The views expressed in this editorial are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions and views of ESC United, its editorial board, its readers, or any other person, entity, or organization. We finally have a host city and tens of thousands of people will head to Vienna next May when Austria will host the Eurovision …

Austria will pick its next representative in a big national final next year! This was confirmed by ORF general director Alexander Wrabetz in an interview with the newspaper Der Standard. The exact format of the national final hasn’t yet been decided on. However, it’s already been mentioned that the selection period will take place between January and March. It is …

Earlier today, Vienna’s city councillor Christian Oxonitsch held a press conference about the Eurovision Song Contest in May. He presented the budget that Vienna will contribute to the contest and outlined plans regarding side events. Budget It was announced that the city of Vienna is planning to spend almost 12 million euros on the event. Here’s a detailed list of things they …

A few hours ago the Austrian broadcaster ORF announced that the 60th Eurovision Song Contest will take place in Vienna. Despite Innsbruck being more financially generous, the capital managed to score with a more convincing overall concept. Host duo already decided? Today (Thursday) at 11:00, ORF will hold an official press conference regarding further details and financial aspects of the …

Weeks of negotiations have finally come to an end. The Austrian broadcaster ORF has made a decision regarding the host city of the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest: We’re all heading for the capital Vienna next year! The cities of Innsbruck and Graz were also in the running to host the huge event. The dates have previously been confirmed: 19, 21 and …

As any Eurovision fan who has been following the contest for the last few years will know, the United Kingdom has been one of the major underachievers of the new millenium. Despite a rich history of 5 wins and far too many second places, since the turn of the century things have taken a turn for the worst, particularly in …

Luxembourg’s national broadcaster, RTL,Tele Letzebuerg, confirmed today that Luxembourg will not return to the Eurovision Song Contest in 2015. RTL cited the financial cost of the Contest, lack of interest, and its preference to focus on news stories rather than entertainment shows, as reasons for not returning. Despite some rumors that Luxembourg would return in 2005, the country has not …

We previously reported about the uncertain future of Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest. What brought it about was the fact that the Israel Broadcasting Authority has been facing severe financial and image problems. The Knesset, the parliament of Israel, has been discussing the potential shutdown of the public broadcaster for quite a while now. Yesterday a final decision regarding …

It’s only a matter of days now. Very soon (“late July/early August”) we will get to know the host city of the 60th Eurovision Song Contest that will either take place in Vienna, Innsbruck or Graz. Whereas Innsbruck looked like a dark horse for quite a while, Austrian media seem to suggest Vienna is the big favourite now. We asked …

The Czech national broadcaster CT has confirmed what many were expecting to the fan site esctoday: The Central European country won’t return to the Eurovision Song Contest next year. Exact reasons haven’t been stated. Besides the Czech Republic, the microstates Andorra and Monaco have also confirmed they won’t be present at the 60th Eurovision Song Contest in Austria next year. …