TheEuropean Broadcasting Service (EBS) (formerlyEurope by Satellite) is the TV information service of theEuropean Union which includes 2 TV channels: EBS and EBS+. Managed by theEuropean Commission, it broadcasts images coming from all EU Institutions like theEuropean Parliament, theEuropean Council, theEuropean Central Bank, theEuropean Committee of the Regions, and theEuropean Court of Justice.
The EBS was launched in 1995 with the purpose of providing TV, radio stations and other news services with live pictures and sounds coming from the EU,[1] in all official EU languages. The programming consists of a mix of live events, stock shots, edited programmes and video clips on EU subjects produced by various EU Institutions and Directorates. EbS delivers a unique archive on the history of the EU.[2] All the material from EBS and its archive may be used free of charge for EU-related information and educational purposes.[3]
EBS service is available via unencrypted satellite signals and the services are onEutelsat 9B. The satellite footprint covers all Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. More detailshere
EBS service is also available online, on theAudiovisual Portal managed by the European Commission where the schedule of both channels is available for streaming and download purposes. Download functionalities offer several file formats: MP3 for audio files, MP4 h264 broadcast quality and MPEG4 web quality for the video files. In addition, the video embed code is also available for the user.