VH1 Brings UK Music Honors to US Shores

VH1 Brings UK Music Honors to US Shores

VH1 Will Telecast 'The Second Annual UK Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony' on Saturday November 26th 9:00 PM*

VH1 Classic Will Air Entire Two-Hour Ceremony Ceremony Following the Premiere on VH1

NEW YORK, Nov. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- For the first time ever in the U.S., VH1 will broadcast "The Second Annual UK Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony" with the entire two-hour ceremony airing exclusively on VH1 Classic right after the premiere on VH1. Artists who have been publicly announced to date are: PINK FLOYD, BOB DYLAN, EURYTHMICS, OZZY OSBOURNE AND BLACK SABBATH, THE WHO, THE KINKS, JIMI HENDRIX, JOY DIVISION/NEW ORDER and the late, great legendary DJ and producer JOHN PEEL. The UK Music Hall of Fame is produced by Initial (part of Endemol) and distributed by Channel 4 International.

The second annual "UK Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony" will take place at the famed Alexandra Palace in London on November 16th and premiere on VH1 as a two-hour live extravaganza on Saturday November 26th 9:00 PM.* The ceremony will be staged in front of a 3,000 strong audience and reveal up to ten legendary artists and one music industry figure to be inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame. For the first time, viewers in America will be able to witness this totally unique and utterly unmissable evening packed with amazing live performances from top international artists, exclusive video packages and tribute speeches from some of the leading celebrities of our time.

VH1 Classic will air the entire, unexpurgated ceremony on Sunday, November 27 at 8:00 PM ET/5:00 PM PT and again at 11:00 PM ET/8:00 PM PT. VH1 Classic viewers will witness the complete show, brimming with amazing performances and tributes to huge to be missed.

On November 11, 2004 music history was made with the inaugural ceremony of The UK Music Hall of Fame. The Beatles, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Bob Marley, Elvis Presley, Queen, Cliff Richard & The Shadows, The Rolling Stones, U2 and Robbie Williams were the first artists to enter the UK Music Hall of Fame and Chris Blackwell (the founder of Island Records) was given the Honorary Membership for services to the music industry. Inductees are chosen by a highly select group of entertainment industry professionals.

Contacts: Michelle Clark/VH1
212-846-5576
michelle.clark@vh1staff.com

Mandy Hershon/VH1 UK
011-44-207-284-6376
hershon.mandy@mtvne.com

Channel 4 International is a fully integrated rights exploitation service tailored to meet the requirements of the independent production community. It develops, finances and represents programming transmitted by Channel 4 and other broadcasters including programming from the BBC, ITV and Five. C4I provides in-house programme development, co-production, deficit finance, rights clearance and business affairs service, DVD distribution, book, magazine and music publishing.

Initial is part of global independent content creator Endemol. Its credits include Fashion Rocks (Channel 4); Orange Playlist (ITV1; VH1; TMF); Band Aid 20; The Orange British Academy Film Awards (BBC ONE); John Lennon's Juke Box (The South Bank Show, ITV1); Harry Potter at The Castle (ITV1); Comic Relief Does Fame Academy (BBC ONE; BBC THREE); Orange Playlist (ITV1); The Real Mary Poppins: A South Bank Show Special (ITV1) and the music led drama series for Channel 4 - Totally Frank.

VH1.com is the premier music, entertainment and pop culture destination on the web for adults 18-49. Reflecting VH1's unique, celebratory voice, VH1.com offers music and pop culture lovers a wealth of content including world premiere videos, album releases, artist news and bios, movie trailers, new series previews and exclusive features from VH1's marquee events such as the annual "Save The Music Concert," "VH1 Hip Hop Honors" and "Big in '05." VH1.com also features original multi-platform content including the broadband version of the hit weekly series "Best Week Ever" and exclusive intimate music performances on "Live @ VH1.com"

Launched in July of this year, VH1's broadband entertainment network Vspot (http://www.vspot.vh1.com/) offers distinct channels of original and exclusive music and pop culture programming that allows VH1's upscale adult audience to take VH1 with them wherever they go. Vspot debuted with the first episode of the VH1 series "Surreal Life 5" three days before the series premiered on the VH1 linear network. Music artists sound off in original franchises such as "Artist 2 Artist" and "Take 2." In September, Vspot extended VH1's "Hip Hop Honors" event with elements such as "VIP Pass" which featured behind-the-scenes action hosted by MC Lyte and an exclusive performance on the "gold carpet" by artist David Banner -- all resulting in a six-fold increase in normal traffic.

VH1 connects viewers to the music, artists and pop culture that matter to them most with series, specials, live events, exclusive online content and public affairs initiatives. VH1 is available in over 87 million households in the U.S. VH1 also has an array of digital services including VH1 Classic, VH1 Soul, VH Uno and VH1 Country. Connect with VH1 at http://www.vh1.com/.

Source: VH1

CONTACT: Michelle Clark of VH1, +1-212-846-5576,
michelle.clark@vh1staff.com, or Mandy Hershon of VH1 UK, +011-44-207-284-6376,
hershon.mandy@mtvne.com

Web site: http://www.vh1.com/
http://www.vspot.vh1.com/

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