About Big Five
The Big Five orchestras of the United States are the five symphony orchestras that led the field in "musical excellence, calibre of musicianship, total contract weeks, weekly basic wages, recording guarantees, and paid vacations" when the term gained currency in the late 1950s and for some years afterwards.
State-owned British Business Bank makes £147m annual loss
... Most the funding comes from lenders outside the UK s so-called Big Five banks...
WWE: John Cena's UK WrestleMania call backed by MPs
... " WrestleMania is one of WWE s Big Five events - alongside Money in the Bank, which was the first major WWE event in London for 21 years...
Eurovision 2023: Austria to open Liverpool's song contest with UK closing
... The Big Five - France, Spain, UK, Italy and Germany - automatically get through to the final because they pay more to the host broadcaster...
Eurovision 2023: Extra tickets to go on sale on Monday 24 April
... How do the semi-finals work? There s a fee for competing broadcasters to take part (more on that later) and a handful of countries, known as the Big Five (France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the UK), automatically get a place in the final because they pay a higher entry fee...
Eurovision 2023: Tickets will go on sale on Tuesday 7 March
... How do the semi-finals work? There s a fee for competing broadcasters to take part (more on that later) and a handful of countries, known as the Big Five (France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the UK), automatically get a place in the final because they pay a higher entry fee...
Eurovision: Why is the UK hosting it and when is it on?
... The so-called Big Five don t take part in the semis - the UK, Italy, France, Spain, and Germany pay more to EBU, and so they are guaranteed a place in the final, along with last year s winners, Ukraine...
Tax wealthiest 1% to fund home insulation, say Greens
... The party has also said the UK s Big Five energy suppliers should be nationalised to pay for prices to be...
Seven ideas to combat high energy costs
... The Green Party have proposed the permanent nationalisation of the Big Five UK energy suppliers...
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