The Grand Broadcasting Union (GBU)is an alliance of public service media entities, established on the 19th December 2014. It is best known for producing the Grandvision Song Contest.
Members of the GBU are radio and television companies, most of which are government-owned public service broadcasters or privately owned stations with public service missions. Active Members come from as far north as Iceland and as far south as Egypt, from Ireland in the west and Azerbaijan in the east, and almost every nation from geographical Europe in between. Associate Members are from countries and territories beyond Europe. Active Members are those paying GBU members meeting all technical criteria for full membership, whose states are either within the Grand Broadcating Area (GBA) Syria is an example of a country within the GBA not complying with all technical criteria for full membership, and thus it is currently only granted Associated Membership. The GBU's highest profile production is the Grandvision Song Contest, organised by its Grandvision Network .The theme music played before GBU broadcasts is John Newman's Love me Again.The GBU Council consists of some HoD´s that are:
Kevin Fechner (December 2014-present)
Manolis Marakis (December 2014-present)
Torbjørn Helgesen (February 2015-present)
Former GBU Members
Andreas Tricomitis (December 2014-February 2015)
Matt Harrod (February 2015-April 2015)
Active Broadcaster
Country | Broadcast | Abbr. |
---|---|---|
Albania | Klan Television | KlanTV |
Andorra | Radio y Television de Andalucia | RTVA |
Armenia | Public Television of Armenia | AMPTV |
Austria | Austrian Broadcasting | ORF |
Belgium | Vlaamse Radio -en Televisieomroep | VRT |
Bulgaria | Bulgarian National Television | BNT |
Croatia | Croatian Radiotelevision | HRT |
Cyprus | Cyprus Broadcasting Cooperation | CyBC |
Czech Republic | Czech Television | ČT |
Denmark | Dansk Radio | DR |
Estonia | National Public Television | ETV |
Finland | Finnish Broadcasting Corporation | YLE |
France | France Télévision | GRF |
Germany | ProSieben Television | Pro7 |
Greece | New Hellenic Radio, Internet and Television | NERIT |
Hungary | Maygar Televízió | MTV |
Ireland | Raidió Teilifís Éireann | RTÉ |
Netherlands | Netherlands Public Television | Avrotros |
Kazakhstan | Kazakhstan Television | NTK |
Liechtenstein | 1 Fürstentum Liechtenstein Television | 1FLTV |
Luxembourg | Radio Television Luxmebourg (CLTMulti Media) | RTL |
FYR Macedonia | Macedonia Radio Television | MRT |
Monaco | TMC Monte Carlo | TMC |
Norway | Norwegian Broadcasting Corparation | NRK |
Poland | Polish Television | TVP |
Romania | Romanian Television Network | Antena1 |
Russia | Russia 1 | --- |
San Marino | Radio-Television of San Marino | SMRTV |
Serbia | Radio Television of Serbia | RTS |
Slovakia | Jednotka | --- |
Slovenia | Radio Televizija Slovenija | RTV SLO |
Spain | Public Broadcaster Radiotelevisión España | La 1 |
Sweden | Sveriges Television | SVT |
Switzerland | Schweizerische Radio- und Fernsehgesellschaft | SRG SSR |
Ukraine | National Television Company Ukraine | NTU |
United Kingdom | Commercial Television Channel UK | ITV |