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Press Release |  13 Jul 2009 17:52 |  By RnMTeam

Dishtv Pays Tribute to a Legend, Michael Jackson: King of Pop

MUMBAI: Dishtv - India's No. 1 direct-to-home company and part of the biggest media conglomerate – Zee Group pays tribute to one of the biggest pop icons in modern history Michael Jackson...,

by broadcasting one of his most memorable concerts �Live In Bucharest: The Dangerous Tour' — from Sony Music for a period of 4 weeks on its movie on demand service.

Speaking on the occasion, Salil Kapoor, COO, Dishtv commented, Dishtv honors Michael Jackson's life and legacy by showing programming devoted to the memory of the legendary superstar. Michael Jackson was a performer, an innovator and a genius in his field. The Live In Bucharest concert is specially priced at Rs. 25 versus the usual Rs 50 – 75 band for millions of Michael Jackson fans. A generation of followers have tapped their feet and sung along to his smash hits. But more importantly, his contributions to the world of music can never be replaced, replicated or forgotten. Michael Jackson has impacted the world of music and pop culture in a way like no one else has....

�Live in Bucharest' is the first leg of Jackson's Dangerous World Tour, which took place on October 1, 1992, at the Bucharest National Stadium. Hailed as one of the biggest and memorable concerts, the concert had a sold-out attendance of 170,000. Later, in 2005, a DVD of the concert was brought out, of which 950,000 copies were sold worldwide.

Dishtv will broadcast some of Jackson's exclusive footage from the Bucharest Concert, which would also have the �We Are The World', a song written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie.

Dishtv subscribers can order the concert through IVR/Phone, SMS, or by logging onto www.dishtv.in which authorizes them to view the concert - multiple times, at a time of their convenience within 24 hours.

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