Into the back half of the songs to review for Juke Box Jury, as everyone gets ready for the trip to Malmö 2024. But will they get a hit, a miss, or a maybe stamped on their ticket across the Oresund Bridge? Eurovision Insight Podcast: Juke Box Jury #5 with Nova and Olympia (The Novympia Channel on YouTube). Slovenia: Veronika, by Raiven. Armenia: J…

Into the back half of the songs to review for Juke Box Jury, as everyone gets ready for the trip to Malmö 2024. But will they get a hit, a miss, or a maybe stamped on their ticket across the Oresund Bridge? Eurovision Insight Podcast: Juke Box Jury #5 with Nova and Olympia (The Novympia Channel on YouTube). Slovenia: Veronika, by Raiven. Armenia: J…

Eurovision Technical Director Ola Melzig has worked on the Song Contest since Stockholm 2000, from renting out a few lights to creating award-winning stages and emotional moments unsurpassed in the industry. He is in charge of the Contest’s various ‘show’ elements. He puts into practice the vision of the Eurovision stage with decades of experience …

Eurovision Technical Director Ola Melzig has worked on the Song Contest since Stockholm 2000, from renting out a few lights to creating award-winning stages and emotional moments unsurpassed in the industry. He is in charge of the Contest’s various ‘show’ elements. He puts into practice the vision of the Eurovision stage with decades of experience …

It’s a six-song special for this week’s Juke Box Jury as a half-dozen musical moments heading to Malmö stop off to find out if they’ll get a hit, a miss, or a maybe. Eurovision Insight Podcast: Juke Box Jury #4 with Fin Ross Russell (Island Life Productions) and Lucy Percy (@JeMappelelPercy). Iceland: Scared of Heights, by Hera Björk. Germany: Alwa…

It’s a six-song special for this week’s Juke Box Jury as a half-dozen musical moments heading to Malmö stop off to find out if they’ll get a hit, a miss, or a maybe. Eurovision Insight Podcast: Juke Box Jury #4 with Fin Ross Russell (Island Life Productions) and Lucy Percy (@JeMappelelPercy). Iceland: Scared of Heights, by Hera Björk. Germany: Alwa…

Our third set of songs looking to pick up a “hit” has arrived in the Juke Box Jury offices. Let’s discuss the songs, the chances, the music, the memes, and more, in our latest episode. Eurovision Insight Podcast: Juke Box Jury #3 with Samantha Ross (12 Points From America) and Matthew Ker (Majiker). Denmark: Sand, by Sana. Czechia: Pedestal, by Aik…

Our third set of songs looking to pick up a “hit” has arrived in the Juke Box Jury offices. Let’s discuss the songs, the chances, the music, the memes, and more, in our latest episode. Eurovision Insight Podcast: Juke Box Jury #3 with Samantha Ross (12 Points From America) and Matthew Ker (Majiker). Denmark: Sand, by Sana. Czechia: Pedestal, by Aik…

You don’t get long to prepare to host the Eurovision Song Contest. Once you allow time for the bidding process at one end and the time needed to start construction and rehearsals at the other, you have a handful of months to not only put on the TV show but also to sort out the Host City and build on the success of previous years. The latter is the …

You don’t get long to prepare to host the Eurovision Song Contest. Once you allow time for the bidding process at one end and the time needed to start construction and rehearsals at the other, you have a handful of months to not only put on the TV show but also to sort out the Host City and build on the success of previous years. The latter is the …

We carry on looking at the sogs heading to Malmö for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024. They all might be fighting for the hits, misses, and maybes, but the journey is just as important as the result. Come join us now… Eurovision Insight Podcast: Juke Box Jury #2 with Dude Points (dudepoints.fun) and Fin Ross Russell (Island Life Productions). Alban…

We carry on looking at the sogs heading to Malmö for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024. They all might be fighting for the hits, misses, and maybes, but the journey is just as important as the result. Come join us now… Eurovision Insight Podcast: Juke Box Jury #2 with Dude Points (dudepoints.fun) and Fin Ross Russell (Island Life Productions). Alban…

There are several innovations in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, but one of the biggest on-screen will be the stage. No longer anchored to the auditorium’s rear, the stage’s full behemoth is being brought into the middle of Malmö Arena. With the audience on all sides and cameras capturing a 360-degree view, this year’s artists will be the firs…

There are several innovations in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, but one of the biggest on-screen will be the stage. No longer anchored to the auditorium’s rear, the stage’s full behemoth is being brought into the middle of Malmö Arena. With the audience on all sides and cameras capturing a 360-degree view, this year’s artists will be the firs…

The National Final season is behind us, Malmö is ahead of us, and in the quiet space between lies Juke Box Jury. Yes, the run is starting slightly later than previous years, but everything else stays the same. We’ll talk about all the songs over seven shows, and when we have all our hits, misses, and maybes, it’ll be time to start taking in the reh…

The National Final season is behind us, Malmö is ahead of us, and in the quiet space between lies Juke Box Jury. Yes, the run is starting slightly later than previous years, but everything else stays the same. We’ll talk about all the songs over seven shows, and when we have all our hits, misses, and maybes, it’ll be time to start taking in the reh…

Like many major events, the Eurovision Song Contest has a large pool of volunteers to help host it. As ambassadors for Malmö, they can contribute to the event and experience Eurovision from behind the scenes. That could involve guiding guests around town, helping dress the city for tourists, being attached to a delegation to support their time in M…

Like many major events, the Eurovision Song Contest has a large pool of volunteers to help host it. As ambassadors for Malmö, they can contribute to the event and experience Eurovision from behind the scenes. That could involve guiding guests around town, helping dress the city for tourists, being attached to a delegation to support their time in M…

As the Heads of Delegation Meeting passes, the submissions from our broadcasters are in, and we have a locked-in list of music for Malmö in 2024. We’ve got a few more rules as well as anew venue if you can’t make it into the arena. Let’s head into the Eurovision world… Eurovision Insight News Podcast: Vote Early, Vote Often The final results are in…

As the Heads of Delegation Meeting passes, the submissions from our broadcasters are in, and we have a locked-in list of music for Malmö in 2024. We’ve got a few more rules as well as anew venue if you can’t make it into the arena. Let’s head into the Eurovision world… Eurovision Insight News Podcast: Vote Early, Vote Often The final results are in…

With today’s news about the format of the Semi Finals and the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest, Ben Robertson and Ewan Spence talk about the key points and how they will impact the performers, the production team, and the public. Eurovision Chat Over Coffee, Discussing Malmö’s Eurovision Changes Voting from the first Grand Final Song, the…

With today’s news about the format of the Semi Finals and the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest, Ben Robertson and Ewan Spence talk about the key points and how they will impact the performers, the production team, and the public. Eurovision Chat Over Coffee, Discussing Malmö’s Eurovision Changes Voting from the first Grand Final Song, the…

The Eurovision Song Contest’s Reference Group guides the Contest, overseeing its development and format, financing, brand awareness, and, of course, the Contest alongside the host broadcaster and the core team at the EBU. In 2023, Dr Frank-Dieter Freiling retired as Chair after thirteen years, and Bakel Walden was voted to take his place at the hea…

The Eurovision Song Contest’s Reference Group guides the Contest, overseeing its development and format, financing, brand awareness, and, of course, the Contest alongside the host broadcaster and the core team at the EBU. In 2023, Dr Frank-Dieter Freiling retired as Chair after thirteen years, and Bakel Walden was voted to take his place at the hea…

Looking around any Eurovision Song Contest press centre in the last two decades, you’ll likely spot a baseball hat with the word “Boy” written in comically large letters. Under that hat is Aftonbladet journalist Tobbe Ek. A graduate of Stockholm University, he joined Aftonbladet in 2005. While he is now known for his entertainment reporting, many m…

Looking around any Eurovision Song Contest press centre in the last two decades, you’ll likely spot a baseball hat with the word “Boy” written in comically large letters. Under that hat is Aftonbladet journalist Tobbe Ek. A graduate of Stockholm University, he joined Aftonbladet in 2005. While he is now known for his entertainment reporting, many m…

This week feels like it is more about the internal selections rather than the National Finals, with just two songs from the latter and rather a lot more from the former. Let’s round them all up in this week’s NewsPod. Eurovision Insight News Podcast: One Final To The Tune Of Another Someone tries to sing for San Marino, someone tries to sing for Sp…

This week feels like it is more about the internal selections rather than the National Finals, with just two songs from the latter and rather a lot more from the former. Let’s round them all up in this week’s NewsPod. Eurovision Insight News Podcast: One Final To The Tune Of Another Someone tries to sing for San Marino, someone tries to sing for Sp…

We’ve had our Super Saturday of song selections (and a pair of internal selections released their songs), which means the playlist for May has nearly doubled since our last pod. Let’s check in on all this week’s happenings: Eurovision Insight News Podcast: Streets, Villages, And Clubs Postcards, planes, and the places to be in Malmö, and more… Stay…

We’ve had our Super Saturday of song selections (and a pair of internal selections released their songs), which means the playlist for May has nearly doubled since our last pod. Let’s check in on all this week’s happenings: Eurovision Insight News Podcast: Streets, Villages, And Clubs Postcards, planes, and the places to be in Malmö, and more… Stay…

We talk a lot about the songs of the Eurovision Song Contest here, we look at how the Song Contest allows cultures to be shared, and how the Contest is used as a live environment for testing new broadcast technologies. It’s the latter that’s the subject of today’s Chat Over Coffee podcast. Liverpool’s hosting of the Eurovision Song Contest was a go…

We talk a lot about the songs of the Eurovision Song Contest here, we look at how the Song Contest allows cultures to be shared, and how the Contest is used as a live environment for testing new broadcast technologies. It’s the latter that’s the subject of today’s Chat Over Coffee podcast. Liverpool’s hosting of the Eurovision Song Contest was a go…

It’s all about the song selections this week. Internal selections are working on their release dates, heats are ending, and National Finals are making the ultimate choice ahead of the Eurovision Song Contest. Let’s see what’s been going on across the continent: Eurovision Insight News Podcast: Travolta’s Moment John Travolta isn’t coming back to Sa…

It’s all about the song selections this week. Internal selections are working on their release dates, heats are ending, and National Finals are making the ultimate choice ahead of the Eurovision Song Contest. Let’s see what’s been going on across the continent: Eurovision Insight News Podcast: Travolta’s Moment John Travolta isn’t coming back to Sa…

The team is back from Malmö – don’t worry, we’ll go back in May – and there are a lot of results to catch up on; along with some interesting decisions by both the BBC and Liverpool on their plans for Eurovision 2024. Eurovision Insight News Podcast: Cracking The Cryptic Clues Our hoped-for hosts arrive, the BBC serves up some cryptic clues, and Nor…

The team is back from Malmö – don’t worry, we’ll go back in May – and there are a lot of results to catch up on; along with some interesting decisions by both the BBC and Liverpool on their plans for Eurovision 2024. Eurovision Insight News Podcast: Cracking The Cryptic Clues Our hoped-for hosts arrive, the BBC serves up some cryptic clues, and Nor…

Interviews From The Eurovision 2024 Semi Final Draw Ewan Spence and Ben Robertson attended the Semi Final draw for Eurovision 2024 ; here, they talk over the details and importance of the result before talking to Steve Rotheram (Metro Mayor of the Liverpool City Region), Ebba Adielsson (Eurovision Exec Producer), and Christer Bjorkman, (Eurovision …

Interviews From The Eurovision 2024 Semi Final Draw Ewan Spence and Ben Robertson attended the Semi Final draw for Eurovision 2024 ; here, they talk over the details and importance of the result before talking to Steve Rotheram (Metro Mayor of the Liverpool City Region), Ebba Adielsson (Eurovision Exec Producer), and Christer Bjorkman, (Eurovision …

Delegations are about to find out when they need to book their hotels—it’s the Semi Final Draw week! Before we get into this busy week, let’s talk about what happened in the last busy week. Eurovision Insight News Podcast: Everyone’s Off To Malmö! Bambie Thug says hello, Romania says goodbye, and some of us are off to Malmö. all that and more… Stay…

Delegations are about to find out when they need to book their hotels—it’s the Semi Final Draw week! Before we get into this busy week, let’s talk about what happened in the last busy week. Eurovision Insight News Podcast: Everyone’s Off To Malmö! Bambie Thug says hello, Romania says goodbye, and some of us are off to Malmö. all that and more… Stay…

Every Eurovision Song Contest has a different look (and for a time, a different slogan…). Eurovision 2024 is no different. From badges and pens, to stickers and socks, through billboards and stadium wraparounds, and beyond, designing for the Song Contest is a huge challenge that continues right up until broadcast. Which is why, after the announceme…

Every Eurovision Song Contest has a different look (and for a time, a different slogan…). Eurovision 2024 is no different. From badges and pens, to stickers and socks, through billboards and stadium wraparounds, and beyond, designing for the Song Contest is a huge challenge that continues right up until broadcast. Which is why, after the announceme…

With more results coming in from across the continent, internally selected artists releasing their songs, and more potential songs being released, there’s a lot of Eurovision to get through from the last seven days. Eurovision Insight News Podcast: More Songs, More Results, More Eurovision Finland takes Sweden, the United Kingdom takes the draw, Uk…

With more results coming in from across the continent, internally selected artists releasing their songs, and more potential songs being released, there’s a lot of Eurovision to get through from the last seven days. Eurovision Insight News Podcast: More Songs, More Results, More Eurovision Finland takes Sweden, the United Kingdom takes the draw, Uk…

We’ve had a few selections in the last month or two, but the torrent is here. Weekends packed full of songs, results, qualifiers, and victors. Let’s get busy. Eurovision Insight News Podcast: The Gladiator Is Ready Our first big wave of national selection results, two new names for Malmo, someone decided to let Russell Crowe join in…, and more! Sta…

We’ve had a few selections in the last month or two, but the torrent is here. Weekends packed full of songs, results, qualifiers, and victors. Let’s get busy. Eurovision Insight News Podcast: The Gladiator Is Ready Our first big wave of national selection results, two new names for Malmo, someone decided to let Russell Crowe join in…, and more! Sta…

Eurovision Chat Over Coffee, With Norway’s Head of Delegation Stig Karlsen Following a run of success at Eurovision, will 2024 be Norway’s year? Ewan Spence sits down with Stig Karlsen, NRK’s Head of Delegation, to talk about Norway at the Song Contest. How much of a surprise was Alessandra’s worldwide success? Was it a difficult decision to invite…

Eurovision Chat Over Coffee, With Norway’s Head of Delegation Stig Karlsen Following a run of success at Eurovision, will 2024 be Norway’s year? Ewan Spence sits down with Stig Karlsen, NRK’s Head of Delegation, to talk about Norway at the Song Contest. How much of a surprise was Alessandra’s worldwide success? Was it a difficult decision to invite…

As the calendar ticks over 2024 we have new names to search for, new songs to listen to, and new dates for our diaries. What have we got for the weekend. Let’s find out… Eurovision Insight News Podcast: Cruise Control Norway’s returning meme, the new stage is seen, a UK artist is very keen, and more… Stay on top of all the Eurovision discussions as…

As the calendar ticks over 2024 we have new names to search for, new songs to listen to, and new dates for our diaries. What have we got for the weekend. Let’s find out… Eurovision Insight News Podcast: Cruise Control Norway’s returning meme, the new stage is seen, a UK artist is very keen, and more… Stay on top of all the Eurovision discussions as…