Re: SPAIN 2013
It's that sharp on Wednesday was the director of entertainment of the public broadcaster, Carlos Mochales, during the press conference of "farewell" Pastora Soler hours before leaving for Baku (Azerbaijan) which represent our country on 26 May with the ballad Stay with me . "Now we have another budget, but we do not contemplate stop broadcasting the Festival. We want to have in our grid," said Mochales.
For his part, deputy director of Festivals of the chain, Federico Llanos, justified the more than 250,000 euros that TVE has to pay to the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) to participate in the competition as a finalist. "If there were no team in the end, not interested. What we gain being in the Big Five is the possibility of being in the final." He explained that this year will not be issued the second semifinal because it has fewer hearing and above all, because there are costs of satellite and domestic production of TVE.
However, the fee paid to the EBU is not only just to ensure the participation of Spain in the festival. It also allows the possibility of accessing TVE educational programs, documentaries and animated series co-production, and pictures for information and negotiation of certain broadcasting rights of sports broadcasting.
Compared to other programs in the chain, which costs half Eurovision program Time for Jose Mota (just over € 500,000) or almost three times less than a chapter or Remember when Red Eagle (700,000 to 900,000 euros .) Also to be noted that the final of Eurovision chain contributes to large audiences, like last year when he scored 4,172,000 viewers (28.9% share), with a peak audience of 5,963,000 votes for viewers (39.7% share).
A special role
But leaving aside the economic issues, Mochales again wanted to thank Soler their participation in European competition: "It is very important that professionals and support Pastora Soler Eurovision" he said. And it was very optimistic about the possible position you will be the young singer: "I have a hunch that this year we will be well in Eurovision . If we win, we will be very close to winning. "
Optimism with which also travels to Baku Jose Maria Inigo, who repeats as commentator after Düsseldorf last year, for whom the award is "to sing before millions of viewers ":" I am delighted to return to Eurovision is something spectacular. And it is very difficult to win but we are confident that Pastor will make a special role. "