Representatives of the European Broadcasting Union have arrived in Israel to discuss preparations for the Eurovision Song Contest 2019.
A delegation of representatives from the European Broadcasting Union has arrived in Israel today, as preparations for next years contest continue. The representatives will be meeting with the Israeli broadcaster KAN to discuss the technical preparations for the contest.
They will also be taking a tour of the potential host cities for next years competition, as well as the dates of the contest. The visit from representatives of the EBU comes one week after Swedish producers traveled to the country to meet with KAN.
Israel won the right to host the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 after Netta was victorious in the 2018 edition in Lisbon, Portugal with the song Toy. This was Israel’s fourth victory in the history of the contest.
Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Eilat are in the running to be the host city of the Eurovision Song Contest 2019. The bidding process is viewed as a two city race, with Eilat seen as an outsider to be selected as the hosts of next years competition.
Jerusalem has submitted a bid to host the Eurovision at the Pais Arena. The Indoor arena which opened in four years ago, seats just over 11,000 people. It will also have space for 1,500 journalists according to the local Municipality.
The Pais Arena beat out the Teddy Stadium as the city’s prefered venue for the competition. The Teddy Stadium would have been able to seat around 30,000 people and be the largest venue for the Eurovision Song Contest since 2011. However the Stadium required the construction of a $3 million roof.
The Tel Aviv Municipality has confirmed that their bid focused on the Tel Aviv Convention Centre. The Convention Centre which is also known as the Fairgrounds, is a complex formed of various pavilions. Pavilion 2 which was completed in 2015 is the cities suggested venue for the competition. It is able to host up to 10,000 people.
Source: Israel Hayom
