Editing Telethon (section)

===Europe===

====Austria====
{{Main|Licht ins Dunkel}}
''Licht ins Dunkel'' (literally: "light in the dark") is an annual telethon held in Austria to help disabled persons.

====Spain====
In [[Catalonia]], public television broadcaster [[Televisió de Catalunya]] broadcasts an annual telethon ([[:ca:Marató de TV3|La Marató de TV3]]){{in lang|ca}} for several diseases. In 2018, it raised €15,068,252 for [[cancer]] research. €197,340,632 have been collected since the first edition in 1992.{{citation needed|date=July 2024}}

====France====
In France, since 1987, an annual ''[[:fr:Téléthon en France|Téléthon]]'', for the muscular dystrophy charity in France (see also [[Decrypthon]]), ''[[:fr:Association française contre les myopathies|L'Association française contre les myopathies]]'', is held by [[France 2]] on the first or second weekend in December, with the support of [[France 3]] and [[France 5]], and the public radio networks ([[France Inter]], [[France Info]], [[France Bleu]]). Several events are organized all around France. Donations are made by telephone or at the Téléthon's website, or on mobile web portals, as well as through SMS messaging (and also [[Minitel]] in the past). The 2007 edition earned €96,228,136 (US$141,089,693) during the program and €102.3 million after final collection.<ref>AFM: [http://www.afm-france.org/ewb_pages/e/evenements-telethon2007-millemercis.php Le Téléthon 2007 aura permis de collecter 102,3 millions d'euros] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090130060105/http://www.afm-france.org/ewb_pages/e/evenements-telethon2007-millemercis.php |date=2009-01-30 }}.</ref>

====Ireland====
In Ireland, the RTÉ [[People in Need Telethon]] was held roughly every two years in May, from 1989 to 2007, although there was no Telethon in 2003 due to [[2003 Special Olympics World Summer Games|Special Olympics]] and the sponsorship/volunteering needed, and it was moved to October 26 in 2007. During the 2004 telethon, over 4,000 fundraising events were organised by people nationwide, and proceeds were subsequently distributed to almost 760 projects in the 26 counties.{{citation needed|date=July 2024}}

Since its inception, over €35 million has been raised by the [[People in Need Trust|People in Need]] through the [[RTÉ]] People in Need Telethon, supporting a wide variety of charitable organizations nationwide. Eight telethons have been held to date and over €35 million has been distributed in grants, ranging from €150 to €50,000, to thousands of organisations throughout Ireland. Grant applications are assessed by advisory committees in each region before final approval by the Board of Directors of the Trust. Money raised in each [[Counties of Ireland|county]] stays in each county.{{citation needed|date=July 2024}}

====Italy====
In Italy, since 1990, Telethon is also held by [[RAI]] in December, and in 2006 (when the event was held from December 15–17) donors had raised €30,740,000 for research into cures for genetic diseases. By 2009, a total of €284,000,000 have been collected since 1990.{{citation needed|date=July 2024}}

The creators of the Italian version are [[Susanna Agnelli]] and the Italian Union for the fight against muscular dystrophy.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Homepage |url=https://www.telethon.it/en/ |access-date=2023-06-01 |website=Telethon |archive-date=2023-05-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230531120755/https://www.telethon.it/en |url-status=live }}</ref>

====Netherlands====
The first nationwide telethon in the [[Netherlands]] was ''[[Open Het Dorp]]'' ("Open The Village"), which was classic in format, broadcasting for 23 hours on television and radio from 26 to 27 November 1962. Funds were raised to build and open a special village/community for disabled people.
[[Image:SeriousRequest2009a.jpg|thumb|The "Glass House" radiothon studio of ''Serious Request'' in [[Groningen]]'s market square in 2009, in front of its city hall]]
In 1984 for the first time a number of Dutch [[humanitarian aid]] organisations collaborated with a combination of broadcasters, to raise funds through a unified effort: "Eén voor Afrika" (One for Africa).<ref name=giro555>{{cite web |url=http://giro555.nl/over-sho/ |title=Over Giro555 - Giro555 |language=nl |trans-title=About account 555 - Account 555 |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=2014 |publisher=[[Samenwerkende Hulporganisaties]] |access-date=29 December 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141229212841/http://giro555.nl/over-sho/ |archive-date=29 December 2014 }}</ref> With a combination of 10 hours of television and 18 hours of radio broadcast, €44&nbsp;million was raised. After another such action in 1987, the organisations decided to sign a permanent cooperation agreement as the [[Samenwerkende Hulporganisaties]] (or SHO, meaning Cooperating Aid Organizations). Although the campaigns gradually moved away from classic telethons over the years, the SHO raised some €700&nbsp;million in forty nationwide efforts since it started.<ref name=giro555/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rtlnieuws.nl/nieuws/binnenland/top-5-opbrengsten-giro-555 |title=Top 5 opbrengsten giro 555 |language=nl |trans-title=Top 5 proceeds on account 555 |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=11 November 2013 |publisher=[[RTL Nieuws]] |access-date=29 December 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141229212922/http://www.rtlnieuws.nl/nieuws/binnenland/top-5-opbrengsten-giro-555 |archive-date=29 December 2014 }}</ref>

Starting in 2004 an annual multi-day radiothon called [[Serious Request]] is hosted by national pop music station [[3FM]] in the week before Christmas. Three popular [[Disc jockey#Types|radio DJ]]s are locked up for six days in a small temporary radio studio (the "Glass House"), placed in a main square of a Dutch city. Living on a juice-only fast, the DJs make an interactive, themed broadcast around the clock, to raise funds and awareness for [[International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement|International Red Cross]] initiatives. Regular programming on the station is suspended — instead 3FM and its website are completely dedicated to the event, which is also transmitted as a continuous audio and video [[Streaming media|live-stream]]. Additionally there is television coverage, integration with [[social media]], and a dedicated [[mobile app]]. All totalled the eleven editions have raised €76.8&nbsp;million.<ref>{{Citation|title=3FM Serious Request|date=2018-12-20|url=https://nl.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=3FM_Serious_Request&oldid=52826950|work=Wikipedia|language=nl|access-date=2019-06-12}}</ref>

''Serious Request'' spin-off projects have since been adopted in [[Belgium]], [[Switzerland]], [[Sweden]], [[Kenya]], [[South Korea]], [[Austria]], [[Latvia]] and [[Portugal]].

====Norway====

[[TV-aksjonen]] ([[English language|English]]: "The TV Campaign/Auction") is an annual national [[Norway|Norwegian]] charity [[fund raising]] event that since 1974 has been run by Norwegian [[public broadcaster]] [[NRK]] in conjunction with selected organizations. The fundraiser is the world's largest, measured in terms of donated value [[per capita]] and number of participants.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aftenposten.no/kultur/tv/Nest-beste-TV-innsamling-6677543.html|title=Nest beste TV-innsamling|date=2011-10-24|publisher=Aftenposten|agency=[[Norwegian News Agency]]|access-date=2022-10-28|archive-date=2014-10-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019225757/http://www.aftenposten.no/kultur/tv/Nest-beste-TV-innsamling-6677543.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=page>{{cite web|url=https://www.tnp.no/norway/panorama/2059-tv-aksjonen-ends-with-record-aid|title=TV-Aksjonen Ends with Record Aid|date=25 October 2010|access-date=26 November 2016|work=The Nordic Page|archive-date=15 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160715002903/http://www.tnp.no/norway/panorama/2059-tv-aksjonen-ends-with-record-aid|url-status=live}}</ref> The event is central to Norwegian society inasmuch as it is viewed as the most famous and trusted charity fundraiser in the country.<ref name="NRK">{{cite news|last1=Svendsen|first1=Paal Adolfsen|last2=Sørheim|first2=Aashild|title=TV-aksjonen som fenomen|url=http://www.nrk.no/programmer/tv/tv-aksjonen/1.5954634|access-date=22 October 2017|publisher=[[NRK]]|date=26 June 2008|archive-date=2 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130402213824/http://www.nrk.no/programmer/tv/tv-aksjonen/1.5954634|url-status=live}}</ref> The campaign is held on a Sunday in October each year, and on the selected day NRK devotes most of its airtime to informing the public about the organization and that year's special cause.<ref name="snl">{{cite web|last1=Pettersen|first1=Stig Arild|last2=Smith-Meyer|first2=Trond|title=TV-aksjonen|url=https://snl.no/TV-aksjonen|publisher=[[Store norske leksikon]]|access-date=26 October 2017|language=Norwegian|archive-date=24 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024153429/https://snl.no/TV-aksjonen|url-status=live}}</ref>

Contributions are collected in a number of ways. Central to the campaign is the door-to-door campaign of approximately 100,000 volunteers servicing all 1.8{{nbsp}}million Norwegian households,<ref name="NRK"/> as well as donations accepted via telephone or by funds transfer to the campaign's bank account. NRK also hosts a live [[auction]] of various items and experiences, with proceeds also going to that year's selected charity. Several organizations donate considerable amounts, as does the government of Norway on behalf of the Norwegian people.<ref name="snl"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsinenglish.no/2017/10/23/charity-drive-raises-millions-for-unicef/|title=Charity drive raises millions for Unicef|date=23 October 2017|access-date=26 November 2017|work=newsinenglish.no|archive-date=1 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201031456/http://www.newsinenglish.no/2017/10/23/charity-drive-raises-millions-for-unicef/|url-status=live}}</ref>

====Ukraine====
Since the start of the invasion in the [[prelude to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]] on February 24, 2022, most Ukrainian television channels switched over to the signal of [[Rada TV]]. The channel was made state-owned at the end of 2021. Following February 26, 2022, the four biggest broadcasters including the TV channels [[1+1 (TV channel)|1+1]], [[2+2 (TV channel)|2+2]], [[24 Kanal]], and [[Ukraine (TV channel)|TRC Ukraina]] began broadcasting a 24/7 united newscast called "[[United News (telethon)|United News]]" ("Єдині новини") that is produced in turn by the various channels and amended with official information by governmental agencies to "objectively and promptly provide comprehensive information from different regions of the country 24/7".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goldbart |first=Max |date=2022-02-26 |title=Ukraine: Media Groups Join Together For 'United News' & Urge World To Turn Off Russian Channels |url=https://deadline.com/2022/02/ukraine-media-groups-join-together-for-united-news-urge-world-to-turn-off-russian-channels-1234960684/ |access-date=2022-02-27 |website=Deadline |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-02-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227002458/https://deadline.com/2022/02/ukraine-media-groups-join-together-for-united-news-urge-world-to-turn-off-russian-channels-1234960684/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Група 1+1 media долучилася до спільного інформаційного ефіру країни "Єдині новини" |url=https://1plus1.ua/novyny/grupa-11-media-dolucilasa-do-spilnogo-informacijnogo-efiru-kraini-edini-novini |access-date=2022-02-27 |website=Офіційний сайт каналу 1+1 - 1plus1.ua |date=26 February 2022 |language=uk |archive-date=2022-02-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220226160037/https://1plus1.ua/novyny/grupa-11-media-dolucilasa-do-spilnogo-informacijnogo-efiru-kraini-edini-novini |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/20/ukraine-suspends-11-political-parties-with-links-to-russia |date=2022-02-20 |access-date=2022-03-26 |title=Ukraine suspends 11 political parties |first=Pjotr |last=Sauer |website=[[The Guardian]] |language=en-UK |archive-date=2022-03-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325183943/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/20/ukraine-suspends-11-political-parties-with-links-to-russia |url-status=live }}</ref>

====United Kingdom====
In the United Kingdom, the [[ITV Telethon]]s were three charity telethons organised and televised in the UK by the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] network. The broadcasts took place in 1988, 1990 and 1992. Each lasted for 27 hours and all were hosted by [[Michael Aspel]].

Regular telethons are held for charitable groups such as [[Comic Relief (charity)|Comic Relief]]'s [[Red Nose Day]] and ''[[Sport Relief]]'', and the BBC's ''[[Children in Need]]''. Some of these occur every year, with millions of [[pounds sterling|pounds]] raised to support various charities. These usually include music artists, sketches, and other various segments, often with videos in between each segment or song to promote the charity that money is being raised for, usually children in either Africa or the United Kingdom. In 2012/2013, ''Children in Need'' raised £26 million and Comic Relief £75 million; a combined total of £101 million ($151 million).{{citation needed|date=April 2023}} Children in Need is well known for its [[Children in Need Choir|nationwide link-up performances]] such as the choir that has been running since 2011 featuring over 1500 children in choirs of about 150 singing one song in unison from about 10 locations around the UK. This is usually the point where the telethon receives the most donations.

From 2011 to 2015, [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] held their ''[[Text Santa]]'' telethon in the buildup to Christmas. The telethon lasted for three hours and was hosted by three ITV presenting duos, [[Ant & Dec]], [[Phillip Schofield]] and [[Christine Bleakley]], and [[Paddy McGuinness]] and [[Alesha Dixon]], each duo hosting an hour each. Text Santa supported six UK charities; these were [[Alzheimer's Society]], [[The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association]], [[Marie Curie (charity)|Marie Curie]], [[Teenage Cancer Trust]], [[Together for Short Lives]] and [[WellChild]].{{citation needed|date=July 2024}}

Since 2012, [[Channel 4]] has hosted ''[[Stand Up to Cancer (UK)|Stand Up to Cancer]]''. The inaugural telethon was presented by Channel 4 faces [[Davina McCall]], [[Alan Carr]] and [[Christian Jessen]]. All three returned to present the next telethon in 2014, which also had segments hosted by ''[[The Last Leg]]'' presenters [[Adam Hills]], [[Josh Widdicombe]] and [[Alex Brooker]]. The 2014 telethon came live from [[City of Westminster|Westminster's]] [[Methodist Central Hall Westminster|Methodist Central Hall]].