NBC Will Broadcast 22 Hours Of Live Earth On July 7
June 1, 2007 9:30 a.m. EST
Kimberly Spice - AHN News Writer
Los Angeles, CA (AHN) - NBC has won the broadcast rights to air Live Earth on July 7. NBC will dedicate 22 hours of coverage with live and pre-recorded segments which will start airing at 4 a.m.
The event is backed by Live 8 producers and will cover nine venues worldwide with over 100 artists performing.
The U.S., U.K., Brazil, China, Australia, South Africa, Japan and Germany will be hosting cities. Performers Kelly Clarkson, Dave Matthews Band, John Mayer, The Police, Akon, Smashing Pumpkins, Kanye West and Sheryl Crow, in addition to other major headliners, will also participate.
President of NBC Universal Cable, Jeff Gaspin, is quoted as saying, "By leveraging all of our properties, we will reach millions of viewers with this important call to action to combat global warming, while offering our audiences an incredible entertainment experience from today's biggest artists."
The growth of public awareness began shortly after former Presidential running candidate Al Gore's Academy Award winning documentary, "An Inconvenient Truth," opened in theatres around the globe in 2006.
panopticon
06-01-2007, 01:21 PM
The two hours they didn't cover will be where the Pumpkins would be shown, After all Al Gore invented the Internets and is under strict orders not to leak the footage to us.
spidrr
06-01-2007, 01:38 PM
yah, for real. no one really gives a fuck about the pumpkins anymore. except for us losers.
Rider
06-01-2007, 01:45 PM
Coverage always sucks for these things. They'll show if your lucky 1-2 complete songs.
DougieZero
06-01-2007, 01:50 PM
TV coverage won't be complete... you'll get 1-2 songs. Watch the internet feeds.
jm9843
06-01-2007, 02:21 PM
Coverage may suck but it'll still probably be the first high def. Pumpkins footage available.
Travis Meeks
06-01-2007, 02:22 PM
ratings during SP's performance are going to plummit
theghostchild
06-01-2007, 02:22 PM
I work for an NBC affiliate, so I may have access to any footage available!
theghostchild
06-01-2007, 02:23 PM
Ratings don't matter right now, Sweeps finished up a week ago.
Caine Walker
06-01-2007, 02:38 PM
who the hell is Akon?
theghostchild
06-01-2007, 02:57 PM
Who gives a flying fuck about Akon...he is a R&B singer...just not as creepy as R Kelly
SlingeroGuitaro
06-01-2007, 03:07 PM
"Checks under the bed
then under the dresser
He looks at the closet
I pull out my berretta
He walks up to the closet
He’s close up to the closet
Now he’s at the closet
Now he’s opening the closet "
this is gonna be like the time when pink floyd reunited and instead they showed kanye west or some other stupid nigger
jjbjjbjjb
06-01-2007, 03:21 PM
Dearest Pale Princess - you would hate "sp2" if it were the greatest thing ever, so you may as well spare us "comparisons" such as the preceding.
Nonetheless, I won't killfile you. :D
Sincerely,
The Champion of the Professional Golfers' Association
werideatdusk
06-01-2007, 03:47 PM
Ooh, cant wait to see Kelly Clarkson's set
Thomas
06-01-2007, 03:52 PM
OMG Kelly Clarkson!1! OMGOMGOMG!!1! :eek:
theghostchild
06-01-2007, 03:56 PM
Kelly, is like, umm...like, pretty cool. And her music really speaks to me.
themadcaplaughs
06-01-2007, 04:54 PM
I'll never forgive the American broadcast of Live 8 that cut off the Pink Floyd performance in the middle.
SatanHimself!
06-01-2007, 05:11 PM
Ooh, cant wait to see Kelly Clarkson's set
Her fat ass will restrict viewing of said set.
I wonder what the crowd response of SP's performance will be. I'm guessing utter silence.
It'll be cool to see SP on mainstream television again though, whether it's short or not.
sweetanthony
06-01-2007, 05:17 PM
yes we are losers
bu at least we hate linkin park :smoke:
its kinda sad, but their latest song isn't that bad.... as in kinda good, only if I never knew who was actually performing the song, but I then remember who they are and remember how bad they suck.
Eiki
06-01-2007, 05:21 PM
Coverage always sucks for these things. They'll show if your lucky 1-2 complete songs.
i'm still excited for these 1-2 songs.
redbull
06-01-2007, 05:46 PM
Rumoured to the S&N to thread with 1337 betacam tapes
Effloresce
06-01-2007, 10:10 PM
akon >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sp2
ok you can fuck off for saying that
Travis Meeks
06-01-2007, 10:12 PM
this is gonna be like the time when pink floyd reunited and instead they showed kanye west or some other stupid nigger
oh that rarely
exactlythesame
06-01-2007, 10:16 PM
Kelly, is like, umm...like, pretty cool. And her music really speaks to me.
What?
Chuck=Zero
06-02-2007, 02:04 AM
Al Gore's "Inconvenient Truth" raised much awareness on the issue of global warming, but I don't see these concerts doing the same. Maybe I'm just too critical of these "raise awareness" concerts, but I don't see how performances of songs like "Today," "Roxanne," or "If It Makes You Happy" is going to influence people to buy hybrid cars or those energy-efficient lightbulbs.
panopticon
06-02-2007, 02:16 AM
Al Gore's "Inconvenient Truth" raised much awareness on the issue of global warming, but I don't see these concerts doing the same. Maybe I'm just too critical of these "raise awareness" concerts, but I don't see how performances of songs like "Today," "Roxanne," or "If It Makes You Happy" is going to influence people to buy hybrid cars or those energy-efficient lightbulbs.