SVT: Several countries boycotting Eurovision do not show the contests

Next because of Israel’s participation in this year’s Eurovision, you will not see representatives of Spain, Ireland, the Netherlands, Slovenia or Iceland.

The broadcasting companies of most of the countries that skip the games also do not televise the entire competition, the Swedish Broadcasting Company The SVT The cultural news – program report says.

A broad broadcast boycott means that around 74 million Europeans will not be able to follow the event through their country’s broadcasters.

A wisdom expert interviewed by SVT Paul Jordan said that a significant drop in viewership may affect the contest in the future as well, if the attractiveness of Eurovision decreases in the eyes of the contest’s sponsors.

“However, more viewers will probably watch the race live on YouTube,” said Jordan.

of Iceland The public broadcasting company RÚV acts exceptionally in the situation, because Iceland does not send a representative to Eurovision, but it shows its viewers the contest itself.

“Eurovision still arouses great interest in Iceland, and that’s why it’s important that our audience has the opportunity to watch the program with commentary in Icelandic,” CEO of RÚV Stefan Eiriksson told by email Culture news teddy bear.

The Dutch broadcasting company Avrotros has also announced that it will boycott next year’s Eurovision. Stichting Nederlandse Publieke Omroep (NPO), which manages Dutch public broadcasting, said that next year’s Eurovision broadcast will be handled by another company instead of Avrotros, without Dutch commentary.

The Slovenian broadcasting company RTVSLO has already told SVT that Slovenian viewers have expressed their dissatisfaction with the country’s participation in visas throughout the Gaza war. According to RTVSLO, it was the feedback from the viewers that made Slovenia withdraw from next year’s competition.

Finland will participate in the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest.