Our sister site ESC Buzz has seen a major update this week to help you find all the news about the Eurovision Song Contest as quickly as possible. Ewan Spence talks about the changes.

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.

More countries have entered 2017 Contest, most songs are revealed for the 2016 Junior Contest, and the Netherlands keeps us guessing. Catch up on the weekly news from the Eurovision Song Contest with Ewan Spence, plus music from O’G3ne.

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.

Eurovision is still going to be in Kyiv next May, but who will join them? Read all the latest in the ESC Insight Newsletter in the build up for Eurovision and Junior Eurovision. Also read the views of Paddy O’Connell about the modern day Song Contest from his time at EuroBash this past weekend.

We’re up to 38 entries for Eurovision (and 17 for Junior Eurovision), more dates, submission deadlines, and all the rest of the news from the Song Contest world. Plus a musical flashback to the eighties with Michael Szpak.