Eurovision is a pan-European television telecommunications network owned and operated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).

However, a year before the official launch, on 2 June 1953 the coronation of Elizabeth II was one of the first events to be broadcast across Europe.

In January 2023, Eurovision Services was sold to a German investment advisory company, DUBAG AG, based in Munich.

The name "Eurovision" was originally coined by British journalist George Campey when writing for the Evening Standard, and was adopted by the EBU for its network.

It broadcast the Narcissus Festival in Montreux, Switzerland, followed by an evening program from Rome, including a tour of the Vatican, an address from Pope Pius XII and an apostolic blessing.

[1] Eurovision was managed by the European Broadcasting Union's Eurovision Operations Department and offered permanent coverage of Europe, the Americas, the Middle East, North Africa and the Asia-Pacific region, as well as ad-hoc coverage of the African continent and the Pacific Rim.

The EBU in co-operation with the respective host broadcaster, organises competitions and events in which its members can participate, if they wish to do so.

The final, encompassing three categories and around ten choirs, is offered as a live broadcast to all EBU members.

The original series run ended in 1982 but was revived in 1988 with a different complexion of nations and was hosted by smaller broadcasters.

[13] Following its initial cancellation in June 2021 by Interkultur,[14] in October 2022 it was announced by the EBU that the event would return in 2023, hosted by Latvijas Televīzija for the second time in the contest's history.

[21] However, in 2021, SBS Commissioning Editor Josh Martin confirmed that the contest would not take place despite earlier plans.

The EBU launched on 5 February 2024 a digital streaming platform for the business-to-consumer market called Eurovision Sport.

The platform is accessible via the website eurovisionsport.com and as an app for android and iOS mobile and tablet devices, and, later in the year, via Connected TVs and selected free ad-supported streaming television channels.