Press
7 October 2009
Los Angeles, Calif. – FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association), the international governing body of football, announced today the appointment of Emmy Award-winning producer Kevin Wall and his company Control Room, the world’s leading producer of massive global events, as executive producer of the Official Kick-Off Celebration Concert of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™.
6 October 2008
Month-Long Celebration Includes National Roll-out of Signature Fashion Show, New Orleans Store Openings, a Customer Shopping Event and a Fashion Industry Gala
NEW YORK, Oct 06, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Macy\’s (NYSE:M) is celebrating an epic milestone this month as the famous retailer marks its 150th birthday on October 28. A local retail store turned cultural icon, Macy\’s will commemorate the occasion with a line-up of remarkable events and charity and community-building efforts taking place this month.
20 August 2008
Los Angeles, Calif. – A diverse line-up of artist performances from this year’s Virgin Mobile Festival, including Jack Johnson, Nine Inch Nails, Lil’ Wayne and many more, will be available for free to millions of fans worldwide via online broadcast at music.msn.com/virgin-festival1, Control Room and MSN confirmed today. The three-part series created by Control Room, the world’s leading producer and distributor of world-class entertainment content, and with event producer IMP, captures the electricity and excitement of the two-day event which boasted more than 60,000 attendees and one of the world’s most eclectic line-ups.
The three-part series can be viewed on broadcast the dates listed below and VOD for four months following the initial broadcast.
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17 July 2008
Control Room and MSN bring an exclusive performance from Grammy Award-winning rock band, Foo Fighters, to fans worldwide on MSN Music in Concert. Playing a sold-out live show from Wembley Stadium, Foo Fighters deliver an electrifying rock performance inspiring 165,000 fans to sing along to every word to new favorites from the recent Grammy winner Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace and classics from the entire Foo Fighters catalogue.
26 June 2008
Control Room and MSN bring an exclusive performance from multi-platinum band, Backstreet Boys, to fans worldwide on MSN Music in Concert. Live from the O2 Arena in London, Backstreet Boys deliver an electric live show with energetic performances of best-loved favorites such as “I Want It That Way” and “Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)”, as well as new tracks “Inconsolable” and “Helpless When She Smiles,” from the current “Unbreakable” album.
Backstreet Boys debuts on MSN “Music in Concert” at 2:00 PM ET/11:00AM PT on June 26. MSN “Music in Concert” will archive the show for 6 months, allowing fans the opportunity to relive the entire show
25 June 2008
Beverly Hills, Calif. – Control Room and Live Earth have been recognized by IBC2008, an international technology trade conference, for technical innovation excellence in delivering the Live Earth concerts live online worldwide. Named the most-watched online entertainment event in history, Control Room, Live Earth and supporting vendors Rhozet and Encited Media created a system to deliver live streams and near real-time turnaround of VOD content for the largest global broadcast on record. Using over 20 channels of video server ingest, 12 channels of play out, 60 encoders and we were able to create a workflow environment to process over 80 hours of content in a 24 hour period.
“We are thrilled to be considered for this award, and commend the significant efforts by our vendors in executing the monumental live music experience,” said Jeff Martirano, Director of Technology for Control Room.
19 June 2008
Control Room and MSN bring an exclusive performance from international pop star, Robyn, to fans worldwide on MSN Music in Concert. Live from The Wiltern in Los Angeles, Robyn delivers a mind-blowing high-energy live performance including her signature single, “Konichiwa Bitches,” as well as “Cobrastyle and “Be Mine” from the current self-titled album.
Robyn debuts on MSN “Music in Concert” at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT on Thursday, June 19, 2008. MSN “Music in Concert” will archive the show for 6 months, allowing fans the opportunity to relive the entire show.
Fans of Robyn can watch the full show exclusively at MSN “Music in Concert” http://music.msn.com/robyn
12 June 2008
Control Room and MSN bring an exclusive performance from German emo-core band Tokio Hotel, to fans worldwide on MSN Music in Concert. Live from the Avalon in Los Angeles, Tokio Hotel deliver an electric live show with energetic performances of hit singles “Scream” and “Ready, Set, Go” before a highly-charged audience of young American fans
Tokio Hotel debuts on MSN “Music in Concert” at 2:00 p.m. ET/ 11:00 a.m. PT local on Thursday, June 12, 2008. MSN “Music in Concert” will archive the show for 6 months, allowing fans the opportunity to relive the entire show.
