Eurovision boss: 'We're watching the voting very carefully'
Key takeaways
- Mark Savage Music correspondent, Eurovision Song Contest, Vienna Reuters Eurovision director Martin Green has already issued a formal warning to Israel over posts made by its contestant.
- Some broadcasters claimed that social media posts on Israeli government accounts, which encouraged people to vote multiple times, may have influenced the result.
- Contest director Martin Green told the BBC he agreed that "some of the promotion by some of the broadcasters was a little disproportionate".
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Mark Savage Music correspondent, Eurovision Song Contest, Vienna Reuters Eurovision director Martin Green has already issued a formal warning to Israel over posts made by its contestant. The director of the Eurovision Song Contest says organisers are watching voting patterns "very, very carefully" after concerns were raised about Israel's ability to influence the results at last year's contest.
Some broadcasters claimed that social media posts on Israeli government accounts, which encouraged people to vote multiple times, may have influenced the result.
Contest director Martin Green told the BBC he agreed that "some of the promotion by some of the broadcasters was a little disproportionate".