European Broadcasting Union Re-Elects President Delphine Ernotte-Cunci, Adds Ukraine’s Mykola Chernotytskyi to Board
variety.comK.J. Yossman European Broadcasting Union (EBU) president Delphine Ernotte-Cunci (pictured above, far left) has been re-elected for a second two-year term.Vice-president Petr Dvořák has also been re-elected.
Their new mandate will run from Jan. 2023.Meanwhile Mykola Chernotytskyi, of Ukrainian broadcaster UA:PBC, and Katja Wildermuth of German broadcaster Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR), have also joined the board.
They will replace Germany’s Thomas Bellut (of broadcaster ZDF) and Russia’s Sergei Parker (of broadcaster Channel One) effective immediately.Ernotte-Cunci is CEO of France Télévisions, Dvořárk is director-general of Czech Television, Chernotytskyi is head of the managing board at UA:PBC and Wildermuth is director-general at BR.
Chernotytskyi’s appointment is particularly significant given that not only has he replaced a seat on the board vacated by a Russian broadcasting member but also because the EBU are currently embroiled in a disagreement with UA:PBC over where to host next year’s Eurovison Song Contest.After Ukraine won the contest in May of this year, they have been determined to host next year’s Eurovision on Ukrainian soil.
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