WORLDSPACE(R) Satellite Radio Returns to London for Third Annual WORLDSPACE Sessions@Abbey Road & Live Broadcast of The BRIT AWARDS 2008.Four Days of Exclusive Performances and Live Recording Sessions From 30 of Today's Hottest Global Pop Artists SILVER SPRING, Md. -- WORLDSPACE Satellite Radio (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :WRSP WRSP White River State Park (Indianapolis, Indiana) ), one of the leaders in satellite-based digital radio services, announced today that it is hosting the third annual WORLDSPACE Sessions@Abbey Road Abbey Road may refer to:
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Kaiser Chiefs are an English rock band from Leeds. Nicknamed KC the group was founded in 1997, and consists of Ricky Wilson (vocals), Andrew 'Whitey' White (guitar), Simon Rix (bass), Nick , Kylie Minogue, Mark Ronson, and Mika. WORLDSPACE will carry the BRIT AWARDS 2008 live on its premier global pop channel, UPop 29, beginning at 1900 GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) See UTC. GMT - Universal Time 1 . A full rebroadcast will take place the following day, Feb. 21, at 1200 GMT. The WORLDSPACE Sessions@Abbey Road will feature four days of exclusive performances and live recording sessions by 30 of the hottest global pop artists including: Japan's Pistol Valve, the U.K.'s Pama International, Mattafix, dan le sac Vs. Scroobius Pip, The Hours, America's The Wrens, along with legendary performers Teenage Fanclub, Electric Six, Hugh Cromwell. "We are pleased to welcome over 30 of the world's hottest up-and-coming and established global pop talent to our third annual WORLDSPACE Sessions@Abbey Road," said William Sabatini, WORLDSPACE vice president of global programming. "We created the WORLDSPACE Sessions@Abbey Road to showcase a broad variety of musical genres and talent, giving our subscribers an incredible, diverse range of unique, exclusive and compelling content." The event will be hosted by UPop 29's Ted Kelly and Mark Daley. UPop 29 is the world's premier global pop music channel created by WORLDSPACE Satellite Radio. Subscribers can tune it to hear the WORLDSPACE Sessions@Abbey Road in its entirety from March 10-13, on UPop 29 which is also available in the United States on XM Satellite Radio, online and via DIRECTV Channel 824. Additionally, WORLDSPACE Satellite Radio's subscribers from around the world can tune in to hear performances from all three years of the WORLDSPACE Sessions@Abbey Road as well as other exclusive performances captured live in the WORLDSPACE Studios. This exclusive programming will be available on the newly-created channel, "WORLDSPACE Live," which will be broadcast from March 17 to April 6. Visit www.worldspace.com/live to check out the full archive of past WORLDSPACE Sesssions@Abbey Road interviews, performances, photos and videos. About WORLDSPACE([R]) Satellite Radio Based in the Washington, DC metropolitan area, WorldSpace, Inc. (NASDAQ:WRSP) is the world's only global media and entertainment company positioned to offer a satellite radio experience to consumers in more than 130 countries with five billion people, driving 300 million cars. WORLDSPACE([R]) delivers the latest tunes, trends and information from around the world and around the corner. WORLDSPACE subscribers benefit from a unique combination of local programming, original WORLDSPACE content and content from leading brands around the globe including the BBC BBC in full British Broadcasting Corp. Publicly financed broadcasting system in Britain. A private company at its founding in 1922, it was replaced by a public corporation under royal charter in 1927. , CNN International, RFI (Radio Frequency Interference) High-frequency electromagnetic waves that emanate from electronic devices such as chips. RFI - Radio Frequency Interference and Virgin Radio UK. WORLDSPACE has two satellites covering two-thirds of the earth's population with six beams. Each beam is capable of delivering up to 80 channels of high quality digital audio and multimedia programming directly to WORLDSPACE Satellite Radios anytime and virtually anywhere in its coverage areas. WORLDSPACE is a pioneer of satellite-based digital radio services (DARS (1) (Digital Audio Radio Service) The FCC nomenclature for digital radio. DARS is the landline version that is implemented with the IBOC technology. Satellite DARS (S-DARS) is the satellite version (XM and Sirius). See DAB and satellite radio. ) and was instrumental in the development of the technology infrastructure used today by XM Satellite Radio. For more info, visit http://www.WORLDSPACE.com. WORLDSPACE and the WORLDSPACE logo are registered trademarks of WorldSpace, Inc. BRIT AWARDS 2008 is a Somethin' Else Production. |
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