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Marcel Bezencon and Sergio Pugliese developed the idea of Eurovision in an effort to unite European countries through television broadcasts that would be beamed into people’s homes across the continent.
The Second World War had ended a decade before, and European unity was increasingly becoming a focus. Eurovision was a chance to bring people together, but it also allowed organisers to put international broadcast technology to the test.[1]
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Malta will implement changes to its national selection, doing away with their quarter finals.[2]
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Netherlands have released the music videos for their four national selection songs [4]
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  2. ^ Ntinos, Fotios (21 August 2023). "Malta: Changes in MESC's format | MESC 2024 in depth!". Eurovision Fun. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  3. ^ Ní Aodha, Gráinne (21 August 2023). "Eurovision winner shows the power of music for nursing home residents | indy100". www.indy100.com. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  4. ^ Otto, Melanie (21 August 2023). "The Netherlands: Junior Songfestival releases the music videos of the 4 finalists". escYOUnited. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  5. ^ Koronakis, Spyros (20 August 2023). "Spain: PrePartyEs 2024 dates announced!". Eurovision Fun. Retrieved 21 August 2023.