EscToday kertoo, että ensi vuonna Islannin viisuissa oisi luvassa sääntömuutoksia:
Tässä linkki viisusivulle, jossa on islanninkieliset säännöt erillisenä linkkinä:Both the rules and the selection process in Iceland will be changing in 2008.
To be eligable to enter the competiton, singers and songwriters must be confirmed as having Icelandic residence by 1st October 2007. Entries must be submitted to RUV by 3rd September. This means that artists could take up residency in Iceland in order to participate should they wish to do so.
Whilst the rules state that RUV would 'prefer' songs to be in Icelandic, the opportunity to submit songs in other languages now exists. Previously, songs had to be submitted and performed in icelandic and the winning entry was translated into English for the Eurovision Song Contest.
esctoday.com has been told that Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 2008 will see major changes from previous years. Although the exact details of the selection process have not been confirmed, the three semi-final system used in the last two years has been scrapped. The songs fighting for a place in the final will instead be heard during an existing Saturday night show, although the exact show has not yet been named.
The songs that go forward will compete in a special Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 2008 national final, but details about the number of songs in the final is as yet unknown.
BaseCamp Productions, the company that produced the last two years of shows has not yet been confirmed to be producing the 2008 final, although good relationships remain between them and RUV, a final decision on whether the production of the next Icelandic final will be outsourced or managed internally by the broadcaster.
http://www.ruv.is/songvakeppnin/