America Online to Bring ''Live 8'' to China.DULLES, Va. -- America Online See AOL. , the world's largest interactive services company, and exclusive online broadcaster of Live 8, will stream the Live 8 concerts on demand in China through its Chinese portal partner, Tencent Communications Corporation at www.qq.com. The concerts will be available online a few days after they occur. Tencent is an ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. company serving the Chinese online market. Known as QQ.com, it has an active viewership of over 20 million. Live 8 on QQ.com is likely to reach tens of millions of people. Live 8, taking place on Saturday, July 2, will feature concerts in Philadelphia, London, Paris, Berlin, Rome, Cornwall, Toronto, South Africa South Africa, Afrikaans Suid-Afrika, officially Republic of South Africa, republic (2005 est. pop. 44,344,000), 471,442 sq mi (1,221,037 sq km), S Africa. and Tokyo to raise awareness about poverty in Africa African nations typically fall toward the bottom of any list measuring economic activity, such as per capita income or per capita GDP, despite a wealth of natural resources. The bottom 25 spots of the United Nations (UN) quality of life index are regularly filled by African nations. and encourage the leaders of the eight most powerful nations to increase aid to poor African countries, cancel debt, and establish trade laws that will help these countries fight poverty and grow economically, saving millions of lives. "The prospect of streaming Live 8 throughout China is enormous. This is another groundbreaking component to a truly worldwide effort, with the Internet providing a way for people everywhere to come together in common cause, to hear the music, learn about the issues, and appreciate this moment," said Jim Bankoff, Executive Vice President of Programming for America Online, Inc. As the exclusive online broadcaster, America Online will stream six of the Live 8 concerts live from start to finish at aolmusic.com in the United States in addition to a live worldwide broadcast of all of the concerts from around the world. AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. will also make the performances available on demand for six weeks following the event. About America Online, Inc. America Online, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Time Warner Inc. Based in Dulles, Virginia. AOL is the world's leader in interactive services, web brands, Internet technologies and e-commerce services. |
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