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MEDIA HANDBOOK EUROVISION SONG CONTEST MALMÖ 2013 WE ARE ONE EUROVISION.TV PRESS.EUROVISION.TV MEDIA HANDBOOK @EUROVISIONPRESS EUROVISION SONG CONTEST MALMÖ 2013 PRESENTING PARTNER OFFICIAL NATIONAL BEAUTY PARTNER PARTNERS OPERATED BY EBU TABLE OF CONTENTS PART A THE BASICS PAGE 5 EBU/EUROVISION Eurovision Family of Events Eurovision Song Contest Governance PART B THE CONTEST PAGE 13 Brand values Visual identity Voting Official Trophy EBU Eurovision Song Contest team PART C MEDIA SUPPORT PAGE 23 Accreditation rules & procedure Archive material Dates & deadlines Facilities for accredited media Glossary of Eurovision vocabulary Photography Tickets PART D THE HISTORY PAGE 33 History in a nutshell Information and winners per decade Congratulations - 50th anniversary Timeline of key events PART E FACTS, FIGURES AND MORE PAGE 51 Eurovision Song Contest Malmö 2013 / Media Handbook 1 EUROVISION.TV THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF THE EUROVISION SONG CONTEST A completely revamped Eurovision experience! Also download the official app for iOS and Android GENEVA - In the lead up to the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest, a completely new online experience has been launched! More.. GENEVA - We’ve launched a great new app for iOS and Android, featuring live updates 43 and voting features during the show! More..

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MEDIA HANDBOOK EUROVISION SONG CONTEST MALMÖ 2013

OPERATED BY EBU

PART A THE BASICS

EBU/EUROVISION Eurovision Family of Events Eurovision Song Contest Governance

PART B THE CONTEST

Brand values Visual identity Voting Official Trophy EBU Eurovision Song Contest team

PART C MEDIA SUPPORT

Accreditation rules & procedure Archive material Dates & deadlines Facilities for accredited media Glossary of Eurovision vocabulary Photography Tickets

PART D THE HISTORY

History in a nutshell Information and winners per decade Congratulations - 50th anniversary Timeline of key events

PART E FACTS, FIGURES AND MORE

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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EUROVISION.TV THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF THE EUROVISION SONG CONTEST

A completely revamped Eurovision experience!

GENEVA - In the lead up to the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest, a completely new online experience has been launched!More..

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JON OLA SAND EXECUTIVE SUPERVISOR

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elcome to Sweden, for the 58th Eurovision Song Contest. Under the slogan We Are One, Host Broadcaster SVT and the EBU have worked for almost a year to prepare for what may be the best Eurovision Song Contest ever. Your contribution is appreciated! First and foremost, this year's Eurovision Song Contest is about the people of Europe coming together to celebrate music and culture in all its diversity. By bringing together the best and most creative TV professionals in Europe, combined with the latest technology, SVT will bring some 100 million viewers three outstanding shows that they will remember forever.

For the 58th time, public service media from all over Europe will bring to the contest new talent and established artists, to battle for the number one spot at the top of the score board; the official trophy and the honour of hosting the next Eurovision Song Contest.

We wish everyone the best of luck, as they give the performance of a lifetime.

JON OLA SAND EBU Executive Supervisor Eurovision Song Contest

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SIETSE BAKKER EVENT SUPERVISOR

s T  nese e v h   E n   omert ah n S m on u g c   h C   ounrtoevsits iio ivelnoisvil et ema angzi urho of s  . It takes a huge amount of behind the scenes organization to make it happen. The press facilities made available to more than 1,500 accredited journalists are just one of the many links that make up a strong chain.

Those who have attended the Eurovision Song Contest in person know that for some two weeks, the host city lives and breathes the spirit of Europe’s favourite TV show. The City of Malmö and the Skåne region know this, and have gone the extra mile to transform the experience into a lasting memory.

This year, we’ve shortened the rehearsal schedule by a day; closed each participant’s first rehearsal for the press and opened up the EuroClub for media representatives to cover events as they unfold in the first four days.

After each rehearsal, contestants will visit the EuroClub to talk to the press in a more intimate setting. On Friday, 10th of May, we will open the doors of what may be the best Press Centre we’ve ever had.

I wish you a productive stay in Malmö for the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest.

SIETSE BAKKER EBU Event Supervisor Eurovision Song Contest

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THE BASICS

About the EBU Eurovision Family of Events Eurovision Song Contest Governance The Marcel Bezençon Awards

ABOUT  THE EBU

T 'd sowlromtsofer  alf puce ores cilbdem eciv M)PS   ( ia izanrg o h t t a   o e is i n      sE UBeh lian with Members in 56 countries in Europe and beyond. Founded in 1950, its mission is to defend the interests of PSM and to promote their indispensable contribution to modern society. The EBU is a world-renowned benchmark of media industry knowledge and expertise, particularly in broadcast technology and innovation, training, research and European media law. The EBU operates EUROVISION and EURORADIO.

EUROVISION

EUROVISION is the name under which the EBU produces and distributes f top quality live sport and news, as well as entertainment, culture and music content. Through EUROVISION, the EBU provides broadcasters with onsite facilities and services for major world events in news, sport and culture. The EUROVISION satellite and fibre network is the largest and most reliable in the world directly plugged in to public service media everywhere.

EUROVISIONS's staff of experienced media professionals acquire and manage media rights on behalf of EBU Members- including the FIFA World Cup 2014-2022, Tour de France and IAAF Athletics, the New Year’s Eve concerts of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra etc. - and

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provide network, transmission and events services to the broadcasting industry. EURORADIO EURORADIO is the name under which the EBU enhances and promotes public service radio to ensure that radio remains a key protagonist in a multimedia world. This is achieved through the exchange of music, professional networking and the active promotion of digital and hybrid radio. The EURORADIO Music Exchange gives Members automatic or pay-as- you-go access to the largest music exchange in the world.

COPRODUCTIONS

EBU Members have privileged access to a number of established EBU-owned formats – programmes with a unique look and feel, and   a proven record. Among them is the Eurovision Song Contest, which has been captivating audiences around the world since 1956. Other flagship co-productions include the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra New Year's Concert, Summer Night Concert and Special Concert, the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, Eurovision Young Dancers, Eurovision Young Musicians, Best of European Opera, Children's drama and documentary series and the City Folk series.

EUROVISION FILM WEEK 2013

Themed initiatives turn important issues into international movements. EUROVISION’s Why Poverty? Day in November 2012 saw 40 EBU Members devote multiplatform programming to poverty throughout

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the month. Other projects are in the pipeline. EUROVISION FILM WEEK 2013 Preparations are underway for this year's themed initiative: EUROVISION Film Week, which will take place at the beginning of December. The project celebrates the close relationship between PSM and the film industry, focusing on the cultural diversity of Europe and raising greater awareness of European film. It plans to go behind the scenes of the most popular European films, paving the way for new productions and co-productions in Europe. ROSE d'OR This year, EUROVISION assumed responsibility for the organization of the Rose d’Or Awards, one of entertainment television’s foremost and longest-running international galas. In doing so, Rose d’Or has returned to its origins. The Awards were created in 1961 as a celebration of quality programming by Marcel Bezençon, the visionary behind the Eurovision Song Contest. The event, which has been staged in Montreux and Lucerne since its inception, will leave Switzerland for the first time in 2013, when it heads to Brussels. It will take place on May 30 during the EUROVISION Media Summit, the leading industry event for media professionals. More at www.ebu.ch and www.eurovision.com

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ABOUT THE EUROVISION FAMILY

T  stsi noet lledo-cahe sof t E eh CngSon ioisovur part Eurovision Family of Events. This ‘family’ comprises the flagship events of the EBU’s Media Department.

The Eurovision Family of Events was set up in 2007, when the Eurovision Dance Contest was introduced. ‘Together with our Members, we have dozens of coproductions running, some big, some small. We are dealing with drama, animation, concerts and documentaries,’ says Annika Nyberg Frankenhaeuser, Media Director at the EBU. ‘By bringing the three biggest projects closer together under one

JUNIOR EUROVISION SONG CONTEST

The first ever Junior Eurovision Song Contest was held in 2003, in Copenhagen, Denmark. After almost 50 years, the Eurovision Song Contest saw the birth of a healthy son!

Currently, children between 10 and 15 years old can take part in the competition, with songs they have written themselves. Help from adults is allowed, but the child or children should always be the main rightsholder(s). The children perform their song live on stage during a live transmission. The 2013 contest - the 11th edition! - will be held on 30 November in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine.

Read more: www.junioreurovision.tv.

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umbrella in branding, promotion and on the internet, we hope to bring each event to a broader audience,’ continues Nyberg. The Eurovision Song Contest is thepater familias, the Junior Eurovision Song Contest was the second member. The Eurovision Dance Contest, the third member of the family, was held in 2007 and 2008. Other events by the EBU’s Media Department that are worthy to be mentioned are the Eurovision Young Dancers competition and the Eurovision Young Musicians competition. Both events take place every second year.

YOUNG DANCERS & YOUNG MUSICIANS

The Eurovision Young Dancers competition was first staged in Reggio Emilia, Italy, in 1985. It is staged every two years, although took a break from 2005-2011 for the Eurovision Dance Contest. Spain has won the competition the most times, five, whilst Sweden, Belgium, and Switzerland have all come second twice.

The Eurovision Young Musicians competition began in 1982, with six participating countries and has become one of the most important classical music competitions on an international level.

Read more: www.youngdancers.tv and www.youngmusicians.tv

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THE EUROVISION SONG CONTEST AN INTRODUCTION

uring a meeting in Monaco in D BU Direc1955, Ele B   zene ot raMcr 197-) 81n ço90(1 launched the idea of bringing Europe together in a televised, pan-European music competition in the style of the Italian Sanremo Festival. At the same time, theEurovision Grand Prix(as it was named back then) would be an ambitious experiment to broadcast live to several countries at the same time. That’s how it all started... The idea was approved during an EBU General Assembly meeting in Rome on 19 October, 1955. The Swiss national public broadcaster was proposed to organize the firstGrand Prix, which took place on 24 May, 1956, in Lugano. Seven countries were represented with two songs each - which only happened in 1956. The Eurovision Song Contest is currently produced each May under the auspices of the European Broadcasting Union, and is a state- of-the-art, world-class television production of a competition between songs representing the respective countries of the participating EBU Members. Only Active Members of the EBU are eligible to take part in the Eurovision Song Contest.

In 2004, the format of the Eurovision Song Contest was amended and a Semi-Final was introduced in the lead-up to the Final. In 2008, a second Semi-Final was added to the format. Under the Rules, up to 20 participants can compete in each Semi-Final. The Host Country, as well as France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom are automatically qualified for the Final. In 2009 the EBU re-introduced

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professional juries, who got a 50% stake in the outcome of the Final. Since last year (2010) juries will also contribute 50% to the outcome of the Semi-Finals. This year, 26 countries are represented in a spectacular Final. The winner is chosen by televoters and professional juries in all 42 participating countries. Traditionally, the winning country is invited to host the next running of the event. The Eurovision Song Contest is the world’s biggest non-sporting live TV event and a strong household name among hundreds of millions of people in Europe. Every year, 100 to 125 million people in over 45 countries watch the televised competition. Famous former participants include Julio Iglesias, Olivia Newton-John, Céline Dion, ABBA, Johnny Logan, Alla Pugacheva, Patricia Kaas and the group Blue. The contest also saw the birth of Riverdance, which started as interval act at the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest, then took the world by storm, and became one of the most successful dance shows in history.

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THE ORGANIZATION

t, the A si se t SonsivintCog onoruE organiza  hna yamoj rvenesit w tion of the complicated. Every year, hundreds of people are involved in the television production, event management and marketing, as well as financial, legal and communication matters. Without going into the many logistical details that are connected to the Eurovision Song Contest, this Media Handbook provides a general overview of the organizational force behind this event.

The Eurovision Song Contest is coproduced by the Participating Broadcasters and the Host Broadcaster under the auspices of the EBU. The EBU Executive Supervisor is directly responsibile for overseeing and guiding all aspects of the finances, organization, and creative planning and execution of the Eurovision Song Contest. The Executive Supervisor works in close cooperation with the Host Broadcaster to support all aspects of the national planning and production, and is also work as a member of the Reference Group.

The Reference Group is a group of representatives of participating EBU Members that liaises directly with the EBU to guide and approve the major elements of the concept, development and preparation of the Eurovision Song Contest.

The Host Broadcaster is responsible for all rights and duties whatsoever connected with organizing, producing and transmitting the Eurovision Song Contest, under the guidance of the EBU Executive Supervisor.

As sole rightsholder, the EBU is responsible for the centralized marketing of all commercial exploitation rights, exclusively owned and managed by the EBU. The EBU appointed

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Highlight Event to be in charge of marketing these rights. External communication, public relations and new media activities are centrally coordinated by the EBU. The voting is centrally coordinated as well, in cooperation with televoting partner Digame mobile GmbH and under the auspices of an independent notary. Each Participating Broadcaster appoints a Head of Delegation, who is the point of contact between the EBU and/or the Host Broadcaster and the other Participating Broadcasters and, as such, is fully responsible for all aspects of its organization’s participation. More information about the EBU’s Executive Supervisor, the Reference Group and the Heads of Delegation can be found elsewhere in this Media Handbook.

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