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Going by sales for the Live Aid DVD, EMI is betting the Live 8 sequel should also hit a high note.
Released through Warner Music Group’s Warner Strategic Marketing, the Live Aid DVD, shipped more than 500,000 units to retail since its Nov. 2004 release. That’s hefty for a music DVD, most of which are fortunate to do half that business.
And now EMI has agreed to a relatively huge advance and royalty rate in order to lock up the worldwide Live 8 DVD rights. Well-placed sources said EMI is paying Live 8 organizers an advance worth north of $5 million to distribute the massive concert, where blue chip acts played simultaneously around the globe July 2.
EMI also apparently signed onto a 35% royalty rate off DVD sales, which kicks in after the label makes back its advance.
EMI spokesman Adam Grossberg declined to provide details about the DVD negotiations but said the label did pay a “multimillion-dollar advance to the Live 8 organization, which helped make the July 2 concert possible. Once we break even [after resulting sales], there will be future contributions. It was an exceptionally generous royalty rate.”
Discs tailored to different countries are expected to land at retail in November. Starring talent should include Madonna, Paul McCartney, Pink Floyd and Elton John.
source : videobusiness.com

Responding to viewers and critics, MTV Networks has announced that it will broadcast 10 hours of Live 8 performance footage ” including sets from Jay-Z, U2, Paul McCartney and others ” commercial-free on MTV and VH1.
MTV and VH1 will each offer five hours of uninterrupted performance footage with differing artist lineups on Saturday. VH1 will air its Live 8 highlights from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, while MTV’s batch of highlights will roll out from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m.
“At MTV and VH1, we’re in a constant and candid dialogue with our audience, and in the wake of the live events last Saturday, our viewers have resoundingly told us online they want to see full-set performances from their favorite artists,” MTV Networks Music Group President Van Toffler said of the move. “As a result of viewer demand and thanks to the Live 8 organizers and performers, MTV and VH1 will air 10 consecutive hours from one of the most important musical events of our time.”
MTV has also announced plans to roll out a half-hour special on the issues behind the Live 8 event on Friday at 9 p.m. “Live 8: Next Steps” will re-air at 8 p.m. on Saturday immediately following the Live 8 highlights.
source : mtv

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from Peter Rauhofer messege board : According to sources in Warner, Huerta and Madonna’s team has contacted Basement Jaxx, Jacknife, Superchumbo, Rauhofer, Jan Driver, and Fierce & Coppola about re-mixing Madonna’s new single. They sent a copy of the first single to them. They are not confirmed yet. Again Madonna hand picks each remix.

Madonna is to appear as herself in the second series of “Extras”.
The new series from the creators of “The Office” features writer-director Ricky Gervais as bit-part actor Andy Millman on-set with celebrity guest-stars.
Actors appearing in the first series include Kate Winslet, Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Stiller, Patrick Stewart, Ross Kemp, Vinnie Jones and Les Dennis.
Madonna met Gervais backstage at Saturday’s [July 2] Live 8 concert in London.
She told Jo Whiley: “My highlight of the day was that I got to meet my favourite, favourite, favourite comedian in the whole world, Ricky Gervais.”
“I worship him and I told him that I would sweep his floor for him if he would employ me in such a fashion and he agreed with it, so that was cool.”
The Sun reports today [July 7] that she is now set to appear in the second series.
A source told the tabloid: “When Madonna asked for a part in the next series of “Extras” she shook hands with Ricky and he said, ‘You do know that’s a verbal contract’.”
“They are both keen and Ricky’s planning on keeping Madonna [to] her word.”
“She’s a massive fan of “The Office” and she’ll be great in “Extras” as all the stars have to play against type so Ricky and Stephen [Merchant, co-writer-director] will have great fun with her.
source : yahoo

Meanwhile, it seems Madonna used her downtime at the London Live 8 show to slip in some networking.
“She was spending quality time backstage with Paul McCartney, and they had a 15-minute chat about her new CD and him possibly doing something with her for the record,” says a witness.
The Material Mom leaves this week for a 12-day family vacation in Greece and Italy that’s costing a reputed $300,000. Says the insider: “She even had pal Donatella Versace whip her up duds just for the vacation, including some hot bikinis.”
source : newyorkdailynews

Paris Hilton told tonight’s US TV show “The Insider” that she flew to London just to see Madonna perform at Live 8. “I had to see Madonna….I had to watch her from the front row with all of the fans… I Love Madonna!”
source : drownedmadonna

Some of the biggest names in showbiz joined thousands of Mirror readers in calling on G8 leaders to Make Poverty History on the eve of the Gleneagles summit.
Among those to sign our Stop Them Dying pledge was Madonna, one of the stars of the Live 8 concert in Hyde Park on Saturday.
She was joined by Sting, Joss Stone, Miss Dynamite, Fran Healy of Travis and Pink Floyd bass player Roger Waters in putting their names to our petitions.
source : mirror.co.uk

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