To Deliver Backstreet Boys' First Concert Webcast to Fans Around
Yahoo! To Deliver Backstreet Boys' First Concert Webcast To Fans Around The World ahoo! Music, Presented by ChapStick® LipSations™ and Level (3) Communications on Friday, August 31st, at 7:30 pm (CDT) ahoo! Music, Presented by ChapStick® LipSations™ and Level (3) Communications on Friday, August 31st, at 7:30 pm (CDT) Sunnyvale, CA (ENTERTAINMENT WIRE) -- August 28, 2001 -- On Friday, August 31st, Yahoo! will bring music fans worldwide the thrill of Backstreet Boys' sold-out "Black & Blue World Tour" through the group's first-ever live Internet Webcast, presented by ChapStick® LipSations(TM) and Level (3) Communications. Fans can access the broadcast on a special Yahoo!® Music page (http://backstreetboys.yahoo.com). "Yahoo! is thrilled to be hosting and producing the Backstreet Boys' first-ever full-length concert Webcast," said David Mandelbrot, vice president and general manager, Yahoo! Entertainment. "Through the Webcast and associated features, Yahoo! is providing Backstreet Boys' fans a free online entertainment destination that brings them closer to the band." "Our first live concert Webcast is a real tribute to our great fans, and thanks to Yahoo!, we can bring the show to them," said Backstreet Boys' Brian Littrell. "We are always looking for new ways to connect with fans, and this Webcast provides a tremendous connection to all of them around the world." The Webcast will begin at 7:30 p.m. (CDT) from the American Airlines Arena in Dallas, Texas, and will be available to fans in 24 countries around the world. The concert will be produced on the Web by Yahoo! Broadcast, an industry leader in providing live audio and video streaming media services for a wide range of customers, including media and entertainment companies, sports leagues, television and radio stations, corporations, advertisers and merchants.
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