EBU expands membership with 3Cat and CBC/Radio-Canada
June 25, 2026 18.49 Europe/London By Julian Clover


The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has expanded its membership following votes at its 96th General Assembly in Prague, admitting Catalan public broadcaster 3Cat as an Ancillary Member and promoting Canada’s CBC/Radio-Canada to full Membership.

The appointments follow the approval of revised EBU statutes introducing a new Ancillary Membership category for broadcasters serving large autonomous linguistic communities, while also creating a framework for extra-European full Membership.

Catalonia’s 3Cat becomes the EBU’s first Ancillary Member. The public service broadcaster serves more than eight million Catalan speakers and has worked with the EBU for more than 15 years as an Approved Participant through Catalunya Música.

The broadcaster will contribute Catalan-language content to the Eurovision News Exchange and Euroradio Music Exchange, while bringing expertise in minority language broadcasting, cross-media integration and digital transformation.


Canada’s CBC/Radio-Canada, which has been an Associate Member since the EBU’s foundation in 1950, has now been admitted as a full Member. The move gives the broadcaster access to the EBU’s full range of editorial, technical and strategic collaboration, including investigative journalism, verification and digital news networks.

CBC/Radio-Canada has also confirmed it will fully participate in the Eurovision News Exchange, enabling Canadian reporting to be shared more widely with European broadcasters while bringing additional international coverage to Canadian audiences.

Noel Curran, Director General of the EBU, said 3Cat was “a modern, forward-looking broadcaster with strong expertise to share” in Catalan-language content, digital transformation and regional journalism.

On CBC/Radio-Canada’s admission, Curran added: “As one of the world’s leading public broadcasters, it has already contributed hugely to our Union. Full Membership means we can now do even more together: on platform accountability, on trusted news, and on the resilience that public broadcasters need to build for the years ahead.”

Marie-Philippe Bouchard, President and CEO of CBC/Radio-Canada, said the new status would deepen cooperation “at a time when the collective impact of public service media is essential” and help combat disinformation while supporting cultural expression.

The EBU said Canada’s eligibility for full Membership reflects its public service media system and observer status with the Council of Europe.

Following the changes, the EBU’s membership comprises 115 organisations across 57 countries.