Speaking to The Today Programme on BBC Radio Four, Martin รsterdahl Executive Supervisor of the Eurovision Song Contest has discussed a variety of topics surrounding the competition. As the United Kingdom looks forward to hosting the Eurovision Song Contest 2023…
Read More๐บ๐ฆ Ukraine: OGAE Ukraine Calls For OGAE Russia to Be Removed from OGAE Network
OGAE Ukraine, the Ukrainian branch of the official Eurovision fan club OGAE, has called for OGAE Russia to be removed from the OGAE International network. A day after OGAE Russia was revealed as one of the clubs participating in the…
Read More๐ท๐บ Russia: Junior Eurovision 2022 Selection Officially Cancelled
The Igor Krutoy Academy has announced this week that it has formally canceled the Russian selection for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022. The Igor Krutoy Academy which collaborates with Karusel TV to organise the Russian selection for Junior Eurovision…
Read MoreOGAE ๐ซ๐ฎ Finland, OGAE ๐ฎ๐ช Ireland, OGAE ๐ฑ๐บ Luxembourg & OGAE ๐ท๐บ Russia Reveal Points for OGAE Poll 2022
OGAE Finland, OGAE Ireland, OGAE Luxembourg and OGAE Russia have become the latest fan clubs to reveal their points in the OGAE Poll 2022. OGAE Finland, OGAE Ireland, OGAE Luxembourg and OGAE Russia are the thirty-ninth, fortieth, forty-first and forty-second…
Read More๐ฎ๐น Eurovision 2022: Martin รsterdahl Gives First Comments on Russia’s Removal From the Eurovision Song Contest
Martin รsterdahl the Executive Supervisor of the Eurovision Song Contest has given his first comments about the removal of Russia from the contest. One month on from Russian members of the EBU being suspended from the organisation and made ineligible…
Read More๐ท๐บ EBU Suspends Russian Broadcasters from Serving in Governance Groups
The EBU has suspended its Russian members from serving in all EBU governance groups. In a statement released today, the EBU explained: “The EBU Executive Board, in light of ongoing events in Ukraine, has decided to suspend representatives from its…
Read More๐ท๐บ Russia: Channel One, VGTRK & Radio Dom Ostankino Leave the European Broadcasting Union
Channel One, VGTRK and Radio Dom Ostankino have left the European Broadcasting Union, according to TASS. The Russian press agency TASS reports that all three broadcasters in Russia which held membership of the European Broadcasting Union have left the organisation.…
Read More๐ท๐บ Russia: Suspension of Broadcasters EBU Membership to be Discussed on Monday
The European Broadcasting Union will discuss the suspension of Russian broadcaster’s membership in the organisation on Monday. Tinatin Berdzenishvili of GPB has revealed that the European Broadcasting Union will discuss the suspension of Russian member broadcasters on Monday. Tinatin Berdzenishvili…
Read More๐ท๐บ EBU Announces Russia Will Not Compete in Eurovision 2022
The European Broadcasting Union has announced that Russia will not compete in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022. The statement from the EBU reads: The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has announced that no Russian act will participate in this yearโs Eurovision…
Read More๐ฎ๐ธ Iceland: RรV Calls on EBU to Remove Russia From Eurovision 2022
Update as of 17:45 CET: The EBU has announced Russia will not compete in Eurovision 2022. Icelandic broadcaster RรV is the latest EBU member to ask that the European Broadcasting Union remove Russia from the Eurovision Song Contest 2022. Iceland…
Read More๐ช๐ช Estonia: ERR Will Withdraw From Eurovision if Russia Allowed to Participate
Update as of 17:45 CET: The EBU has announced Russia will not compete in Eurovision 2022. The Estonian broadcaster ERR has announced that should Russia be allowed to compete in Eurovision it will withdraw from the contest. Erik Roose, Chairman…
Read More๐ซ๐ฎ Finland: Yle Will Not Send a Participant to Eurovision if Russia is Allowed to Compete
Update as of 17:45 CET: The EBU has announced Russia will not compete in Eurovision 2022. The Finnish public broadcaster Yle has stated it will not send a participant to Eurovision if Russia is allowed to compete in Turin. Yle…
Read More๐ณ๐ฑ Netherlands: AVROTROS Calls For Suspension of Russian Broadcasters From The EBU
Update as of 17:45 CET: The EBU has announced Russia will not compete in Eurovision 2022. The Director-General of AVROTROS has called on the European Broadcasting Union to suspend Russian broadcaster’s membership of the organisation. Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS has called…
Read More๐ณ๐ด Norway: NRK Does Not Want Russia to Compete in Eurovision 2022
Update as of 17:45 CET: The EBU has announced Russia will not compete in Eurovision 2022. NRK has this morning announced that they do not want Russia to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022. NRK the Norwegian public broadcaster…
Read More๐ฉ๐ฐ Denmark: DR Informs EBU That Russia Should Not Compete in Eurovision
Update as of 17:45 CET: The EBU has announced Russia will not compete in Eurovision 2022. The Danish public broadcaster has informed the European Broadcasting Union that they do not believe it is appropriate for Russia to compete in Eurovision…
Read More๐ฑ๐ป Latvia: Citi Zฤni Call on EBU to Reconsider Russia’s Participation in Eurovision 2022
Update as of 17:45 CET on February 25: The EBU has announced Russia will not compete in Eurovision 2022. Citi Zฤni who will represent Latvia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 have called on the European Broadcasting Union to reconsider…
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