UK promotion for Eurovision Song Contest
Last year, when the Eurovision Song Contest was held in Liverpool, UK viewing figures were at the highest they had ever been in the modern era. As a result. For the first time ever, four songs from the contest made the top ten of the UK Official Singles Chart. What does that tell us?, Well, obviously, it means that the more viewers a show gets increases the chances of someone streaming or wanting to buy the song as a download etc. This year things are different. In the lead up to the contest, there has been a concerted campaign by certain people and even some fans, concerned about the situation in Gaza and Israel’s participation, to boycott the event. As a consequence, this may have resulted in a decline in viewership for the contest in the UK. We also have to take into account that most of the UK had been experiencing unusually hot weather on the day of the contest. This always results in a decline in tv viewing. And don’t forget that the majority of the people who watch Eurovi