The EBU have confirmed irregularities in the televote from Eurovision 2013 and have addressed these issues with new procedures in an announcement today. Will this be enough to preserve the sense of fair play at the Song Contest?

Terry Vision and Deadly the Cameraman wen behind the scenes at UMK this weekend, meeting the judges, former winners, and all the contestants. This is what happened….

It’s time for the biggest annual sporting event on the planet… Superbowl 48. What can our favourite three minute lyrical challenge learn from the game that loves the two minute warning? Here’s some ideas that the Eurovision Song Contest could adapt from America’s biggest game.

National Finals, seven Heats, Italian selections, a Euro-cafe, and a ferry. All that on a not very special 250th podcast, from Ewan and the Insight team.

Ben Robertson looks at news from the Big 5, the first big weekend of the season, plans from our hosts in Copenhagen, and previews Melodifestivalen.

While the National Final Season for Eurovision 2014 starts heating up, fans of the Contest in the United Kingdom are waiting to hear the BBC’s plans for Copenhagen. Does the UK need a National Final, or does the BBC’s internal selection policy offer a better package for viewers? John Kennedy O’Connor answers that question by looking back at ‘A Song for Europe’, ‘The Great British Song Contest’, and ‘Your Country Needs You’.