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Germany and the ESC - an often disappointing combination.
Now the ARD is probably planning a radical step.
However, NDR rejects the speculation.
Munich – When Lena Meyer-Landrut won the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) in 2010, there was great joy.
It was only Germany's second victory in the history of the ESC.
Since then, however, the German candidates have tended to find themselves at the bottom of the rankings.
And even the most passionate ESC supporters in Germany are probably not watching the event expecting Germany to triumph.
According to a report in
Bild ,
ARD
is therefore planning to hand over
responsibility for the ESC to the
MDR
.
Does the future of the ESC lie with the MDR?
To do this, the financing issue would first have to be clarified
According to the news portal , MDR
's high level of musical expertise
is the main reason for the planned change.
Peter Dreckmann, the entertainment director at
MDR
, is also the music coordinator at
ARD
, which certainly justifies the change.
According to
Bild,
the change was originally planned for this year, but was postponed to 2025 due to uncertain financing.
The preliminary decision alone costs several million.
One way to secure funding could be to access a special pot of money.
However, this would require the approval of the
MDR
program directors.
Could the MDR be responsible for the ESC in the future?
The NDR does not want to confirm the speculation.
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NDR refers speculation about a change of channel “to the realm of speculation”
At the moment the statements from the
NDR
are rather vague.
When asked by
IPPEN.MEDIA
, a spokesman for
NDR
explained that the broadcaster was once again “responsible for the German contribution in this year’s ESC final”.
The statement continues: “Statements about the future belong in the realm of speculation.”
All the details for this year's preliminary round of the Eurovision Song Contest have already been determined.
This also includes the candidates.
There are some well-known names among these.
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