KAZAKHSTAN 2015 - not taking part

[A-lister]

The rule is quite clear on this. In order to be an active member of EBU, a broadcaster should fulfil at least one of the following:

1.) Being part of European Broadcasting Area
OR
2.) Their country being a member of Council of Europe.

Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia are outside EBA, but are members of Council of Europe, so they are eligible to join.
Belarus is not a member of Council of Europe, but is within EBA - so their broadcaster is also eligible. The same applies to the Arab member stations + Israel who are all within EBA. Kazakhstan is neither in EBA, nor in Council of Europe.

And Australia is eligible according to these "rules"!?!?

The whole point is that EBU make up rules as they go and treat different countries (=cultural regions) differently than others.

 

[eerik]

And Australia is eligible according to these "rules"!?!?

The whole point is that EBU make up rules as they go and treat different countries (=cultural regions) differently than others.

No. Australian broadcasters are not Active Members of EBU, they are Associate Members. Other countries that have Associate Members of EBU include Bangladesh, Iran, Mauritius, Oman, etc. Being an Associate Member has nothing to do with "cultural regions".

 

[A-lister]

No. Australian broadcasters are not Active Members of EBU, they are Associate Members. Other countries that have Associate Members of EBU include Bangladesh, Iran, Mauritius, Oman, etc. Being an Associate Member has nothing to do with "cultural regions".

Apparently it does because only Australia is invited

Sometimes I wish people would see the obvious... you won't see Bangladesh in ESC any time soon (not that they should be, but you get my point).

 

[eerik]

Australia has three Associate Members of EBU. If Kazakhstan really wants to be part of ESC, they should start with having a broadcaster as an Associate Member of EBU.

 

[Romeo]

STOP TRYING TO MAKE KAZAKHSTAN HAPPEN

 

[Gera11]

STOP TRYING TO MAKE KAZAKHSTAN HAPPEN

 

[A-lister]

Australia has three Associate Members of EBU. If Kazakhstan really wants to be part of ESC, they should start with having a broadcaster as an Associate Member of EBU.

Still though, Australia is just an associate member, they're not in the broadcasting area and not in the council so we should just stop pretend this is all according to the book...

Btw you know that EBU are declining Kazakhstan right? They simply don't want them in. It's not that they shouldn't be eligible but that would give Russia more points in ESC and we can't let that happen now can we? (also Ukraine, Germany and Poland could benefit from Kazakhstan joining as far as diaspora voting goes).

 

[Scooby]

I don't want Australia, Kazakhstan, Tunisia, Egypt, Lebanon... or any other non European nation

 

[GWTW1939]

Why are some people sooo against Kazakhstan participating in ESC yet were wetting themselves when it was announced Australia would :?

Not everybody of course but I've seen people who are against in this thread yet so thrilled in the Australia

 

[GRE]

It seems that Kazakhstan will make a debut this year

in Asiavision!