NEW YORK – January 4, 2010 – Guitar World and Concert TV have formed a media content partnership whereby Guitar World will air a selection from its vast archive of exclusive footage on Concert TV in order to reach a wider audience on a monthly basis. The archives include interviews with the who’s who of contemporary guitar heroes from all genres of music, from legendary rockers like Metallica’s Kirk Hammett to venerable blues icons like Buddy Guy.
The first installment of the interview series includes exclusive interviews with Slayer, Living Color and 5 Finger Death Punch beginning on February 15th. Other artists soon to appear will include: Kings of Leon, Alice in Chains, John Mayer, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Night Ranger.
“We are very excited for this opportunity to have our unique video content distributed nationally on such a high-quality digital tv network.” says Guitar World publisher Greg Di Benedetto. “The partnership provides us with an even larger footprint to offer our marketing partners and advertisers. Concert TV has redefined the at home music viewing experience.”
Concert TV, which reaches 30 million VOD homes nationwide and is available on Comcast, DirecTV, Verizon FiOS, dish NETWORK, Charter, Insight, and COX.
About Future
Future, plc is an international special-interest media group that is publicly traded on the London Stock Exchange (symbol: FUTR). Founded in 1985 with one magazine, today it has operations in the U.K. and U.S. and creates more than 180 special-interest publications, web sites and events for people who are passionate about their interests. Future holds strong market positions in games, music, technology, action sports, film, automotive and crafts. Its most popular publications in the U.S. include Official Xbox Magazine, PlayStation: The Official Magazine, Nintendo Power, PC Gamer, Guitar World, Revolver, Maximum PC and MacLife. Future sells more than 4 million magazines each month, attracts more than 11 million unique visitors to its websites, and hosts 16 annual live events that attract hundreds of thousands of enthusiasts.
Advertising Contact:
Greg Di Benedetto, Publisher
646-723-5413
