EBU and AIL link Europe and Latin America in landmark cross-regional content-sharing agreement

EBU and Alianza Informativa Latinoamericana announce news content sharing agreement

Image: EBU, Mics of AIL member broadcasters

The EBU and the Alianza Informativa Latinoamericana (AIL), have formed a content-sharing agreement that connects the EBU’s Eurovision News Exchange (EVN) with AIL’s network of 21 broadcasters. This collaboration opens a new chapter in global news collaboration between Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, as the EBU has claimed in a statement.

The agreement is designed to enable reciprocal access to diverse news content. For the first time, EBU Members will have access to news material and breaking news live signals from Latin America and the Caribbean, while AIL Members gain access to a supply of European news coverage.

The partnership, in force from 1 May 2026, is founded on principles of parity, reciprocity and equal treatment. This looks forward to ensuring both organizations and their Members feature identical rights and obligations in the exchange of content.

Under the agreement, Members of both organizations can access and broadcast each other’s audiovisual news material across multiple platforms, including linear broadcasting and digital services. This includes distribution via satellite, terrestrial and online channels, as well as streaming on proprietary and third-party platforms under full editorial control.

“This is a landmark agreement that’s extremely valuable to our Members and their news operations”, affirms Liz Corbin, EBU Director of News. “They now have timely and wide-ranging access to AIL’s content from across Latin America and the Caribbean, strengthening our coverage of this hugely important but underreported region”.

“The signing of this agreement marks a significant milestone for our organization in the development of a global news service”, adds Juan Carlos Isaza Montejo, Executive Director of AIL. “This new alliance fosters journalistic collaboration between both organizations’ broadcasters, bringing the two continents closer culturally”.

AIL unites 20 private television broadcasters from Latin America, the Caribbean and one public broadcaster from the Canary Islands, while the EBU is the alliance of public service media.