Jean Philip De Tender has been EBU Media Director since 2015, overseeing strategy, management, networks and content. In 2021 he was nominated Deputy Director General of the organization.

For more than 25 years Jean Philip worked for VRT, the Flemish public broadcaster in Belgium. He started his career as a journalist working on various television and radio programmes. Later on, as television programme manager, he was responsible for a wide range of programmes covering all genres, from fiction to entertainment, current affairs and reality.

From 2007 to 2013, he was the channel manager of Eén, the biggest television channel in Flanders. During his tenure, Eén grew to achieve enormous success, cornering a share of more than 33% and plotting a clear course for public broadcasting. During his last two years at VRT, he was in charge of all television channels (Eén, Canvas and Ketnet).

Jean Philip loves writing and sharing his ideas. Social media has become second nature to him. In 2010, he published his first book, Alles is een verhaal (Everything is a story). An inspiring personality, he often lectures internationally, both inside and outside the media industry.

He loves reading and is inspired by everything that crosses his path. His motto in life is to “create order in the chaos and chaos in the order”.

Liz Corbin is EBU Director of News. She joined as Deputy Media Director/Head of News in January 2020 and was promoted in April 2024, reporting to the EBU Director General. She oversees the Eurovision News Exchange, the Eurovision News Events broadcast services team, Radio and Sport News, and digital transformation projects. She is also a committed advocate for public service media and trusted, quality journalism.

Liz’s relatively short time at the EBU has coincided with what could be considered one of the most challenging periods for global news outlets in recent history. She has presided over a record-breaking Eurovision News Exchange, covering stories including the global pandemic; the war in Ukraine; the death of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II; and the terrible events in Israel and Gaza.

Liz has fostered a news environment rooted in technological innovation with the launch of A European Perspective (a pan-European networked newsroom); the EBU Investigative Journalism Network, which has produced significant stories such as the Missing Children of Ukraine and Russification in Occupied Ukraine; the transformation of the News Events service, which delivers the biggest stories to global media outlets; and genuinely ground-breaking news reports on climate journalism and trusted news in the age of generative AI.

On being promoted to EBU Director of News, Corbin said, “News is the beating heart of public service media, and I am passionate about the role the EBU has played in supporting our Members with their impartial and trusted journalism. In my first four years at the EBU, together with the Members and the fantastic staff I work with in Geneva and across the world, I have been proud to grow and transform the services from Eurovision News.”

As Director of News, I will continue this journey because how we produce the news needs to change radically and constantly. It’s a privilege to work to bring our Members ever closer together, helping them share their journalism, their resources and their expertise. Our Members can rely on Eurovision News to keep them ahead of the curve because all the audiences across Europe and beyond deserve public service newsrooms which are best in class.”

Her current priorities include launching a new platform for all Eurovision News services, further innovations in AI and digital content sharing, developing the globally recognised content verification services; and covering the upcoming US elections.

Before joining the EBU, Liz spent 18 years at the BBC, most recently as Head of News at BBC World News. She also served as Editor of BBC Reality Check, where she led a major team expansion, and as the BBC Singapore Bureau Editor, where she created an integrated newsroom.

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