EO & WNL, members of NPO, the governing body for Dutch public broadcasting, have revealed they were will to co-operate on participation, at the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest, in Burgas.

NOS have reported that EO and WNL were willing to support Dutch participation in the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest, in Burgas, before NPO announced its WITHDRAWAL from the Contest. Arjan Lock, Director of EO, states that they were looking at ways alongside NPO, to make 2027 Eurovision Song Contest participation possible. However, a spokesperson for EO, had the following to say:

“We do believe that Eurovision belongs in public broadcasting, but we do not think it fits with EO.”

A spokesperson for WNL, had the following to say:

“There proved to be insufficient support within public broadcasting. For a journalistic broadcaster like WNL, doing it alone is not an option.”

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Author: Richard Taylor

Source: Eurovoix