"12-12-12" Secures Distribution to Over One Billion People Worldwide

December 3, 2012

34 U.S. NETWORKS AND TELEVISION FEEDS TO NORTH & SOUTH AMERICA, EUROPE, AFRICA, ASIA AND AUSTRALIA, RADIO BROADCAST AND ONLINE STREAMING WILL MAKE CONCERT AVAILABLE GLOBALLY

THE WORLD'S LARGEST ONLINE VIDEO CONTENT PROVIDERS TO STREAM LIVE

All-Star Concert Lineup Includes Bon Jovi, Eric Clapton, Dave Grohl, Billy Joel, Alicia Keys, Chris Martin, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, Eddie Vedder, Roger Waters, Kanye West, The Who and Paul McCartney

NEW YORK, Dec. 3, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The producers of "12-12- 12" announced today that the concert at Madison Square Garden on December 12, 2012, at 7:30 PM (ET), to aid the victims of Hurricane Sandy, has secured distribution to over one billion people. The concert will be able to be seen on 34 US networks and television feeds worldwide, radio and online streaming. "12-12-12", which is presented by Chase, will be distributed across networks and feeds in North and South America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia. Tickets to "12-12-12" went on sale today.

Event producers James Dolan, John Sykes and Harvey Weinstein issued the following joint statement: "The fact that so many major media companies are joining forces to distribute and stream this important event to homes worldwide will enable us to create a tremendous and unprecedented fundraising effort on a global scale to benefit the victims of this devastating storm."

With every major U.S. media company airing the benefit on at least one of their networks, 34 channels will "take over" TV for the night. Clear Channel Media and Entertainment will broadcast the concert live on its radio stations across the country, and will also video stream live on iHeartRadio, Clear Channel's digital radio service, and across the websites and Facebook pages of its 850 stations. In addition, the concert will also stream live across several major online video providers, as well as being streamed and promoted by several digital media partners. The concert will also air in conjunction with the NBA's television and online streaming broadcasts in China and simulcast live on Clear Channel Outdoor digital billboards in Times Square, New York City and locations in London and Paris.

Iconic performers Bon Jovi, Eric Clapton, Dave Grohl, Billy Joel, Alicia Keys, Chris Martin, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Roger Waters, Eddie Vedder, Kanye West, The Who and Paul McCartney will perform at the "12-12-12" concert on December 12, 2012 at Madison Square Garden.

The concert is being produced by James Dolan, Executive Chairman of The Madison Square Garden Company (Nasdaq:MSG); John Sykes, President of Clear Channel Entertainment Enterprises; and Harvey Weinstein, Co-Founder and Chairman of The Weinstein Company.

Thanks to the generosity of concert organizers, sponsors, and Robin Hood's board of directors, every single penny from ticket purchases and donations will go to serve the victims of Hurricane Sandy through the Robin Hood Relief Fund.The Robin Hood Relief Fund provides money, material and know-how to local organizations that are serving families and individuals in the regions hardest hit by the storm.

Tickets for "12-12-12" are on sale now through Ticketmaster phones, outlets and www.ticketmaster.com, www.thegarden.com and www.radiocity.com. Tickets are available at a variety of price levels. Ticketmaster has generously agreed to waive its ticket service charges. VIP packages are available through the Robin Hood Foundation. Information on those packages is available by contacting The Robin Hood Foundation at 212-844-3564.

The most up to date information on "12-12-12" can be found by visiting www.121212concert.org.

U.S. media companies supporting the concert include: A+E Networks AMC Networks Bloomberg CBS Corp. Clear Channel Media and Entertainment Discovery Communications Disney HBO MSG Media The National Basketball Association NBC Universal News Corporation Scripps Networks Showtime Networks Inc. Starz Entertainment Viacom

International media companies include: Fox International Channels Sky Sony Pictures Television Networks Time Warner Viacom International Media Networks

U.S. channels airing the concert live on 12-12-12 at 7:30 pm ET include: AMC AXS TV bio.® Bloomberg Cooking Channel Destination America Discovery Fit & Health Encore EPIX FX Movie Channel Fuse G4 Hallmark Movie Channel HBO HBO Latino IFC ION Television Lifetime Real Women Live Well Network Military History MSG MSG Plus mundoFox NJTV Palladia SHOWTIME Smithsonian Channel Sundance Channel Thirteen VH1 Classic WE tv WLIW WLNY (New York) WPSG (Philadelphia)

Global channels and distributors carrying the concert include: A+E Networks' international channels American Forces Network AXN Belgacom (Belgium) Direct TV Brazil Direct TV Latin America Direct TV Pan Americana (Argentina, Caribbean, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Uruguay) Fox International Channels' worldwide networks GlobosatMultishow MGM Latino (Latin America) 37 MTV Channels Numericable (France and Belgium) RTL (Belgium) SGT JAMBOX (Poland) Sony Entertainment Television SPIN Sundance Channel Asia Sundance Channel Europe Telehit-Televisa (Latin America, USA, Europe) Telenet (Belgium) TruTV (Asia) VH1 Brasil WE tv Asia YES (Israel)

Streaming and digital media partners: AOL Clear Channel Media and Entertainment Clear Channel Outdoor Crackle Fuse.tv Hulu iHeartRadio MTV.com MySpace Vevo Yahoo Sites YouTube People.com Time.com InStyle.com EW.com

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The "12-12-12" logo is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=15957

CONTACT: Clear Channel Media and Entertainment

Angel Aristone /[email protected]

212.377.7802

The Madison Square Garden Company

MikylCordova/[email protected]

212-631-4337

The Weinstein Company

Dani Weinstein/[email protected]

212-845-8639

AMC Networks (for Television Broadcast-related questions)