New York – The producers of “12-12-12” have announced that the concert at New York’s Madison Square Garden on December 12, 2012 to aid the victims of Hurricane Sandy will enjoy global distribution, similar to that of the Super Bowl, the Academy Awards, and the Grammys.
Almost 2 billion people in over 190 countries will be able to access “12-12-12” on television, radio and the internet. The concert, presented by Chase, will be available to television households internationally via networks and feeds in North and South America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia. There will also be live streaming on online video services including YouTube, AOL, Yahoo, Hulu, and others. Combined, these video
streaming services reach over 1.4 billion monthly unique users worldwide. Clear Channel Media and Entertainment, will broadcast the concert live on its radio stations across the U.S., 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.
The line-up consists of 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, Rolling Stones and Paul McCartney.
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.”
All proceeds from ticket purchases and donations will 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,” including how to donate to the Robin Hood Relief Fund, can be found here.
Global channels and distributors carrying the concert include:
A+E Networks’ international channels
American Forces Network
AXN
Belgacom (Belgium)
Direct TV Brazil
Direct TV Latin America
Direct TV Pan Americana (Argentina, Caribbean, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Uruguay)
Fox International Channels’ worldwide networks
GlobosatMultishow
MGM Latino (Latin America)
37 MTV Channels
Numericable (France and Belgium)
RTL (Belgium)
SGT JAMBOX (Poland)
Sony Entertainment Television
SPIN
Sundance Channel Asia
Sundance Channel Europe
Telehit-Televisa (Latin America, USA, Europe)
Telenet (Belgium)
TruTV (Asia)
VH1 Brasil
WE tv Asia
YES (Israel)
Streaming and digital media partners:
AMCtv.com
AOL
Clear Channel Media and Entertainment
Clear Channel Outdoor
CookingChannelTV.com
Crackle
EpixHD.com, EPIX app on Xbox 360, Roku, Facebook
Fuse.tv
Hulu
IFC.com
iHeartradio
MTV.com
MySpace
OvationTV.com
SiriusXM
SundanceChannel.com
Vevo
VH1Classic.com
Yahoo! Sites
YouTube
WEtv.com
People.com
Time.com
InStyle.com
EW.com