EBU awarded media rights for european qualifiers of UEFA EURO 06 and 08 FIFA World Cup in 0 countries

NOTE TO EDITORS *The countries covered are:

Albania; Armenia; Austria; Azerbaijan; Belarus; Belgium; Bosnia-Herzegovina; Bulgaria; Croatia; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Estonia; Georgia; Hungary; Iceland; Israel; Latvia; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Macedonia; Malta; Moldova; Montenegro; Portugal; Republic of Ireland; Romania; Serbia; Slovakia; Slovenia; Switzerland.

For further information, please contact

BEN STEWARD

Communications Officer

T +41 22 717 2213

M +41 79 244 6535

steward@ebu.ch

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The EBU has secured exclusive media rights in 30 countries* for the newly created national team qualifying matches competition, known as European Qualifiers.

This deal will cover the media rights to all national team matches (home and away) across all media platforms for each EBU Member within its respective country. It also includes host broadcasting services for nearly 300 matches to be provided by EBU Members in high definition.

The EBU and its participating Members will guarantee substantial free-to-air coverage and have reaffirmed, with this agreement, their position of natural broadcast partner for national team football in Europe.

EBU President Jean-Paul Philippot said: We are delighted that the EBU on behalf of its Members is one of the first UEFA broadcast partners for this ambitious new European Qualifiers competition. We are especially proud that European public service media continue to be the partner of choice for UEFA, UEFA's national associations and their national teams, thus bringing the passion and excitement of national team football to the widest possible audience.

With this major new deal, the EBU and its Members will benefit from an enriched portfolio of national team football media rights, complementing the rights previously acquired to the 2014, 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups .

ABOUT THE EUROPEAN BROADCASTING UNION (EBU)

The EBU is the worlds foremost alliance of public service media organizations, with Members in 56 countries in Europe and beyond.

The EBUs mission is to defend the interests of public service media and to promote their indispensable contribution to modern society. It is the point of reference for industry knowledge and expertise.

The EBU operates EUROVISION and EURORADIO.

EUROVISION is the media industrys premier distributor and producer of top quality live sport and news, as well as entertainment, culture and music content.

EURORADIO enhances public service radio through the exchange of music, professional networking and the promotion of digital and hybrid radio to ensure radio remains a key protagonist in a multimedia world.

The EUROVISION/EURORADIO satellite and fibre network is the largest and most reliable in the world directly plugged in to public service media everywhere.

web: www.ebu.ch - twitter: @EBU_Eurovision @Euroradio_EBU

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