Concerns Over AI Postcards at Junior Eurovision
The use of generative AI in the postcards of this year’s Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Madrid has come under scrutiny. At the contest, which was held in Spain on 16 November 2024, the show’s postcards intercut real footage of the competing artists, all between the ages of 9 and 14, with AI-generated sections of the performers.
EXCLUSIVE: AVROTROS Confirms New Details Around Eurovision 2025
The Dutch national broadcaster, AVROTROS, has confirmed further details of their plans after announcing they will participate at Eurovision 2025 in Basel, Switzerland.
In an interview held today at the broadcaster’s headquarters, AVROTROS’ General Director Taco Zimmermann confirmed that the new Head of Delegation for the Netherlands will be Claudia van der Pas. Van der Pas served as the broadcaster’s Assistant Head of Delegation at Eurovision 2024 in Malmö and Eurovision 2023 in Liverpool.
EBU AND AVROTROS CLASH OVER FILMING AGREEMENTS
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and AVROTROS are at odds over whether agreements were made to not film Joost Klein backstage before and after his performances at Eurovision 2024.