HBO, AMC, Showtime to Televise Sandy Concert

[Zoneboy]

The Dec. 12 Hurricane Sandy benefit concert at Madison Square Garden will have a TV audience as well.

HBO, AMC, Showtime and Sundance Channel are just four of the domestic networks that will televise the show aimed to serve as a benefit to the victims of the vicious storm that caused tumultuous damage on the East Coast several weeks ago. Other details of which networks will air the concert are still being worked out, but several more are likely to be added on.

The show will be also be livestreamed by Hulu, Yahoo and AOL.

Among the superstar acts scheduled to appear on stage are Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, the Who, Paul McCartney, Jon Bon Jovi, Kanye West and Alicia Keys. Dave Grohl and Eddie Vedder have just been added to the lineup.

Show is expected to last somewhere in the four-hour range.

There is a strong international component as well, with a TV reach in Asia, Europe and Africa. DirecTV's offshoots in Italy and Brazil are televising the concert, as as well Sundance Channel Europe and Sky 1 in Italy.

Proceeds will benefit the Robin Hood Relief Fund, which is an offshoot of the Gotham-based philanthropic Robin Hood Foundation.

Cablevision topper James Dolan, Clear Channel President John Sykes, and Harvey Weinstein are producing the concert.

HBO has televised several concerts from Madison Square Garden in the past, including a benefit following the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. For benefit shows and telethons, it is not uncommon for different networks to share TV rights.

Clear Channel has all radio rights.

Official announcement of TV partners will likely be made Wednesday.

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118062698

[JamesG]

The Rolling Stones Join 12-12-12 Sandy Relief Concert
Dec 7, 2012
by Natalie Abrams


The Rolling Stones has signed on to perform during the star-studded Sandy Relief concert taking place on 12-12-12.

On Wednesday, the Stones will join previously announced performers including Bon Jovi, Bruce Springsteen, Eric Clapton and others at Madison Square Garden. Proceeds from the benefit will go to the Robin Hood Relief Fund, which helps those impacted by Hurricane Sandy.

Other performers include: Dave Grohl, Billy Joel, Alicia Keys, Chris Martin, Eddie Vedder, Roger Waters, Kanye West, The Who and Paul McCartney.



The event will be broadcast starting at 7:30/6:30c on television stations, the radio, the internet and in select movie theaters.

http://www.tvguide.com/News/Rolling-...t-1057402.aspx

[JamesG]

Kristen Stewart, Jessica Chastain to Add Style Sizzle to the 12-12-12 Sandy Fundraiser
12/7/2012
by Elizabeth Snead


Kristen Stewart and Jessica Chastain, along with supermodel Karlie Kloss, will add a fashion element to the upcoming 12-12-12 Sandy fundraiser.at Madison Square Garden. These red-carpet and runway darlings will help raise money for the victims of the devastating storm that laid waste to the Northeast, where an estimated 600,000 homes were damaged or destroyed.

So far, the stellar list already includes Jimmy Fallon, Chris Rock, Seth Meyers, Adam Sandler, Jon Stewart, Jake Gyllenhaal, Leonardo DiCaprio, Susan Sarandon, Sean Combs and Quentin Tarantino.

The event will raise money for the Robin Hood Relief Fund, which provides aid and resources to other charities and organizations across the tri-state area providing relief efforts for Hurricane Sandy.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/fas...benefit-399309

[JamesG]

19.3 Million Watch 12-12-12 Concert in U.S.
by THE DEADLINE TEAM
Friday December 14, 2012


Nielsen reported today that 19.3 million Americans watched at least a portion of the 12-12-12 concert telethon for Hurricane Sandy victims Wednesday. The benefit is the most widely distributed live musical event in history, with almost 2 billion people worldwide able to access the event on TV, radio and online.

The 4½-hour telecast aired on 15 networks in the U.S., with the average audience at any given moment topping out at 5.2 million viewers.



The show, which featured Hollywood celebs and a musical lineup that included the Rolling Stones, The Who, Alicia Keys, Kanye West, Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, and Paul McCartney jamming with Nirvana, was put together by Harvey Weinstein’s the Weinstein Company, John Sykes’ Clear Channel and James Dolan’s Madison Square Garden Co, whose New York arena hosted the show.

Proceeds benefited the Robin Hood Relief Fund.

http://www.deadline.com/2012/12/12-1...llion-viewers/