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The Eurovision Song Contest has a new U.S. home. Netflix has picked U.S. VOD rights to the 2019 and 2020 installments of European Broadcasting Union’s international musical competition. The three 2019 telecasts, two semi-finals and a final, which aired live May 14-18 from Tel Aviv, Israel, will be available Monday…

More than 180M people in 40 markets watched Dutch singer Duncan Laurence win the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest. The event, which is organized by the European Broadcasting Union, was watched by 182M viewers – despite not having a U.S. linear partner – and achieved an average share of 36.7%, which was one percentage…

Madonna brought music and politics to the Eurovision Song Contest Saturday Night in Israel. Dressed in a futuristic Gothic cloak along with a black eye-patch, the music legend started her set with a performance of her 1989 hit “Like A Prayer.” She was later joined by Quavo of Atlanta hip-hop trio Migos for a…

The U.S. is getting its own take on the Eurovision Song Contest after producer Brain Academy struck a deal to develop a North American remake. The Swedish company, which is best known for producing Keanu Reeves-starring Pop TV project Swedish Dicks, is developing the American Song Contest. It does not currently have a…

In what may be the biggest ever American presence at the Eurovision Song Contest, Madonna has been officially tapped to perform at the 2019 Final held in Tel Aviv, Israel after lengthy negotiations. Yet, this year’s edition may nor air in the U.S. as Viacom’s Logo, which broadcast the Final live the last three years…

Canadian entrepreneur Sylvan Adams has taken his passion for Israel, a country he immigrated to roughly four years ago, and getting behind various global events to raise the country’s profile in entertainment. “After a very successful business career and living my entire life in Canada, 3 years ago my wife and I…

The Eurovision Song Contest, the biggest music contest in the world, is set to air this weekend on channels around the world. However, not, it seems, in China, after the European Broadcasting Union banned Chinese broadcaster Mango TV from blocking LGBT elements of the event. Mango TV, the online video arm of Hunan TV…

For the third consecutive year, one of the biggest spectacles in popular music, the Eurovision Song Contest, will be broadcast in the U.S. exclusively on Logo. The Viacom network once again will carry live the Grand Final, which will run commercial free on both coasts on Saturday, May 12 at 3PM ET /12PM PT. RuPaul's Dr…

The Eurovision Song Contest, the longest-running annual international TV song competition, will be broadcast in the U.S. for a second consecutive year. Viacom’s Logo, which carried the Grand Finale live last year, will do it again for the upcoming  62nd edition of the contest, known for catchy pop tunes, extravagant…

The Eurovision Song Contest that helped launch the careers of ABBA, Olivia Newton-John, and Celine Dion among others, will air for the first time in the U.S. on Logo. The network will broadcast the 61st annual Grand Final live and and commercial free on Saturday, May 14 at 3 PM ET. The 2016 Grand Final competition and…