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<strong>2012</strong> ESC Rules The revenue from International Sponsorship (Section 3.1 above) shall be based on the review of each Participating Broadcaster's performance. The review shall be undertaken by the monitoring company assigned by the EBU/the EBU's Agent to confirm the correct transmission of the International Sponsorship sequences. Any Participating Broadcaster which does not comply with the obligations related to the Centralized exploitation as mentioned in the present Rules and/or as may be instructed from time to time by the EBU Permanent Services and/or the EBU's Agent for reasons which are not of a legal or regulatory nature shall not be entitled to share in the commercial revenue generated by the centralized marketing and shall be held liable for any reasonable claim to compensate the marketing partners or suppliers for the value of the loss of exposure, without prejudice to any other sanctions which may be applied as per Section 2.6. 3.3.2) Distribution The shares of the total centralized marketing activities reverting to the Participating Broadcasters, the Host Broadcaster and the EBU shall be distributed to them as soon as possible after the Final and by the end of the year at the latest, depending on when such revenue is received by the EBU from the marketing partners and after independent auditing of such revenue. ____________________ 26
<strong>2012</strong> ESC Rules Annexe 1 Duties of the Host Broadcaster The obligations of the Host Broadcaster are outlined in a separate set of rules entitled the Host Broadcaster Agreement. The following points reflect the main duties of the Host Broadcaster vis-à-vis the Participating Broadcasters. 1) Production of the Shows a) The Host Broadcaster shall ensure the complete production of three live uninterrupted television programmes on the agreed dates and with the agreed timing; two Semi-Finals (each lasting approximately two hours) and one Grand Final (lasting approximately three hours 15 minutes) in accordance with top-level quality and editorial standards. The final decision on all editorial matters shall be taken by the EBU Permanent Services. The Host Broadcaster shall ensure the live delivery of the signals of the three productions to the Eurovision network. The international signals to be delivered shall be a clean feed. b) The Host Broadcaster shall provide for at least three commercial breaks during each of the Semi-Finals and the Grand Final for those Participating Broadcasters wishing to use them. The exact number of such breaks shall be decided by the Host Broadcaster in cooperation with the Reference Group. c) The Host Broadcaster, in consultation with the EBU Permanent Services, shall propose a production budget for the ESC and the Shows, to be approved by the Reference Group. d) The Host Broadcaster shall, in cooperation with the EBU Permanent Services, appoint an organizing committee and indicate the names of the persons for all major positions. At no stage before the preparations of the ESC and the Shows shall the Host Broadcaster be entitled to enter into any negotiations on a possible sharing of production responsibilities with third parties without prior written approval by the EBU. e) The Host Broadcaster shall, in cooperation with the EBU, organize a meeting for the Heads of Delegation (the HoD Meeting) on dates to be agreed upon with the Executive Supervisor, with a view to informing all the Participating Broadcasters of all planning arrangements for the event. f) During the HoD Meeting, the Host Broadcaster shall, for the benefit of the Participating Broadcasters and the international press, inform them of the running order of the Shows and provide a detailed rehearsal schedule. The order of appearance of the contestants in the Semi- Finals and of the six contestants with guaranteed places in the Grand Final shall be decided through a draw. The order of appearance of the contestants selected from the Semi-Finals in the Grand Final shall be determined by a draw which shall take place during the press conference following each Semi-Final. g) The Host Broadcaster shall make every effort to meet the requests of the Participating Broadcasters in relation to the performance of their songs, where feasible and insofar as the request does not conflict with the creative concept of staging the event and on condition that information is given by the Participating Broadcasters to the Host Broadcaster as indicated in the Delivery Schedule. h) The Host Broadcaster is responsible for the songs and their performance being in accordance with the present Rules, and shall ensure that all necessary measures are taken to guarantee the uninterrupted and undisturbed performance by the artists during the Semi-Finals and Grand Final. i) The international presenters to be appointed for the Shows shall be neutral and shall not have been involved in any manner whatsoever in the composition of the music, and/or in the writing of the lyrics and/or in the production of any song participating in the ESC. 27
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