This morning, the EBU, the European Broadcasting Union, announced the appointment of Martin Green as the inaugural ESC Director. Green’s track record as an executive producer of major events includes the ceremonies of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Hull UK City of Culture 2017, the Birmingham […]
SRG SSR, the Swiss national broadcaster, have announced that Bakel Walden will be leaving the broadcaster. While Bakel Walden will be leaving SRG SSR on Friday 1st November, he will remain as the Chair of the Eurovision Song Contest Reference Group during the first half of 2025, to […]
The EBU, the European Broadcasting Union, has given AVROTROS, the Dutch national broadcaster, a special dispensation in regards to a decision on participation. Broadcasters have until this Sunday, September 15th to confirm their intention to participate at the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel. AVROTROS have been granted […]
AVROTROS, the Dutch national broadcaster, will not proceed with legal action, following the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest, in Malmö. Following the closure of the Police investigation into Joost Klein, AVROTROS will no longer take legal action against the EBU, the European Broadcasting Union, following their disqualification ahead of the […]
BHRT, the Bosnian national broadcaster, have been ordered to sell off their holdings by the Municipal Court in Sarajevo to pay off their debts to the EBU – according to Klix.ba, a Bosnian media outlet. BHRT owe the EBU around 8.1m CHF/€8.36m. BHRT own holdings worth 81.97m CHF/€84.6m. […]
Following the independent investigation of the events of the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö, Martin Österdahl has finally spoken out. Speaking to Swedish media outlet TT, Martin Österdahl discussed Israel, the growth of the Contest and the changes that need to be made, amongst other things. Martin […]
The EBU, the European Broadcasting Union, have revealed further details after the findings of their independent investigation was revealed YESTERDAY. Jean Philip De Tender, Deputy Director-General and Media Director for the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), has revealed that Martin Österdahl will remain in the role as Executive Supervisor, however some […]
The EBU, the European Broadcasting Union, have revealed the full participants list for the 2024 Eurovision Young Musicians, in Bodø. Eleven countries will be participating in Bodø, with Armenia, Austria, Serbia & Switzerland return, while Croatia are the only country deciding not to return after 2022. The full […]
Following the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö, the EBU, the European Broadcasting Union, have the findings of their independent investigation. The independent review found that there was a need to bolster the leadership team of the ESC to ensure operational bandwidth to manage an event of this […]
NRK, the Norwegian national broadcaster, have provided an update following the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest, in Malmö. While NRK have not said they will withdraw from the Eurovision Song Contest, they are hinting at it. The full statement from NRK can be read below: “At the invitation of […]
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