[AdSense-B] Israel’s Sport and Culture Minister Miri Regev wrote to the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) today asking that they reconsider the rehearsal time line before the Grand Final, so that Israel’s potential contestants could both participate in and observe Shabbat, the Jewish day of rest, at the same time. Per EBU rules, the final rehearsal before the Grand Final must …

[AdSense-B] With the British Broadcasting Corporation’s (BBC) Eurovision: You Decide coming on February 8, 2019, over 50 prominent British performers, composers and writers wrote an open letter in The Guardian to call on the BBC to press the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) to relocate Eurovision 2019 from Israel. These artists, including former Genesis frontman and solo artist Peter Gabriel, film …

Rumors have been going crazy from the very point when Israel won the contest last year, and those rumors have now finally been put to rest. The EBU and KAN have finally announced who will guide Europe & Australia through the 3 live shows in May. [AdSense-B] In Lisbon, we had 4 females to guide us all through 3 fantastic …

[AdSense-B] We hope you’ve cleared your schedule for the next few weekends, as things are about to get busy across the continent (and beyond), as the nations of Eurovision 2019 begin to pick and choose their entrants for Tel Aviv. Tonight, no less than four countries will hold selection shows, with three of these continuing their journey as one more …

New year is just around the corner now, and that means that another contest is about to take place as well. However, just before we grasp what awaits us in 2019, the EBU has just decided to give us a late Christmas present, in the form of a sneak peak of the 2019 stage. [AdSense-B] The contest is set to …

[AdSense-B] Dana International, who won Eurovision for Israel in 1998 and also represented the nation in 2011, has confirmed to an audience in Israel that she has been invited to perform during Eurovision 2019. According to the JC, the performer will be involved with proceedings in Tel Aviv, and further emphasised that it is irrelevant where the contest is held …

Tonight was the final gala for the 2018 edition of Operación Trifuno, where the remaining contestants battled it out to be named the official winner of the show. After a long night, Julia and Sabela were eliminated in the first round of votes after they received the fewest total of votes. The second round of voting saw Natalia placing third …

We recently got the full list of participating countries for the upcoming contest in Tel-Aviv, and with that we can now look forward to who will be involved with the upcoming contest. [AdSense-B] For now, it seems that Russia may return to the 2019 contest stronger than ever, with the ambition of winning it all once again. Rumours have been …

[AdSense-B] Once thing that can be said about the Israeli hosting of Eurovision 2019 so far is that the host broadcaster, KAN, is keeping an open mind. Not only has the bid process for the city been hotly contest, the plan for the staging has been sent out as an open tender. And the postcards that accompany every entry of …

[AdSense-B] The Ukrainian national broadcaster, despite recent rumours of debts, have confirmed that they are holding a national final for Eurovision 2019 in collaboration with commercial channel STB. The partnership, which is now in its fourth year, will see two semi-finals take place leading up to a national final on Saturday 23rd February. The contract between the two broadcasters appears …