Glen Killane has been promoted into the role of Executive Director of Eurovision Sport.
He takes over from Stefan Kürten, who announced in December that he will leave the EBU in June this year.
Killane has been Deputy Director of Eurovision Sport since August 2018, where he has led the Eurovision Sports acquisition team. In recent months he’s negotiated a new agreement covering the Tour de France and Vuelta a Espana, rights for a string of UEFA events and European Gymnastics
Noel Curran, Director General of the EBU, said: “Glen has a proven track record in Sports broadcasting in the public and private sectors. He understands the digital requirements of Sports Federations in the modern age and remains totally committed to the values of our public service Members.
Before joining the EBU, Glen was Managing Director of Eir Sport and Eir TV, owned by Irish Telco Eir, where he led the launch of their OTT pay sports business and ran the company’s IPTV platform.
He was Managing Director of RTE Television from 2010 until 2016, during which time he was elected Chair of the EBU Television Committee.
