One of the biggest influences on the Eurovision Song Contest over the last few years has been the rising of the various betting markets involved in the competition. Not only can you follow the Contest, you can make money from it as well. Guest writer Rob Furber looks at the rise of Eurovision betting, and how you can get started.

As this summer has shown, it takes time to get everything ready to host the Eurovision Song Contest. From organising internal bids and finding free time in venue schedules, to arranging extra-curricular events and filling in all the government forms, a winning broadcaster has around fifty weeks before the Contest arrives on its doorstep to get everything ready. Sharleen Wright looks at the idea of giving host cities an extra year to organise Eurovision.

Stockholm's budget spiralled as it hosted the 61st edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. Did the host city make the right decisions throughout their planning, and what lessons should the EBU learn and take to Ukraine? Ben Robertson reports.

For the final part of Ben Robertson's three-part series reviewing his time on the Melodifestivalen selection jury, he looks at the improvements that could be made to the process, and has some suggestions for SVT to listen to.

With thousands of songs submitted, how does the Melodifestivalen jury cut them down to just fourteen? Ben Robertson explains how, in his Melfest memoir.