  39 countries to participate in 2013 Eurovision Song Contest December 21, 2012 - 16:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Thirty-nine public broadcasters have confirmed their participation in the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest, to take place in Malmö, Sweden, on the 14th, 16th and 18th of May. The following 39 broadcasters have signed up: Albania (RTSH), Austria (ORF), Armenia (AMPTV), Azerbaijan (Ictimai TV), Belarus (BTRC), Belgium (RTBF), Bulgaria (BNT), Croatia (HRT), Cyprus (CyBC), Denmark (DR), Estonia (ERR), Finland (YLE), France (France3), Georgia (GPB), Germany (NDR), Greece (ERT), Hungary (MTV), Iceland (RÚV), Ireland (RTÉ), Israel (IBA), Italy (RAI), Latvia (LTV), Lithuania (LRT), FYR Macedonia (MKRTV), Malta (PBS), Moldova (TRM), Montenegro (RTCG), the Netherlands (TROS), Norway (NRK), Romania (TVR), Russia (C1R), San Marino (SMTV), Serbia (RTS), Slovenia (RTVSLO), Spain (TVE), Sweden (SVT), Switzerland (SRG SSR), Ukraine (NTU) and the United Kingdom (BBC). Bosnia & Herzegovina (BHRT), Portugal (RTP), Turkey (TRT) and Slovakia (STV) have decided not to take part. Armenia (AMPTV) has re-joined the contest after a one-year break, the contest’s official website reported. Partner news  Top stories The scientists conducted a survey of ancient rock art, with a database of Armenian petroglyphs to be later developed. The winner, Denmark, and the runner-up Azerbaijan have found themselves in the center of a scandal which put their victory in question. “Love and War” is planned as a three-part love story about a woman and a man at war, with the latter eventually becoming a monk. The drama centers on the relationship between Assange and Domscheit-Berg, which became increasingly fraught as WikiLeaks' influence grew.   Partner news |  Latest news Spotify, Netflix say no plans to launch BlackBerry 10 apps  Both streaming services have ruled out catering to the mobile operating system, which runs on devices such as the Q10, Q5 and Z10.Committee for Genocide 100th anniv. events formed in Russia Ambassador Oleg Yesayan was appointed as the head of the committee, with a program of events discussed.Samsung says Galaxy S4 surpassed ten million sales mark In addition to white and black, the Galaxy S4 will also soon be available in blue, red, purple and brown this summer.Car bomb kills 12 in southwest Pakistan The car was packed with around 100 kilograms (220 pounds) of explosives and was parked alongside a road in the city. |
