ESC 2015 in Austria - all the news

[Mlyn]

ORF is coming up with a fresh Eurovision newsshow starting at Jan. 17.

The first show will include Arabella Kiesbauer, a Eurovision country profile presented by a celebrity (Serge Falck for Belgium) and a Top 18 countdown of the best Austrian entries in Eurovision. Rank 18 goes to Petry Frey.

The anchor is going to be Patrick Budgen.


Looks like ORF is doing a lot to rise public interest. They also tried their best to bring countries back. Not careless!

 

[marty]

ORF is coming up with a fresh Eurovision newsshow starting at Jan. 17.

The first show will include Arabella Kiesbauer, a Eurovision country profile presented by a celebrity (Serge Falck for Belgium) and a Top 18 countdown of the best Austrian entries in Eurovision. Rank 18 goes to Petry Frey.

The anchor is going to be Patrick Budgen.


Looks like ORF is doing a lot to rise public interest. They also tried their best to bring countries back. Not careless!

but will only be broadcasted on vienna local channel

 

[Mlyn]

Many people think Austria is a liberal country now, full with open-minded people, because of Conchita.

The opposite is also still true, when a female couple gets thrown out a traditional, renowned Viennese cafe for the immoral act of kissing.

Kuss-Affäre: SPÖ startet neuen Anlauf für Homosexuellen-Gleichbehandlung - Homosexualität und Homophobie - derStandard.at

And here comes part that is important for Eurovision fans and international guests in Vienna. You are not going to get dismissed for the colour of your skin, nowhere in Austria, because that is forbidden by law for any guest house or leisure facility. They have to serve you, no matter what's your ethnical identity. BUT, as a homosexual you are nowhere safe, you can get dismissed anywhere for misbehaviour if the host says so.

 

[anselm]

So you're comparing the policy of one traditional coffee house to the whole country/city? Sounds legit. You know, there was a massive uproar and a shitstorm against Prückel after the incident as well - let alone the kissing protests in front of the café.

That being said, of course Austria is still a very conservative country - at least in the rural parts.

 

[Mlyn]

No, I don't do that and I approve of kissing wherever people like. Yet hosts have the right to kick you out on the street for whatever reason, except for racial reasons. Their is no legal right that protects kissing your loved one in a public place, rather a right to disapprove of it and counteract it.

You can be sure that I know what was going on afterwards, just open the link I posted above.

 

[Mlyn]

Anke Engelke, host 2011 and spokeswoman 2012, gave an interview to the German Spiegel

SPIEGEL ONLINE: Haltung haben Sie bewiesen, als sie beim Eurovision Song Contest auf die Lage im damaligen Gastgeberland Aserbaidschan hingewiesen haben.

You stood up against the situation in the host country Azerbajan at the Eurovision Song Contest.

Engelke: Naja, besonders clever war das nicht: Wäre ich konkret geworden, wäre Roman Lob disqualifiziert worden. Eigentlich darf man da gar nichts sagen, nicht einmal reagieren. Aber wenn halb Europa zuschaut und alle sagen, wie toll die Show ist?

Well, that was not the smartest move: Would I have gotten more to the point, Roman Lob would have gotten disqualified. Actually you have nothing to say, you may not even react. But when half of Europe is watching and applauding "the great show"?

Anke Engelke über ihren neuen Film "Frau Müller muss weg" - SPIEGEL ONLINE

 

[ParadiseES]

Even if Anke had said something harder like "you Azerbaijan suck, you corrupt undemocratic criminals", I don't see why Roman Lob could see disqualified for that. At all.

 

[Mlyn]

The first Eurovision news show aired today

Vienna Calling - das Song Contest Magazin vom 17.01.2015 um 19.15 Uhr / ORF TVthek

 

[FilipFromSweden]

Well, I don't think Austria is unfriendly towards gay people, I mean, there is probably idiots that disapprove of it and there may be loopholes in the law that allows owners to throw out LGBT people, but Austria is not the only country with a strange law. In Sweden, selling sex is legal. However: buying it is not.

Also, I've heard that in Denmark there is still a rule from the old days when Sweden and Denmark was in war, that if a Dane see's a Swede walk over the ice to Denmark, the Dane is free to shoot the Swede! I'm a bit unsure if it's removed though, but I think it has yet to be taken away (obviously it has been forgotten).

And Kinder Eggs are illegal in the USA. I still believe Austria is a gay friendly environment, just as Germany! At least your police does not register on gay sites, go out on dates and then beat the shit out of the gay guy! So proud of Anke telling Azerbaijan that the world is watching.

 

[esc87fan]

Monday's insignia handover ceremony will take place at 12:00 CET at the Rathaus in Vienna, with the semifinal allocation draw scheduled for 13:20 CET. The draw will be hosted by Kati Bellowitsch and Andi Knoll and will be streamed live on Eurovision.tv

 

[Leydan]

omg just before my driving lesson

 

[esc87fan]

I'll still be asleep when it's going on, that's 7:20am my time

 

[lavieenrose]

Monday's insignia handover ceremony will take place at 12:00 CET at the Rathaus in Vienna, with the semifinal allocation draw scheduled for 13:20 CET. The draw will be hosted by Kati Bellowitsch and Andi Knoll and will be streamed live on Eurovision.tv

I wouldn't have to be up until 9:30, but I'll be darned if I miss that.

 

[tuorem]

I hope I'll be able to watch the allocation draw live, even if we won't know the final draw yet, it'll be exciting to find out what are the countries that'll compete against each other. And Kati Bellowitsch seems nice to me, she has been giving the Austrian points for quite some time now, I'd be happy if she was to be one of the hosts.

 

[Mlyn]

Kati will host the Austrian points this year

 

[lavieenrose]

Kati will host the Austrian points this year

Huzzah!

In re the allocation draw - do we *still* have no word on the drawing pots? I saw a list on an Irish blog that I highly, highly doubt is real but that fits with the other information we've received (Analysis of the draw for 2015 Eurovision Song Contest semi finals. Which countries does Ireland want to be drawn with and which do they need to avoid? | Adrian Kavanagh's Blog).

 

[ParadiseES]

In 24 hours: Glen's 24 Hour Eurovision Marathon http://www.escunited.com/home/in-24-...sion-marathon/


In exaclty*24 hours the Welsh Eurovision fan Glen Bartlett will start his “Glen’s 24 hour Eurovision marathon” to raise money and awareness to blood cancer research. Before you may have seen him on the stage in Eurovision 2014 (1.06 in video below). In the marathon you will hear Eurovision music, chat and some special guests.

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Start time: 11 GTM / 12 CET Saturday 24th of*January
End time:*11 GTM / 12 CET Sunday 25th of January
How to listen:

• Download the “TuneIn Radio” app and search for “Oystermouth Radio”
• Listen at www.escnews.org/W12P
• Listen at www.oystermouthradio.com/listen-live

How to donate:

• Text “EURO95 £5″ to 70070 (UK Only)
• justgiving.com/w12p

 

[anselm]

2015: Important jobs for Andi Knoll & Kati Bellowitsch | ESCunited.com

I'm so looking forward to that live show from the glass studio.

 

[tuorem]

Oh yeah baby it's coming soon

 

[anselm]

Just found this Twitter account and it definitely needs more followers
https://twitter.com/ESC2015CP

ESC2015 Creative [MENTION=9788]ESC[/MENTION]2015CP · 18. Jan.
For this years #eurovision we’ve already come up with some very unique and original ideas – or as you might call them: weird!