NG
What about radio play, broadcast on non-EBU outlets etc.? The only way to enforce this would be to preclude commercial release before the contest ( including the EBU CD release.. .) Not going to happen...
Well no because the official EBU CD contains the songs of all countries - so that's fair. I think if a country (broadcaster) wanted to play their own song before the contest, that's also okay. But if a country plays a Eurovision entry other than their own, that's what will be unfair unless they play them all. It's a bit like the "political voting".
You're missing my point - if the CD is released commercially, the chances are it would be cleared for radio play and use on TV - and thus a radio or TV station can play any track they like (on the proviso they pay for it or if it is included in their blanket agreement)
Few record companies would release a record and then cut off a revenue stream...
eg. if all countries played just their own entry before the contest, but country A played their own entry and the country B's entry before the contest, that would give country B an unfair advantage.
And who would monitor the hundreds of commercial radio and TV stations in the 49ish competing countries?
Either you don't release the tracks before the contest or you do. In reality it is unrealistic to expect that acts and labels will forego the income from commercial needle time etc. They wouldn't release a CD at all if your approach was followed.
If countries are going to play the entries of their neighbours or just a few of the entries,, that's going to give those groups of countries unfair advantages over the rest, and lead to "political voting".
Yes - but life isn't fair. Do you really expect a Danish radio station to play over 2 hours of music (i.e. the other 40+ entrants?) because they've played the Swedish entry???
Come on - you have to inhabit the real world!
noggin
Founding member
Surely it should be against the rules for country A to play the Eurovision performance of country B before the actual contest, but not all the other entries. It would be unfair against all the other countries that didn't get played in country A.
What about radio play, broadcast on non-EBU outlets etc.? The only way to enforce this would be to preclude commercial release before the contest ( including the EBU CD release.. .) Not going to happen...
Well no because the official EBU CD contains the songs of all countries - so that's fair. I think if a country (broadcaster) wanted to play their own song before the contest, that's also okay. But if a country plays a Eurovision entry other than their own, that's what will be unfair unless they play them all. It's a bit like the "political voting".
You're missing my point - if the CD is released commercially, the chances are it would be cleared for radio play and use on TV - and thus a radio or TV station can play any track they like (on the proviso they pay for it or if it is included in their blanket agreement)
Few record companies would release a record and then cut off a revenue stream...
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eg. if all countries played just their own entry before the contest, but country A played their own entry and the country B's entry before the contest, that would give country B an unfair advantage.
And who would monitor the hundreds of commercial radio and TV stations in the 49ish competing countries?
Either you don't release the tracks before the contest or you do. In reality it is unrealistic to expect that acts and labels will forego the income from commercial needle time etc. They wouldn't release a CD at all if your approach was followed.
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If countries are going to play the entries of their neighbours or just a few of the entries,, that's going to give those groups of countries unfair advantages over the rest, and lead to "political voting".
Yes - but life isn't fair. Do you really expect a Danish radio station to play over 2 hours of music (i.e. the other 40+ entrants?) because they've played the Swedish entry???
Come on - you have to inhabit the real world!
