• Taldan@lemmy.world
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    Spain being a guaranteed finalist and a large financial supporter of Eurovision gives this a lot of weight

    At the end of the day, the only thing people truly care about is money. Losing a major donor is likely not an option for Eurovision

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      Wait guaranteed finalist? That’s how that thing works? Like I’ve seen the clips of individual performances but I’ve never watched the whole thing, they have preset finalists?

      • some_random_nick@lemmy.world
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        From their website:
        There shall be six guaranteed places therein, i.e. one for the producing organization, i.e. the Member which has won the preceding edition (the “Host Broadcaster”), and the five Members from France, Germany, Spain, Italy and the United Kingdom (the “Big 5”).

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            It’s a great show and those who finance it have a spot in the main event.

            If you think the competition part is very important you don’t understand it.

            He’ll if you believe you can have competive music you don’t understand art

    • lemming741@lemmy.world
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      The head of Slovenia’s national broadcaster has also said the country, a regular participant in Eurovision, would likely withdraw if Israel participates. Similar comments have been made by the head of Iceland’s national broadcaster.

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        Yes, but they haven’t confirmed it, its only ‘likely’.

        The second paragraph says who the other two confirmations are: "The move follows similar statements last week by RTÉ and the Dutch public broadcaster AVROTROS. "

        RTÉ is the Irish Public Broadcaster.

        So Ireland and the Netherlands

  • VeryInterestingTable@jlai.lu
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    Byebye Moroccanoil. I’m not implying this is the reason Israel remained in Eurovision. But watch Moroccanoil drop Eurovision if Israel gets removed.