JOY Eurovision

2 Dec 2012

Reality comes to Eurovision

Reports

Eurovision song contest (Photo credit: kjelljoran)

Even as the GFC began to take hold in Europe, many believed that Eurovision would still continue on oblivious, but with Portugal withdrawing and Greece & Cyprus looking likely to do so, Eurovision 2013 could see a significant drop in countries.

Is Eurovision ripe for reform? And if so, what kind of reform should the contest have?

Andy & Hikaru discuss reforming the ESC in this special podcast.

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• Eurovision 2013: Ticket Sales and Partnerships (eurovisiontimes.wordpress.com)

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