Martin wrote:
On Mon, 26 May 2008 19:44:25 +0100, "endymion"
wrote:

"Nick Maclaren" wrote in message
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In article ,
"endymion" writes:
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| So it has to get a bigger audience weekly than the Eurovision song
contest?
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| That only got 1.7 mill and falling and they haven't axed that yet.

Yes, but think how cheap the Eurodrivel Nong[*] contest is to produce!

[*] Australian slang, if you are interested.
Actually its very expensive because the UK contribute 40% of the funding for
the Eurovision. But anyway. Its not cheap! See what drivel the license
fee goes on . Still back to GW.

The EBU funds the ESC not the licence fee. If you could discover how much UK
contributes to the EBU, the total amount of EBU's annual budget, and how much of
that budget is spent on the ESC they'd have to kill you.

I thought I heard 200,000 pounds mentioned on the radio today/yesterday
as BBC's contribution to the ESC. That is, peanuts for the quantity of
material. However, I could have misheard...

--
Rod

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Martin wrote:


I wasted a lot of time on the EBU's website trying to find out how it's finances
work. IMO they are deliberately hiding the information about the actual amounts.

Thinking about it, possibly PM on R4 on Monday. Definitely R4. I seem to
have Eddie Mair's voice in my head. If not that, some other program of
similar nature. So if you want to listen again...

--
Rod

Hypothyroidism is a seriously debilitating condition with an insidious
onset.
Although common it frequently goes undiagnosed.
www.thyromind.info www.thyroiduk.org www.altsupportthyroid.org