As things stand, Kazakhstan and Kosovo will not be invited to take part in next year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam. Associate Members of the European Broadcasting Union have to be invited to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest. ESCXtra received the following statement from the EBU: “At […]
Last week, the European Broadcasting Union held their General Assembly in Tirana, Albania. After various discussions, a decision was made to hold a vote for Full Membership of RTK in December. While the EBU have declared a vote for December, some countries have already declared their objection around […]
Over the last six months, there have been talks of not one debut in Israel, but three – however this will be unlikely in our eyes, maybe one or two if we are lucky. Kosovo Last week, RTK (the Kosovo Broadcaster) spoke to members of the European Broadcasting […]
Earlier this week, the complete list of Eurovision 2017 participants was published, naming the 43 countries who will take to the stage in Kyiv, Ukraine next May. 43 countries taking part equals the record first set in 2008 in Belgrade, then matched again in Düsseldorf in 2011. This […]
Every year, a number of non-participating countries broadcast the Eurovision Song Contest and this year is no different. As we announced earlier in the week, Logo will be broadcasting the Grand Final LIVE for the first time ever at 15:00 EST. The show will also be streamed via […]
Crimea, may be have your votes please? Last year Swedish TV developed the Eurovision slogan for the contest in Malmo, “We Are One” which aimed to portray Europe as a united entity, emphasising diversity and multiculturalism. Except Europe really isn’t one; Europe is a fractured construct, economically, […]
Today the final of Türkvizyon 2013 takes place. Where Can You Look At The Show Live On-Line? You have a choice of 6 live on-line web links to watch the show – Here are the full listings The show begins at 18:30 in Turkey which is 16:30 GMT The 12 […]
The 12 Finalist of Türkvizyon 2013 have been announced. The very first broadcast of Türkvizyon took place this afternoon. 24 acts competed for 12 places in the Grand Final. The 24 Jury members – each a representative from the participating countries decided on the following 12 finalists Altai […]
Animated flag of Cyprus. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) CYPRUS “La La La La La La La Lack Of Funds” – With Cyprus putting on a wonderful show in Baku this year it would be a shame if the Island Country was forced to pull out due to lack of funding. […]