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AUTHOR:
Luke Fisher (United Kingdom)

SOURCE OF PICTURE:
EBU

SOURCE OF NEWS & LINKS:
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  Commercial breaks for the shows announced

The European Broadcasting Union has kindly passed on information about when the commercial breaks will be during this year's live shows. Many have suggested in the past that this can make or break a song, especially if it follows an advertising break. The schedule for this year is as follows:

Semifinal 1:
After song 6 (Armenia) and after song 15 (Finland)
This means that Andorra and Portugal will be performing after the breaks.

Semifinal 2:
After song 6 (Norway) and after song 15 (Moldova)
This means that Cyprus and Albania will be performing after the breaks.

Final:
After song 12 (will be determined after the qualifiers have drawn their positions)

These are the preliminary plans, although are unlikely to change unless serious problems are encountered with stage on and off movements.
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Comments
catarra
Date: 05/5/2009 11:07 PM

Disapointing for Andorra and Portugal, but we must to get the strenght to arrive to the FINAL against the Media Forces!!!!!

billkas
Date: 05/5/2009 08:25 PM

Bad news for Cyprus and Albania

EuroFan79
Date: 05/5/2009 02:14 PM

Commerical breaks should be before and after ALL performances just like Juan said, as it is now it is completely stupid and unfair. And again look at the countries that will suffer, ALL of them are outsiders - so they are helping countries such as Norway and Greece which already have a good chance at #1 and fans will definitely watch them yet countries such as Andorra, Portugal and Cyprus get a break????

pedrocaco
Date: 05/5/2009 02:12 PM

2007 was a turning point. Not in Portugal, but in how other countries look at us. We sent a song that nobody cares about here, but somehow Europe seemed to like it. Media atention and better results mean more effort next time. And so in 2008 we managed to get a great song, that could reach interest through out Europe, and was indeed something that most european cultures could relate with. It ended 13th in the final because of political voting. So in 2009 we say, we're here, we're good, like it or not. take it or leave it. We don't really care. We are proud of our culture and identity and won't sell it. :)

EuroFan79
Date: 05/5/2009 02:08 PM

Typical, the put Cyprus after the break, a song that is already very difficult to pass and with a low budget appearance so now they will completely destroy it

pedrocaco
Date: 05/5/2009 02:01 PM

Well, first of all I must say that Portugal doesn't get better results because RTP doesn't want to win ESC. Most people and institutions in Portugal think it's a cheesy and mainly political event, and have no idea of it's economic and media potential. As for the portuguese entries during the last decade: 1999 to 2002 was the worst period in our participation. 2003 we had a good song, for ESC standards. Should have scored much better. Was Rita Guerra so much worse than Shiri Maimon? I don't think so. 2004 was just silly and meaningless. 2005 and 2006 was our attempt at becoming comercial. The songs were interesting, though totally wrong for portugal. The singers lacked experience and professionalism. The performance was... bad!

gonc
Date: 05/5/2009 02:06 AM

at that time portugueses were really angry with RTP... i think that is stupid the break...

SAKISRULES
Date: 05/5/2009 02:00 AM

@gonc It's karma then! LOL! You butcher somebody's entry this year, your own entry gets butchered next year because of commercials! I have to admit that our own ERT has done many atrocities (like showing commercials during Sakis' performance in 2006) but they have never butchered a contesting song!

ChicInsane
Date: 05/5/2009 01:44 AM

Btw In this decade we send 2 song that deserve the top 5 - 2003 Deixa-me sonhar Rita Guerra and 2008 Senhora do Mar Vânia Fernandes. This year I think is fair the top 10 is a cute song just this.

gonc
Date: 05/5/2009 01:42 AM

that's a go idea too

ChicInsane
Date: 05/5/2009 01:36 AM

Why not put time on the tv to say how much is the break?

gonc
Date: 05/5/2009 12:06 AM

portugal last year cuts half of one song because the break... i think it's really stupid the breaks... maybe the presenter should talk a little bit after the breaks

ESCJack
Date: 04/5/2009 11:56 PM

I'm in the UK where the BBC doesn't have commercial breaks, but I didn't notice a gap between any performances. But it sounds bad for two of my favourites, Andorra & Cyprus, who both perform straight after a break.

gonc
Date: 04/5/2009 11:23 PM

i don't know the semi final votes... didn t saw them... yes i think it's a good song... but for me the best are sweden and gremany... i liked norway... but i'm allready sik of hear it

panthro26
Date: 04/5/2009 11:22 PM

gonc you are going to be happy this year because your song deserves to be in the final....your 2005 entry was actually quite good as a song but they killed it on the stage...and this year germany gave them 12p in the semi(diaspora voting) anyway good luck to portugal i really like your entry

info
Date: 04/5/2009 11:19 PM

gonc... russia needed to be five times top5, in order to win... for the same reasons, russia and finland was in the past a pottential winner, so portugal always will be a pottential favourite for a victory... afterall your time for a victory i think is approaching.. but once good effort never will be enough... ;) guys, take it more seriously... and stop accusing diaspora and friendly voting...

gonc
Date: 04/5/2009 11:16 PM

panthro26 i can't really remember but the only high note in that countrys was from spain and switzerland... i think that 2005 was not a good song... but "less bad song"... and they did it awful at stage... and it's really important the dress and coreographie... to catch atention... and 2005 song was not bad but luciana's hair was awful, luciana's dress was even worst... and their dancing... it made me cry

panthro26
Date: 04/5/2009 11:12 PM

gonc look at the televoting results and you will see that these 5 countries i metioned always give portugal high points..anyway i agree with pedrocaco that diaspora voting is horrible but i should also say that jury voting is bad also...i read in an article that kirkorov would be in the russian jury...that means that he is going to vote for sure for the greek song and that s unfair....pedrocaco can you tell in this decade a good portugese song that i was not ready to listen??

Juan
Date: 04/5/2009 11:05 PM

Die_4_U@ problematic behaviour??!! LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

gonc
Date: 04/5/2009 11:05 PM

panthro26 i dont see that countrys give good point to portugal... only spain... and yes... portugl didn t send good songs in the last decade... but i thinks that it's changing... and last year most eurofans said that portugal should win... and portugal only catch 13th place... why?? was dima bilan and kalomira's pop songs better?? i do not think so... at top5 only armenia had a good song (sorry my really bad english)

pedrocaco
Date: 04/5/2009 11:01 PM

Hey guys, my critics aren't directed only at Greece! Turkey is exactly the same. This year Spain is even worse. Or Azerbaijan. And Portugal has been there also. But even that way we didn't make it. We are THAT BAD! lol As for most portuguese songs being bad... were they all really bad? Or maybe some of them were just not "ready-to-listen"? And yes, Portugal has a huge diaspora, that everyone seems to forget, I don't understand why. Diaspora vote is wrong, no matter where it comes from/goes to.

info
Date: 04/5/2009 10:54 PM

now, ok about portugal... i am the biggest fan of thiw year song... but not only with the song can haddle a top5 rank... try to be more professionals, get the support of you public tv... show us something interesting on stage... afterall its a tv show!!!! oh gosh, im not upto really right now on eurovision lessons... lol

panthro26
Date: 04/5/2009 10:43 PM

pedrocaco...maybe you are right about the greek songs...i am greek and i dont think we send great songs...but first of all you have to critisize the quality of the songs that portugal sends...i dont think that except 2008 you sent anything special...most of gour songs were bad...by the way...portugal has also diaspora .....france germany spain andorra switzerland

Die_4_u
Date: 04/5/2009 10:35 PM

@juan: I see your comments and i have understood your problematic behaviour BUT i will say one thing because you are obviously UNEDUCATED :-) Greece has the biggest diaspora in europe?? Greece is a 10 million country. and the Greek population outside Greece is 5 million. According to official statement, 4.3 million of greeks outside Greece, they live in U.S and Canada and Australia. The only major greek population in europe that worths mentioning is the 500,000 Greeks in Germany(and 80,000 students in Uk). If this is a big diaspora (in fact in one country only), so you have a big problem :-) :-)

info
Date: 04/5/2009 10:35 PM

and what about uk or germany or spain or france... arent they signicant for the whole europe???... and what they are sending almost every year??? the worst they have... and they expected to be voted??? at least we are giving almost the best... anyhow perhaps we have different approach on what eurovision it is...

pedrocaco
Date: 04/5/2009 10:35 PM

Well, that's where we disagree. I strongly believe that in order to respect eurovision you must respect yoursels as a country and your cultural identity. And Greece decided to compromise its cultural identity in exchange for comercial results. It's a sort of prostitution, in my point og view. As for the rest, I think I stated my thoughts a few lines below. No need to repeat.

balkanpopp
Date: 04/5/2009 10:33 PM

its so great (and weird) to hear that greece is untouchable - i like it:-)))))

Die_4_u
Date: 04/5/2009 10:28 PM

mr pedrocaco let me remind you that the ''untouchable'' Greece, last year in 2008, performed right after the commercial break in semifinal 1. ALTHOUGH, Russia had to perform after the break. But Greece came FIRST in its semifinal. When your country decides to respect the eurovision song contest , you will have good results, no matter when you will perform. And i remind you again, the ''untouchable'' Greece, performed after a break although this was forbidden from the rules!! But yes we forgot that Ebu protects mama Russia and all the mafia countries :-)

Juan
Date: 04/5/2009 10:21 PM

I quote what pedrocacu said

paneto
Date: 04/5/2009 10:20 PM

turkey has many turkish in other contries too and i agree with panthro26!if a song,the singer,the voice,the voice are good nothing of all these is counting!!! i think that this year there will be a very big surprise and i don't know what!!! :S

pedrocaco
Date: 04/5/2009 10:19 PM

ok lets be fair with Greece: They do put a lot of work in their esc representation. For the last 10 years they developed a great work. Greece always comes up with a song that becomes very popular. Although it´s basically a variation of the same stereotipical song and performance year after year. Greece is important on the diaspora level. Greece is one of the most important countries in it's region, on a cultural, political and economical level. Greece is very important for ESC because they actually care and live up to it. Do I think they deserve the current status? Yes. Do I think their songs deserve being favourite? No!! It has been an helenized version of american cheap, easy-listen products.

info
Date: 04/5/2009 10:08 PM

come on guys be fair with greece,,, if greece has so many friends why it took her almost 31 years for the first victory?? and about diaspora voting, how do you explain that it scored twice a 17th place in 2002 and 2003?? on the other hand you dont mention anything about political games and unfair victories of 'juries era'????

panthro26
Date: 04/5/2009 10:07 PM

juan...last year ireland gave us 10p slovenia and bosnia 8p azerbaijan 12p...all countries voted for greece in the semi....do we have any diaspora in these countries? anyway i hope portugal and andorra will reach the finals because they have sweet songs.good luck to them

pedrocaco
Date: 04/5/2009 09:56 PM

Having said that, I'm still pretty confident that Portugal will make it to the Final :)

pedrocaco
Date: 04/5/2009 09:50 PM

of course I remember last year, and how everything was done to grant Dima/Russia the victory. And this year Sakis/Greece have a very similar status. On the other hand Greece was last performing and that compensates the votes lost after the break.

Juan
Date: 04/5/2009 09:49 PM

fighter@ Greece has lots of friends - the neighbours and, especially, one of the biggest diaspora of Europe

paneto
Date: 04/5/2009 09:41 PM

pedrocaco : greece is untouchable??????don't you remember last year...????come on !! i believe that breaks should be one in the middle of each show!why all this is happening every year???

fighter
Date: 04/5/2009 09:39 PM

lol for the portuguese fans! Last year, after Russia there was a break + video for Belgrade preparations and greek fans worried also. the result?? greece won in the first semifinal without any "friends". so the same will happen with portugal. Poor Andorra though.

dirofreak
Date: 04/5/2009 09:30 PM

last year it was after song 18 no?

pedrocaco
Date: 04/5/2009 09:25 PM

@Martin: if they are obliged they don\\\'t respect that. On the other hand the viewers are not obliged to keep watching the channel during the break and pay attention to when it is back on.

Kirkov
Date: 04/5/2009 09:23 PM

pedrocaco@ You catch the point!! last year was the same!

pedrocaco
Date: 04/5/2009 09:18 PM

Why not after songs 6 and 12? That way the show would have three equal parts... Oh I see: Greece will be performing in place 13 on 2nd semi, and Greece is untouchable as we all know.

Martin
Date: 04/5/2009 09:16 PM

this is strange, I believed the broadcasters were obloged to broadcast the songs in their integrality.

akhnaton
Date: 04/5/2009 09:06 PM

LOL Portugal and Andorra lost Spain in the 1st semi voting and now also both perform after the breaks....they are really unlucky! Lets hope Portugal gets enough votes! Especially knowing that some countries give priority to TV commercials and always tune in late, halway through the song.

fcoelho
Date: 04/5/2009 09:03 PM

Portugal's doomed. Everyone will bypass it, without even noticing it was on... The same thing happened last year in the final and we got a mid-table placing...

Juan
Date: 04/5/2009 08:38 PM

the commercial breaks should be just before and after all the performances, this is not correct and fair

pedrocaco
Date: 04/5/2009 08:22 PM

Portugal right after the commercial break AGAIN!?!?


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