Overview
- Txaber Altube won the last semi-final in Markina-Xemein to secure a direct spot in the Bizkaiko Bertsolari Txapelketa final, scheduled for December 20 in Bilbao with tickets on bertsosarrerak.eus and a live ETB1 broadcast.
- EITB’s GUAU platform released Xabin Fernandez’s five-part audio fiction Zure ilunetan, produced by ULU Media and directed by Oier Arantzabal with performances by Itziar Atienza, Joseba Apaolaza, Anartz Zuazua and Fernandez.
- Youth audio contest Arnasetik tallied 205 entries and more than 3,500 public votes, with the awards event set for November 27 at Leitzako Herri Aretoa hosted by Maria Blanco and Malen Altuna.
- The 38th Julene Azpeitia literary contest named Etxebeste winner of the €3,000 first prize for Armiarma-sarea, with Jon Abril Olaetxea taking the €1,500 second prize and Aitor Salegi earning the €1,000 local award.
- Azkoitia marked the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women with a five-minute silence and a call for zero tolerance, as the mayor noted the town has assisted 31 victims this year.