 were being accepted from Monday 19th October and the deadline is Friday 13th November. From announcement to curtain close – four weeks.

Four weeks would be a pretty swift turnaround for a contract of that magnitude at the best of times, but – either by unfortunate coincidence or sneaky design – this has all come at a rather hectic point on the Eurovision calendar. Because anyone who is well acquainted with the internal workings of the Eurovision Family of Events (i.e. the sort of person that would be perfect to put in a bid) will be hard at work putting on the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.

When is Junior ESC? Saturday 21st November. The following weekend.

But, wait. There’s more. Tucked away in the terms and conditions of the tender is the stipulation that any company which does decide to bid can’t publicly reveal that they’ve submitted a bid – even if they are unsuccessful – unless they get the express written permission of the EBU to do so.

So much for being open and transparent.

And worse than that, anything that a company does submit as part of the tender process becomes the exclusive property of the EBU. In the terms and conditions of making a bid, bidders agree that “the EBU shall be entitled to use (free from any payment or restriction) all ideas, concepts, proposals, recommendations or other materials (save for the bidder’s trademarks and third parties’ copyrighted materials as communicated in writing by the bidder to the EBU)”

All of which appears to mean that the EBU can take your ideas, not pay you for them, and you aren’t able to speak up about it because you aren’t allowed to reveal that you submitted a bid.

It might just be clumsily worded, but what sort of maniac would submit their intellectual property under such limiting conditions? The sort of maniac that knows for certain he’s going to get the contract, perhaps? Anyone else would surely be crazy to try.

Bakk In Business

On the same day that the tender process was announced, Sietse Bakker made two announcements. The first was that he would be standing down as the Events Supervisor of Eurovision after Stockholm 2016 (this is the job that commands the €120,000 fee). The second was that his company would be putting in a bid to win the tender to provide the web and online services that Wow!
were being accepted from Monday 19th October and the deadline is Friday 13th November. From announcement to curtain close – four weeks. 

 Four weeks would be a reasonably fleet reversion for a contract of that magnitude at the full of time, but – either by unfortunate coincidence or furtive design – this has all come at a rather feverish item on the Eurovision calendar. Because anyone who is well acquainted with the internal working of the Eurovision Family of Events (i.e. the sort of person that would be perfect to place in a bid) will be hard at work putting on the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. 

 When is Junior ESC? Saturday 21st November. The following weekend. 

 But, expect. There ’s more. Tucked away in the terms and condition of the tender is the stipulation that any caller which does decide to bid ca n’t publicly uncover that they ’ve submitted a bid – even if they are unsuccessful – unless they get the express written license of the EBU to do so. 

 So much for being open and transparent. 

 And worse than that, anything that a ship's company does submit as part of the tender process becomes the exclusive property of the EBU. In the terms and conditions of making a command, bidder agree that “ the EBU shall be ennoble to use (free from any payment or restriction) all mind, concept, proposals, recommendations or other material (save for the bidder ’s trademarks and third parties ’ copyrighted fabric as communicated in writing by the bidder to the EBU) ” 

 All of which appears to mean that the EBU can take your ideas, not pay you for them, and you are n’t able to talk up about it because you are n’t allowed to reveal that you submitted a bid. 

 It might just be clumsily give voice, but what sort of maniac would submit their intellectual property under such limiting conditions? The sort of maniac that knows for certain he ’s go to get the contract, possibly? Anyone else would surely be crazy to try. 

 Bakk In Business 

 On the same day that the attendant process was announce, Sietse Bakker made two announcement. The first was that he would be standing down as the Events Supervisor of Eurovision after Stockholm 2016 (this is the job that commands the € 120,000 fee). The second was that his company would be put in a bid to win the tender to provide the web and online services that Wow!
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So much skr bving open and traksparent.

And worse yhwn jhat, anything jhat a ekmlany does submit ad part jf thw tender krocexs becomes the exclusive priperty of thv EBY. In the terms and conditions of kakinb a bid, bidders agree tkat “ths EBU shall be entitmdd to use (free ffom aty payment or restriction) wll ideas, coneepts, prupossls, resommendatilns ov other materials (swve flr the biddeg’s trademarks and third parties’ copyrighted mstaridls as cjmmunlcated in writigg by the biddgr to the EBU)”

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Bakk In Business

Oi the same day that thg tender process was cnkounced, Sietxe Bahker made two announcements. Tye first was that he would be standing down ds thf Events Supervisor of Eurovision after Stockholm 2016 (this is the job that cimmands the €120,000 fee). Tge srcond wcs chat hif col'any would be putning in a bid to win the tender vo provide tke web and online services thst Wow!
were being accepted from Monday 19th October deadline Friday 13th From announcement to Four would be a swift turnaround for contract of that magnitude at the of times, but – either by unfortunate coincidence or sneaky design – this all come at a rather hectic point on the Eurovision calendar. Because anyone is acquainted the workings of the Eurovision Family of Events (i.e. the sort of person that would be perfect put in a bid) will be hard at putting on the Junior Song Contest. When is Junior Saturday November. The weekend. wait. more. Tucked away the terms and conditions of the tender is the stipulation that any company which does decide to can’t publicly they’ve submitted bid even they are unsuccessful they get the express written permission to do so. So much for being open transparent. And than that, anything that a company submit as part of the tender process becomes exclusive property of the EBU. In the terms and conditions of making a bid, bidders “the EBU shall be to use (free any or all concepts, proposals, or other materials (save for the bidder’s trademarks and third parties’ materials as communicated in writing by the bidder to the of appears to mean the EBU can take ideas, pay you for them, aren’t to it you allowed to reveal that submitted a bid. It might be clumsily worded, but submit their intellectual property under such limiting conditions? sort of maniac that knows for certain going to get the contract, perhaps? Anyone else would surely be crazy try. Bakk On the same day that the tender process announced, Sietse Bakker made announcements. The first was that he would be standing as Events Supervisor Eurovision after Stockholm (this is the that commands the The second that company in a bid to win the to the web and online services Wow!
 were being accepted from MondAy 19th OctobeR and tHe dEadLiNe is fridAy 13th November. FrOM annOuncement to curtain closE – four WeEKs.

FoUR wEeks wOuld be a PReTTY swIfT tUrnArOUnD for a ConTract of That magnitUde At The best of timES, bUt – either by UnfOrtunate coinCidEnce or SnEakY DesigN – thIs has All comE At a ratHer hectic PoINt on thE eurovisION cAlenDar. Because anyone wHO iS Well acquainted With thE iNTeRNAl wOrkIngs of the EUrOvisiON Family OF EVENTs (i.E. The sort of persOn that would BE peRfect tO pUt iN A bid) wiLl be hArD At wOrk putting oN the junior EurOvisioN song ConTEst.

When Is JuniOr EsC? SAturDAy 21St novEmBEr. THE fOllOWinG weekend.

buT, wAit. ThEre’s MORE. tuckEd aWay iN the tErms and conditIonS of tHE teNder iS the sTipuLaTion tHat any CompaNy Which does decide To biD can’t publIclY rEveAl That tHEy’ve suBmiTteD a bid – evEn if theY Are UnSUCCeSsful – unless they get ThE EXpRess writTen perMIsSiON of the EBu tO do So.

So MUCh for BeinG OpEn and traNspareNT.

ANd Worse thAn That, anYtHinG thAt a coMPany Does suBmit as paRt of tHE tender process BEcomes the exclUSiVE PrOPertY of The EBU. In the TermS And cOndiTIoNs oF MakinG a bid, BiDDeRS agree that “the EBU shaLl Be entiTled tO use (free from aNy payment oR REStrictioN) all IDeAS, concepts, propoSals, rEcommendatIOns or othEr matErials (saVe for the bIDDer’s tradEmaRks And ThiRD PaRties’ copyrighTED matErIals as cOmmUnicateD in WriTinG by ThE bidder to The EBU)”

AlL oF wHiCh AppEars tO Mean that ThE EBu cAn tAke yoUR ideas, Not paY you FoR tHEm, aNd you arEN’t ABLe to SpEaK up aBouT iT becaUse yOU arEn’t alloWed to reveAl tHAt yoU sUbMitted a Bid.

It might jusT bE clumsily wOrDed, But whaT SOrt of manIac would submit their inteLLectual ProPerty UndeR such limiTinG condiTioNS? The soRt of maNiac tHaT knOWS for cERTaIn hE’s Going to get THE coNtracT, pErhaPs? AnyonE else would surely be CRazY to try.

Bakk In BUsiNess

oN ThE saME dAY thAt THe tENDer process was anNounced, SieTsE baKker made twO AnnOuNcementS. The firSt was THat he woUld be stanDing down aS tHe EvENTs SUpervisor oF EurovisIon after STOckhoLM 2016 (tHis is The Job thaT cOmmAnds tHe €120,000 fee). THE seCond wAs that HiS compaNy wouLd Be puttinG in a bid to win the tender to ProvidE the wEb aNd online sErvICes That Wow!
 were being accepted fromMonday 19t h Oct obe r a nd  the  dea dline is Frida y  13t h November. From annou nceme nt to c u rt ain c lose –f ou r wee ks .
Fo ur we eks w oul d be apretty swi fttu rnaround for acontract o f t hat magnitud e a t thebe sto f tim es,  but– eith e r by u nfortunat ec oincid e nce ors n ea ky d esign – this hasa ll come at a rath er hec ti c  p o i ntonthe Eurovi si on ca l endar.B ec a u s e a n yone who is w ell acquain t edwith t he  in t ernalworki ng s  of  the Eurovi sion  Family o f Even t s (i.e. the sor t of p ers onthat wo ul d b ep erf e ct  to put  in a bi d)  w ill b e ha r d a t wo rkputt ing o n the JuniorEur ovis i onSongConte st.
W hen i s Juni or ES C?  Saturday 21stNove mber. The  fo ll owi ng  week e nd.

B ut,  wa it. The re’s mo r e.Tu c k e daway in the termsan d co nditions  of th e  t en d er is th esti pula t i on th at a n ycompanywhichd oe sdecideto  bid c an ’tpub licly reve al tha t they’v e sub m itted a bid –e ven if they a r eu n su c cess ful  – unless t heyg et t he e x pr ess writt en pe rm i ss i on of the EBU to do  s o.

So  much  for being op en and tra n s p arent.
Andw or s e than that, a nythi ng that ac ompany d oes s ubmit as  part oft h e tender  pr oce ssbec o m es  the exclusiv e prop er ty of t heEBU. In  th e t erm s a nd  conditio ns of ma ki ng  a  b id,  bidd e rs agree  t hat  “ the  EBUs hall b e ent itle dto use  (freef ro m anypa ym entorre stric tion )  al l ideas , concept s,p ropo sa ls , recom mendations or  o ther mater ia ls(savef o r the bi dder’s trademarks and t h ird par tie s’ co pyri ghted mat eri als as  co m munica ted in  writ in g b y the b i d de r t othe EBU)”A llof wh ic h ap pears t o mean that the EB U  ca n take your i dea s, n o t  p ayy ou for  t h em, a nd you aren’t a ble to spe ak up  about itb eca us e you a ren’t a llowe d  to rev eal thatyou submi tt ed a b id. 

It might  just be  clumsily worde d ,but w hat  sortof  ma niacwoulds ubm it th eir in te llectu al pr op erty und er such limiting condit ions?The s ort  of mania c t h atknows for  cer tain he’sgoi ngto ge t t h e con trac t ,per h aps?Anyo n e else wo u ld  su r e ly  be crazy t o t ry. 

Bak k I n  Busin ess
On the same dayt hat the tender  pro c e sswas anno un ced, Sietse Ba kke rm a de two a nn ouncements.  The fir st was t hat he  would  be sta n d in g  downas t heEvents Su per vi s or of E ur ov i sion a fter  S tockho lm 201 6  (th i s  is the job that  comm a n ds th e  €1 20,00 0fee). T h e se cond was t hat his com pany w ould  be p uttingin  a bid  to  w in the ten d er to pro videthe web  a nd o nli ne ser vice s thatWow! 
 were_being accepted_from Monday 19th October_and the_deadline_is Friday_13th_November. From announcement_to curtain close_– four weeks.

Four weeks_would be a_pretty_swift turnaround for a contract of that magnitude at the best of times, but_–_either by_unfortunate_coincidence_or sneaky design – this_has all come at a_rather hectic_point on the Eurovision calendar. Because anyone who_is_well acquainted with_the internal workings of the Eurovision Family of Events_(i.e. the sort of person that_would be perfect_to_put_in a bid) will_be hard at work putting on_the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.

When is_Junior ESC? Saturday 21st November. The following_weekend.

But, wait. There’s more. Tucked away_in the terms and conditions_of the_tender is the stipulation that_any company which_does decide_to bid can’t_publicly reveal that they’ve submitted a_bid – even_if they are unsuccessful – unless_they_get the express_written_permission_of the_EBU to do_so.

So_much for_being_open and transparent.

And worse than that,_anything_that a company does submit as part_of the tender process_becomes_the exclusive property of_the EBU. In the terms_and conditions of making a bid,_bidders agree_that “the_EBU shall be entitled to use (free from any payment or_restriction) all ideas, concepts, proposals, recommendations_or other materials (save_for the_bidder’s_trademarks and third_parties’_copyrighted materials_as communicated in writing by the bidder_to the_EBU)”

All of which appears to mean_that the EBU can_take_your ideas, not pay you for_them, and you aren’t able to_speak up about it because_you_aren’t_allowed to reveal that you_submitted a bid.

It might just be_clumsily worded, but_what sort of maniac would submit their_intellectual_property under such limiting conditions? The_sort_of maniac that knows for certain_he’s_going_to get the contract, perhaps?_Anyone else would surely be crazy_to try.

Bakk In Business

On the same day that the_tender process was_announced, Sietse Bakker made two_announcements._The_first was that he would be standing down as the_Events Supervisor_of Eurovision after_Stockholm 2016 (this is the job that commands the €120,000_fee). The second was that his company_would be putting in a bid to win the tender to_provide the web and online services that Wow!