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Eurovision 2017: Contest might be one week earlier, host city known on August 1st

Ukrainian broadcaster NTU has provided more details about their preparations for the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. The host city will be selected by August 1st, and the contest might take place one week earlier than previously communicated.

Poland: “Regional qualifying rounds for 2017”

Dennis Van Eersel (The Netherlands)

Polish broadcaster TVP will use a new system to pick their entry for the Eurovision Song Contest next year. The candidates for a national final will be chosen through several regional qualifying rounds, states the portal Wirtualnemedia.pl.

Eurovision 2017: NTU and EBU meeting held in Kiev

Dennis Van Eersel (The Netherlands)

The European Broadcasting Union and the NTU, the Ukrainian national broadcaster, came together in Kiev Wednesday in order to discuss the requirements of hosting the forthcoming 2017 Eurovision Song Contest. A decision about the host city has not been taken yet.

Eurovision 2017: Prime minister wants “public selection process” for host city

Dennis Van Eersel (The Netherlands)

According to the Ukrainian newspaper Pravda, the prime minister Volodymyr Groysman wants a transparant public selection process to determine which city should host the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 in Ukraine. The majors of the cities of Kiev, Lviv, Dnipropetrovsk and Odessa have all expressed their [read more…]

Eurovision 2017: Host city known within two months

Dennis Van Eersel (The Netherlands)

Before the end of this summer, Ukrainian broadcaster NTU will announce in which city they will host the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. The winning broadcaster in Stockholm revealed this during a press conference, in which they already hinted towards their capital Kiev.

Eurovision 2017: Preliminary dates are 16, 18 and 20th of May

Dennis Van Eersel (The Netherlands)

The EBU has announced the preliminary dates for the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest: The First Semi-Final will take place on 16 May, the Second Semi-Final on 18 May, and the Grand Final on 20 May, 2017.