BBC still deciding on Eurovision involvement next year

BBC director-general Tim Davie has said the corporation will “make a decision” on whether it will be involved with next year’s edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It comes after broadcasters from Spain, the Netherlands, Ireland and Slovenia threatened to boycott the contest in Vienna, Austria, if Israel is allowed to take part.

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU), which runs Eurovision, said last week that it was consulting its members on how to “manage participation and geopolitical tensions” around the song contest and would give them until mid-December to decide if they want to participate.

Mr Davie was asked if he could confirm the BBC ’s participation in Eurovision on The Media Show on BBC Radio 4. He replied: “Well, wh

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