Eurovision Asia 2026 starts at 1:30pm UK time on Saturday 14 November, and it is not on the BBC. No UK channel is showing the first Eurovision Song Contest Asia, so in Britain you watch the free live stream on the Eurovision Song Contest YouTube channel, which the organisers say is open to viewers all over the world. You can vote from the UK, for any of the eleven songs. What you cannot do here is bet on it: we have found no UK bookmaker pricing the contest, and the one market with real money in it does not let UK users open positions.
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Key takeaways
- Time: Saturday 14 November 2026, 1:30pm GMT (13:30 UTC), live from the One Bangkok Forum in Bangkok. The same in Ireland; 2:30pm in Paris and Berlin.
- BBC: not showing it. Outside the eleven competing countries, the broadcasters that have taken the show are in Australia, Poland, Israel and Sweden. None is British.
- How to watch: the Eurovision Song Contest YouTube channel, free, on a phone, laptop or the YouTube app on a smart TV.
- Voting: open to UK viewers at eurovisionasia.com/vote, 18 and over, eight free votes across at least three countries. UK votes go into the Rest of World vote.
- Betting: no UK bookmaker prices it. As a guide only, Polymarket’s prices put Malaysia at 57% (about 3/4) and the Philippines at 25% (3/1).
What’s on this page
UK time · Is it on the BBC? · How to watch · Voting from the UK · Can you bet on it? · Is the UK in it? · FAQ · Sources
What time is Eurovision Asia in the UK?
The Grand Final starts at 1:30pm GMT on Saturday 14 November 2026. That is 8:30pm in Bangkok, and the organisers give the same start in Central European Time, 14:30 CET, on their how-to-watch page. The UK is back on GMT after the clocks went back on 25 October, so the UK time and UTC are the same.
There is no semi-final: all eleven countries go straight into this one show. The night before, Friday 13 November, the same venue holds a ticketed Preview Show, a full run-through of Saturday’s show. It is not on the organisers’ list of broadcasts, and nobody is eliminated in it.
| What | Date | UK time (GMT) |
|---|---|---|
| Preview Show (ticket holders in Bangkok) | Friday 13 November | 1:30pm |
| Grand Final, live | Saturday 14 November | 1:30pm |
| Voting opens | Saturday 14 November | During the live show |
| Voting closes | Saturday 14 November | Announced on air |
The organisers have not published a finishing time. With eleven songs rather than the twenty-odd of a European final, the show should be shorter than the May final, but that is our expectation, not a schedule. Vietnam’s Tóc Tiên opens and Malaysia’s Aina Abdul, the favourite, closes; the full order and what each slot has meant in the past is in our running order analysis.
| Where | Start, Saturday 14 November |
|---|---|
| London, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Belfast | 1:30pm |
| Dublin, Lisbon | 1:30pm |
| Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam, Madrid, Vienna | 2:30pm |
| Athens, Helsinki, Sofia | 3:30pm |
Is Eurovision Asia on the BBC?
No. The organisers’ how-to-watch page lists the worldwide YouTube stream and one broadcaster in each of the eleven competing countries, from VTV3 in Vietnam to TV3 in Malaysia. The BBC is not on it, and we have found no announcement from the BBC or any other UK channel. We checked on 12 November 2026.
The BBC shows the main Eurovision Song Contest as a member of the European Broadcasting Union. Eurovision Asia is a separate show, run as a commercial venture by Voxovation under licence from the EBU, and broadcasters outside Asia have to take it on separately. Four have, according to Wikipedia’s broadcast table and the broadcasters’ own announcements:
- Australia: SBS, live on SBS On Demand with Courtney Act commentating, and a replay on SBS2. Our Australia guide has the times.
- Poland: TVP, on TVP2, with Artur Orzech commentating.
- Israel: Kan, on Kan 11.
- Sweden: Sveriges Radio P4, on radio.
So British viewers get no UK commentator. You hear the show as it is made in Bangkok, presented by Woody Milintachinda and Cindy Bishop. The organisers have not said which language the presenters will use; Cindy Bishop is best known internationally as the host of Asia’s Next Top Model, an English-language show.
How to watch Eurovision Asia in the UK
- YouTube, free: the official Eurovision Song Contest channel streams the Grand Final live. The organisers say the stream “will be open to viewers all over the world”.
- On the television: open the YouTube app on a smart TV, games console or streaming stick, or cast from your phone.
- Afterwards: the organisers have not said whether the stream stays up as a replay, so plan on watching live if you want to vote.
The national selection shows were streamed on the same channel, and our guide to all eleven songs links each official video, so you can hear them before Saturday. Bulgaria’s DARA, who won Eurovision 2026 in Vienna, performs in Bangkok as a guest: what she is doing there.
Can you vote in Eurovision Asia from the UK?
Yes. Viewers outside the eleven competing countries vote too, and the official Voting Terms pool them into a single Rest of World vote. The steps are the same as everywhere else:
- Open eurovisionasia.com/vote in a web browser once the live show has started. The voting page says voting “will open during the Live Show”, and its countdown runs to the 13:30 UTC start. The closing time is announced on air.
- Sign in with Google, Apple or Privy. You must be at least 18, give the voting consent and pass an automated check that you are a real person.
- Use your eight free votes, spread across at least three different countries’ entries. Put them all on one or two countries and none of them count.
- Every song is on your list. The rule that stops people voting for their own country only bites in the eleven competing countries; the UK has no entry.
- Booster packs are optional. One pack of ten paid votes per show takes you to a maximum of 18, with no more than 16 on any one entry, and paid votes count the same as free ones. The Grand Final price is published on the voting page before voting opens.
Do not vote through a VPN: §7.1 bans voting through a VPN, proxy or spoofed location, and UK voters have no reason to use one.
How much is a UK vote worth?
The UK does not get points of its own. Every vote from outside the eleven countries is added into the Rest of World vote, which is public only and hands out one set of points, 12 to the song it ranks first, then 10, 8 and down to 1. Each competing country gives out two sets, one from its public and one from its jury, so the most any song can score is 252. The Rest of World vote is one set of twelve, but it is the one set that UK viewers, and the Filipino and Malaysian communities in Britain, all feed into. How the 252 points add up is in our voting explainer, and the step-by-step sign-in is in the full voting guide.
Can you bet on Eurovision Asia in the UK?
Not with a UK bookmaker. We track Eurovision prices for a living, and as of 12 November 2026 we have found no UK-licensed bookmaker offering a market on Eurovision Asia. Two prediction markets price it. Polymarket, where most of the money is, lists the UK on its geoblock page as a place where users cannot open new positions. Kalshi is a US exchange regulated by the CFTC. Neither is a route for a UK punter, and we will not suggest ways round a block.
The prices are still worth reading as a guide to who the money fancies. Here is Polymarket’s winner book, read at 03:32 UTC on 12 November 2026 as the midpoint between the best bid and the best offer, and the same number turned into fractional odds with no bookmaker margin taken off:
| Country | Win price | Bid / offer | As fractional odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 57% | 56c / 58c | 3/4 |
| Philippines | 25% | 23c / 27c | 3/1 |
| Vietnam | 8% | 2.7c / 13.3c | 11/1 |
| Thailand | 5% | 4c / 6c | 19/1 |
| Nepal | 4.2% | 1.3c / 7.1c | 22/1 |
| South Korea | 3% | 2.1c / 3.9c | 32/1 |
| Laos | 2.4% | 1c / 3.8c | 40/1 |
Mongolia, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Cambodia sit at a quarter of a cent or less. Vietnam’s bid and offer are more than ten cents apart, so its 8% is a guess between two numbers rather than a price.
A bookmaker’s odds would be shorter than these, because the margin is built in. The shape matters more than the headline: on the jury vote Polymarket has Malaysia at 69%, on the public vote it has Malaysia at 40% against the Philippines at 35%. The public half is the close one, and the Rest of World vote is part of it. Our jury against public breakdown and predictions for all eleven go further, and every country’s live prices sit on the Eurovision Asia hub.
Is the UK in Eurovision Asia?
No. Eurovision Asia is for broadcasters in the Asia-Pacific region, and the eleven in 2026 run from Mongolia to Malaysia. The UK competes in the main Eurovision Song Contest, which goes to Burgas in Bulgaria in 2027 after DARA’s win. Which countries are in the Asian contest, and why Japan, China, India and Australia are not, is in our guide to which countries are in Eurovision Asia.
FAQ
What time is Eurovision Asia on in the UK?
1:30pm GMT on Saturday 14 November 2026. It is the same time in Ireland and 2:30pm in Paris and Berlin.
Is Eurovision Asia on the BBC?
No. The BBC is not on the organisers’ list of broadcasters and no UK channel has announced the show. Viewers in the UK watch the free stream on the Eurovision Song Contest YouTube channel.
Can I vote in Eurovision Asia from the UK?
Yes. Go to eurovisionasia.com/vote in a browser once the live show starts, sign in with Google, Apple or Privy, and spread your eight free votes across at least three countries. UK votes count in the Rest of World vote, and you can vote for any of the eleven songs.
Can I bet on Eurovision Asia in the UK?
Not with a UK bookmaker: we have found none pricing it. Polymarket, the main market, lists the UK among the places where users cannot open new positions.
Is the UK in Eurovision Asia?
No. Eurovision Asia is for broadcasters in the Asia-Pacific region. The UK competes in the main Eurovision Song Contest, which goes to Burgas in Bulgaria in 2027.
Who presents Eurovision Asia 2026?
Woody Milintachinda and Cindy Bishop, live from the One Bangkok Forum in Bangkok.
Sources
- Start time, broadcasters and the worldwide stream: eurovisionasia.com/how-to-watch, checked 12 November 2026; the official ticket listing gives the Grand Final at 13:30 UTC.
- Voting: Eurovision Asia Voting Terms, last updated 28 August 2026 (§3.3, §4, §7.1, §8.2); eurovisionasia.com/vote.
- Broadcasters outside the eleven: SBS; Wikipedia, Eurovision Song Contest Asia, broadcast table.
- Presenters: eurovision.com, Presenters announced for Eurovision Song Contest Asia 2026; SBS News.
- Commercial model: ESC Insight, 31 March 2026.
- Betting: Polymarket geoblock documentation, read 9 November 2026; Polymarket Gamma API, read 03:32 UTC on 12 November 2026.
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