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Rolling Stones – Ladies and Gentlemen Classic rock Shot over four nights in Texas in the 1972 Exile On Main Street tour, the film includes great performances of classics such as Jumpin’ Jack Flash, You Can’t Always Get What You Want, and Midnight Rambler.

Diana Krall – Live in Rio Jazz Canadian jazz pianist and singer Diana Krall performed this concert in 2008 in the home of Bossa Nova. Bon Jovi – The Circle TourClassic rockRecorded at the band’s sold-out four-night performance at the New

Meadowlands Stadium, New Jersey, in 2010. Includes You Give Love A Bad Name, Wanted Dead Or Alive and, of course, Livin’ On A Prayer.

Arcade Fire: Live at the Oxegen FestivalIndie RockThe multi-instrumental Canadian band headline at the Irish festival at Punchestown Racecourse in 2010 with songs including Keep The Car Running, Ready To Start, and Rebellion.

Beyoncé – I am… World TourR&B Produced, directed and edited by Beyoncé, the film of the 2009 ‘I am...’ uses footage from various shows to create the Beyoncé concert experience.

Flagship shows Top concerts showing on iConcerts

Indie faves Arcade Fire in Ireland

Rock god Jon Bon Jovi on iConcerts

Coldplay appeal to iConcerts’ audience

You can study Lady Gaga’s crazy costuming

Each month Wotsat highlights Europe’s best free TV channels

iConcerts is Europe’s first 24-hour, high-def music channel.

iConcerts provides a unique focus on concerts and live music performances. Its library covers some of the highest-profile festivals and live events (as well as TV shows, including the BBC’s Later With Jools Holland) and has over 1,000 performances in many popular genres – rock and pop, through hip hop and R&B, to jazz and world music. It is the largest digital concert library of its kind in the world.

The channel is aimed at live music lovers from 25-55 and the concert recordings library is particularly strong in classic rock acts (with the likes of Santana, Deep Purple, Yes, Queen, Bon Jovi, ZZ Top), and alternative pop (Coldplay, Lady Gaga, Muse, Amy Winehouse, Black Eyed Peas, Franz Ferdinand) but the whole spectrum of music is covered, James Brown to James Blunt, Jamie Cullum to Jamiroquai.

This discerning audience also wants high-quality images and 80 per cent of programmes are originated in full HD. iConcerts is an HD-only channel – there is no standard-definition version.

The channels runs 24/7 and concerts

from various years or locations are grouped thematically, to create special events and recurring programming segments such as Legends of Rock, iConcerts Africa and After Midnight. Artist interviews and behind-the-scenes documentaries complement the individual concerts.

The iConcerts channel was designed to use the latest technologies to deliver distribution across all digital platforms. While the linear HD channel provides stunning music TV, it also operates as a window for music fans to the VoD concerts offered online, via an over-the-top service on some networks, and on Android and Apple mobile devices, where complete concerts and performances can be bought pay-per-view or by subscription.

While the iConcerts content may stretch back to the start of rock’n’roll, the delivery of the music is bang up to date.

iConcerts

n Name: iConcertsn Country: Switzerlandn Hot Bird TV Awards category: Musicn Final result: Winnern Language: Englishn Launch date: October 10, 2009

n Satellites: Eurobird 9A, 9.0°E; Astra 3B, 23.5°E n Frequency: 11.881GHz, 12.207GHzn Polarity: Vertical, verticaln FEC: 2/3, 3/4n Symbol rate: 27500, 27500n Website: www.iconcerts.com

Diana Krall gives a boost to bossa nova in Rio

Beyoncé’s ‘I Am’ tour

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What you need to receive iConcertsn A Conax digital satellite receiver and Hello HD viewing card, with a 60cm dish aimed at Eurobird 9A 9°E

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Katy Perry proves iConcerts have something for a

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(left) Founders of iConcerts, Natalia Tsarkova and Etienne Mirlesse, receive the 2010 Hot Bird TV Award

16°EDating back to the 1980s as Eutelsat’s second orbital position, 16°E is still a key slot for the operator, serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Mediterranean Basin and the Middle East, Africa. There are seven pay-TV platforms and almost 400 TV channels broadcasting from 16°E.

All three satellites now at this position are recent arrivals. W2M was intended to go to 16°E when it was launched in 2008 but a power problem kept it from this position until 2010. At the same time, Sesat 1 (Siberian, European Satellite), which was originally at 36°E was also moved to 16°E. Eurobird 16 has one of the most confusing careers of any craft in orbit. It was launched to 13°E as Hot Bird 4, in 2005 moved to 7°W and renamed Atlantic Bird 4 (but also known as Nilesat 103) and in 2009 moved to 16°E as Eurobird 16.

n Operator: Eutelsat (www.eutelsat.com)

Satellitesn Eutelsat W2MLaunched: Dec 20, 2008 (by Ariane 5, Kourou)Launch mass: 3,460kgManufacturer: EADS Astrium (I-3000)Transponders: 32x Ku-bandPeak Ku-band EIRP: 52dBWBeam: Europe, North Africa and East Africa

n Sesat 1Launched: April 17, 2000 (by Proton, Baikonur)Launch mass: 2,500kgManufacturer: Alcatel/NPO-PM (MSS-2500-GSO)Transponders: 18x Ku-bandPeak Ku-band EIRP: 50.1dBWBeam: Europe, North Africa

n Eurobird 16Launched: Feb 27, 1998 (by Ariane 4, Kourou)Launch mass: 2,885kgManufacturer: EADS Astrium (Eurostar 2000+)Transponders: 13x Ku-bandPeak Ku-band EIRP: 52dBWBeam: Europe and North Africa/East Africa The Hot Bird TV Awards

The Hot Bird TV Awards shine a spotlight on the thematic channels that enrich and diversify the broadcasting experience for many millions of viewers.

Hundreds of channels from around the world enter this annual competition, judged by an independent panel of media experts and recognised at a gala ceremony in Venice.

Eutelsat, Europe’s leading satellite operator, created this event in 1998. It is now a joint initiative between Eutelsat, Eurovisioni and SAT Expo Europe, as a prestigious recognition for channels broadcasting via its fleet.

The Hot Bird satellites form Eutelsat’s premium broadcasting position, receivable across Europe from 13°E.

In 2011, 150 channels from 18 different countries entered the 10 categories: children’s, cinema, culture and education, documentaries, fiction and general entertainment, lifestyle, music, national window, news and sports.

Viewers can vote online at www.hotbirdtvawards.com for the People’s Choice Award 2011.

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