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The $20M Ukraine Content Club has officially launched and founder Kateryna Vyshnevska is heading to L.A. to drum up support from the major U.S. studios and streamers. Deadline spoke to FILM.UA co-pro exec Vyshnevska last month, at which point she unveiled plans for a fund to help sustain Ukraine’s embattled TV…

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has greeted his country's victory at the Eurovision Song Contest with delight. The highly-favoured Kalush Orchestra won the competition on Saturday, with a record number of 439 people's votes from across Europe clinching their success on an emotional evening in Turin, Italy…

Eurovision traditionally has been a place where politics were frowned upon, at least in the overt songs . But the war in Ukraine is much on the world’s mind, so Eurovision made a statement right at the top of today’s finals. The show began with the audience singing "Give Peace a Chance," the first of many nods to the…

British bookies are currently offering odds of 7/18 for Ukraine to triumph at this evening's Eurovision Song Contest in Turin, Italy, with their entry Kalush Orchestra’s distinctive blend of rap and folk music, combined with the country's current courage in the face of Russian invasion, expected to unite voters across…

Beginning tomorrow, the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest will be available to stream exclusively on Peacock in the United States, both live and on-demand. This is the second year in a row that Peacock has exclusively streamed the Eurovision Song Contest in the United States. Two-time Olympian, NBC correspondent and Eurovis…

Folk-rap band Kalush Orchestra are the firm favorites to win the Eurovision Song Contest next month. Ukraine's entry to this year's competition have been granted special permission by the country's government to go on tour across Europe, in preparation for the big event on May 14 in Turin, Italy. Kalush Orchestra are…

The US version of the Eurovision Song Contest has secured some big-name contestants, with Michael Bolton, Macy Gray, Jewel and Sisqó all confirmed to be competing in the inaugural competition, which launches this month. Each musician will represent their home state, with Bolton stepping up for Connecticut, Gray for…

Snoop Dogg and Kelly Clarkson have been named hosts of NBC's upcoming musical competition series, American Song Contest. The announcement was made in a promo that aired at the start of the Super Bowl halftime show on NBC, which featured Snoop Dogg as one of the headliners. American Song Contest is based on the Eurovisi…

Italian broadcaster Rai has revealed the hosts for the 66th Eurovision Song Contest. Laura Pausini, Alessandro Cattelan, and Mika are set to host both semi-finals and the Grand Final, taking place on Tuesday May 10, Thursday May 12, and Saturday May 14, respectively. The hosts were announced during the Wednesday…

Eurovision winners Måneskin have been cleared of allegations that they were taking drugs in the song contest’s green room after a suspect video of the Italian band went viral. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) investigated the incident on Saturday after a clip from the live broadcast went viral, showing lead…

The European Broadcasting Union, organizers of the Eurovision song competition, said Sunday it’s looking into allegations that a member of event winners Maneskin was seen doing drugs on video. “We are aware of the speculation surrounding the video clip of the Italian winners of the Eurovision Song Contest in the Green…

An American version of Eurovision, the biggest international singing competition, is heading to NBC. The broadcaster has boarded American Song Contest, which is being produced by the team behind the Eurovision Song Contest, Propagate and Universal Television Alternative Studio. It is expected to air midseason or…