Backstage drama involving the Dutch
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Yes - all kinds of shared footage.
In the past, even the Olympics would have been bought by Eurovision for
onward sharing by member stations across Europe (Warner Bros Discovery has
it these days, although they sub licence footage to many national PSBs
around Europe as required by law).
On Fri, 1
And doesn't the EBU provide shared news and events coverage with its member
broadcasters? That's where the "Eurovision" name comes from (and the blast
of Charpentier's "Te Deum" that begins and ends Eurovision broadcasts).
Mark Jeffries
spotligh...@gmail.com
On Fri, May 10, 2024 at 9:34 AM Adam
I love and respect the younger generation choosing to speak out and protest
perceived wrongdoings; agree or disagree with them, they want to see a
change. The roadblock is that I don’t think any of the problems plaguing
our planet will be cured by protesting a singing competition. And the
backslide
Eurovision is very expensive, although I'm never entirely sure why. Costs
vary, but somewhere around $20m+ is probably fairly close. And from what I
can tell, that cost is essentially borne by the host country - the host
being the winner of the previous year's competition (the UK stepped in to
host
In an interesting piece behind a paywall, the Ankler said that the very
expensive to run Eurovision song contest has kept going due only to
tradition and that if someone would propose it today, it would be turned
down in the wink of an eye. Of course, it was a much different beast in
1958, with eve
The EBU did apparently take steps to ensure that any booing last night
wasn't audible on the broadcast, and isn't above sweetening or inserting
sounds of cheering to ensure that any booing doesn't go out on TV. Social
media last night indicated that there was some booing, but I'm not sure if
it was
Singer Eden Golan has been told not to leave her hotel in Malmo, Sweden,
except for rehearsals and performances, as throngs outside are protesting
Israel's presence in the annual song contest--the song was originally
entitled "October Rain," but the Eurovision bosses rejected it as too
controve
