The official Eurovision board game will be available as of April 23rd. The Eurovision online shop has brought out a brand new exciting item – a Eurovision board game! Although not much is known about the game as of yet,…
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Junior Eurovision 2017 To Have Budget Of 2.2 Million Euros
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 will have a budget of over 2.2 million euros. In a press conference held this morning by Georgian broadcaster GPB, it has been revealed that the broadcaster has allocated more than €2.2 million (7 million…
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Liechtenstein: 1FLTV Plans Eurovision Debut in 2019
1FLTV the only television broadcast in Liechtenstein, states that they are planning to debut in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2019. In a press release this week, 1FLTV confirmed that preparations are underway for Liechtenstein to make their Eurovision debut…
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FYR Macedonia: Journalists Association Urges Government To Resolve MRT’s EBU Debt
The Association of Journalists of Macedonia has urged the government of Macedonia to resolve national broadcaster, MRT’s debt to the European Broadcasting Union. The Association of Journalists of Macedonia has urged that the Macedonian work as swiftly as possible to resolve,…
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FYR Macedonia: EBU to Impose Sanctions on MRT
MRT, the Macedonian national broadcaster, is to face sanctions from the EBU due to long standing overdue debt towards them. According to ESCXtra, anonymous sources from MRT claim that the broadcaster owes over 500,000 to the EBU. The broadcaster generated…
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Denmark: Jan Lagermand Lundme Elected to Reference Group
Jan Lagermand Lundme, head of the Danish national broadcaster DR, has been selected to sit on the Eurovision Reference Group, an executive group representing all participating broadcasters in the Eurovision Song Contest. Jan said that he was very excited when…
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Ukraine: EBU Calls on Government to Sufficiently Fund UA:PBC
The European Broadcasting Union has called on the Ukrainian Government to ensure that national broadcaster UA:PBC receives proper funding. The EBU has this week called on the Ukrainian Government to properly fund its national public broadcaster, UA:PBC. The public statement…
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Noel Curran Welcomed as New EBU Director General
The EBU have welcomed Noel Curran as the new Director General, replacing Ingrid Deltenre. Noel Curran has replaced Ingrid Deltenre as Director General of the EBU. Ingrid has stepped down from the position after eight years, stating that she wants…
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EBU: Rule Changes for Future Contests
The EBU has begun to notify broadcasters about changes in the rules of future editions of the Eurovision Song Contest. The modifications to the rules were approved during a meeting of the Reference Group in Geneva in June. The German…
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Eurovision 2018: RTP to announce dates and Host City in the following weeks.
Only a month after Salvador Sobral’s win at the Eurovision Song Contest 2017, the Portuguese delegation has already traveled to the EBU’s headquarters in Geneva for their first ever meeting with the Reference Group. It is safe to say that…
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