Eurovision (network)

Eurovision, founded 1954 in Geneva, Switzerland, is a television

Eurovision
network that is part of the European Broadcasting Union.

Eurovision was set up for the purpose of exchanging TV

Branding Eurovision
programmes and, subsequently, TV news footage (via the daily
Headquarters Geneva,
Eurovision news exchange - EVN). The first official Eurovision
Switzerland
transmission took place on 6 June 1954. It showed the Narcissus
Festival in Montreux, Switzerland.[1] Owner European
Broadcasting
It has a radio counterpart in Euroradio. Union
Launch date 6 June 1954
Official eurovision.net (htt
Contents website p://www.eurovisio
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Background
Events
Eurovision Song Contest
Let the Peoples Sing
Jeux Sans Frontières
Eurovision Young Musicians
Eurovision Young Dancers
Junior Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Dance Contest
Eurovision Magic Circus Show
Eurovision Choir
European Sports Championships
Eurovision Asia Song Contest
Other events
News
Eurovision Sports
Transmission ident
References
External links

Background
The name "Eurovision" was originally coined by British journalist George Campey when writing for the
Evening Standard, and was adopted by the EBU for its network.[2]
Eurovision is managed by the European Broadcasting Union’s Eurovision Operations Department and
offers permanent coverage of Europe, the Americas, the Middle East, North Africa and the Asia-Pacific
region, as well as ad-hoc coverage of the African continent and the Pacific Rim.

Not confined only to Europe, Eurovision currently encompasses 75 television broadcasting organizations
located in 56 countries of Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. Furthermore, there are 61
associated broadcasting organizations in Europe, Africa, America, Asia, and Oceania.

Events
The EBU in co-operation with the respective host broadcaster, organises competitions and events in
which its Members can participate, if they wish to do so. These include:

Eurovision Song Contest

The Eurovision Song Contest (French: Concours Eurovision de la Chanson)[3] is an annual
international song competition that was first held in Lugano, Switzerland, on 24 May 1956. Seven
countries participated – each submitting two songs, for a total of 14. This was the only contest in which
more than one song per country was performed: since 1957 all contests have allowed one entry per
country. The 1956 contest was won by the host nation, Switzerland.[4] In this competition, only countries
that are members of the EBU can participate.[5] The first winner was Switzerland, and the most recent is
The Netherlands with a new voting system. The first host city was Lugano, and the most recent was Tel
Aviv.

Let the Peoples Sing

Let the Peoples Sing is a biennial choir competition, the participants of which are chosen from radio
recordings entered by EBU radio members. The final, encompassing three categories and around ten
choirs, is offered as a live broadcast to all EBU members. The overall winner is awarded the Silver Rose
Bowl.

Jeux Sans Frontières

Jeux Sans Frontières (English: Games Without Frontiers, or Games Without Borders) was a Europe-
wide television game show. In its original conception, it was broadcast from 1965 to 1999 under the
auspices of the EBU. The original series run ended in 1982 but was revived in 1988 with a different
complexion of nations and was hosted by smaller broadcasters.

Eurovision Young Musicians

Eurovision Young Musicians is a competition for European musicians that are younger than 19 years
old. It is organised by the EBU and is a member of EMCY. The first competition was held in
Manchester, United Kingdom on 11 May 1982.

The televised competition is held every two years, with some countries holding national heats. Since its
foundation in 1982, the Eurovision Young Musicians competition has become one of the most important
music competitions on an international level.
Eurovision Young Dancers
The Eurovision Young Dancers is a biennial dance showcase broadcast on television throughout
Europe. The first competition was held in Reggio Emilia, Italy on 16 June 1985.

It uses a format similar to the Eurovision Song Contest, every country that is a member of the EBU has
had the opportunity to send a dance act to compete for the title of "Eurovision Young Dancer". The act
can be either a solo act or a dance couple, and all contestants must be between the ages of 16 and 21
years and not professionally engaged.

Junior Eurovision Song Contest

Junior Eurovision Song Contest (French: Concours Eurovision de la Chanson Junior),[6] is an annual
international song competition, that was first held in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 15 November 2003.
Sixteen countries participated – each submitting one song, for a total of 16 entries. The 2003 Contest was
won by Croatia and the current winner is Poland with a new voting system. The first host city was
Copenhagen (2003) and the most recent is Minsk (2018).

Eurovision Dance Contest

The Eurovision Dance Contest (not to be confused with the Eurovision Young Dancers Competition)
was an international dancing competition that was held for the first time in London, United Kingdom on
1 September 2007. The competition was repeated in 2008 when it was held in Glasgow, United
Kingdom, but has not been held since.

Eurovision Magic Circus Show

The Eurovision Magic Circus Show is an entertainment show organised by the EBU, which began in
2010. Children aged between 7-14 representing countries within the EBU membership area, perform a
variety of circus acts at the Geneva Christmas Circus (http://www.cirque-de-noel.ch/index.html) (French:
Cirque de Noël Genève). The main show is also accompanied by the Magic Circus Show Orchestra.[7]

Eurovision Choir
Eurovision Choir (formerly Eurovision Choir of the Year) is a new event launched by the EBU, and the
latest event to be launched since the Eurovision Magic Circus Show. The event consists of non-
professional choirs who are members of the EBU, with the inaugural contest taking place on 22 July
2017, hosted by the Latvian broadcaster Latvijas Televīzija (LTV), coinciding with the closing ceremony
of the European Choir Games 2017.[8]

European Sports Championships

The European Sports Championships is a multi-sport event involving some of the leading sports in
Europe. The European Governing Bodies for athletics, swimming, cycling, rowing and triathlon, will co-
ordinate their individual championships as part of the first edition[9] in the summer of 2018, hosted by
the cities of Berlin (already chosen as the host for the 2018 European Athletics Championships) and
Glasgow (already chosen as the host for the 2018 European Aquatics Championships, and which will
now also host the events of the other sports).[10][11]
Eurovision Asia Song Contest
The Eurovision Asia Song Contest will be the upcoming Asia-Pacific counterpart of the Eurovision
Song Contest.[12] The inaugural contest will consist of only one show, and is yet to be scheduled
although is expected to take place in 2019.[13]

Other events
Routine transmissions of sport and culture events amount to over 15,000 transmission hours per year.
High-profile Eurovision events include:

The Proms[14]
Eastertime papal blessing Urbi et Orbi
Euroclassic Notturno
Palio in Siena
Rose d'Or
Musikantenstadl
Stadlshow
Vienna New Year's Concert
Summer Night Concert Schönbrunn
Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest's Greatest Hits
Eurosonic Noorderslag
European Border Breakers Award
Euroradio Folk Festival
Rockpalast Nacht
Eurovision Debate

News
Member broadcasting organisations also provide each other with news footage (over 30,000 separate
news items per year) within the framework of the daily Eurovision News Exchanges (EVN). Eurovision
also sponsors the annual broadcast news industry conference, News Xchange. Despite the similarity in
name this has no direct connection with Eurovision News Exchanges.

Eurovision Sports
Eurovision has offered free internet streaming of major sports events such as the London 2012 Olympics
on its website, under the name Eurovision Sports.[15]

Eurovision Sports also offering all FIFA World Cups coverage for 2018 and 2022.[16]

Transmission ident
Eurovision television transmissions may be recognised by the Eurovision ident and the opening theme of
Marc-Antoine Charpentier's "Te Deum" which appears before and after the programme to indicate to
viewers they are connected and watching via the Eurovision network. The most famous and well known
times for this to occur is before and after the Eurovision Song Contest, although most contributed items,
such as international relays of sports events, including the Olympics, are not thus credited and the general
public is therefore mostly unaware of Eurovision's involvement.

References
1. http://www.ebu.ch/CMSimages/en/dossiers_1_04_eurovision50_ve_tcm6-13890.pdf
2. Jefferson, Ed (11 May 2018). "How a 17th century war, the Queen and a desperate Swiss
TV executive led to Eurovision" (https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/music-theatre/201
8/05/how-17th-century-war-queen-and-desperate-swiss-tv-executive-led). New Statesman.
Retrieved 12 May 2018.
3. "Winners of the Eurovision Song Contest" (http://www.ebu.ch/departments/television/pdf/Wi
nners-Palmares_56-02.pdf) (PDF). European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 26 December
2007.
4. "Historical Milestones" (https://web.archive.org/web/20060526065558/http://www.eurovisio
n.tv/english/611.htm). European Broadcasting Union. 2005. Archived from the original (htt
p://www.eurovision.tv/english/611.htm) on 26 May 2006. Retrieved 26 May 2006.
5. "Rules" (https://eurovision.tv/about/rules/). Eurovision Song Contest. European
Broadcasting Union (EBU). Retrieved 28 September 2019.
6. "Official information page" (https://web.archive.org/web/20120928062758/http://www.ebu.c
h/fr/eurovisiontv/entertainment/junior_eurovision_song_contest.php?display=FR) (in
French). European Broadcasting Union. 10 December 2007. Archived from the original (htt
p://www.ebu.ch/fr/eurovisiontv/entertainment/junior_eurovision_song_contest.php?display=
FR) on 28 September 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2008.
7. Burkhardt, Nadja (6 August 2012). "Eurovision Magic Circus Show" (http://eurovisionshowc
ase.com/programmes/eurovision-magic-circus-show). eurovisionshowcase.com. European
Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
8. Granger, Anthony (8 August 2016). "EBU to launch "Choir of the Year" contest" (http://eurov
oix.com/2016/08/08/ebu-launch-choir-year/). eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 9 August
2016.
9. "Archived copy" (https://web.archive.org/web/20150812122158/http://europeansportschamp
ionships.com/ESC_Press_Release.pdf) (PDF). Archived from the original (http://europeans
portschampionships.com/ESC_Press_Release.pdf) (PDF) on 12 August 2015. Retrieved
20 September 2015.
10. "European Athletics - Leading sports bring together their European championships in 2018"
(http://www.european-athletics.org/news/article=leading-sports-bring-together-their-europea
n-championships-2018/). european-athletics. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
11. "Rowing joins the innovative European Sports Championships - worldrowing.com" (http://w
ww.worldrowing.com/news/rowing-joins-the-innovative-european-sports-championships).
www.worldrowing.com. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
12. Jordan, Paul (18 August 2017). "The Greatest Song Contest in the World is coming to Asia!"
(https://eurovision.tv/story/eurovision-is-coming-to-asia). eurovision.tv. European
Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
13. "Three cities interested in hosting Eurovision Asia" (https://web.archive.org/web/201708051
03012/https://eurovoix-world.com/three-cities-interested-hosting-eurovision-asia/). eurovoix-
world.com. Eurovoix. 19 May 2017. Archived from the original (https://eurovoix-world.com/th
ree-cities-interested-hosting-eurovision-asia/) on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
14. "EBU - 2017 BBC Proms bow out in style" (https://www.ebu.ch/news/2017/09/2017-bbc-pro
ms-bow-out-in-style). www.ebu.ch. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
15. "Eurovision Sports Live" (http://www.eurovisionsports.tv). Eurovision. Retrieved 27 June
2016.
16. Union (EBU), European Broadcasting (30 March 2012). "EBU in European media rights
deal with FIFA for 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups™" (http://www.ebu.ch/news/2012/03/eb
u-in-european-media-rights-dea). www.ebu.ch. Retrieved 14 June 2019.

External links
Official website (http://www.eurovision.net)
Eurovision Active Member List (http://www3.ebu.ch/members)
The Birth of Eurovision (http://www.ina.fr/art-et-culture/musique/video/I00012313/acte-de-na
issance-de-l-eurovision.fr.html) (in French)
Eurovision Sports Live Streaming (http://www.eurovisionsports.tv/)

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