Updated Oct. 30, 2009 at 3:24 p.m.
Bravo! U2 webcast delivers almost 10 million viewers to YouTube
Post a comment
Print this blog postE-mail blog post
Share
Get the latest news alerts: Follow LTW at Twitter.
The Associated Press
NEW YORK — YouTube's webcast of a U2 concert was watched by nearly 10 million people, the video site's largest streaming event ever.
The Google Inc.-owned site said that the concert featuring lead singer Bono and the legendary ensemble was watched around the world. It was shown live from the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. on Sunday.
(To see the concert, click here.)
Chris Maxcy, head of music partnerships at YouTube, called the event "a big win" for the site.
The full 2 1/2-hour concert is available on YouTube. The rebroadcast video has been watched by more than 1.1 million viewers.
Copyright 2012 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Featured
E-mail Preferences
The Skinny
- What brands are winning Super Bowl hype? Two Durham firms to find out
- In Super Bowl of social media, Patriots win, Triangle firm says
- Big job cuts coming at IBM? Don't be surprised
- Erskine Bowles is among those who can cash in big time on Facebook IPO
- Ignore Facebook hype - Check out 'risk factors,' too
- Facebook vs. Google IPO: Which deal ranks better?
- Triangle StartUp Factory says business already booming
- Entrepreneurship remains at heart of Tech Wire mission
- Flashback: Tech Wire launched 10 years ago today
- Silicon Valley's 'most provocative voice' - Former RTP exec Vivek Wadhwa