Re: RRHOF ceremony: AOL will stream the event live, without commercial interruptions

["Dennis Moore" <clayboy56>]

Companies AOL To Live Stream Rock Hall Ceremonies

http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-aol-to-stream-rock-hall-ceremonies/#When:16:59:00Z

Until now, if you've wanted to know what happened at the Rock and Roll
Hall of Fame induction ceremonies, you had to go. Typically, VH1 ran a
heavily edited broadcast the weekend after the event, which showed
some of the performances but missed completely the spirit and pleasure
of being at the event. No more. On March 12, the night of the event,
AOL will stream the event live, without commercial interruptions. The
ceremonies also will appear live on VH1 Classic and MHD (MTV's hi-def
channel), apparently with commercials. On-demand viewings will be
available the following day, and the traditional edited version will
appear, as usual, the following weekend. The inductees this year are
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, R.E.M., The Ronettes, Patti
Smith, and Van Halen.
MTVN got plenty of bad notices for its Live 8 TV coverage; maybe this
time it will pass on making its VJs and promotions more important than
what happens onstage. And if Live 8 is any indication, AOL's streaming
should go smoothly. Too smoothly, probably, because Van Halen fans
won't get the Sammy Hagar-fighting-with-David Lee Roth spectacle we
were all hoping for. As Yahoo reports, the Van Halen reunion tour is
on the rocks and the band will be represented by Velvet Revolver.
Music fans will hope this year's ceremony is successful enough for AOL
to continue this practice. And, if so, there are about 20 years' worth
of induction ceremonies that should be made available in full online.
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http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-aol-to-stream-rock-hall-ceremonies/#When:16:59:00Z

Until now, if you've wanted to know what happened at the Rock and Roll
Hall of Fame induction ceremonies, you had to go. Typically, VH1 ran a
heavily edited broadcast the weekend after the event, which showed
some of the performances but missed completely the spirit and pleasure
of being at the event. No more. On March 12, the night of the event,
AOL will stream the event live, without commercial interruptions. The
ceremonies also will appear live on VH1 Classic and MHD (MTV's hi-def
channel), apparently with commercials. On-demand viewings will be
available the following day, and the traditional edited version will
appear, as usual, the following weekend. The inductees this year are
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, R.E.M., The Ronettes, Patti
Smith, and Van Halen.
MTVN got plenty of bad notices for its Live 8 TV coverage; maybe this
time it will pass on making its VJs and promotions more important than
what happens onstage. And if Live 8 is any indication, AOL's streaming
should go smoothly. Too smoothly, probably, because Van Halen fans
won't get the Sammy Hagar-fighting-with-David Lee Roth spectacle we
were all hoping for. As Yahoo reports, the Van Halen reunion tour is
on the rocks and the band will be represented by Velvet Revolver.
Music fans will hope this year's ceremony is successful enough for AOL
to continue this practice. And, if so, there are about 20 years' worth
of induction ceremonies that should be made available in full online.