Eurovision
Television network that is part of the European Broadcasting Union
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| 2024 | Israel's entry for the contest was required to undergo rewrites after the EBU objected to the original lyrics' political references to the October 7 Hamas-led attack. |
| August 17 2024 | Twenty-first and most recent edition of Eurovision Young Musicians held in Bodø, Norway. Leonhard Baumgartner won the competition, playing the violin for Austria. |
| February 5 2024 | The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) launched Eurovision Sport, a digital streaming platform accessible via eurovisionsport.com and mobile apps for Android and iOS, with plans to expand to Connected TVs and free ad-supported streaming television channels. |
| 2023 | Nemo became the first non-binary winner of the Eurovision Song Contest. |
| 2023 | Eurovision Song Contest featured anti-war songs 'Fragile', 'People Have the Power', and 'Give Peace a Chance' in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. |
| 2023 | Eurovision Choir contest returned, hosted by Latvijas Televīzija. |
| January 2023 | Eurovision Services was sold to DUBAG AG, a German investment advisory company based in Munich, with the terms of the agreement remaining unpublished. |
| 2022 | Rule change allowed pre-recorded backing vocals, implemented to introduce flexibility after the 2020 cancellation and to facilitate modernization. |
| 2022 | Violin instrument wins again in Eurovision Young Musicians competition |
| 2022 | Russia was banned from entering the Eurovision Young Musicians competition. |
| 2022 | Eurovision Sports provided coverage of the FIFA World Cup. |
| October 2022 | The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) announced that the Eurovision Choir event would return in 2023, to be hosted by Latvijas Televīzija for the second time in the contest's history. |
| February 3 2022 | Norwegian broadcaster NRK confirmed that the upcoming edition would be held in Montpellier, France in July. |
| 2021 | Måneskin, featuring openly bisexual bassist Victoria De Angelis, won the Eurovision Song Contest. |
| 2021 | 1st Eurovision Young Musicians competition held in Yerevan, Armenia, with no specified winner. |
| 2021 | Eurovision Sports provided coverage of the FINA World Swimming Championships. |
| 2021 | SBS Commissioning Editor Josh Martin confirmed that the proposed Eurovision Asia Song Contest would not take place, cancelling earlier plans for an inaugural event. |
| June 2021 | The Eurovision Choir contest was initially cancelled by Interkultur. |
| 2020 | EurovisionAgain was launched during COVID-19 lockdowns, becoming a top Twitter trend in Europe and raising donations for UK-based LGBTQ charities. |
| 2020 | Russia withdrew from the planned contest, which was later cancelled. |
| May 2020 | Martin Österdahl took over the role of executive supervisor from Jon Ola Sand, becoming responsible for monitoring and overseeing the Eurovision Song Contest. |
| March 18 2020 | The contest scheduled for Zagreb, Croatia was postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe. |
| 2019 | The Eurovision network department became a separate joint-stock company under Swiss law, with the EBU remaining its sole shareholder. |
| August 2019 | The second edition of the Eurovision Choir contest was staged in Gothenburg, Sweden. |
| 2018 | The contest was hosted by the BBC in partnership with the Edinburgh International Festival. |
| 2018 | Brief reintroduction of the semi-final round in the Eurovision Young Musicians competition. |
| 2018 | Eurovision Sports provided coverage of the FIFA World Cup. |
| August 2018 | First edition of the European Sports Championships held jointly in Berlin and Glasgow, featuring coordinated championships in athletics, swimming, cycling, rowing, and triathlon by their respective European Governing Bodies. |
| August 23 2018 | 18th Eurovision Young Musicians held in Edinburgh, United Kingdom. Winner was Ivan Bessonov from Russia, performing the 3rd movement of Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1. |
| July 2018 | First edition of the European Sports Championships launched, with Berlin and Glasgow hosting events for athletics, swimming, cycling, rowing, and triathlon championships. |
| July 22 2017 | The inaugural Eurovision Choir contest took place, hosted by Latvijas Televīzija (LTV) and coinciding with the closing ceremony of the European Choir Games 2017. |
| 2016 | A dance performance entitled 'The Grey People' was performed in the first semi-final, devoted to the European migrant crisis. |
| 2016 | Two sets of points were introduced to be awarded in both the semi-finals and final. |
| 2016 | Semi-finals were removed from the competition due to low participant numbers. |
| 2016 | First recorded Saxophone instrument winner in Eurovision Young Musicians competition |
| 2016 | 1st Eurovision Young Musicians held in Yerevan, Armenia. |
| 2015 | EBU marked the 60th anniversary of Eurovision Song Contest with 'Eurovision Song Contest's Greatest Hits', a concert featuring past Eurovision artists and video montages. |
| May 14 2015 | 15th Eurovision Young Musicians held in Vienna, Austria. Winner was Eva Nina Kozmus from Slovenia, performing a Flute Concerto by Jacques Ibert. |
| May 11 2015 | 14th Eurovision Young Musicians competition held in Vienna, Austria. A Norwegian viola performer competed, playing movements 2 and 3 of Béla Bartók's Viola Concerto. |
| 2014 | The Eurovision logo received a revamp by the Amsterdam-based Cityzen Agency for the contest's anniversary. |
| 2014 | Conchita Wurst, a drag persona of openly gay Thomas Neuwirth, won the Eurovision Song Contest, sparking criticism from conservative Russian politicians. |
| 2014 | New preliminary round introduced where all participants automatically qualified for the final, with jury scores from this round considered in the Grand Final to help determine the top three prize winners. |
| 2014 | Austria won both the Eurovision Young Musicians and Eurovision Song Contest in the same year, another rare dual victory. |
| September 3 2014 | 11th Eurovision Young Musicians competition in Cologne, Germany. A Polish saxophonist performed Rhapsody pour Saxophone alto by André Waignein. |
| May 31 2014 | 14th Eurovision Young Musicians held in Cologne, Germany. Winner was Ziyu He from Austria, performing Violin Concerto No. 2 by Béla Bartók. |
| 2013 | Eytan Fox released the Israeli comedy film 'Cupcakes', celebrating the Eurovision Song Contest. |
| 2012 | Several transcontinental countries expanded their participation in the Eurovision Young Musicians competition. |
| 2012 | Last year of the original semi-final round format for the competition. |
| 2012 | First recorded Viola instrument winner in Eurovision Young Musicians competition |
| 2012 | Eurovision offered free internet streaming of the London Olympics on its website through Eurovision Sports. |
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