No countries from anywhere north of Poland are taking part in Junior Eurovision, despite this region being one of Eurovision's most popular areas. Ben Robertson watches their equivalents in Sweden and Denmark to work out what they do differently, and what Junior Eurovision should learn from them.

Phil Doré considers the options for those appalled by the recent EBU decisions regarding the Eurovision Song Contest: whether to boycott, not boycott, partially boycott, or explore alternatives.

As I type this, the EBU has decided that it’s perfectly fine for a country conducting an ongoing genocide to promote itself at a Song Contest supposedly based on values of peace. Fortunately, there’s an alternative song contest that has a clear moral purpose and unapologetically stands with the marginalised and colonised. To find such […]

A decisive vote in Geneva has set the new rules in place for Eurovision 2026 and prompted four broadcasters to step back from the Contest. The decisions taken mark one of the most significant turning points in the history of the Eurovision Song Contest.

Eurovision's voting overhaul, set to be voted upon at the EBU General Assembly, includes many changes in the right direction for the future of the Song Contest. Do they go far enough? ESC Insight's Ben Robertson sets out to illustrate how the current voting system could be reinforced.