The BBC has admitted its coverage of the Eurovision Song Contest ‘didn’t appeal to everyone’. The event took place in Malmo, Sweden, earlier this month, with Switzerland’s act Nemo taking out the win with their song The Code. However, in the lead-up to, and during the contest , it had countless controversial moments , including disqualifications, withdrawals of spokespeople, flag bans , calls for a country to be disqualified and protestors pushing for a boycott.
Now, two weeks on, BBC bosses have issued a statement about its coverage. ‘We received complaints from some people who are unhappy with some aspects of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest,’ it began. ‘The Eurovision Song Contest continues to be one of the most popular entertainment programmes on the BBC, attracting millions of viewers.
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