Eurovision loses almost a quarter of UK viewers compared with 2023
Eurovision loses almost a quarter of UK viewers compared with 2023
Saturday night’s final was watched by average of 7.64m as Britain’s entry, Olly Alexander, finished in 18th place
Until the UK grow a pair and send The Northern Boys, people will just stop caring.
I'm waiting on the news story uncovering the voting farms all over Europe funded by the Israeli government, wanting to parallel the Ukraine 2022 result to claim vindication and that they have the public's backing for their ongoing genocide of the Palestinians. Disgusting.
Not voting for Israel wasn't going to have an impact if you weren't voting for them anyway, however people who support Israel in the conflict voting for them will have an effect that there's very little you can do to stop. You don't think Russia would have had voting farms to stop Ukraine if it was possible? That's why they got so many votes - if they have 15% support, then they'll get that 15% of votes which is a significant number.
I suppose that is a fair comment and a possible reason, along with those who boycotted the event will have diminished all votes going to other acts.
I still think there is a likelihood that Israel tried to play the game on public votes, because it would be a minimal spend for a big PR boost for them. Having a big Israeli company sponsor bought them a lot of the judge votes, then this move would have topped it up. It was just my initial thought when the 300+ points came up. The majority of the crowd did not take that well, along with all of the other stories about booing at the semis, the canned applause on the TV coverage to cover it up, the vote swing just seemed like too big a massive juxtaposition to global sentiment for it to carry weight.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Eurovision lost almost a quarter of its UK viewers compared with last year’s Liverpool extravaganza, amid a row over Israel’s participation.
Several hundred protesters gathered outside the Malmö Arena before the final, including the Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, who was among those escorted away by police.
In March, Olly Alexander and several other entrants rejected the demands, stating their belief in “the unifying power of music, enabling people to transcend differences and foster meaningful conversations and connections”.
Alexander posted a response on Instagram, writing: “I wholeheartedly support action being taken to demand an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, the return of all hostages and the safety and security of all civilians in Palestine and Israel.
Alexander’s father, David Thornton, told BBC News he was surprised by the result, but that it had been a “fantastic learning experience” for his son.
The Labour MP Stella Creasy congratulated Alexander on his performance, writing on X: “In any other competition, the UK entry is objectively an actual pop song.
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