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As had been reported earlier by Indiantelevuision.com Live 8 is
a series of concerts being organised across the Globe in order to
raise awareness on social issues like poverty. As the motivating
force behind 1985’s Live Aid concert, Sir Bob Geldof is leading
the effort for this year’s Live 8 concerts, alongside international
campaigns whose goals are to eradicate poverty in the world’s poorest
countries.
Live 8’s simultaneous free concerts will include pop and rock artists
performing in London, Paris, Berlin, Rome and Philadelphia. Hundreds
of thousands are expected to attend the concerts, with billions
more watching the international broadcasts. Venues include London’s
Hyde Park, the Palais de Versailles in Paris, Philadelphia’s Museum
of Art, Berlin’s historic Brandenburg Gate and the Circus Maximus
in Rome.
intelsat COO Ramu Potarazu says, “For more than 40 years, Intelsat’s
affordable and reliable broadband, telecom and media services have
been supporting infrastructure development and improving the lives
of people in developing nations around the globe. Intelsat’s contribution
of satellite communications services to LIVE 8 is a fitting demonstration
of our ongoing commitment to meeting these nations’ communications
requirements.”
Intelsat claims to be the only global satellite leader to provide
coverage of every Olympic Games since 1968. Intelsat supports broadcasters
of major events, including the World Cup, by leveraging its portfolio
of GlobalConnex Media services. GlobalConnex Media provides customers
a single-source, worldwide, hybrid distribution network optimized
for assured door-to-door delivery of sporting, entertainment and
news events anywhere around the world.
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