OIKOTIMES
OIKOTIMES
  • NEWS
  • CALENDAR
  • HISTORY
  • PARTICIPANTS 2020
  • RESULTS 2021
  • SELECTIONS 2021
  • EUROPREDICTION
  • WATCH
  • SOCIAL
40K
2K
409
14K
  • NEWS
  • THE NETHERLANDS

🇳🇱 Can a potential bid of Sietse Bakker for EBU’s job cause some countries to withdraw?

  • 17/11/2019
  • 3 minute read
Total
0
Shares
0
0

THE NETHERLANDS – When back in September it was announced that Jon Ola Sand steps down from his position as the executive supervisor of the Eurovision Song Contest almost everyone assumed that Sietse Bakker would be the person to replace him. After all, the strong relationship between the two men had never been kept secret.

Back in 2013, when Sietse Bakker had to step down from his position as the executive supervisor of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, due to his poor performance in this role, it was Jon Ola Sand that rescued him by offering him the position of Event Supervisor.

THE BIG SCANDAL

In 2015 Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet revealed that a high profile executive of Bakker’s company, Wow! Works orchestrated a smear campaign against the Swedish contestant Mäns Zemerlöw. The Eurovision world was shocked by the scandal, which hit the headlines in several media outlets around the world. Wow! Works had, after all, an annual contract of €400.000 with EBU for online and communications services that was obviously violated by the above incident. Bakker had to step down as Event Supervisor and Wow! Works lost its contract with the EBU, but this was just for a month. Sietse Bakker opened a new company Scrn, which managed with no background and just one month of operation to win the tender procedure of the EBU and sign a contract for the online services worth hundreds of thousands.

In August 2019 it was Sietse Bakker’s company, Scrn, that revealed Rotterdam would be the host city of the next Eurovision Song Contest, 24 hrs before the official announcement. A mistake that put EBU and Jon Ola Sand himself into a very difficult position. So, after Bakker having survived all the above, it is reasonable for everyone within the Eurovision world to assume that he would be the next Executive supervisor, considering that Jon Ola Sand has an important position in the selection committee.

What all these people didn’t take in account are the strong reactions from several broadcasters, mostly smaller ones, that have already communicated that they will withdraw from the contest in case Sietse Bakker is appointed as the new executive supervisor.

“The new executive supervisor must find a way to cut costs and Sietse Bakker, is definitely not the person that can do that” says a high profile TV executive that for now wishes to remain un-named, “after all it is his contracts that need to be reconsidered since the broadcasters can save a lot of money in case online services are brought in house.” he continues. “This is a great opportunity for the European Broadcasting Union to find an executive supervisor that will pay attention to all broadcasters, and not just the big ones, that will bring a new era to the contest with fresh ideas. EBU needs to look forward and not backwards,” he concludes.

And this is something everyone has to agree with: fresh ideas are the ones that kept Eurovision as the most-watched TV show in Europe for more than six decades.

Previous Article
Eurovision 2020 Slogan Open Up www.oikotimes.com
  • NEWS
  • THE NETHERLANDS

Eurovision 2020 🇳🇱 NPO seems to have reached an agreement for the budget

  • 16/11/2019
READ MORE
Next Article
  • EUROPE
  • NEWS

November 17 Daily Digest 🌍 120 songs submitted in Cyprus, big LED plans for Eurovision 2020 and more…

  • 17/11/2019
READ MORE
GRAND FINAL 2021 COUNTDOWN
EUROVISION 2021 🇳🇱

🇦🇱 Anxhela Peristeri
🇦🇺 Montaigne
🇦🇿 Samira Efendi
🇦🇹 Vincent Bueno
🇦🇿 Efendi
🇧🇪 Hooverphonic
🇧🇬 Victoria Georgieva
🇨🇿 Benny Cristo
🇨🇾 Elena Tsagrinou
🇫🇮 Blind Channel
🇩🇪 Jendrik Sigwart
🇬🇪 Tornike Kipiani
🇬🇷 Stefania
🇮🇸 Daði og Gagnamagnið
🇮🇪 Lesley Roy
🇮🇱 Eden Alene
🇱🇻 Samanta Tina
🇱🇹 The Roop
🇲🇹 Destiny
🇳🇴 TIX
🇲🇩 Natalia Gordienko
🇲🇰 Vasil Garvanliev
🇳🇴 Albina
🇷🇴 Roxen
🇸🇲 Senhit
🇸🇮 Ana Soklič
🇪🇸 Blas Cantó
🇨🇭 Gjon’s Tears
🇳🇱 Jeangu Macrooy
🇺🇦 Go_A

NATIONAL SELECTION POLLS 🗳

🇦🇱 FESTIVALI I KÊNGËS
🇭🇷 DORA
🇪🇪 EESTI LAUL
🇮🇱 HASHIR SHELANU L’EROVIZION
🇫🇷 C’EST VOUS QUI DÉCIDEZ!
🇳🇴 MGP (FIRST SEMI-FINAL)
🇳🇴 MGP (SECOND SEMI-FINAL)
🇳🇴 MGP (THIRD SEMI-FINAL)
🇳🇴 MGP (FOURTH SEMI-FINAL)
🇳🇴 MGP (FIFTH SEMI-FINAL)
🇵🇹 FESTIVAL DA CANÇAO
🇫🇮 UMK 
🇱🇹 PABANDOM IS NAUJO (SEMI-FINAL)
🇱🇹 PABANDOM IS NAUJO (FINAL)
🇸🇪 MELODIFESTIVALEN (SHOW A)
🇸🇪 MELODIFESTIVALEN (SHOW B)
🇸🇪 MELODIFESTIVALEN (SHOW C)
🇺🇦 INTERNAL SELECTION

Categories
Upcoming Events
  • Italy 🇮🇹 Sanremo Festival Third Night 04/03/2021
  • Belgium 🇧🇪 Eurovision 2021 entry song presentation 04/03/2021
  • Romania 🇷🇴 Eurovision 2021 Song Presentation 04/03/2021
  • Moldova 🇲🇩 Eurovision 2021 presentation live from Moscow's Crave Theatre 04/03/2021
  • The Netherlands 🇳🇱 Dutch entry presented 04/03/2021
  • Italy 🇮🇹 Sanremo Festival Fourth Night 05/03/2021
  • Australia 🇦🇺 Eurovision 2021 Song Presentation 05/03/2021
  • Serbia 🇷🇸 Eurovision 2021 Entry presented 05/03/2021
  • Italy 🇮🇹 Sanremo Festival Final 06/03/2021
  • Estonia 🇪🇪 Eesti Laul Final 06/03/2021
Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy
ROMANIA 🇷🇴 Romanian chart-topper ROXEN will perform 'Amnesia' at the Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam. 0 0
BELGIUM 🇧🇪 Earlier this morning HOOVERPHONIC proudly presented their song and music video for Eurovision 2021 titled THE WRONG PLACE. You can listen to it on YouTube! 5 0
ITALY 🇮🇹 The second night of the 71st Sanremo Festival is over, with a multitude of artists, competitors and non-contestants, as well as select guests, adorning the stage of the famous Teatro Ariston with their presence, raising the interest of the public in Italy. as well as abroad. It should be noted that last night the first night was watched by about 8.5 million Italians, ie 46.6% viewership! Ermal Meta won the second night and currently lead the overall voting. Wrongonyou – “Lezioni di volo” and Davide Shorty – “Regina” won the newcomers category. 6 0
ITALY 🇮🇹 Annalisa won the first night of the Sanremo Festival. Folcast – “Scopriti” and Gaudiano – “Polvere da sparo” won the first two tickets from the newcomers' category. 4 0
RUSSIA 🇷🇺 The surprise move to hold a national final, communicated the very last minute, caught upon surprise everyone in Russia and the Eurofan community. 5 0
UNITED KINGDOM 🇬🇧 Cheryl Baker considers Eurovision "better now" than when she participated: 5 0

Input your search keywords and press Enter.