Elizabeth Platt ([email protected])
Sat, 21 Nov 1998 16:53:18 -0800 (PST)
Fox Family Channel Presents The Nobel Peace Concert
PR 11/19/98 09:20
Elton John, Phil Collins, Alanis Morissette, Shania Twain,
Enrique Iglesias, Andrea Bocelli and The Cranberries to
Perform at Prestigious Event
Fox Family Channel Special Premieres
Sunday, December 20 (8-10 PM, ET/PT)
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Some of the biggest
names in world music are scheduled to perform in celebration
of one of the world's most prestigious honors, the Nobel Peace
Prize, as Elton John, Phil Collins, Alanis Morissette, Shania
Twain, Enrique Iglesias, Andrea Bocelli and The Cranberries
headline an array of international stars performing in the
two-hour special, FOX FAMILY CHANNEL PRESENTS THE NOBEL PEACE
CONCERT, scheduled to air Sunday, December 20 (8:00-10:00 PM
ET/PT) exclusively on Fox Family Channel, it was announced
today by Eytan Keller, Senior Vice President, Reality
Programming and Specials, Fox Family Channel.
The Nobel Peace Concert will be staged in Oslo, Norway one
day following the ceremonies honoring this year's Nobel Peace
Prize laureates John Hume and David Trimble, whose relentless
efforts were pivotal in reaching a peaceful resolution to the
long-standing conflict in Northern Ireland. The Nobel
Committee is producing the Concert at Oslo's 5,500 seat
Spektrum, which features a roster of luminaries including
Elton John (in a pre-taped special performance), Phil Collins,
Alanis Morissette, Shania Twain, Enrique Iglesias, Andrea
Bocelli and The Cranberries, who are scheduled to perform in
front of the Nobel laureates as well as the Norwegian Royal
Family.
The Fox Family Channel special will also feature behind-
the-scenes footage of the performers preparing for the
concert, as well as interviews with former Nobel Peace Prize
winners and/or leading politicians who have made a
considerable contribution to the peace process. During the
two-hour special, viewers will get to see and hear personal
messages of peace and hope from children throughout the world.
"We are honored to provide Americans with an exclusive
window into what has become one of the most powerful and
emotional musical performances of the year," said Keller.
"The Nobel Peace Concert is the perfect culmination to the Fox
Family Channel '25 Days of Christmas' initiative, which, in
1998, will provide more family-targeted holiday programming
than any broadcast or cable television network."
"The awarding of the Peace Prize has always been received
as the paragon of human effort in trying to make our world a
better place for not only our generation but all future
generations," said Andrew Lanter, Director of Special Events
for TWI. "Music as a universal language serves as a perfect
vehicle in spreading this effort and we are proud of the
commitment that Fox Family Channel has made in delivering this
message to U.S. television audiences." TWI, which is
producing the concert with Fox Family Channel, is the
television division of International Management Group (IMG),
which produces and distributes over 5000 hours of programming
annually from production centers in New York, Hong Kong, New
Delhi and 20 other offices around the world. This year, in
addition to the "Fox Family Channel Presents The Nobel Peace
Concert," TWI is televising more than 240 events in 200
territories.
Fox Family Channel, which premiered on August 15 as a
revitalized version of The Family Channel, is a division of
Fox Family Worldwide Inc. The family targeted basic cable
network available in over 73 million homes nationwide delivers
a dynamic mix of original and acquired series, specials and
movies for the entire family.
SOURCE Fox Family Channel
-0- 11/19/98
/CONTACT: Chandler Hayes, 310-235-5532, or Angela
Richardson, 310-235-9738, both of Fox Family Channel; or
Jennifer Lobo of TWI, 212-774-8607/
CO: Fox Family Channel; Nobel Committee; TWI; Fox Family
Worldwide Inc.;
International Management Group ST: California, Norway
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