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Ahoy Arena - Rotterdam - 18/20/22 May 2021

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BM
BM11
ERT in grecce expected to privitsed soon.
How many fully privatized (No government funding of any sorts) broadcasters have hosted the contest? I cannot see any of the finalists this year being a completely private broadcaster?
MI
mici0123
I think the last completely privately owned company to be of any significance in Eurovsion was RTL (and I also think it was the only one).

Mainly because in countries that do have a commercial broadcaster as part of the EBU (like France, Norway, Sweden, Finnland and the UK) those broadcasters are just the 2nd EBU member besides the public broadcaster. And the public broadcaster usually do the Eurovision.
BM
BM11
mici0123 posted:
I think the last completely privately owned company to be of any significance in Eurovsion was RTL (and I also think it was the only one).

Mainly because in countries that do have a commercial broadcaster as part of the EBU (like France, Norway, Sweden, Finnland and the UK) those broadcasters are just the 2nd EBU member besides the public broadcaster. And the public broadcaster usually do the Eurovision.

So the new Greek broadcaster will be the second (Assuming Privatization is a complete one and not some form of hybrid.)
And of course such a broadcaster may not be eligible for EBU membership depending on how it is all set out(AS EBU members have to have some form of PSB function).
TI
tightrope78
BM11 posted:
mici0123 posted:
I think the last completely privately owned company to be of any significance in Eurovsion was RTL (and I also think it was the only one).

Mainly because in countries that do have a commercial broadcaster as part of the EBU (like France, Norway, Sweden, Finnland and the UK) those broadcasters are just the 2nd EBU member besides the public broadcaster. And the public broadcaster usually do the Eurovision.

So the new Greek broadcaster will be the second (Assuming Privatization is a complete one and not some form of hybrid.)
And of course such a broadcaster may not be eligible for EBU membership depending on how it is all set out(AS EBU members have to have some form of PSB function).

I wouldn’t worry about it. Nothing else that you ever worry about comes true.
UKnews, Sh1ruba and gottago gave kudos
TI
tightrope78
Today the five Dutch cities bidding to host the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest submitted their bid books. The five cities are:

Arnhem
‘s-Hertogenbosch
Maastricht
Rotterdam
Utrecht.

https://eurovision.tv/story/5-cities-in-the-race-to-become-eurovision-2020-host-city
LI
Lieuwe
Bidbook of Arnhem. http://houvanarnhem.nl/wp-content/uploads/Arnhem-Eurovisie-Songfestival-Celebrate-Freedom.pdf
It’s really nice done!
Last edited by Lieuwe on 10 July 2019 11:45pm
DI
digipal
I hope it's Rotterdam at The Ahoy as I have a hotel booked over two weekends on free cancellation
JO
Jon
digipal posted:
I hope it's Rotterdam at The Ahoy as I have a hotel booked over two weekends on free cancellation

They might cancel your reservation if they do get it.
DV
DVB Cornwall
Rotterdam and Maastricht are the two finalists it would seem.



BM
BM11
DVB Cornwall posted:
Rotterdam and Maastricht are the two finalists it would seem.




Suspect they weighing up the musical heritage of Masstricht vs Rotterdam more modern feel and better links to much of the Dutch Population.
MI
Michael
Would be funny if it was in Maastricht.....and the UK won.....
BM
BM11
Michael posted:
Would be funny if it was in Maastricht.....and the UK won.....

Lol. I can actually see the Daily Mail declaring that Masstricht being chosen is a deliberate move to annoy the UK.

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