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EBU "will not tolerate" violation of the rules
Spain and Azerbaijan to pay Eurovision fines
The announcements made immediately after the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest claiming that the broadcasters of Spain and Azerbaijan would face sanctions over alleged "breach" of the Eurovision Song Contest rules have finally taken shape.
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has placed a fine on the Azerbaijani broadcaster for blurring out the televote number for Armenia, a distortion of the TV signal while the Armenian representatives were performing on stage. According to Azerbaijan Head of Delegation the fine is 2,700 euro. The EBU, though, have not yet issued an official statement with the exact sums.
Mr Adil Karimli told APA: “I think this is a fair decision. According to the decision of the EBU, we have paid a fine of € 2,700. I want to note that the European Broadcasting Union is a very democratic organization and passes any decision after through, precise investigation. Therefore, there is not right to say that the decision is unfair, or a severe punishment. Ictimai TV participated in all the discussions and was the main part in the investigation. So, we respect the decision. I think such decisions are not a punishment, this is a serious approach of the EBU and its members to the existing laws and rules. The decision does not influence on Azerbaijan’s participation in the next contest. Azerbaijan will be represented at the Eurovision 2010".
The European Broadcasting Union is said to have threatened the country to exclude the broadcaster from the competition for up to three years if further infractions of the Eurovision Song Contest rules are made.
Spain, as a big-4 country, didn't have to participate in the semifinals, but the country had its voting rights on the second semifinal of the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest. TVE failed to broadcast the show live on its second channel, TVE 2, which was showing a tennis match at 21:00 CET, and started airing it some one hour later in a taped format. Therefore, the viewers couldn't cast their votes via televote and a back-up jury was used. The amount that TVE has to pay is yet unknown.
The EBU has clearly stated that "the organization will not tolerate violations of the rules - particularly political interference in the Eurovision Song Contest".
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Kenan loves Angelic
Agree!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mirey M
You're welcome, Yerevan Jan!! ^^
I'm so glad to have you as my first esctodayfriend! ^^
@YEREVAN JAN
We will not come to an end with that fight, so my idea is, can we just be normal Eurofriends? Btw, do not write again when u are drunked! 
Just joking!
Kenan loves Angelic
You can check the dates, you will see that was my birthday! I have wrien what ithought!! you can have a look on the videos of armenian candidates and you will see that they are much better !
@YEREVAN JAN
Sorry, but ur story about that u were drunk is definetely a pretext imo! 
Oh and that thing about the Azeri singers, yes, maybe u don't like some of them, but why did u wrote bad sentences after the names of them? 
Kenan loves Angelic
And what about azeri singers: I have writen what i think about them! But i have writen 3 of them are not too bad! You can check the information about Seyran /he could not sing in that contest/, but the only music I could stand was Adajio and rock music! The others were awful for me!
I remember something, that we have been talking once, but i don't think that i would write something like that! In any case I was too drunk that day! That day was my birthday! May be you didn't understand well what I have said, or i have typed something not correctly! In any case sorry for "such" missundertood!
@YEREVAN JAN
I have nothing against u, or my target wasn't to make u angry, don't worry! But u must know, that ur comment about the Azeri singers was rude! Can u remember when u insulted my parents a few weeks ago, although I didn't had done something? Now, u will call urself as respectfull member here in this site? No way!
Kenan loves Angelic
You just make me to say this words, which are not beutifull, but they are very clever!
They say: "if someone is spoiling the air in your presence, you should sh** in front of him, just to let him know that you also have got an a** "
The meaning of this words"If someone is doing something bad, you must answer him much worse, only by that way he will respect and be afraid of you"
@YEREVAN JAN
U are out of control every time! LOL
Kenan loves Angelic
I'm polite, you just haven't seen me when i am out of control!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@YEREVAN JAN
Really? U are respecting other members here? What about ur last sentence then? I think u should learn to be polite before writing comments here! 
Kenan loves Angelic
I know English enough well to advise you "to go to hell" /there are several other advises that i would write here, but I respect other members/ ! In any case, if you think that i'm learning languages for these kind of websites you are mistaken! So shut up!
@YEREVAN JAN
What a stupid u are! 
U don't pay attention on English, but on French and Russian as I see! Learn English canim! This is an English site, so u must write in good English! Nobody understands ur Indian language!
Kenan loves Angelic
Oh verrrrrrrrrrrrryyyyyyyyyyyyy funy! In your attention there is just 1 year that I have started to learn English! My main foreign language is French, I have studied in Lyon ! I dont pay too much attention on my English when i am typing something here! Also I speack Russian, as armenian/, So you can pull your equation you know where!
MAIN ARMENIAN CANDIDATS! Duo of EMMY and MIHRAN
EMMY - YETE DU GNAS /If you go away/
http://www.youtube.c(...)/watch?v=Sup3WVY2aQA
EMmy - SIMPLY GIRL
http://www.youtube.c(...)/watch?v=urNTUkgn_ME
Emmy - Never be the same
http://www.youtube.c(...)/watch?v=IoEQxoRwtSA
Mihran 1. If you want to
http://www.youtube.c(...)/watch?v=XkpdwfC7ido
MIHRAN- Armenia
http://www.youtube.c(...)/watch?v=kMt69tNRkUs
Photo's of Armenian candidate with Modona
http://www.armenianp(...)09/modonnamihran.jpg
http://allaboutmadon(...)with-mihran-01-l.jpg
http://lh3.ggpht.com(...)ews_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg
http://1.bp.blogspot(...)yw/s400/26772691.jpg
http://www.madonnatr(...)mages/mihran_452.jpg
http://1.bp.blogspot(...)s400/509309523_l.jpg
YEREVAN JAN = Can learn better English in another country!
Wow may be SEYRAN can represent Azerbaijan! Good news! In Moscow he was participating in a contest "5 stars"!! As far as I remember with his vocal he took 10th or 8th place /vocal=0/! Our singer RAZMIK AMYAN took the first place!
AZAD - good restorant singer /this guy has no chance/
AYNUR ISGENDERLI - she can represent with honor Azerbaijan in ASIANVISION!
SABINA BABAYEVA - it can wrks, ofcourse if the song will be writen in another county !
RG - nothing special!
SAFURA - it can wrks, ofcourse if the song will be writen in another county !
UNFORMAL - no impression!
Next - it can wrks, ofcourse if the song will be writen in another county !
Mirey M [53621]
Thanks! Glad to find one more friend!!!!!!
Stop! No more Absurde from Azerbijan! Ban Absurde Azerbejan!!!
I'm on your side too 100%, yerevan jan!!!
candidates from Azerbaijan
1. UNFORMAL
http://www.youtube.c(...)/watch?v=_wxMkX6395I
http://www.youtube.c(...)/watch?v=sdGJmP554aQ
http://www.youtube.c(...)/watch?v=joTucXsBpRc
http://www.youtube.c(...)/watch?v=pkh2ST0oY68
http://www.youtube.c(...)/watch?v=O5LURB6pS-g
http://www.youtube.c(...)/watch?v=5tSdghgzCAc
2.RG
http://www.youtube.c(...)/watch?v=9xUNoSsSPuk
3. SEYRAN
http://www.youtube.c(...)/watch?v=RZZ34E01NYk
http://www.youtube.c(...)/watch?v=cxDUh8FANMA
4. AZAD
http://www.youtube.c(...)/watch?v=PO8RzCqa18g
http://www.youtube.c(...)/watch?v=SWOYJkjeOOU
5. SABINA BABAYEVA
http://www.youtube.c(...)/watch?v=PstEmbEN7bg
6. AYNUR ISGENDERLI
http://www.youtube.c(...)/watch?v=YcKxj-azlQY
7. SAFURA
http://www.youtube.c(...)/watch?v=dxstb5ht19Q
http://www.youtube.c(...)/watch?v=nsLwYQAt6E4
8. NEXT
http://www.youtube.c(...)/watch?v=aRDIjwR9zZ0
Reprentitive of Armenia With Modona! His touch is just burning Britney Spears!!!! :-)
I hope Madona will vote for Mihran from UK :-) Have a look at this sexy pics, they are too "close" to each other!
http://allaboutmadon(...)with-mihran-01-l.jpg
http://lh3.ggpht.com(...)ews_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg
http://1.bp.blogspot(...)yw/s400/26772691.jpg
http://www.madonnatr(...)mages/mihran_452.jpg
http://www.armenianp(...)09/modonnamihran.jpg
http://1.bp.blogspot(...)s400/509309523_l.jpg
Galandar Baghirov
You must be ashamed! What a f**** technical problems????????????
And may be you will say guys who voted for Armenia were Invited to police to discuss how your broadcuster could make better broadcusting on tv :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) ??????????????????????????????
All the voters of Armenia had to go to police , just cause they have voted for Armenia! Armenia gave you point, and no one had problems! This is difference between us! We dont keep evil inside us, but you do, so don't be cheep!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Orkhan Ibrahimli
YOu are tipic cheep man! You wana cover your shame writing such a shit? You never change!
Also, Ictimai TV was warned by the EBU that in a case of another breach of the rules, that the penalty will be heavier and it can be a three consecutive year ban from the contest.
As if there wasn't 3 ugly breaking rules in the row! BSSSS.
And stop posting this towerhigh articles from other websites...seems like you want to bury your own sins under nonsence words..and at the same time you tryin to show a lil, completely unimportant naughtiness of someone else, makin of that a huge problem... Remember, whoever interested can do that by him/herself.. by repeating that Armenia were also warned by EBU 1000 times you and your country are not goin to be forgiven of committed barbaric violations.
Houdoe Ѽ
http://www.eurovisio(...)zerbaijani-finalists
http://escdaily.com/(...)/?country=Azerbaijan
http://www.oikotimes(...)articles&id=7028
http://eurovision-sp(...)icia.php?numero=6048
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