EiTB
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1982
- HeadquartersBilbao, Spain
- Headcount501–1,000
- GTM typeB2C
- OfferingDigital Commerce or Content
EiTB firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- EiTB
- Legal name
- EUSKAL IRRATI TELEBISTA
- Website
- https://eitb.eus
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1982
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 501–1,000 employees
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
EiTB industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Public Broadcasting
- NAICS
- Television Broadcasting Stations (516120), Radio Broadcasting Stations (51611), Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (5162)
- SIC
- Television Broadcasting Stations (4833), Radio Broadcasting Stations (4832)
- akta.pro primary industry
- International TV Broadcasters (Free-to-Air/Satellite/Cable) (MPABAEAJ)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- International Cultural/Educational Broadcasters (MPABAEAF), International Multilingual/Diaspora Broadcasters (MPABAEAG)
Keywords
Where EiTB is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Bilbao
- HQ country
- Spain
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
EiTB business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2C
- Offering type
- Digital Commerce or Content
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others
Revenue model
- Public Funding: EITB is a public broadcaster funded primarily through the Basque Government (Eusko Jaurlaritza) under a programme contract (programa-kontratua), established by Law 5/1982 of 20 May.
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels6 records
Marketing channels5 records
EiTB product offering
Product offeringCore offering
EiTB is the Basque public broadcaster operating a multi-platform media network including two linear TV channels (ETB1 in Basque, ETB2 in Spanish), five radio stations, and streaming platforms (ETB ON, PRIMERAN) serving the Basque-speaking population. The broadcaster produces original content including reality TV (El Conquistador), nature documentaries (Bizi Natura), fiction series (Boga), sports coverage, and news programming in the Basque language.
Product overview
EiTB (Euskal Irrati Telebista) is the Basque public broadcasting corporation operating a multi-platform media network. The core offering consists of two linear TV channels (ETB1 in Basque, ETB2 in Spanish), five radio stations (Euskadi Irratia, Radio Vitoria, Radio Euskadi, Gaztea, EITB Musika), and three streaming platforms (ETB ON for catch-up and live TV, PRIMERAN for premium exclusive content, and GUAU for radio aggregation). Supporting digital properties include the sports portal kirolakeitb.eus, news portal orain.eus, children's platform Makusi, and various specialty programs like El Conquistador (adventure reality, 22 seasons, internationally exported format) and Bizi Natura (nature documentary, BBC-format adaptation). The group also produces fiction series such as 'Boga' for its streaming platforms. Coverage focuses on Basque sports (football clubs, rowing, cycling), regional culture, news, and international content dubbed/subtitled into Basque.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- ETB1: Basque language television channel
- ETB2
- ETB ON
- PRIMERAN
- Euskadi Irratia
- Radio Euskadi
- Radio Vitoria
- Gaztea
- EITB Musika
- GUAU
- Makusi
- ORAIN
- Kirolak
Products and services
- ETB1 Basque-language generalist television channel offering news, sports, entertainment, culture, and nature programming for Basque-speaking audiences.
- ETB2 Spanish-language generalist television channel providing news, sports coverage, live events, and entertainment programming to Basque and Spanish-speaking audiences.
- ETB ON
- PRIMERAN
- Euskadi Irratia
- Radio Vitoria
- Radio Euskadi
- Gaztea
- EITB Musika
- Kirolak (kirolakeitb.eus)
- ORAIN (News Portal)
- GUAU
- Makusi
- El Conquistador
- Bizi Natura
- Boga (Fiction Series)
- Naruto on PRIMERAN (Basque Language)
Quantifiable outcome
- 605,000 viewers connected with ETB for 'Bizi Natura' programme, with 19,000+ ETB ON users and 12,500+ streaming hours
- +2 more outcomes
Companies that use EiTB
Customer profileNamed customers1 record
Segments2 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
EiTB technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature3 records
EiTB partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
One partnership is on record.
- Brutal Media / BBCcoreEITB partnered with Brutal Media and the BBC to co-produce 'Bizi Natura', the Basque adaptation of the BBC's internationally successful 'Springwatch' nature documentary format. The first edition was filmed in the Urdaibaiko Biosfera Erreserba (Urdaibai Biosphere Reserve) over three weeks with daily broadcasts. The collaboration represents a significant international co-production bringing premium wildlife content to Basque audiences for the first time.
Scale indicators6 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
EiTB competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals (CCMA - TV3): CCMA operates TV3 and Catalonia Ràdio as the public broadcaster for Catalonia, serving the Catalan-speaking population with a multi-platform model (TV, radio, streaming, digital portals) funded by the Catalan Government. It is the closest functional peer to EiTB, mirroring its regional public broadcaster role, language/cultural mandate, and multi-channel structure.
- Compañía de Radio Televisión de Galicia (CRTVG): CRTVG is the Galician public broadcaster operating TVG and Radio Galega, funded by the Xunta de Galicia to serve the Galician-speaking audience. It is directly comparable to EiTB as a Spanish regional public broadcaster with linguistic and cultural preservation goals, linear TV plus streaming distribution, and a comparable scale of operations.
- Radio Televisión Andaluza (RTVA - Canal Sur): RTVA operates Canal Sur as the public broadcaster for Andalusia, funded by the Junta de Andalucía. Like EiTB, it combines TV channels, radio, and digital platforms to serve a regional audience with a cultural mandate, providing structural comparability in funding model, multi-platform distribution, and regional audience focus.
Broad incumbents
- Radiotelevisión Española (RTVE): RTVE is the national public broadcaster of Spain, operating La 1, La 2, Teledeporte, Canal 24h, and Radio Nacional. It competes for the same Basque-speaking audience at the national level and offers overlapping general entertainment, news, and sports coverage, but its scale, national reach, and budget materially exceed EiTB's regional scope.
- Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP): RTP is Portugal's national public broadcaster operating multiple TV and radio channels with a public service remit that includes regional minority-language programming. It is comparable to EiTB in public-broadcaster governance model, multi-platform distribution, and cultural-preservation mandate, though operating at national rather than regional scale.
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC): BBC is EiTB's co-production partner on Bizi Natura (Springwatch adaptation) and represents the gold-standard public service broadcaster with a comparable multi-platform model (linear TV, radio, iPlayer streaming). While vastly larger in scale and global reach, the BBC provides the partnership template and content format pipeline that EiTB leverages.
- Atresmedia: Atresmedia is a major Spanish commercial broadcaster (Antena 3, laSexta, Onda Cero, ATRESplayer) competing for the same Basque audience with national-scale content budgets. It represents the commercial competitive pressure on EiTB's viewership and advertising share, though it lacks EiTB's Basque-language cultural mandate.
- Movistar Plus+ (Telefónica): Movistar Plus+ is the leading pay-TV and streaming platform in Spain, competing for premium content spend and audience attention in the same Basque market. It represents the global streaming and pay-TV competitive dynamic that EiTB's PRIMERAN and ETB ON platforms must contend with for viewer mindshare.
Others
- EITB (already analysed): Placeholder removed - subject company.
Regional players
- France 3 Nouvelle-Aquitaine (France Télévisions): France 3's regional channels cover the French Basque Country (Iparralde), serving an overlapping geographic and linguistic audience. While operating under the national France Télévisions umbrella, its regional editorial focus and cross-border Basque cultural content make it a comparable regional player in the broader Basque media ecosystem.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
EiTB compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance1 record
EiTB financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
EiTB leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles3 records
EiTB funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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EiTB M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about EiTB
What does EiTB do?
EiTB is the Basque public broadcaster operating a multi-platform media network including two linear TV channels (ETB1 in Basque, ETB2 in Spanish), five radio stations, and streaming platforms (ETB ON, PRIMERAN) serving the Basque-speaking population. The broadcaster produces original content including reality TV (El Conquistador), nature documentaries (Bizi Natura), fiction series (Boga), sports coverage, and news programming in the Basque language.
Is EiTB a public or private company?
EiTB is a private company. It is classified as state government owned and is currently operating.
When was EiTB founded?
EiTB was founded in 1982. It employs 501 to 1,000 people.
Where is EiTB based?
EiTB is headquartered in Bilbao, Spain, in the Europe region.
How does EiTB make money?
One revenue line is on record: public Funding.
Who are EiTB's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals (CCMA - TV3), Compañía de Radio Televisión de Galicia (CRTVG) and Radio Televisión Andaluza (RTVA - Canal Sur). Broad incumbents are Radiotelevisión Española (RTVE), Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP), British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Atresmedia and Movistar Plus+ (Telefónica). EITB (already analysed) is listed as an others. France 3 Nouvelle-Aquitaine (France Télévisions) is listed as a regional player.
Does EiTB have an API?
No public API is recorded for EiTB.
What industry is EiTB in?
EiTB's product category is Public Broadcasting. Its primary akta.pro industry code is MPABAEAJ, International TV Broadcasters (Free-to-Air/Satellite/Cable), with a secondary code of MPABAEAF, International Cultural/Educational Broadcasters. Its NAICS code is 516120 and its SIC code is 4833.