11 Countries Updated + 1 Article

Recent updates to vitaleurovision.co.cc:

SWEDEN:
*First 8 performers in MF 2009 will be revealed during a special press conference on 18/11/2008 in Stockholm.
* In 28/10/2008 the songs and song writers were revealed, many rumors has being speard around but none were confirmed
* Don't forget that there are also 4 Wild cards part of those 28.

MOLDOVA:
* TRM has just invited all moldovian authors and singers to participate in the National final
* Date: Probobly Febuaray
* Deadline: 20.12.2008
* 20 songs will be selected by the juries to participate in the NF
* the selection period will take 45 days and than TRM will organize a NF that will be brodcasted on TV Moldova 1.
* Voting: Mix of televoting & expert jury
* Rumours says Natalia Gordienko has submitted a song (from Moldova 2006)

MALTA:
* Mistakes & mayhem with the first heat (here)
* Preformence order:
* Audiovision TV Studios in Hamrun - The venue of the NF and Valerie Vella the host
* Qualifiers will be announced after all semis has being held (Sounds fishy to me)

PORTUGAL:
* Festival Da Cancao: In the last week of febuarary or the first wek of March

CYPRUS:
* An audition for all entries will take place on the 13.12.2008 where 7 members of a jury will evaluate the entries.
* 10 songs will go to the national final which will take place in the end of January.
* Voting system: Televoting

DENMARK:
Voting System in the national final - 50:50 Audience-Juries

NETHERLANDS:
* Host: Jack van Gelder
* Songs: 4 to 6
* Voting: 50:50 Audience-Juries

BELARUS:
* Dates: Semi in December, Final in January
* Songs: 15 in the Semi - 5 in the final
* Voting: Juries in the semi, "Televoting" in the final (yea, right.... it's Belarus!)

GREECE:
* Host: Betty & Mathilde Maggira
* Songs: 3 songs
* Voting: 60% Televoting - 40% Juries

LITHUANIA:
* Participants List
* Fomat: Talent show but unlike 2006 for example or this year in Bulgaria it's a talent show but for experinced artists rather than amatuers (which is a big diffrence!)
* Voting: Televoting
* Some interesting people in the list like the solist of Skamp from Lithuania 2001.

UKRAINE:
* Songs: 15 songs
* Voting: Televoting

Eurovision 2009:
The cost of Eurovision 2009

The Telegraph article about Webber

The Telegraph has published a story about Andrew Lloyd Webber and his Eurovision program Here

Sounds like they aren't very impressed by his Eurovision plans (to say the
least) but than again they can't be more right - the problem lies not only within UK Eurovision efforts - but with the entire system of this contest so i would rather agree that it's nice for the BBC to make an effort but it's not the thing that will solve the general problem.