Spanish broadcaster RTVE has decided to start a “Eurovision Marathon” on RTVE Digital from this Sunday, 26th of April at 20:30 when they will be broadcasting the grand final of Eurovision 2004 in Istanbul. The official website will broadcast the shows starting at 20:30 CET and all the fans can comment on social networks using the hashtag #MaratónESC followed by the year corresponding to the grand final for this Sunday it will be #MaratónESC2004.
From 27th of April, the broadcast will occur from Monday to Friday. The Eurovision Marathon will be ending on May 15th, which is just one day before the broadcast of the “Eurovision: Europe shine a light”
Schedule of Eurovision Marathon
(All broadcasts start at 20:30 CET here)
Sunday, 26th of April – Grand Final of Eurovision 2004
Monday, 27th of April – Grand Final of Eurovision 2005
Tuesday, 28th of April – Grand Final of Eurovision 2006
Wednesday, 29th of April – Grand Final of Eurovision 2007
Thursday, 30th of April – Grand Final of Eurovision 2008
Friday, 1st of May – Grand Final of Eurovision 2009
Monday, 4th of May – Grand Final of Eurovision 2010
Tuesday, 5th of May – Grand Final of Eurovision 2011
Wednesday, 6th of May – Grand Final of Eurovision 2012
Thursday, 7th of Mayat – Grand Final of Eurovision 2013
Friday, 8th of May – Grand Final of Eurovision 2014
Monday, 11th of May – Grand Final of Eurovision 2015
Tuesday, 12th of May – Grand Final of Eurovision 2016
Wednesday, 13th of May – Grand Final of Eurovision 2017
Thursday, 14th of May – Grand Final of Eurovision 2018
Friday, 15th of May – Grand Final of Eurovision 2019
In the light of the current situation and the pandemic caused by COVID 19, the European Broadcasting Union has given the broadcasting rights of the Eurovision Grand Finals from 2004 to 2019 to the broadcasters, while the rights of the Eurovision Song Contests held from 1956 to 2003 belong to the hosting broadcaster and that is the reason why except these shows on the RTVE website you can only watch the 1969 edition, held in Madrid. In the Eurovision Grand Finals that will be broadcast during the Eurovision Marathon, some fragments have been removed following the restrictions set by the EBU.
Along with this marathon, there will be more content available at RTVE Digital in the coming weeks such as:
Españavision – All Spanish Eurovision performances will be released on rtve.es
Special Eurovision Concert featuring recent Spanish Eurovision representatives
Eurobalcón (Spanish Eurovision acts performing from their home)
Mi Vida Es Un Archivo (Documentary on Masssiel’s personal and professional life)
Eurovision: Europe Shine A Light ( 16 May at 21:00 CET – live broadcast on TVE1 )
In addition to all of that, you can also play with RTVE voice assistant in the first voice experience on Eurovision. Through this action, developed by the RTVE Digital Lab you can follow the current events and put your knowledge to the test with the Euroquiz. And all that together with radio DJ and TV presenter who commented on Eurovision, Tony Aguilar. To access you will need to say to your voice assistant “
What do you think of the Eurovision Month prepared by RTVE? Do you plan to watch it? Let us know in the comments below and at our social media links!
