DGAP-News: '12-12-12' Becomes Global Event
(firmenpresse) - The Madison Square Garden Company
08.12.2012 00:16
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Will Make History as the Most Widely Distributed Live Musical Event Ever
Nearly 2 Billion People Around the Globe to Have Access to the Benefit Via
Television, Radio and the Internet
NEW YORK, Dec. 7, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The producers of '12-12-12'
announced today that the concert at Madison Square Garden on December 12, 2012,
at 7:30 PM (ET) to aid the victims of Hurricane Sandy, will have unprecedented
and historic global distribution, similar to that of the Superbowl, the Academy
Awards(r), and the Grammys(r).
Nearly 2 billion people worldwide will be able to access '12-12-12' on
television, radio and the internet. The concert, presented by Chase, will be
available to all 114 million television households in the US and to more than
400 million television households outside the country via networks and feeds in
North and South America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia.
Further elevating this event to its historic levels of distribution is live
streaming on the largest online video services in the world, including YouTube,
AOL, Yahoo, Hulu, and others. Combined, these video streaming services reach
over 1.4 billion monthly unique users worldwide.
In addition, Clear Channel Media and Entertainment, with its 239 million
monthly listeners and more than 48 million monthly digital uniques, will
broadcast the concert live on its radio stations across the country, and will
also video stream live on iHeartRadio, Clear Channel's digital radio service,
and across the websites and Facebook pages of its 850 stations.
It was also announced today that the Rolling Stones have joined an historic
all-star line-up that already included iconic performers Bon Jovi, Eric
Clapton, Dave Grohl, Billy Joel, Alicia Keys, Chris Martin, Bruce Springsteen&the E Street Band, Roger Waters, Eddie Vedder, Kanye West, The Who and Paul
McCartney. A new list of celebrity presenters was also released today,
including Steve Buscemi, Jessica Chastain, Chelsea Clinton, Sean Combs, Billy
Crystal, Leo DiCaprio, Jimmy Fallon, Jake Gyllenhaal, Karlie Kloss, Seth
Meyers, Bobby Moynihan, Chris Rock, Adam Sandler, Susan Sarandon, Jon Stewart,
Kristen Stewart, Quentin Tarantino, and Brian Williams.
Event producers James Dolan, John Sykes and Harvey Weinstein issued the
following joint statement: 'We are proud to be able to say that this concert is
already setting records, by securing near total distribution around the world.
The massive distribution means that the concert will be available to almost
anyone on the planet with a television, a radio, a smartphone, tablet, computer
or internet connected device.'
Thanks to the generosity of concert organizers, sponsors, and Robin Hood's
board of directors, every single penny from ticket purchases and donations will
go to serve the victims of Hurricane Sandy through the Robin Hood Relief
Fund.The Robin Hood Relief Fund provides money, material and know-how to local
organizations that are serving families and individuals in the regions hardest
hit by the storm.
The most up to date information on '12-12-12' can be found by visiting
www.121212concert.org.
The Madison Square Garden Company logo is available at
http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=15647
The '12-12-12' logo is available at
http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=15957
CONTACT: Clear Channel Media and Entertainment
Angel Aristone/AngelAristone(at)clearchannel.com
212.377.7802
The Madison Square Garden Company
Mikyl Cordova/mikyl.cordova(at)msg.com
212-631-4337
The Weinstein Company
Dani Weinstein/dani.weinstein(at)weinsteinco.com
212-845-8639
AMC Networks (for Television Broadcast-related questions)
Georgia Juvelis/gjuvelis(at)amcnetworks.com
917-542-6390
Robin Hood Foundation
Patty Smith/psmith(at)robinhood.org
212-844-3562
Chase
Melissa Shuffield/melissa.shuffield(at)jpmorgan.com
212.270.5730
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