Entries by Giannis Apladenakis

Israel: The Response to Slovenia’s Request for Disqualification from Eurovision 2025

As it was revealed yesterday, the Slovenian public broadcaster RTVSLO has requested the disqualification of Israel from the Eurovision Song Contest 2025, which will be held in Basel, Switzerland, from the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). The decision to request Israel’s disqualification from Eurovision was made during the last session of RTVSLO’s board of directors, held […]

Monacο: A New Public Broadcaster debuting in 2025!

The Government of Monaco has announced that it will merge its existing channels to launch a new public broadcaster in September 2025. Monaco will merge its two existing public broadcasters, TV Monaco and Monaco Info. The decision was made due to the challenges posed by having two channels with a high level of overlapping content. […]

Eurovision 2025: Soon to be announced – stage, tickets, and the presenters!

As 2024 comes to a close, preparations for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Basel are already underway. Switzerland is getting ready to host Europe’s biggest music celebration, and some details about the competition are gradually being revealed. According to the Swiss newspaper Blick, Edi Estermann, Head of Communications for Eurovision 2025, confirmed that on […]

France: ARTE Becomes a Member of the European Broadcasting Union!

The cultural television channel ARTE is the newest member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). The Franco-German public broadcaster dedicated to culture, ARTE, has joined the European Broadcasting Union after being elected as a member at the EBU General Assembly in Lausanne earlier this month. ARTE was established in 1990 as a cultural collaboration between […]

Albania: The Grand Prize of the 63rd Festivali i Këngës is back & for the first time, the diaspora votes!

Today, at the premises of the Radio and Television of Albania (RTSH), a press conference was held by the organizers of the 63rd Festivali i Këngës, from which the representative of Albania for  Eurovision 2025 will be chosen. The panel consisted of directors and professionals involved in organizing this music festival, as well as the […]

Montenegro: Montesong 2024 Rehearsals Kick Off as Voting System is Unveiled

The rehearsals for Montenegro’s selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 have begun in Podgorica. With two days to go until the final of Montesong 2024, rehearsals are in full swing in the Montenegrin capital. The sixteen competing artists arrived in Podgorica yesterday for their first rehearsals, with today marking the first full day of […]

Eurovision 2025: 66,57% voted in favour of the Basel referendum for the funding of the contest

As we have already informed you in previous articles, Swiss citizens were called on Sunday to decide on the funding for the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest in Basel. After two weeks of postal voting, the results were just announced, showing that the majority voted in favor of public funding, with 66.57% of the votes supporting […]