#public-broadcasting-funding

#public-broadcasting-funding

Due to boycotts over the inclusion of Israel, the musical extravaganza will take place without Spain and the Netherlands, traditionally Eurovision's fifth and sixth largest financial contributors, Ireland, the joint record-holder with most winning contributions, Slovenia and Iceland. It is an unprecedented moment in the contest's seven-decade history and could have long-term consequences for a spectacle under pressure to justify its costs in a time of cuts to public broadcasters.

The arrangement resolves litigation filed by NPR accusing the corporation of illegally yielding to Trump's demands that the network be financially punished for its news coverage. The argument, part of a broader lawsuit by NPR and several stations against the Trump administration, focused on CPB funding for NPR's operation of a satellite distribution system for local public radio stations. The judge in the case had explicitly told CPB's legal team he did not find its defense credible.