2012 EUROVISION SONG CONTEST RULES - Svt

2012 ESC Rules
TABLE OF CONTENTS OF THE RULES FOR THE EUROVISION SONG CONTEST
SECTION 1
THE EUROVISION SONG CONTEST
1.1) Description .................................................................................................. 2
1.1.1) EBU Coproduction .................................................................................................. 2
1.1.2) Content................................................................................................................... 2
1.1.3) Determination of the scores and of the winning song .............................................. 2
1.2) Criteria of eligibility .................................................................................... 3
1.2.1) Songs ..................................................................................................................... 3
1.2.2) Performances and artists ........................................................................................ 3
1.3) National Juries ............................................................................................ 4
1.3.1) Composition ........................................................................................................... 4
1.3.2) Implementation ....................................................................................................... 4
1.3.3) National Juries' voting procedure ............................................................................ 4
1.4) Procedure in case of a tie in the Semi-Finals or in the Final ................. 5
SECTION 2
LEGAL AND FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
2.1) Application process ................................................................................... 6
2.1.1) Eligibility of Members .............................................................................................. 6
2.1.2) Procedure ............................................................................................................... 6
2.2) Participating Broadcasters' commitments .............................................. 6
2.2.1) Next ESC ............................................................................................................... 6
2.2.2) Undertakings .......................................................................................................... 7
2.3) Rights acquisition ...................................................................................... 8
2.3.1) Rights, authorizations and undertakings to be obtained
by each Participating Broadcaster .......................................................................... 8
2.3.2) Guarantee/indemnification ...................................................................................... 10
2.4) Exploitation/Grant of rights ....................................................................... 10
2.4.1) Broadcasting obligations of the Participating Broadcasters ..................................... 10
2.4.2) Participating Broadcasters' rights ............................................................................ 11
2.4.3) EBU's rights and obligations ................................................................................... 12
2.5) Funding ....................................................................................................... 14
2.6) Measures intended to compensate for damage caused or a
breach of the ESC Rules by a Participating Broadcaster ...................... 15
2.6.1) Indemnification ....................................................................................................... 15
2.6.2) Fines ...................................................................................................................... 16
2.6.3) Sanctions ............................................................................................................... 18
2.7) Postponement, transfer or cancellation of the Shows ........................... 20
SECTION 3
CENTRALIZED EXPLOITATION
3.1) Centralized marketing activities ............................................................... 22
3.1.1) Centralized Event sponsorship ............................................................................... 22
3.1.2) Centralized Programme sponsorship ...................................................................... 22
3.1.3) Offer of commercial air-time .................................................................................... 23
3.1.4) Merchandising ........................................................................................................ 23
3.2) Centralized televoting ................................................................................ 24
3.2.1) Rules for implementation ........................................................................................ 24
3.2.2) Centralized televoting operation ............................................................................. 24
3.2.3) Guidelines .............................................................................................................. 24
3.2.4) Instructions related to the televoting ....................................................................... 25
3.2.5) Announcement of the results of the televoting 25
3.3) Sharing of revenue ..................................................................................... 25
3.3.1) Sharing key ............................................................................................................ 25
3.3.2) Distribution ............................................................................................................. 26
Annexe 1 Duties of the Host Broadcaster ............................................................................................... 27
Annexe 2 Role of the Reference Group .................................................................................................. 30
Annexe 3 Duties of the EBU................................................................................................................... 32
Annexe 4 Standard licence agreement for the CD/DVD compilation ...................................................... 33
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