hope for haiti

NEW YORK, NY (January 25, 2010) – “Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief,” drew a cumulative audience of more than 83 million viewers and a gross average audience of more than 24 million viewers in the United States, according to Nielsen Media Research. The telethon has now raised more than $61 million in donations from the general public to date. “Hope for Haiti Now” aired across networks including ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, CNN, BET, The CW, HBO, MTV, VH1, CMT, PBS, TNT, Showtime, AMC, CNBC, COMEDY CENTRAL, Bravo, E! Entertainment, MSNBC, National Geographic Channel, Oxygen, G4, CENTRIC, Current TV, Fuse, MLB Network, EPIX, Palladia, SoapNet, Style, Discovery Health, Planet Green, CNN en Español, HBO Latino, Logo, MTV2, MTV Tr3s, MTV Hits, VH1 Classic and VH1 Soul. Across the Web and mobile, “Hope for Haiti Now” attracted 1.9 million video streams during the live broadcast. Between the live broadcast and replays of the performances available on MTV.com and other sites, “Hope for Haiti Now” attracted 5.8 million total streams throughout the weekend, including more than 150,000 mobile streams. The “Hope for Haiti Now” iPhone app, which allowed for live streaming of the broadcast, has been downloaded more than 100,000 times. “Hope for Haiti Now” was also the most Tweeted topic of the weekend, and recorded more than 1 million Tweets around the event on Friday evening alone.

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