2012 EUROVISION SONG CONTEST RULES - Svt

2012 ESC Rules
Annexe 3
Duties of the EBU
1) The EBU Permanent Services shall work closely with the Host Broadcaster to support all aspects of
the national planning and production.
2) The EBU Permanent Services shall, together with the Host Broadcaster, be responsible for ensuring
that the Previews are distributed to the Participating Broadcasters.
3) The EBU may commission on a centralized basis the production of at least two ESC Countdown
Shows partly based on extracts from the televised national selections organized by the Participating
Broadcasters. The EBU may produce on the basis of the national selections various audiovisual
material which shall be made available (for on-demand use) on the official website of the ESC. The
EBU may produce vignettes for broadcast by the Participating Broadcasters in relation to any national
programme leading up to the ESC (including any national selection programme).
4) The EBU shall ensure that the international transmissions of the Semi-Finals and the Final do not
breach any national laws. The EBU shall also be responsible for ensuring that Participating
Broadcasters grant the agreed sponsorship and advertising exposure to the marketing partners and
suppliers.
5) The EBU Permanent Services, in consultation with the Reference Group, shall be responsible for the
marketing of all commercial exploitation rights for the benefit of the Participating Broadcasters and the
Host Broadcaster, in liaison with the EBU's Agent.
6) The EBU Permanent Services shall be responsible for all aspects of the overall branding of the ESC.
The branding chosen shall be approved by the Reference Group.
7) The EBU Permanent Services shall, in cooperation with the EBU's Agent, be responsible for collating
market information on the Shows to help boost the possibilities for pan-European sponsorship of
subsequent editions.
8) The EBU shall create and administer the official website of the ESC. The cost of establishing and
maintaining the website shall be paid by the EBU (to be covered by the EBU's share in the
commercial revenue).
9) The EBU shall, in cooperation with the EBU's Agent, be responsible for the creation of an international
highlights tape of the ESC to be used for commercial, promotional and sales purposes.
10) The EBU Permanent Services shall appoint international monitors who may be sent to oversee all
aspects of the televoting procedure as well as the national juries voting processes on any territory,
with no notice given.
11) The EBU Permanent Services shall be responsible for overseeing voting throughout the Shows, for
any decisions required in the course of the voting and for giving any necessary instructions to the
international presenters and the scoreboard operator(s).
12) The EBU Permanent Services shall be responsible for collating and posting on the official website of
the ESC all the votes announced during the Shows.
13) The EBU Permanent Services shall be responsible for managing the archives of the ESC and of the
Shows.
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