On 18 December 2015, it was announced that Khabar Agency, a major media outlet in Kazakhstan, had been accepted into the EBU as an Associate member, but were still not eligible to take part in the contest under the current rules.
Pada 18 Desember 2015, Khabar Agency, sebuah outlet media besar di Kazakhstan, diumumkan telah diterima dalam EBU sebagai anggota Asosiasi, namun masih tak layak untuk ikut serta dalam kontes tersebut di bawah aturan saat ini.