MTV Annual Awards Coming to Liverpool 2008
Oct 31st, 2007 by admin
MTV Networks International (MTVNI) today announced that Liverpool purpose be the pack diocese for the fifteenth annual MTV Europe Music Awards in 2008.
This compel be the third nonetheless that the UK has hosted the Awards. Previously the event has been held in London (1996) and Edinburgh (2003).
The 2008 MTV Europe Music Awards desire be broadcast live across all platforms on Thursday 6th November 2008.
“It is fantastic to be back in the UK and it is solely natural that Liverpool should host the fifteenth annual Europe Music Awards. Not only is it the European Capital of Culture next year but the change of its overflowing with music heritage is still felt today,” commented Richard Godfrey, Senior Vice President Content & Music, MTV Networks supranational and Executive in. “The dignified-of-the-art Echo Arena Liverpool is the perfect venue in requital for such a large-scale multi-principles event as the Europe Music Awards and discharge us the opportunity to bring newer and more thrilling elements to next year’s certify.”
Bryan Gray, Chairman of Liverpool customs following, said: “The MTV Europe Music Awards in Liverpool in 2008 is a accomplished combination – it’s nip in music coming placid. There was great contest to devise these awards so this is a major coup for Liverpool, the new arena and our European Capital of education celebrations. This things turned out and the plans we own in set to paint the town red them will provide a prodigious international platform for the city, the arena and the music scene in Liverpool today.”
The EMAs will be held at the Arena Liverpool, a 10,600 enthrone venue opening in January 2008. The maker new concert and issue ladies' room is located on the burgh's famous riverfront and is wonted to be one of the most environmentally-friendly venues of its kind in Europe.
Bob Prattey, Chief Executive, ACC Liverpool - welcoming comfortable with of the Arena - said: “The MTV Europe Music Awards is a odd event which is broadcast across the globe and attended by some of the biggest names in the trade. after an organisation such as MTV to have chosen to move to the Arena Liverpool – exceptionally during the city’s year as European pre-eminent of Culture - is a palpable coup. We can’t be tabled to offer hospitality to them with open arms.”
The Liverpool tell to host the 2008 awards was led by the Liverpool Culture group and the Arena with support from the North West Regional Development Agency.
edc by Esprit have also confirmed their sponsorship of the 2008 Europe Music Awards. This year for the 2007 Europe Music Awards in Munich the partnership between MTV and edc was executed across 14 MTV channels in Europe and their related online properties, as well as edc’s web sites. The on-affiliated to sponsorship was extended to edc spider's web sites and 10 MTVNI’s services in the Asia-Pacific district, including MTV channels in China (24-hour conduit), Indonesia, the Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, Korea, Singapore & Malaysia, Australia and New Zealand, as well as on VH1 India. Additionally MTVN ingenious produced edc since Esprit’s key ever TV advertising and brand rivalry and edc ran a series of competitions after winners to devote oneself to the live at any rate in Munich on Thursday 1st November 2007.
The 2007 MTV Europe Music Awards will broadcast on MTV a woman at 9.00pm, Thursday 1st November 2007.