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Channel of the European Community

EbS Europe by Satellite

The European Union's TV news agency Europe by Satellite (EbS) is a service providing coverage of EU affairs for TV and radio professionals. EbS offers via satellite and on the Internet live and recorded transmissions of events in up to 11 languages, raw unedited pictures with natural sound and full programmes related to EU affairs.

EbS' clear digital satellite signal is directly available all over the European Union, the Mediterranean area, and Central and Eastern Europe, with both domestic and professional reception equipment. Therefore live and recorded transmissions of important ceremonies, meetings, visits and press conferences are also available to public institutions and individual citizens.

Other television resources on the Observatory website

Legal information

Legal information on broadcasting policy of the European Union (IRIS MERLIN database)

Market and statistical information

The Yearbook published by the European Audiovisual Observatory provides information on the economic and financial situation of broadcasting (Volume 1), on the TV equipment, transmissions facilities and on TV audience market share (Volume 2), on interactive television and new services (Volume 4) and on TV programming and TV production (volume 5).

The report Radio and Television systems in Europe 2000/2001, edited by the Hans Bredow Institute and published in English and French by the Observatory, provides excellent background information on the various national radio and television landscape in each of the European countries.

Broadcasting section of the website of the European Audiovisual Observatory

Other resources on television in the European Union

Audiovisual policy of the European Union

Audiovisual Policy of the European Union (Website www.europa.eu.int de l'Union européenne)

Bibliography

Bibliography on the history of television in Europe and on the European audiovisual policy on the website History of television

Other websites of interest

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Updated on 02/02/2004