James Stephenson and Sem Anne van Dijk crunch the numbers behind Eurovision songs and discover what makes the difference on the Song Contest stage.

The European Broadcasting Union faces an unprecedented vote on whether Israel will compete in Eurovision 2026, a decision set to define the contest’s future. Whichever way the result falls, the fallout threatens boycotts, protests, and a deep clash between Eurovision’s ideals of unity and the political realities of today.

In the lead-up to the vote on whether Israel’s public service broadcaster, KAN, will remain in the Eurovision Song Contest, the community has been inundated with information - and not all of it has been accurate. Misinformation specialist and journalist Scott Reid has a few tips to give you the best chance of working out the truth from the noise. 

The Eurovision Song Contest stands on the brink of its most consequential decision in decades: whether Israeli Public Service Broadcaster KAN will be included or excluded in its 2026 edition. With culture, sport, and politics all intensifying global pressure, how do similar organisations around the world deal with one of the society's most difficult geopolitical decisions?

With the announcement of a new logo, font, and brand identity for the Eurovision Song Contest, the EBU is once more evolving the Song Contest for the next generation. What impact will this change have on the Contest, how will the community react, and why is change the only constant at Eurovision?