The European Broadcasting Union ( EBU ) , known in French as L'Union EuropÃ enne de Radio-T Ã lÃ vision ( UER ) , and unrelated to the European Union , was formed on 12 February 1950 by 23 broadcasting organizations from Europe and the Mediterranean at a conference in the coastal resort of Torquay in Devon , England . It was formed on 12 February 1950 by 23 broadcasting organizations from Europe and the Mediterranean at a conference in the coastal resort of Torquay in Devon , England .