenstein 2, Brussels (map)

Partners

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Documents

  • intern

    Radio Assembly

  • intern EBU Radio Highlights 2017-2018 - Graham Dixon (EBU)Members Only
  • video The EBU Radio Sport Posdcast - EBUMembers Only
  • intern Music Survey : Findings and Future Plans - Pascale Labrie (EBU)Members Only
  • intern New Reserach about on demand listening - D. Fernandez-Quijada (EBU)Members Only
  • RADIO AND SOCIETY

  • intern In Media We Trust (not) - Alexandra Borchardt (Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, University of Oxford)Members Only
  • video Voices on the bus - NRTMembers Only
  • video Hearing Public Opinion in the Netherlands (1) - NRTMembers Only
  • video Hearing Public Opinion in the Netherlands (2) - NRTMembers Only
  • intern Life without FM: How is Norwegian Radio doing? - Jon Branaes (NRK)Members Only
  • video NRK Radios - NRKMembers Only
  • intern Radio in Belgium: Going Digital in a Fast-Moving Environment - Els Van de Sijpe (VRT) & Francis Goffin (RTBF)Members Only
  • video TARMAC Members Only
  • intern Radio Player: Recent Researchs - Michael Hill (UK RadioPlayer)Members Only
  • video Voice Controlled Radio - UK RadioPlayerMembers Only
  • video Radio Player APP with Ford EcoSport - UK RadioPlayerMembers Only
  • video Radio Player Car - UK RadioPlayerMembers Only
  • video Radio Player & Google Alexa - UK RadioPlayerMembers Only
  • video As a driver, I want... - UK RadioPlayerMembers Only
  • RADIO: TRENDS AND TENDENCIES

  • intern MUC to DUB via VOX - John Paul Coakley, Chair, EBU New Radio GroupMembers Only
  • intern EBU Radio Innovation Fund Project: Alexa, What’s Playing? - Tomas Granryd (SR)Members Only
  • intern Reaching Listeners with Atomized Radio - Edita Kudláčová (CR)Members Only
  • intern Radio Personalization - Paolo Casagranda (RAI)Members Only
  • video Presentation of Venue for 2019 Radio Assembly Members Only
  • TV Assembly

  • intern Rethinking Linear Broadcasting - Lisa LindstroemMembers Only
  • intern Global Competitors in the national Market - Luihn_Seierstad (NRK)Members Only
  • intern EBU Media Activity Report - Jean Philip De Tender (EBU)Members Only
  • video European Comedy Summit Members Only
  • video Nature Live Members Only
  • CONNECTING LIVE AUDIENCES TO CHARITY EVENTS

  • intern Sport Relief - Carl Doran (BBC)Members Only
  • intern People of the Year - Michael Kealy (RTE)Members Only
  • intern Fundacion Inocente Inocente - Jose Velasco (RTVE)Members Only
  • video Gala Inocente - RTVEMembers Only
  • intern Charity Programming - Anders Thomsen (DR)Members Only
  • intern Aktion Mensch - Dagmar Skopalik (ZDF)Members Only
  • Friday 20 April

    PSM Today

  • intern How did RTS handle the no billag vote in switzerland? - Manon Romerio (RTS)Members Only
  • video RTS - NON à No Billag (Video 1) Members Only
  • video RTS - NON à No Billag (Video 2) Members Only
  • video RTS - NON à No Billag (Video 3) Members Only
  • intern RTBF's digital transformation process - Jean-Paul Philippot (RTBF)Members Only
  • video Vision 2022 - Jean-Paul Philippot (RTBF)Members Only
  • intern Connecting with the audience: PSM case studies - Aoife Byrne (RTE)Members Only
  • intern New online platform for concert - Marc Voinchet & Stephanie Chazel (Radio France)Members Only
  • intern Connecting with younger audiences - Hanne Kautto (YleX)Members Only
  • video A song for Valentine's - YLEXMembers Only
  • OPPORTUNITIES (I): DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

  • intern RUV's digital transformation process - Steinunn Thorhallsdottir (RUV)Members Only
  • intern Rai's digital transformation process - Antonella Di Lazzaro (RAI)Members Only
  • OPPORTUNITIES (II): NEW PARTNERSHIPS

  • intern Speech and interactive interview - Patrick Walker (Facebook)Members Only
  • OPPORTUNITIES (III): PSM DISTINCTIVE CONTENT AND STORIES

  • intern Taboe - Steve De Coninck-De Boeck (VRT)Members Only
  • intern From rating figures to contribution to society - Vitold Grand'Henry (RTBF)Members Only
  • video Winter Olympic Games - France TélévisionMembers Only
  • video Our girl - BBC OneMembers Only
  • video ZDF tivi-lab - ZDFMembers Only
  • video SVT News APP - SVTMembers Only
  • video Private Informations - France.TVMembers Only
  • video All That We Share - TV2 DKMembers Only
  • video Use your VOTE - NRKMembers Only
  • intern SR’s Ten Million Project - Tove Svenonius (SR)Members Only
  • video Tiomiljoner - SRMembers Only
  • intern News for children - Markus Moerchen (ZDF)Members Only
  • video Logo Extra - Jennies Environnment challenge - ZDFMembers Only
  • video Logo Special - Who Governs Germany - ZDFMembers Only
  • video Logo - Die Welt und ich - ZDFMembers Only
  • proud-to-present

  • intern VRT Sandbox - VRTMembers Only
  • intern RTBF's Beau Vélo de Ravel - RTBFMembers Only
  • video Beau vélo de RAVeL 2017 - RTBFMembers Only
  • extern Video of presentations from the event
  • Thursday 19 April

  • intern Keynote speech - Björn UlvaeusMembers Only
  • Digital Assembly

  • intern A year in review by EBU Digital & Digital Steering Committee - Ezra Eeman (EBU)Members Only
  • PROUD TO PRESENT - STATE OF DIGITAL EBU MEMBERS

  • intern Building a Digital Portfolio at RAI (183 Mo) - Antonella Di Lazzaro (RAI)Members Only
  • intern Tarmac, reaching young audiences with a crossplatform hiphop platform - Tuyet Nguyen (RTBF)Members Only
  • intern Playz, the first 9 months of a digital only platform - Alejandro Vega (RTVE)Members Only
  • DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

  • intern Rethinking distribution - Diederik Hoekstra (VPRO)Members Only
  • video America First - VPROMembers Only
  • intern ARTE Europe - Phase II - Amelie Leenhardt (ARTE)Members Only
  • intern How Digital Are You: Towards a Multi-Screen Company - Jeroen Doucet (Coming Next TV)Members Only
  • intern State of Digital: Quiz - Alexandra Brenkman (EBU)Members Only
  • intern DTI – Public Service Media In Transformation - Sasha Scott (EBU)Members Only
  • LOOKING FORWARD: INNOVATION IN MEDIA

  • intern Finding your innovation strategy (570 Mo) - Simon Gooch (SR)Members Only
  • intern How a creative lab can improve your connection with young audiences (259 Mo) - Lesley Demunck (VRT)Members Only
  • intern Robots in the newsroom - Mika Raihkonen (YLE)Members Only