Eurovision
Sign in to savetelevision network that is part of the European Broadcasting Union
Key facts
- Branding
- Eurovision
- Headquarters
- Geneva , Switzerland
- Owner
- European Broadcasting Union
- Launch date
- 6 June 1954 ; 72 years ago ( 1954-06-06 )
- Official website
- eurovisionservices.com
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- television station
- Anthem
- Te Deum
- Headquarters
- Geneva
- Official website
- www.eurovision.net
Show 4 more facts
- topic's main category
- Category:Eurovision events
- inception
- 1954-00-00
- Commons category
- Eurovision (network)
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Eurovision
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
Eurovision is a pan-European television telecommunications network owned and operated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). It was officially founded in 1954 in Geneva, Switzerland, and its first official transmission took place on 6 June 1954. In the lead-up to the network's formal establishment, the coronation of Elizabeth II on 2 June 1953 was one of the first events to be broadcast across Europe.
Major television broadcasts are distributed live through the Eurovision network to EBU members. Members share breaking news footage through the daily Eurovision news exchange (EVN). They also exchange television programmes through the network.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Eurovision” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.