GENEVA: Organizers of the Eurovision Song Contest announced plans to change the voting system of the popular musical extravaganza to ensure fairness, a move that follows allegations of “interference” by Israel’s government. The European Broadcasting Union, a Geneva-based union of public broadcasters that runs the event, said Friday that the changes were “designed to strengthen trust, transparency and audience engagement.” Israel has competed in Eurovision for more than 50 years and won four times.

VIENNA: Austria’s public broadcaster, which hosts the next Eurovision contest, on Tuesday said it hoped for a compromise on Israel’s participation in the massive TV extravaganza…

Gli organizzatori dell'Eurovision Song Contest hanno dichiarato di voler modificare le regole di voto per rafforzare "fiducia e trasparenza", dopo le controversie suscitate negli…