Entries by Dimitris Argyropoulos

Israel: EBU takes into account new threats against KAN!

The European Broadcasting Union, EBU, expresses its concerns regarding the new threats against the indepedance and the sustainability of the Israeli public broadcaster KAN! One month ago, the Minister of Communications Shlomo Karhi seems to have stated that “there is no place for public broadcasting in the State of Israel”. Moreover, the Government threatened to […]

Iceland: With Hera Björk and Scared of Heights in Malmö!

Τhe grand final of Söngvakeppnin 2024, the national process through which the representative of the island of ice and fire in the Eurovision Song Contest is sworn took place tonight. This year, however, the country’s participation is not considered certain, as the issue of the conflict in the Middle East between Israel and Palestine and the […]

Portugal: 437.000 viewers watched the First Semi-Final of Festival da Canção 2024!

The viewing figures for the first semi-final of the Festival da Canção 2024, the show that is going to determine Portugal’s representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö, Sweden, have been released. Festival da Canção 2024 commenced on Saturday night with an average of 437,000 viewers watching, representing 11% of the total audience. […]

Italy: Will Elettra Lamborghini be the next host of Sanremo and what changes could she bring to the festival?

Elettra Lamborghini, one of the biggest superstars of Italy, was invited in the radio show Un giorno da pecora and revealed that she will apply for the role of the host of the next edition of Sanremo Festival, after the withdrawal of Amadeus. Italy: Amadeus won’t host Sanremo 2025| These are the candidates for hosting the […]