Live 8 'largest global broadcast'
2005-06-27 08:29
London - Next month's Live 8 concerts will be the largest ever global television broadcast, organisers said on Saturday.
Some 85% of the world's population will be able to follow the eight free concerts on July 2 through various media.
The concerts in London, Philadelphia, Paris, Rome, Berlin, Johannesburg, Tokyo and Toronto will be broadcast to 140 countries via television, radio, the internet and mobile phones.
The concerts are in aid of the campaign to end global poverty. - Sapa-dpa
- SAPA