How to manage international collaboration? : Case : Eurovision Song Contest
Niemi, Petra (2019)
2019
Master's Degree Programme in Media Management
Informaatioteknologian ja viestinnän tiedekunta - Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences
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Hyväksymispäivämäärä
2019-06-10
Julkaisun pysyvä osoite on
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:tuni-201907122566
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:tuni-201907122566
Tiivistelmä
The Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) is one of the longest running international TV shows in the world and has been organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) since 1956. ESC has been studied from political, sociological, national and cultural perspectives, but research about collaboration and management between organising actors is missing. The aim of this research is to fill that gap. The study uses qualitative methods to examine how the international collaboration in the Eurovision Song Contest is managed.
The thesis focuses on management processes and structures in the management of the ESC collaboration between main organising actors named by the EBU: The EBU, Executive Supervisor, Reference Group, Host Broadcaster, Heads of Delegation, and Participating Broadcasters. I examine the ESC cases which are selected based on the availability of data, language, location and personal interest: Helsinki 2007, so far the only one held in Finland, and more recent events relying on reports, research, and documents available. I interview representatives from the EBU and public broadcaster in Finland (YLE) involved in the ESC management. The thesis is based on the case study, drawing on relevant documents, ESC studies, articles and theories about collaboration management and interorganisational cooperation. I identify responsibilities and tools of managing the international collaboration and conclude that in the ESC management structures there are both hierarchy and networked organisations with highly coordinated and formalised processes. The results will provide insight about international collaboration management in media projects.
The thesis focuses on management processes and structures in the management of the ESC collaboration between main organising actors named by the EBU: The EBU, Executive Supervisor, Reference Group, Host Broadcaster, Heads of Delegation, and Participating Broadcasters. I examine the ESC cases which are selected based on the availability of data, language, location and personal interest: Helsinki 2007, so far the only one held in Finland, and more recent events relying on reports, research, and documents available. I interview representatives from the EBU and public broadcaster in Finland (YLE) involved in the ESC management. The thesis is based on the case study, drawing on relevant documents, ESC studies, articles and theories about collaboration management and interorganisational cooperation. I identify responsibilities and tools of managing the international collaboration and conclude that in the ESC management structures there are both hierarchy and networked organisations with highly coordinated and formalised processes. The results will provide insight about international collaboration management in media projects.