- Press release for the theater screening:
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New Kids on the Block and Backstreet Boys Concert from O2 London to be Screened to Cinemas Across Europe
LOS ANGELES, April 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
The April 29th live O2 show featuring two of the biggest pop bands of the last 20 years, New Kids on the Block and The Backstreet Boys is set to make history with a cinema cast live to cinemas across Europe.
The groundbreaking show will see a Pan-European satellite feed via a high definition live cinema cast, direct from the 02 Arena to fans watching the show in over 300 cinemas in UK & Ireland, Germany, Austria, Holland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania. This landmark live cinema cast looks set to revolutionise the live experience for music fans and at the same time develop a whole new cinematic experience which will help increase not just the impact for artists of their live shows, but also increase cinema attendances.
The show will be distributed to cinemas by Myscreenevent.com using HD camera technology from The O2 and state of the art 5.1 surround sound to give the fans watching in cinemas a feeling of event participation as close to being in the venue as is possible with the cutting edge tools at their disposal. Myscreenevent.com are pioneers in the field of digital cinema and to date have been involved in a diverse range of streaming from sports and documentaries to classical music.
ABC Entertainment and Livebeats are co-producing the event with Myscreenevent.com allowing a truly unique network of distribution which also means that fans can buy tickets direct from the band.
"It's so exciting to know that even though we weren't able to bring our show to certain places in Europe our fans will still have the opportunity to experience it like they were there. We can't wait for everyone to see the show!" Howie D of the Backstreet Boys
'Working with New Kids on the Block and The Backstreet Boys' explains Frank Volpe who is coordinating the cinema cast,' is such a perfect opportunity to reach out to markets that already clearly enjoy the cinema experience and will highlight this groundbreaking development as a route all bands and artists will have the opportunity to embrace in the next ten years. - Press release about the online stream:
LOS ANGELES, April 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
NKOTBSB to stream their London show live on Facebook
The April 29th live O2 show featuring two of the biggest pop bands of the last 20 years, New Kids on the Block and The Backstreet Boys, will set yet another milestone.
After the announcement of the cinema cast live to cinemas across Europe earlier this month, the bands were inundated with fan inquiries from all over the world, all wondering why the show could not be brought to a theater in their city.
Overwhelmed by the enthusiasm of their fans, NKOTBSB are proud to announce that their April 29 live show can now be watched by everyone around the globe thanks to an exclusive live stream, which will be made available on the bands' facebook pages. The ticket to watch the live stream costs $4.99.
Livebeats, the company co-producing the event with ABC Entertainment, will provide the player, which will deliver an uninterrupted HD signal in a quality not seen before. The ticket to watch the show can conveniently be purchased in the player itself.
The Livebeats player is a unique tool for live music streaming. It has been developed with the intention to provide musicians - 80% of which have never performed in front of an audience - their own virtual stage.
Livebeats enables musicians, to schedule their show, promote it, invite friends and share the live performance with the world. Although built primarily for the long tail of the music scene, the technology and service are fully scalable so as to match the traffic demand for high profile events like the NKOTBSB show.
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The concert begins in London at 7:45pm ( 2:45pm Eastern Time, 11:45am Pacific Time). Fans meeting the BSB in London when they arrived last week, reported that Kevin was with them, but he returned to the US a few days later. But we can always hope ...
... and can anyone recommend any good (and cheap) downloadable software to capture online streams?