 EBU confirmed Azerbaijan's Ictimai TV actions as illegalDecember 9, 2009 - 18:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has found Azerbaijan's Ictimai TV responsible for breaking the Eurovision Song Contest rules. Azerbaijani television blurred out the Armenian voting number and distorted the TV signal when sisters Inga and Anush of Armenia were performing on stage."The EBU's decision came two weeks ago but was not made public," Armenia's Public Television Executive Director's advisor on special projects Diana Mnatsakanyan told PanARMENIAN.Net "Azerbaijan's guilt was established. We proved that we never make unsubstantiated statements. If Azerbaijan violates Eurovision rules once again, it will drop out of the contest for 3 years."   Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia  Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28.Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia.Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports.Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |
