“The official name of the competition is Eurovision Song Contest,” says Jenny Groom, executive vice president of alternative programming and development at NBCUniversal Television and Streaming, of the reality competition premiering tonight. “We liked that American Song Contest was a seamless title with a direct connection to the original. Although we know that a portion of our audience is familiar with Eurovision Song Contest, we know there are many who are not and we didn’t want to create a barrier to entry.” ALSO: American Song Contest reveals its voting process that gives each state and territory equal power.
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