BBC DG Tim Davie popped up to Liverpool yesterday, for a bit of EBU Eurovision stuff. Making a whole programme out of a tedious semi-final allocation draw is, apparently, part of the magic. The BBC version, at St George's Hall, was 10 minutes shorter than the 2022 event in the Palazzo Madama, Turin. The BBC gave it airtime on BBC2; RAI screened their version via a live stream and YouTube. RAI's 'presenting partner' was Moroccan Oil, mentioned in the covergae; Moroccan Oil, Tik Tok, booking.com and Riedel Communications are still Eurovision Song Contest Partners, but weren't mentioned last night.
Here's Tim with Liverpool city councillor Harry Doyle, Labour/Co-op member for Knotty Ash, and Cabinet Member for Culture, Visitor Economy & Eurovision. The Council has doshed up £2m.
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