The European Broadcasting Union signed a four-year distribution agreement with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra under which it acquired TV and radio broadcast rights for a package of three classical concerts per year.

The first concert to be broadcast is the internationally popular New Year’s Concert from the Musikverein concert hall, Vienna. It is TV’s most watched annual classical music concert.

The second concert of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra package is the annual Summer Night Concert in the gardens of Schönbrunn Castle in Vienna. The New Year’s Concert and the Summer Night Concert are produced by Austrian public broadcaster ORF.

The third element in the package is a special concert relayed from different international locations each year. In 2009 it was held at the Shanghai Oriental Art Center, as an expression of the cultural exchanges between Austria and China, and to support the promotion of the 2010 World Exposition in Shanghai. In June 2010, a concert was performed at Cankar Hall (Cankarjev Dom) in Ljubljana at the kind invitation of RTVSLO. Riccardo Muti directed the VPO. And in May 2011, the VPO played Gustav Mahler 's 9th Symphony in Madrid under the baton of Daniele Gatti, with RTVE as the host broadcaster. 

44 EBU Members have the opportunity to broadcast the concert including: Albania (RTSH), Andorra (RTVA), Azerbaijan (ITV), Belarus (BTRC), Belgium (RTBF & VRT), Bosnia Herzegovina (BHRT), Bulgaria (BNT), Croatia (HRT), Cyprus (CYBC), Czech Republic (CT), Denmark (DR), Egypt (ERTU), Estonia (ERR), Finland (YLE), France (FR2), Georgia (GTVR), Germany (ZDF), Greece (ERT), Hungary (MTV), Iceland (RUV), Italy (RAI), Kosovo (RTK), Latvia (LTV), Lebanon (TL), Lithuania (LRT), Macedonia (MKRTV), Moldova (TRM), Montenegro (RTCG), Netherlands (NOS), Norway (NRK), Poland (TVP2), Portugal (RTP), Romania (TVR), Russia (RTR), Serbia (RTS), Slovenia (RTVSLO), Spain (RTVE), Sweden (SVT), Switzerland (SF, TSI & TSR), Turkey (TRT) and UK (BBC).