MUMBAI: MSN Video will webcast live the New Year's eve festivities of New York City's Times Square. Revelers can begin their New Year's Eve journey now at http://msn.com/newyears.
The live event at Times Square on 31 December begins at 7 pm. It will include a multistream, multicamera look at numerous performances and celebrations happening in and around the New York City Times Square location.
On the web site now through 31 December, online visitors can watch exclusive video flashbacks of 2005. This marks the second consecutive year that MSN Video has webcast the Times Square new year's eve festivities.
Three live co-hosts will help online viewers navigate through numerous events and performances in and throughout Times Square. The specially assembled team, positioned for maximum coverage in Times Square, includes Romeo, host of Romeo on the Radio, which is featured on New York's No. 1 radio station, Z100; the comedian Angela LaGreca, who is seen and heard every morning on The View; and Brandi Williams, entertainment reporter and host of Ultimate Poker Challenge.
Romeo, LaGreca and Williams will guide viewers throughout the MSN Video site ( http://msn.com/newyears ), assisting them along the way to create their own new year's eve program.
"We are very excited to be producing this one-of-a-kind view of the ultimate New Year's Eve experience live from Times Square, the most historic and thrilling place to ring in the New Year," said MSN Video Times Square new year's eve Celebration executive producer Steve Sterling.
"This webcast clearly provides a broader, more extensive New Year's Eve Times Square program than any other medium can offer. We can't wait for webcast viewers to see new year's eve their way on MSN Video."
"For the second year running, we're giving New Year's revelers around the world a unique view of Times Square," says MSN Video, TV and Movies manager for product unit Rob Bennett.
"Last year viewers spent 45 minutes on average watching the celebration on MSN Video and this year we are making it even more interactive by giving consumers the opportunity to choose the camera angles and the events to focus on, instantly shaping their new year's eve experience."
