EBU confirmed earlier today that a new system of voting - 50% jury and 50% televoting - will be valid from this year in Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow, Russia.

The proposal, made by the Reference Group of the Eurovision Song Contest, has already been approved by the European Broadcasting Union's TV Committee.

This Wednesday and Thursday, the Reference Group of the Eurovision Song Contest will meet in Moscow to decide upon the exact way the national juries will be composed, and to discuss rules to assure a fair jury vote. It was already announced to EBU Member broadcasters that the jury members should all be music industry professionals.

At the 2008 Junior Eurovision Song Contest, national juries and televoters each had a 50% stake in the result as well.

The governing body of the Eurovision Song Contest will also look into the progress Host Broadcaster Channel One is making on the preparations for the 54th grand prix, and will attend the Host City Key Exchange ceremony.

In September, Ruurd Bierman, Chairman of the Reference Group, explained the decision to involve the jury again to Eurovision.tv: "We strongly believe in televoting as a way of measuring the opinion of our millions of viewers across Europe. After the public debate about neighbor- and diaspora voting, we decided to give the national juries a say in the outcome of the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest".

Source: Eurovision.tv

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