Delphine Ernotte Cunci elected new EBU president

Will take over from Tony Hall on 1st January 2021

By Jenny Priestley

Published: October 2, 2020

Will take over from Tony Hall on 1st January 2021

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France T l visions CEO Delphine Ernotte Cunci has been elected as the new president of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).

She will takeover from outgoing president Tony Hall on 1st January and will serve a two-year period.

Delphine Ernotte Cunci was appointed CEO of France T l visions in 2015 and has recently been re-elected for a second-term. Prior to joining France T l visions, she spent 26 years at Orange S.A. (previously known as France T l com), latterly working as CEO of Orange France from 2011-2015.

She said: I am very honoured by the trust and confidence that Members have bestowed upon me. The health crisis has underlined the major democratic role played by public service media in accessing free and trusted information. The diversity of our countries and our cultures is a major strength in confronting global media platforms and I will, of course, rely on it.

I will follow in the footsteps of my predecessor Tony Hall, to whom I pay tribute, so that our alliance can continue to uphold Europe's cultural and technological sovereignty.

Lastly, I am both proud and happy for all France T l visions staff, with whom I share the honour of becoming the EBU's first female president.

Petr Dvo k has been elected vice president. He has been director general of Czech Television since 2011.

He said: Without any doubt, these are difficult times. However, public service media are good at doing difficult things. It is part of our DNA and we have proven, recently as well as during our long history, that we excel at fulfilling different public needs no matter what.

Despite the pandemic, the economic changes, political pressures, the transformation of viewing habits, technological development and transnational competitors, we keep on working and we are, after all, the most trusted media in Europe.

I am very happy to join the EBU as vice president and I am very keen on helping everyone find ways to work together and support each other.

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