Latin America in Eurovision (or Wordvision)

[Milos-BC]

It was obvious this will be happening as soon as it was announced that Australia will enter this year.


I personally encourage this, but ONLY if the format of the contest changes and if it becomes Worldvision, as it is logical.

 

[Fluke]

Didn't Cuba actually make an attempt in the 80s? I remember hearing about it but it might have been a joke....

 

[Sabiondo]

The ESC Brazilians fans just was launch a petition to their EBU Asociated Channel - Tv Cultura, to brodocast Eurovision the next year as well.

http://www.peticaopublica.com.br/pview.aspx?pi=BR82158

 

[Sabiondo]

So, its ovious that EBU will leave locked for ever in Eurovision, so why not the American countries can do the same? we have every right like them!!

 

[Stiven]

So, its ovious that EBU will leave locked for ever in Eurovision, so why not the American countries can do the same? we have every right like them!!

I don't want to sound like a jerk but according to my knowledge none of the national broadcasters of Latin America have tried to enter or even broadcast Eurovision while SBS have been broadcasting it sine 1983 and have been lobbying since 2010 to participate so their effort paid off. Also Jan Ola Sand did clearly said that he is against inviting countries with low viewership so you have that going against you.

 

[Sabiondo]

I don't want to sound like a jerk but according to my knowledge none of the national broadcasters of Latin America have tried to enter or even broadcast Eurovision while SBS have been broadcasting it sine 1983 and have been lobbying since 2010 to participate so their effort paid off. Also Jan Ola Sand did clearly said that he is against inviting countries with low viewership so you have that going against you.

SBS start to Broadcast it from 2003 far i know (and before of that 20 years telecasting by BBC in Australia), but Eurovision also is telecasted here in Latin America from 24 years to today, thanks by TVE International & RTP International.

Australia started to send their own comments from 2009 as well. Eurovision is really increasing her popularity in Latin America due our highly Spanish, Portuguese and Italian diaspora living here (For not mention about French, German and others Europeans minorities living here) and you really don't know anything about it. I know that none of of the Latin members associated in the EBU (Brazil, Cuba and Chile) hasn't broadcast the contest live, but as Australia will be a permanent figure then will encourage others non European countries to send their own comments for ESC as well. Also the timezone isn't a problem unlike Australia because we watch the contest in the Saturday afternoon the Aussies need wake up to 5 am of Sunday for watch it, so??

 

[ZoboCamel]

SBS start to Broadcast it from 2003 far i know (and before of that 20 years telecasting by BBC in Australia), but Eurovision also is telecasted here in Latin America from 24 years to today, thanks by TVE International & RTP International.

You're a little bit off there - SBS has broadcasted Eurovision here since 1983, so there's a bit more history to it than you might think. BBC isn't a channel here anyway, so they couldn't have broadcasted it here even if they wanted to! 2003 was the first time we had our own commentators attending the event, though (with the exception of a failed attempt in 2001), so that's probably what you're thinking of.

 

[Sabiondo]

You're a little bit off there - SBS has broadcasted Eurovision here since 1983, so there's a bit more history to it than you might think. BBC isn't a channel here anyway, so they couldn't have broadcasted it here even if they wanted to! 2003 was the first time we had our own commentators attending the event, though (with the exception of a failed attempt in 2001), so that's probably what you're thinking of.

Well my other Australian friend told me that the ESC in your country was telecasted via BBC World (He discover Eurovision in that channel) for many years before that SBS send their own commentators to ESC 2009 in Moscow, but thank you very much for the clarification!!

 

[ZoboCamel]

Well my other Australian friend told me that the ESC in your country was telecasted via BBC World (He discover Eurovision in that channel) for many years before that SBS send their own commentators to ESC 2009 in Moscow, but thank you very much for the clarification!!

Huh... I've never actually heard of BBC World. Perhaps it's part of cable TV, which I don't have? It could have been hosted on both SBS and BBC World, in that case (though SBS probably still came earlier, I think).