Week two of Every Eurovision Song, and we have the highlights of the last seven days here on ESC Insight . Join us as we bring you delights from the archives of the Song Contest.
Although the EBU has a deal in place with Universal Records in regards to the official CD, DVD, and digital sales since 2004, recent changes to the partnership are being questioned by Norway’s NRK, with Sony ready to withdraw from National Finals and the Eurovision Song Contest.
How’s this for an idea? 1356 songs have been ‘in competition’ at Eurovision. That’s a lot of music, but not so much that we can’t listen to them all. With a bit of dedication and community support, could we celebrate our Song Contest alongside those musical jewels before we leave for Austria in May 2015?
The latest ESC Insight Newsletter has been sent out to our subscribers. With news on Junior Eurovision and Young Musicians, as well as keeping an eye on Austria 2015), Ben Robertson will keep you in touch with all the Contests over the summer months.
For Episode Two of ‘Voting Insight’ we analyse the impact of running order in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. This analysis looks to see if Jon Ola Sand is correct with his statement that ‘there is no significant statistical impact of the running order on the result’ and furthermore compare this impact for both juries and televoters. Ben Robertson investigates.
With an average of 61 million viewers, and a reach of 195 million viewers, this year’s Eurovision Song Contest has performed exceptionally well in the modern TV environment.