Live 8 broadcasters
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With the Live 8
concerts of July 2005 spanning ten countries and four continents, a large number of broadcasters was needed to bring the event of the year to the nearly 6.5 billion people around the globe.
, the entire day was covered live by ATV+.
In Belgium
, JIMtv broadcast full coverage of Live 8 from different places 16.00-03.00.
In Croatia
, the show was broadcast partly on HTV2 and fully on satellite channel HTVPlus.
In the Czech Republic
, the show was broadcast live by the public channel ČT2
of Česká televize
. (15.00-23.00, 23.25-01.00).
In Denmark
, the entire day was covered live by DR
: Coverage was shared between DR1 and DR2.
In Finland
, the concerts were shown by YLE: YLE TV2
17.00-18.00, 18.45-21.00, 22.20-04.00 and YLE Teema
16.00-03.00
In France
, it was broadcast on the commercial channel M6
. First there was live coverage of Live 8 in London, and in the late afternoon this switched to live coverage of the Paris concert. In the late evening there were highlights of all the day's Live 8 events. The event was also available on the French subsidiary of MTV
In Germany
, the entire day was covered by Phoenix. In the afternoon many local ARD
stations had a live feed. Later in the day and on Sunday there were repeats on EinsFestival, EinsPlus, Das Erste
. (All these channels can be received FTA
in Europe via satellite.)
In Greece
, parts of the concerts were broadcast by MEGA Channel from 21.00-00.30 and 1.00 until the morning.
In Ireland
, state broadcaster, RTÉ
, showed the concerts live. RTÉ Two
: 14.00--17.00, 19.20--00.05 and RTÉ One
: 17.00--18.00. It could also be seen on the British BBC
channels in Ireland as well.
In Italy
, the show was broadcast by the state-channel Rai Tre
.
In Macedonia
, the shows were broadcast on A1 and on Antenna 5 radio.
In Malta
the show was broadcast on Super One Television
.
In the Netherlands
, Live 8 was shown on public channel 3 15.00-03.00 CET (live8live.nl, as well as BNN
, VARA and 3FM
), along with BBC One
and BBC Two
which are widely available in the Netherlands (see United Kingdom for times).
In Norway
, the shows aired live on both NRK television channels.
In Poland
, the shows aired live on TVN
.
In Portugal
, transmission was being handled by RTP
channels, both on TV (RTP1, RTP2 and RTPN
) and radio (RDP Antena 3
).
In Montenegro
, the shows aired live on the state channel RTCG
2.
In Serbia
, the entire show was broadcast live without commercials on the state-run RTS3 channel. It was hosted by Dejan Cukić.
In Slovenia
, the shows aired live 15.00-17.00 CET
on state channel RTV Slovenija
1 and 17.50-01.00 on TV Slovenija 2 (the break being due to a long women's tennis final at Wimbledon). Hosts were Andrej Karoli and Mojca Mavec.
In Spain
, the show was broadcast live by the public channel TVE2 (16.00-18.15, 21.00-03.00 GMT+1). Ainhoa Arbizu and Neil Solé hosted the Spanish broadcast of the show.
In Sweden
, Sveriges Television
broadcast the event non-stop on SVT1
(15.00-18.15, 21.00-00.00) and SVT2
(18.15-21.00, 00.00-03.00).
In Switzerland
, Live 8 was broadcast in parts by SF zwei.
In Turkey
, the entire day was covered live by NTV.
In the United Kingdom
, the London show was broadcast live from 13.00-18.15 BST on BBC Two
, when coverage switched to BBC One
until midnight BST on Sunday. BBC One then aired the Philadelphia show until 03.35 BST. There was a repeat on BBC Three
19.00-03.00 BST Sunday. The Philadelphia and the Eden shows were both broadcast live on the BBCs digital/interactive service. There was also live coverage not only on BBC radio stations, but also on the major commercial stations. (NB: Coverage was interrupted by the overrun of the Wimbledon ladies' singles final, leading the resumption of coverage on BBC One to be delayed approximately 15 minutes, causing a short overlap with both BBC channels). Live 8 on BBC One attracted an average of 7.8 million viewers, with a peak of 9.6 million viewers as Robbie Williams
was on stage. http://media.guardian.co.uk/overnights/story/0,7965,1521204,00.html
, CTV
broadcast the full Canadian concert as well as selected live performances and highlights from the other eight concerts continuously from 7:00 a.m. EDT 2 July until approximately 1:30 a.m. EDT 3 July, including a five-hour "Greatest Hits" highlights package. Most of the radio stations of Standard Broadcasting
aired the full Canadian concert live, and CBC Radio One
aired highlights. According to BBM Canada
, approximately 10.5 million Canadians watched Live 8 on CTV at some point, with an average of 1.1 million watching each minute http://www.canada.com/entertainment/story.html?id=a7b76bb8-6865-4c21-b649-0eda3473d448.
In Mexico
the show was broadcast on MTV Mexico and some radio stations.
In the USA the coverage was as follows:
MTV
, MTV2
, MTVU
(the MTV University-oriented channel), and VH1 showed portions of most of the Live 8 concerts, switching between all eight shows and also showing recaps of Live Aid
as well as special content such as interviews with the stars and people behind Live 8 http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050622/ap_en_tv/tv_live8_1. All channels had the same coverage of the concert, in order to keep viewers from avoiding commercials by jumping between channels. In keeping with general criticisms of U.S. music television
, some viewers felt that the coverage contained an excessive amount of commercials and celebrity interviews, and a paucity of actual musichttp://blogs.mercurynews.com/aei/2005/07/review_live_8_a.html. Coverage began at Noon ET, just when the show in Philadelphia got underway.
Other Viacom
-owned networks Country Music Television
and VH1 Classic
aired concert highlights the following day (3 July 2005) featuring artists for their audiences. (Hence the Rome
concert featuring Faith Hill
and Tim McGraw
for CMT and older artists or even veterans of Live Aid for VH1 Classic.)
Although MTV and VH1 arguably dropped the ball on their coverage, the networks listened to the complaints and decided to try again. The following Saturday (9 July), the networks broadcast five hours each, commercial-free, allowing for more artists and longer sets to be shown for the first time on American TV. the two five-hour broadcasts contained many of the same artists, but roughly half of each set-list was unique to that network. The VH1 coverage aired from 10.00 EST, with MTV's coverage immediately following at 15.00.
ABC
bought the U.S. network television rights, licensed through America Online, and aired a two-hour highlights show in prime time (20.00 EST) on the day of the concert, 2 July. The special contained specially selected segments of the concerts, and voice-overs were done by late-night jock Matt Cord from WMMR
Philadelphia, who also covered the event via radio.
XM Satellite Radio
carried the concerts live from Philadelphia, London
, Paris
, Berlin
and Rome.
Outside of the US, MTV aired hourly simulcast bulletins comprising interviews and performances on a number of MTV, VH1
and TMF
branded channels around the world.
, MTV showed event fragments every 30 minutes live via Cable and Satellite TV, while local FM radio Rock & Pop broadcast the concerts almost in their entirety. TV channel Canal 13
showed highlights of the shows the event night and on the following week, Saturday 9 July 2005, starting at 21:30 local time. MTV Argentina is the home for all MTV Latin America transmission, so the same fragments every 30 minutes where watch in almost all Latin America.
In Brazil
, MTV Brasil
broadcast the events live.
In Colombia, La Mega radio station
broadcast the entire event the whole day, with breaks for commercials. Also, MTV Latin America (from Argentina) and the TV channel RCN transmitted small breaks of the events, with commercial and breaks between the original programming.
In India, VH1
was broadcasting the concerts.
In Israel
, the concerts were broadcast on channel Israel 10
16.00-21.00, 22.30-03.00, interrupted for a news editorial.
In Lebanon
, Live 8 was covered by 99FM.
In Malaysia and Brunei
, the shows aired live on satellite television Astro (All Asia Broadcast), on Astro Live 8 on Channel 88 and on MIX FM at 21.00, Saturday. There were repeat screenings on Sunday at 12.00 and on Monday at 16.00.
In the rest of the Middle East
(Arab World
), the show was broadcast on MBC4, part of the MBC
network.
In Singapore
, the shows aired live on cable television (Starhub Cable Vision) on Preview Channel 01 21.00-07.00.
, the Nine Network
showed selected highlights 20.30-22.45 on Sunday, 3 July 2005. Pay TV channel FOX8
showed coverage live from 21.30 AEST on Saturday night to 10.00 AEST on Sunday morning. Radio stations in the Austereo network, including Triple M
in certain capitals, broadcast the concert from 23.00 AEST Saturday night onwards. This led to it being roundly criticised for not being shown live on free to air television (see Shame of it all - no Live 8 live on free-to-air TV).
In New Zealand
, the show aired live on TV 2 http://www.tvnz.co.nz until 12 p.m. NZST on Sunday Morning. It originally was scheduled to start at 2 a.m. Sunday Morning in the TV guide, but started earlier (around 1:30 a.m. NZST) with coverage of the Asian concert. The entire show was on free to air television with no advertising.
Live 8
Live 8 was a string of benefit concerts that took place on 2 July 2005, in the G8 states and in South Africa. They were timed to precede the G8 Conference and summit held at the Gleneagles Hotel in Auchterarder, Scotland from 6–8 July 2005; they also coincided with the 20th anniversary of Live Aid...
concerts of July 2005 spanning ten countries and four continents, a large number of broadcasters was needed to bring the event of the year to the nearly 6.5 billion people around the globe.
Europe
In AustriaAustria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
, the entire day was covered live by ATV+.
In Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
, JIMtv broadcast full coverage of Live 8 from different places 16.00-03.00.
In Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
, the show was broadcast partly on HTV2 and fully on satellite channel HTVPlus.
In the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
, the show was broadcast live by the public channel ČT2
CT2
CT2 is a cordless telephony standard that was used in the early 1990s to provide short-range proto-mobile phone service in some countries in Europe. It is considered the precursor to the popular DECT system...
of Česká televize
Ceská televize
Česká televize is the public television broadcaster in the Czech Republic, broadcasting four channels.- Czechoslovak Television :Television in Czechoslovakia started to take its first steps before World War II. However, before visible results could be achieved, all activities were interrupted by...
. (15.00-23.00, 23.25-01.00).
In Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
, the entire day was covered live by DR
Danmarks Radio
DR – officially rendered into English as the Danish Broadcasting Corporation – is Denmark's national broadcasting corporation. Founded in 1925 as a public-service organization, it is today Denmark's oldest and largest electronic media enterprise...
: Coverage was shared between DR1 and DR2.
In Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
, the concerts were shown by YLE: YLE TV2
YLE TV2
YLE TV2 is a Finnish television channel owned and operated by YLE.TV2 launched in 1964, and broadcasts public service programming, children's, youth, sport and music programmes.-Own Productions:* Ajankohtainen kakkonen* Akuutti* Jopet Show* Kummeli...
17.00-18.00, 18.45-21.00, 22.20-04.00 and YLE Teema
YLE Teema
YLE Teema is a Finnish television channel owned and operated by Finnish broadcasting corporation Yleisradio. The channel is dedicated to culture, sciences and learning. The channel is known for its "Theme Saturdays" which typically consist of documentaries and classic international films.YLE Teema...
16.00-03.00
In France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, it was broadcast on the commercial channel M6
Métropole 6
M6, also known as Metropole television, is the most profitable private national French TV channel and the third most watched television network in the French-speaking world...
. First there was live coverage of Live 8 in London, and in the late afternoon this switched to live coverage of the Paris concert. In the late evening there were highlights of all the day's Live 8 events. The event was also available on the French subsidiary of MTV
In Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, the entire day was covered by Phoenix. In the afternoon many local ARD
ARD (broadcaster)
ARD is a joint organization of Germany's regional public-service broadcasters...
stations had a live feed. Later in the day and on Sunday there were repeats on EinsFestival, EinsPlus, Das Erste
Das Erste
Erstes Deutsches Fernsehen , marketed as Das Erste , is the principal publicly owned television channel in Germany...
. (All these channels can be received FTA
Free-to-air
Free-to-air describes television and radio services broadcast in clear form, allowing any person with the appropriate receiving equipment to receive the signal and view or listen to the content without requiring a subscription or one-off fee...
in Europe via satellite.)
In Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
, parts of the concerts were broadcast by MEGA Channel from 21.00-00.30 and 1.00 until the morning.
In Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
, state broadcaster, RTÉ
Raidió Teilifís Éireann
Raidió Teilifís Éireann is a semi-state company and the public service broadcaster of Ireland. It both produces programmes and broadcasts them on television, radio and the Internet. The radio service began on January 1, 1926, while regular television broadcasts began on December 31, 1961, making...
, showed the concerts live. RTÉ Two
RTÉ Two
RTÉ Two is a free-to-air general entertainment channel operated by Irish state broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann. RTÉ Two is available throughout the island of Ireland through digital terrestrial service Saorview, VHF and UHF bands, and is also available via satellite to Irish subscribers of...
: 14.00--17.00, 19.20--00.05 and RTÉ One
RTÉ One
RTÉ One is the flagship television channel of Raidió Teilifís Éireann , and it is the most popular and most watched television channel in Ireland. It was launched as Telefís Éireann on 31 December 1961, it was renamed RTÉ Television in 1966, and it was renamed as RTÉ One upon the launch of RTÉ...
: 17.00--18.00. It could also be seen on the British BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
channels in Ireland as well.
In Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, the show was broadcast by the state-channel Rai Tre
Rai Tre
Rai 3 is part of RAI, the Italian government broadcasting agency, which owns other channels, such as Rai 1 and Rai 2 . Rai 3 first started transmissions on December 15, 1979. In the eighties it was under the predominant political influence of the Italian Communist Party...
.
In Macedonia
Republic of Macedonia
Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...
, the shows were broadcast on A1 and on Antenna 5 radio.
In Malta
Malta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
the show was broadcast on Super One Television
Super One Television
One TV is a television station in Malta owned by the Labour Party. Broadcasts commenced in March 1994...
.
In the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, Live 8 was shown on public channel 3 15.00-03.00 CET (live8live.nl, as well as BNN
BNN
BNN is a three letter abbreviation which can refer to*Banana News Network, A Pakistani comedy TV Show.*Bart's Neverending Network , a radio and television broadcasting organization in the Netherlands...
, VARA and 3FM
3FM
3FM is a Dutch radio station on the NPO which broadcasts popular music. It can be compared with BBC Radio 1.-History:3FM was created as Hilversum 3 by minister Maarten Vrolijk on 11 October 1965, to counterbalance the popular offshore station Radio Veronica...
), along with BBC One
BBC One
BBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution...
and BBC Two
BBC Two
BBC Two is the second television channel operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It covers a wide range of subject matter, but tending towards more 'highbrow' programmes than the more mainstream and popular BBC One. Like the BBC's other domestic TV and radio...
which are widely available in the Netherlands (see United Kingdom for times).
In Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
, the shows aired live on both NRK television channels.
In Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, the shows aired live on TVN
TVN (Poland)
TVN is a major Polish commercial television network. The broadcaster was co-founded by Polish businessmen Mariusz Walter and Jan Wejchert. The network launched on October 3, 1997. TVN belongs to the TVN S.A...
.
In Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
, transmission was being handled by RTP
Rádio e Televisão de Portugal
Rádio e Televisão de Portugal, S.A.,commonly known as RTP, is Portugal's public service broadcasting organization. It operates four terrestrial television channels and three national radio channels, as well as several satellite and cable offerings....
channels, both on TV (RTP1, RTP2 and RTPN
RTPN
RTP Informação is a Portuguese 24-hour news channel operated by Rádio e Televisão de Portugal available on cable and satellite. The channel was launched in 2001 as NTV, a cable news channel headquartered in Porto. It was originally a joint-venture between PT Multimédia, Lusomundo and the...
) and radio (RDP Antena 3
RDP Antena 3
Antena 3 is one of the three national radio channels produced by the Portuguese public broadcasting entity Rádio e Televisão de Portugal, the others being Antena 1 and Antena 2....
).
In Montenegro
Montenegro
Montenegro Montenegrin: Crna Gora Црна Гора , meaning "Black Mountain") is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the...
, the shows aired live on the state channel RTCG
RTCG
Radio Television of Montenegro is the public broadcasting organization of Montenegro...
2.
In Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
, the entire show was broadcast live without commercials on the state-run RTS3 channel. It was hosted by Dejan Cukić.
In Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
, the shows aired live 15.00-17.00 CET
Central European Time
Central European Time , used in most parts of the European Union, is a standard time that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time . The time offset from UTC can be written as +01:00...
on state channel RTV Slovenija
Radiotelevizija Slovenija
Radiotelevizija Slovenija – usually abbreviated to RTV Slovenija – is Slovenia's national public broadcasting organization. Based in the country's capital, Ljubljana, it has regional broadcasting centres in Koper and Maribor and correspondents around Slovenia, Europe and the world...
1 and 17.50-01.00 on TV Slovenija 2 (the break being due to a long women's tennis final at Wimbledon). Hosts were Andrej Karoli and Mojca Mavec.
In Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, the show was broadcast live by the public channel TVE2 (16.00-18.15, 21.00-03.00 GMT+1). Ainhoa Arbizu and Neil Solé hosted the Spanish broadcast of the show.
In Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, Sveriges Television
Sveriges Television
Sveriges Television AB , Sweden's Television, is a national television broadcaster based in Sweden, funded by a compulsory fee to be paid by all television owners...
broadcast the event non-stop on SVT1
SVT1
SVT1 is the primary television station of the Swedish public service broadcaster Sveriges Television in Sweden.-History:The channel began broadcasting in 1956 and was known as Radiotjänst TV, A year later, it was renamed Sveriges Radio TV. In 1969, the second television station TV2 was launched and...
(15.00-18.15, 21.00-00.00) and SVT2
SVT2
SVT2, until 1996 TV2, is one of two television channels broadcast by Sveriges Television in Sweden. It was started by Sveriges Radio in 1969. SVT2 is generally more specialist, compared to SVT1.-History:...
(18.15-21.00, 00.00-03.00).
In Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
, Live 8 was broadcast in parts by SF zwei.
In Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
, the entire day was covered live by NTV.
In the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, the London show was broadcast live from 13.00-18.15 BST on BBC Two
BBC Two
BBC Two is the second television channel operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It covers a wide range of subject matter, but tending towards more 'highbrow' programmes than the more mainstream and popular BBC One. Like the BBC's other domestic TV and radio...
, when coverage switched to BBC One
BBC One
BBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution...
until midnight BST on Sunday. BBC One then aired the Philadelphia show until 03.35 BST. There was a repeat on BBC Three
BBC Three
BBC Three is a television network from the BBC broadcasting via digital cable, terrestrial, IPTV and satellite platforms. The channel's target audience includes those in the 16-34 year old age group, and has the purpose of providing "innovative" content to younger audiences, focusing on new talent...
19.00-03.00 BST Sunday. The Philadelphia and the Eden shows were both broadcast live on the BBCs digital/interactive service. There was also live coverage not only on BBC radio stations, but also on the major commercial stations. (NB: Coverage was interrupted by the overrun of the Wimbledon ladies' singles final, leading the resumption of coverage on BBC One to be delayed approximately 15 minutes, causing a short overlap with both BBC channels). Live 8 on BBC One attracted an average of 7.8 million viewers, with a peak of 9.6 million viewers as Robbie Williams
Robbie Williams
Robert Peter "Robbie" Williams is an English singer-songwriter, vocal coach and occasional actor. He is a member of the pop group Take That. Williams rose to fame in the band's first run in the early- to mid-1990s. After many disagreements with the management and certain group members, Williams...
was on stage. http://media.guardian.co.uk/overnights/story/0,7965,1521204,00.html
North America
In CanadaCanada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, CTV
CTV television network
CTV Television Network is a Canadian English language television network and is owned by Bell Media. It is Canada's largest privately-owned network, and has consistently placed as Canada's top-rated network in total viewers and in key demographics since 2002, after several years trailing the rival...
broadcast the full Canadian concert as well as selected live performances and highlights from the other eight concerts continuously from 7:00 a.m. EDT 2 July until approximately 1:30 a.m. EDT 3 July, including a five-hour "Greatest Hits" highlights package. Most of the radio stations of Standard Broadcasting
Standard Broadcasting
Slaight Communications is a Canadian radio broadcasting company. The company was first formed as Slaight Broadcasting in 1971, when owner J. Allan Slaight acquired CFGM in Richmond Hill...
aired the full Canadian concert live, and CBC Radio One
CBC Radio One
CBC Radio One is the English language news and information radio network of the publicly-owned Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. It is commercial free and offers both local and national programming...
aired highlights. According to BBM Canada
Bureau of Broadcast Measurement
BBM Canada, also known as BBM, is an audience measurement organization for Canadian television and radio broadcasting.BBM was established on May 11, 1944 as a division of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters. The organization was originally known as the "Bureau of Broadcast Measurement", and...
, approximately 10.5 million Canadians watched Live 8 on CTV at some point, with an average of 1.1 million watching each minute http://www.canada.com/entertainment/story.html?id=a7b76bb8-6865-4c21-b649-0eda3473d448.
In Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
the show was broadcast on MTV Mexico and some radio stations.
In the USA the coverage was as follows:
MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
, MTV2
MTV2
MTV2 is a cable network that is widely available in the United States on digital cable and satellite television, and is progressively being added to analogue cable lineups across the nation...
, MTVU
MtvU
mtvU is a division of Viacom's MTV Networks which produces a 24-hour television channel that is available on more than 750 college and university campuses across the United States, as well as several digital cable packages...
(the MTV University-oriented channel), and VH1 showed portions of most of the Live 8 concerts, switching between all eight shows and also showing recaps of Live Aid
Live Aid
Live Aid was a dual-venue concert that was held on 13 July 1985. The event was organized by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for relief of the ongoing Ethiopian famine. Billed as the "global jukebox", the event was held simultaneously in Wembley Stadium in London, England, United Kingdom ...
as well as special content such as interviews with the stars and people behind Live 8 http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050622/ap_en_tv/tv_live8_1. All channels had the same coverage of the concert, in order to keep viewers from avoiding commercials by jumping between channels. In keeping with general criticisms of U.S. music television
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
, some viewers felt that the coverage contained an excessive amount of commercials and celebrity interviews, and a paucity of actual musichttp://blogs.mercurynews.com/aei/2005/07/review_live_8_a.html. Coverage began at Noon ET, just when the show in Philadelphia got underway.
Other Viacom
Viacom
Viacom Inc. , short for "Video & Audio Communications", is an American media conglomerate with interests primarily in, but not limited to, cinema and cable television...
-owned networks Country Music Television
Country Music Television
Country Music Television, or CMT, is an American country music-oriented cable television network. Programming includes music videos, taped concerts, movies, biographies of country music stars, game shows, and reality programs...
and VH1 Classic
VH1 Classic
VH1 Classic is a television network, launched on May 8, 2000. It is operated as part of MTV Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom and primarily features music videos and concert footage from the 1970s through the mid-1990s, though it formerly included a wider range of genres and time periods...
aired concert highlights the following day (3 July 2005) featuring artists for their audiences. (Hence the Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
concert featuring Faith Hill
Faith Hill
Faith Hill is an American country singer. She is known both for her commercial success and her marriage to fellow country star Tim McGraw. Hill has sold more than 40 million records worldwide and accumulated eight number-one singles and three number-one albums on the U.S...
and Tim McGraw
Tim McGraw
Samuel Timothy "Tim" McGraw is an American country singer and actor. Many of McGraw's albums and singles have topped the country music charts with total album sales in excess of 40 million units in the US, making him the eighth best-selling artist, and the third best-selling country singer, in the...
for CMT and older artists or even veterans of Live Aid for VH1 Classic.)
Although MTV and VH1 arguably dropped the ball on their coverage, the networks listened to the complaints and decided to try again. The following Saturday (9 July), the networks broadcast five hours each, commercial-free, allowing for more artists and longer sets to be shown for the first time on American TV. the two five-hour broadcasts contained many of the same artists, but roughly half of each set-list was unique to that network. The VH1 coverage aired from 10.00 EST, with MTV's coverage immediately following at 15.00.
ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
bought the U.S. network television rights, licensed through America Online, and aired a two-hour highlights show in prime time (20.00 EST) on the day of the concert, 2 July. The special contained specially selected segments of the concerts, and voice-overs were done by late-night jock Matt Cord from WMMR
WMMR
WMMR is an active rock radio station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, broadcasting at 93.3 MHz FM. The station is owned by Greater Media....
Philadelphia, who also covered the event via radio.
XM Satellite Radio
XM Satellite Radio
XM Satellite Radio is one of two satellite radio services in the United States and Canada, operated by Sirius XM Radio. It provides pay-for-service radio, analogous to cable television. Its service includes 73 different music channels, 39 news, sports, talk and entertainment channels, 21 regional...
carried the concerts live from Philadelphia, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
and Rome.
Outside of the US, MTV aired hourly simulcast bulletins comprising interviews and performances on a number of MTV, VH1
VH1
VH1 or Vh1 is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting's short-lived Cable Music Channel, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly...
and TMF
The Music Factory
The Music Factory is a pop music television channel that operates in Belgium .TMF previously operated channels in the Netherlands , the UK with TMF UK and Australia with . The brand is owned by MTV Networks International...
branded channels around the world.
South America
In ArgentinaArgentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
, MTV showed event fragments every 30 minutes live via Cable and Satellite TV, while local FM radio Rock & Pop broadcast the concerts almost in their entirety. TV channel Canal 13
Canal 13 (Argentina)
El Trece is an Argentine television network and the flagship station of the same network, located in the capital of Argentina, Buenos Aires.- Foundation :...
showed highlights of the shows the event night and on the following week, Saturday 9 July 2005, starting at 21:30 local time. MTV Argentina is the home for all MTV Latin America transmission, so the same fragments every 30 minutes where watch in almost all Latin America.
In Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
, MTV Brasil
MTV Brasil
MTV Brasil is the Brazilian version of MTV, owned by Abril Mídia, the nation's largest magazine publisher, under license from Viacom - owned MTV Networks Latin AmericaMTV Brasil is one of two versions of MTV available in free-to-air terrestrial television...
broadcast the events live.
In Colombia, La Mega radio station
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
broadcast the entire event the whole day, with breaks for commercials. Also, MTV Latin America (from Argentina) and the TV channel RCN transmitted small breaks of the events, with commercial and breaks between the original programming.
Asia and Africa
In Pakistan ARY NEtworks "The Musik" broadcast the concerts.In India, VH1
VH1
VH1 or Vh1 is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting's short-lived Cable Music Channel, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly...
was broadcasting the concerts.
In Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
, the concerts were broadcast on channel Israel 10
Israel 10
Channel 10 , formerly known as Israel 10 is a commercial broadcasting television channel licensed in Israel. It operates under the auspices of the Second Israeli Broadcasting Authority .-History:...
16.00-21.00, 22.30-03.00, interrupted for a news editorial.
In Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
, Live 8 was covered by 99FM.
In Malaysia and Brunei
Brunei
Brunei , officially the State of Brunei Darussalam or the Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace , is a sovereign state located on the north coast of the island of Borneo, in Southeast Asia...
, the shows aired live on satellite television Astro (All Asia Broadcast), on Astro Live 8 on Channel 88 and on MIX FM at 21.00, Saturday. There were repeat screenings on Sunday at 12.00 and on Monday at 16.00.
In the rest of the Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
(Arab World
Arab world
The Arab world refers to Arabic-speaking states, territories and populations in North Africa, Western Asia and elsewhere.The standard definition of the Arab world comprises the 22 states and territories of the Arab League stretching from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Arabian Sea in the...
), the show was broadcast on MBC4, part of the MBC
Middle East Broadcasting Center
The Middle East Broadcasting Center Group is the first private free-to-air satellite broadcasting company in the Arab World which was launched in London in 1991 and later moved to its headquarters in Dubai in 2002. MBC Group provides multiple channels of information, interaction and entertainment...
network.
In Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
, the shows aired live on cable television (Starhub Cable Vision) on Preview Channel 01 21.00-07.00.
Oceania
In AustraliaAustralia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, the Nine Network
Nine Network
The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
showed selected highlights 20.30-22.45 on Sunday, 3 July 2005. Pay TV channel FOX8
FOX8
Fox8 is an Australian cable and satellite channel available on Foxtel, Austar and Optus Television's subscription platforms...
showed coverage live from 21.30 AEST on Saturday night to 10.00 AEST on Sunday morning. Radio stations in the Austereo network, including Triple M
Triple M
The Triple M Network is an active rock radio network in Australia owned by media company Austereo, who also own the Today Network.- History :...
in certain capitals, broadcast the concert from 23.00 AEST Saturday night onwards. This led to it being roundly criticised for not being shown live on free to air television (see Shame of it all - no Live 8 live on free-to-air TV).
In New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, the show aired live on TV 2 http://www.tvnz.co.nz until 12 p.m. NZST on Sunday Morning. It originally was scheduled to start at 2 a.m. Sunday Morning in the TV guide, but started earlier (around 1:30 a.m. NZST) with coverage of the Asian concert. The entire show was on free to air television with no advertising.