The Old World is developing with the goal of integrating the countries of Western Europe in all spheres of social, cultural, political and economic life. This process was not interrupted and continues today. The European Union tends to expand and provide other countries with the opportunity to join it. The cultural sphere, foreign exchange and other socio-political aspects of society are subject to growth. Since we live in the age of information technology, television and radio broadcasting play a leading role in the cultural life of society. For the implementation of many international projects, it was necessary to develop and strengthen international relations in the field of broadcasting.
The purpose and objectives of the creation
The main task with which the European Broadcasting Union (EMU) was formed is a broad exchange of radio and television programs, production of joint projects, preferential provision of access to broadcasting competitions, cultural programs, international festivals and competitions for members of the union. EMU provides its participants with versatile assistance in legal and technical matters. Negotiations on broadcast rights are held on their behalf. The Union organizes the exchange of news, coordinates and stimulates the joint production of cartoons, educational and documentaries, competitions of young musicians, dancers, screenwriters of both adult and children's competitions. Also, the purpose of EMU is to provide a full range of different operational, technical, commercial, strategic and legal services.
In EMU, a clear algorithm was compiled and worked out to determine the ranking of problems by importance. Emerging or predicted problems are analyzed with the participation of specialists. They are tested using carefully compiled questionnaires designed to identify the most varied aspects of the problem, danger and expected result; necessary capabilities, timelines, resources are evaluated. Finally, the statement of the problem and the ways of its solution are formulated.
History of creation
EMU foundation day - February 12, 1950. It was an initiative of twenty-three public television and radio companies belonging to the states of Western Europe and the Mediterranean. Today it is the world's largest non-profit association of professional national state and public broadcasting organizations. There are countries that are represented by more than one television and radio company. The European Broadcasting Union consists of seventy-five full members, representing fifty-six European states, North African and Middle Eastern countries. Another forty-five associate regional members are members of the union.
Structure
EBU (European Broadcasting Union) is similar to a broadcasting company. The union includes an administration council with departments. This is television, radio broadcasting, the department of legal, technical issues, etc. Another feature of EMU is the role of the broadcaster, generating Eurochannels. The television and radio departments of the European Broadcasting Union conduct large-scale activities with branches (software) of corporations that are part of the union. They organize contests, special creative projects, grants, music contests "Eurovision", "Euroradio", etc. The Legal Department is involved in improving the legal aspects of broadcasting.
Who is a member of the European Broadcasting Union, and Eurovision 2016
The union includes more than 70 different countries of the European continent, among which there is Russia. Members of the union are both Western countries (Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Germany, Great Britain, Denmark and others), as well as states that were formerly members of the USSR (Ukraine, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Moldova, Estonia, etc.). The union includes: Czech Republic, Slovenia, Romania, Albania, Serbia; Israel, Jordan, Iceland, Malta, Monaco, Tunisia, Turkey and many others. At the latest Eurovision Song Contest 2016, participants from 40 countries were represented. The jury consisted of five experts from Russia. New rules were introduced, according to which spectator and referee votes are summed 50 to 50, and each judge votes separately on a 12-point scale. When the results were announced and the petition was filed, it turned out that the European Broadcasting Union was ready to review the results of Eurovision, but the result of the competition remained the same: Ukraine won.
Results of the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 and the European Broadcasting Union
The petition, which was signed by more than three hundred people on change.org, was aimed at reviewing the results of Eurovision 2016. According to the results of the competition, Ukraine became the winner. The final was held on May 14th. The petition was considered, but the response of the European Broadcasting Union did not change the outcome. After a spectator vote and scoring results from the jury of experts from different countries, Ukraine received the highest rating. The second place was assigned to Australia, and the third - to Russia (representative Sergey Lazarev), which closed the top three.
Technology
The main problem that EMU technology departments are working on is the introduction of digital technologies in television and radio production. Particular attention is paid to the layout of programs, their production and archiving. In connection with these tasks, a sufficient number of important documents have been developed related to the preservation, restoration of film materials, their elimination, recording, measurement and standardization of digital audio signals and digital video recording formats, comparative tests, the use and compatibility of methods, the development of principles of universality of identification, determination of prospects and etc. This allows you to increase efficiency and reduce costs, increase the efficiency of project implementation, further use oizvodimogo material provides the possibility to create new ones.
Eurovision network technologies are aimed at developing the exchange of television and radio products, identifying authorship, improving the existing network, studying the problems of data transmission and collection, production, harmonizing formats, and distributing corporate systems. Technology divisions and working groups are in conjunction with other EMU departments.