The Eurovision Song Contest Reference Group has been updated and will meet following the 2025 Contest, in Basel. Ana Maria Bordas (RTVE/Spain) will take over from Bakel Walden (outgoing from SSR SRG/Switzerland) in June, as the Chair of the Reference Group. Carla Bugalho, Claudia van der Pas & […]
The EBU, the European Broadcasting Union, have today announced the pots for the allocation draw, for the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel. The Semi Final Allocation Draw will feature five pots – one with seven countries and four with six countries. Countries are organised into certain pots […]
Following a petition with sufficient support submitted to The Senedd, entitled ‘Prepare a bid for Wales to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest’, the EBU, the European Broadcasting Union have responded why Welsh participation in the Eurovision Song Contest is currently not possible. Bakel Walden, the Head of […]
Radio Liechtenstein, the Liechtenstein national broadcaster, have put their Eurovision Song Contest participation plans on hold. The Chairman of the Board of Radio Liechtenstein has confirmed that plans to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest are currently on pause. Mr Bachmann, of Radio Liechtenstein, had the following to […]
DURING October, the EBU, the European Broadcasting Union, announced that AMPTV, the Armenian national broadcaster, had been chosen to host the 2026 Eurovision Young Musicians, in Yerevan. Following on from the announcement in October, the European Broadcasting Union have had the following to say: “The maximum number of […]
ARTE, the French-German public service broadcaster, has be come a full member of the European Broadcasting Union, allowing them to participate in EBU Contests – they previously broadcast the 2017 edition of Eurovision Choir. ARTE, formed in 1990, currently broadcasts in six different languages on television across eight […]
BHRT, the Bosnian national broadcaster, has seen it’s debt increase to the EBU, the European Broadcasting Union, meaning the Bosnians are still excluded from Eurovision events. The Head of the BHRT International Affairs Department and former Head of Delegation at the Eurovision Song Contest, Lejla Babović confirmed that […]
The EBU, the European Broadcasting Union, has released the official album for the 2024 Junior Eurovision Song Contest. The Contest, which takes place on Saturday 16th November, has yet again released a digital official album. It can be purchased across all platforms. In the United Kingdom, the official […]
Radio Liechtenstein, the Liechtenstein national broadcaster, will no longer be applying for membership of the EBU, the European Broadcasting Union. Following a referendum, over 55% of voters have backed a referendum which will see Liechtenstein’s only public broadcaster privatised. Radio Liechtenstein is currently funded by a national licence […]
This afternoon, the EBU, the European Broadcasting Union, announced that AMPTV, the Armenian national broadcaster, had been chosen to host the 2026 Eurovision Young Musicians, in Yerevan. Further information such as the Contest date and venue will follow in the coming months. Hovhannes Movsisyan, AMPTV’s Director-General, had the […]
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