Eurovision Song Contest

Media Consumption

Live events help BBC iPlayer break more records

Glastonbury was Q2's best performing boxset with 36 million streams up to the end of June, and 39.4 million to date

Live Production

BBC confirmed as Eurovision 2023 host

The BBC will now begin the process of selecting a host city

Live Production

EBU to begin discussions with BBC over hosting Eurovision 2023

The EBU said it made the decision given the current circumstances, and operational guarantees required for a broadcaster to host, organise and produce Eurovision

Media Consumption

161 million viewers tuned into Eurovision

Across the EBU's 34 measured markets, the event saw an increase of 7 million viewers compared to 2021

Live Production

Italian police block cyber attack on Eurovision

During voting and the performances the Italian police cybersecurity department said it blocked several cyber attacks on network infrastructure

Media Delivery

Eurovision 2022: First multi-site trials deliver show over 5G

“5G Broadcast offers big opportunities to the whole media value chain and there’s no better way to showcase this technology than at the EBU’s...

Live Production

Eurovision 2022: This is Manchester calling…

With the countdown on to Eurovision 2022, the team at dock10 tell TVBEurope about their role as the UK’s new permanent production base and...

Live Production

Slovenia’s Eurovision search finds its Forte

Lighting designer Crt Birsa created two different lighting setups – offset by 90 degrees to one another – on the same stage, allowing the...

Live Production

‘Good Evening from Manchester’: UK’s Eurovision production base moves to Salford

Salford is to become Eurovision's permanent production base and broadcast location

Media Consumption

Eurovision Song Contest breaks viewing records across Europe

This year's Grand Final saw a 99.9 per cent viewing share in Iceland

Live Production

Out of the embers: The Eurovision Song Contest returns

Eurovision's executive supervisor Martin Österdahl talks to TVBEurope about the return of the "mother of all big entertainment shows"

Live Production

Lawo helps Eurovision sound as good as ever

Company's 64-fader mc²56 consoles are being used both in the OB trucks on site and in a separate music room where the audio of...

Production & Post

Eurovision Song Contest will not take place ‘as normal’ in 2021

Organisers are now working on three other scenarios

Production & Post

Eurovision Song Contest heads to the US

Will Ferrell has a lot to answer for

Live Production

How BBC TV and Radio are celebrating Eurovision

Philip Stevens learns how the BBC is handling the rearranged event

Production & Post

Farewell to Eurovision after a decade at the top

Before the cancellation of the Eurovision Song Contest, Philip Stevens caught up with executive supervisor Jon Ola Sand to look back over his decade...

Production & Post

Replacing the Eurovision Song Contest

Philip Stevens talks to Sieste Bakker, executive producer of the Eurovision Song Contest

Production & Post

EBU cancels Eurovision 2020

Will continue talking to host broadcasters about 2021's event

Production & Post

EBU: Work on Eurovision Song Contest continues

EBU working with broadcasters to explore potential difference scenarios

Production & Post

Martin Österdahl appointed Eurovision Song Contest executive supervisor

Will oversee preparation and organisation of the event on behalf of the EBU

Production & Post

United and NEP win Eurovision 2020 tender

Will provide all technical facilities, crew and equipment for the semi-finals and final

TVBEverywhere

TVBEurope May issue now available

Exploring Eurovision, audio, NAB 2019 and more.

TVBEverywhere

Spain’s RTVE to use Artificial Intelligence for Eurovision

Karaoke singing bot allows viewers to compete against one another

Business

Viacom’s Logo to broadcast Eurovision in the US

Logo will air the 62nd Grand Final live on Saturday 13th May

Business

BBC iPlayer bucks summer slow-down trend

There were 276 million requests to BBC iPlayer in May, which marked an increase of two per cent month on month, bucking the trend...

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Business

Eurovision draws 197 million viewers in 40 countries

The Eurovision Song Contest, the world’s largest non-sporting TV event, was seen by almost 200 million viewers in its 60th anniversary year.

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Business

Beamly beats Twitter for Eurovision engagement

Beamly topped 9 million engagements during this year’s Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday night, smashing Twitter’s reported figure of 6 million tweets.

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