The Eurovision Reference Group has announced today that the split votes for the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest will be revealed after next year's Final.

Over the summer there has been a renewed focus on Russia and its attitudes towards LGBT rights in the media. This issue is not confined to Russia, there are many more examples out there, some of which have impacted on the Eurovision Song Contest. ESC Insight's Dr Paul Jordan looks at the issues and the impact large scale events can have.

It's the day that every Eurovision website declares the 2014 season under way. But while the 'September 1st' rule for song eligibility is still around, it's no longer a hard and fast rule.

In this year's post-Eurovision discussions, the scoring coming out of the new ranking system is featuring heavily. Why are we getting such diverse results from the combination of the jury and the televote? Can you really finish second in a televote and still score no points? John Egan crunches some numbers to find out.

The Eurovision Song Contest has long been known to enjoy a popular following with lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) audiences, but what role does the Contest itself play in advancing LGBT equality and rights beyond the dazzle of the stage and the frazzle of the voting? Monty Moncreiff explores the issues.