Behind-the-Scenes and Live Times Square New Year's Eve Event Coverage
Countdown Entertainment and Times Square Alliance, the co-organizers of Times Square New Year's Eve, are offering free HD satellite/fiber feeds and an embeddable webcast of the celebration from Times Square, New York, as well as content featuring behind-the-scenes preparations leading up to the big night. Source: Countdown Entertainment
NEW YORK, Dec. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- BEHIND-THE-SCENES, PRE-EVENT COVERAGE OF TIMES SQUARE 2021
Pre-New Year's Eve footage featuring the arrival and installation of the "2021" numerals atop of One Times Square; the assembly and lighting of the New Year's Eve Ball; Good Riddance Day; Confetti Test; the Wishing Wall and other preparations.
Pre-event coverage will be available via download, featuring 16 x 9 HD broadcast quality video, B-Roll footage (encoded as H.264), broadcast and web quality pre-packaged EPKs, photos and press releases.
Download access at: https://timessquareball.net/press/.
FEED #1: BROADCAST LIVE NEW YEAR'S EVE COVERAGE OF TIMES SQUARE 2021
Live coverage of the Times Square New Year's Eve festivities with exclusive panoramic views from proprietary camera locations with the ambient and natural sounds. Highlights include the lighting and raising of the New Year's Eve Ball at 6 p.m. EST, hourly countdowns, live musical performances from 2x Grammy winner and global music legend Gloria Gaynor ("I Will Survive," "Joy Comes in the Morning," "Never Can Say Goodbye"), singer-songwriter Andra Day ("Rise Up," "Forever Mine" and John Lennon's "Imagine" just before midnight), Brazilian singer-songwriter Anitta and singer-songwriter Pitbull, a Military Salute medley by the USO Show Troupe, a dance performance by The Waffle Crew, additional special guests and the pushing of the Waterford Crystal button that signals the Ball Drop at midnight.
This clean, uninterrupted feed will be provided free of charge to media organizations around the world on a non-exclusive basis solely for their use in creating television programming relating to the event. Additional information, including a schedule of events and talent, is available at: http://www.timessquarenyc.org/events/new-years-eve/index.aspx.
NORTH AMERICAN FEED:
VIA FIBER IN HD 1080i/59.94: Thursday, December 31, 2020; 4:00pm to 12:15am EST
VIA SATELLITE IN HD 1080i/59.94: Thursday, December 31, 2020; 10:00pm to 12:15am EST
INTERNATIONAL FEED:
VIA FIBER IN HD 1080i/50: Thursday, December 31, 2020; 11:45pm to 12:15am EST (Friday, January 1, 2021; 0445-0515 GMT)
VIA SATELLITE IN HD 1080i/50: Thursday, December 31, 2020; 11:45pm to 12:15am EST (Friday, January 1, 2021; 0445-0515 GMT)
Complete technical information available on-line: https://www.timessquarenyc.org/times-square-new-years-eve/media-press/new-years-eve-pool-feed-information.
EMBED LIVE COMMERCIAL-FREE NEW YEAR'S EVE WEBCAST OF TIMES SQUARE 2021
http://timessquarenyc.org/events/new-years-eve/webcast/index.aspx.
For more information on the feeds, contact Shelley Kapitulik at 203-898-1501 ([email protected]). Media and Press information is available at https://www.timessquarenyc.org/times-square-new-years-eve/media-press.
Media Contact
Shelley Kapitulik, Splash PR, +1 (203) 898-1501, [email protected]
SOURCE Countdown Entertainment
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