In what could be considered dissapointing but not unexpected news, Luxembourg’s national broadcaster RTL has given indication that the small Benelux state will not be taking part in the Eurovision Song Contest next year in Sweden. Luxembourg has not taken part since 1993 but in recent years many fans have felt a sea of change as the cultural minister of …
Eurovision’s Greatest Hits: 3 countries decline to show celebration
Three countries have already announced their intention not to show the BBC’s celebration of 60 years of Eurovision, with a further broadcaster still very much undecided on whether it will show the special programme. Netherlands’ AVROTROS, Luxembourg’s RTL and Ukraine’s NTU will not show the programme, being hosted on March 31st in London, United Kingdom. The latter two may not …
San Marino: SMRTV confirms Luxembourg talks
In a statement released yesterday by SMRTV, the national broadcaster of the microstate of San Marino, the director general of the TV station has confirmed that talks have been held between the country and Luxembourg about a joint participation, as recent rumours suggested. However, the broadcaster has also taken the opportunity to confirm that no deals have been made yet …
Luxembourg: Culture minister to push for country’s return?
It appears that we could be seeing a long awaited return for Eurovision in 2016 if the culture minister of Luxembourg has anything to say about it. Luxembourg’s annual Eurovision Gala Night took place last night in the Duchy and Eurovision 1992 winner Linda Martin was on hand to perform. During her set she called on Luxembourg’s culture minister Maggy …