Once again, Countdown Entertainment will be providing live coverage, and live feeds, for the 2016 New Year's Eve ball dropping from Times Square in New York City to welcome in 2017. Join your host Jonathan Bennett as he brings you live, commercial free, webcast coverage that begins at 5:55 Eastern on December 31. Thrill to back stage excitement as well as top performers, exclusive interviews with the revelers in the street and behind the scenes stories you won't find any where else.
Jeff Straus, President of Countdown Entertainment said that, "We are once again offering commercial free pool feed to international and domestic broadcasters a well as online outlets."
The organizers of the event invite all those who want to embed the highlights of the show onto their site to add to their New Year's Eve may do so. Here is the embed code for you:
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Also, you can get up close and as personal as it gets with the mobile app as well as various other websites brought to you by Countdown Entertainment and the Times Square Alliance.
Here Are your Broadcast Feeds...
TV NEWS ALERT: BEHIND-THE-SCENES AND LIVE TIMES SQUARE NEW YEAR’S EVE EVENT COVERAGE
DOWNLOAD BEHIND-THE-SCENES, PRE-EVENT COVERAGE OF TIMES SQUARE 2017
Pre-New Year’s Eve footage featuring the arrival and installation of the "2017" numerals atop of One Times Square; the assembly and lighting of the New Year’s Eve Ball; Good Riddance Day; Confetti Test; and other preparations. Pre-event coverage will be available via download, featuring 16 x 9 HD broadcast quality video, B-Roll footage (encoded as H.264), broadcast and web quality pre-packaged EPKs, photos and press releases. Video content will be uploaded mid-afternoon or evening (EST) on the following dates: 12/15 (Numeral Arrival), 12/27 (Crystal Installation), 12/28 (Good Riddance Day), 12/29 (Confetti Test), 12/30 (Ball Test and Balloon Prep) and 1/4/17 (Ball Re-lighting & Raising). Download access at: http://www.timessquarenyc.org/events/new-years-eve/for-mediapress/nye-media-kit/index.aspx
Download Coverage Contact: TJ Witham at 212-452-5234 ([email protected])
If you need a traditional satellite or fiber feed, please contact Shelley Kapitulik at 203-898-1501 ([email protected]).
BROADCAST LIVE NEW YEAR’S EVE COVERAGE OF TIMES SQUARE 2017 Live coverage of the Times Square New Year’s Eve festivities with exclusive panoramic views from proprietary camera locations with the ambient and natural sounds of the revelers. Highlights include the lighting and raising of the New Year’s Eve Ball at 6 p.m. EST, hourly countdowns, activities engaging the revelers, AP’s Year-End News video, live musical performances by Platinum-selling singer-songwriter Gavin DeGraw (“She Sets the City on Fire”), singer-songwriter Rachel Platten (“Fight Song”) and Silentó (“Watch Me Whip/Nae Nae”), a Military Salute medley by the USO Show Troupe and Special Guests (TBA) joined by the Mayor of New York City to push the Waterford Crystal button that signals the Ball Drop. This clean, uninterrupted feed will be provided free of charge to media organizations around the world on a non-exclusive basis solely for their use in creating television programming relating to the event. Additional information, including a schedule of events and talent, is available at: http://www.timessquarenyc.org/events/new-years-eve/index.aspx.
BROADCAST LIVE NEW YEAR’S EVE COVERAGE OF TIMES SQUARE 2017 Live coverage of the Times Square New Year’s Eve festivities with exclusive panoramic views from proprietary camera locations with the ambient and natural sounds of the revelers. Highlights include the lighting and raising of the New Year’s Eve Ball at 6 p.m. EST, hourly countdowns, activities engaging the revelers, AP’s Year-End News video, live musical performances by Platinum-selling singer-songwriter Gavin DeGraw (“She Sets the City on Fire”), singer-songwriter Rachel Platten (“Fight Song”) and Silentó (“Watch Me Whip/Nae Nae”), a Military Salute medley by the USO Show Troupe and Special Guests (TBA) joined by the Mayor of New York City to push the Waterford Crystal button that signals the Ball Drop. This clean, uninterrupted feed will be provided free of charge to media organizations around the world on a non-exclusive basis solely for their use in creating television programming relating to the event. Additional information, including a schedule of events and talent, is available at: http://www.timessquarenyc.org/events/new-years-eve/index.aspx.
NORTH AMERICAN TIMES AND COORDINATES: NEW YEAR'S EVE LIVE COVERAGE
1) VIA FIBER IN HD AND SD: Saturday, December 31, 2016; 4 pm to 12:15 a.m. EST The New York Switch HD: NY POOL 3 The New York Switch SD NY POOL 2 2) VIA SATELLITE IN HD: Saturday, December 31, 2016; 10:00 p.m. to 12:15 a.m. EST C Band: SES 3, Transponder C24 SLOT A; Orbital Position 103’ West; Downlink Frequency 4166.5 VERTICAL, Bandwidth 9 MEG, MPEG 4, FEC 3 / 4, SYMBOL RATE 7.2, DVBS 2, 8PSK KU Band: SES 3, Transponder K1 SLOT A, Orbital Position 103’ West, Downlink Frequency 11730 HORIZONTAL Bandwidth 9 MEG, MPEG 4, FEC 3 / 4, SYMBOL RATE 7.2, DVBS 2 , 8PSK
Technical Contact: Lenny Laxer – 917-299-0205
INTERNATIONAL TIMES AND COORDINATES: NEW YEAR'S EVE LIVE COVERAGE
VIA SATELLITE IN SD 16 X 9: Saturday December 31, 2016 11:45 p.m. to 12:15 a.m. EST (Thursday, January 1, 2017 0445-0515 GMT)
EUROPE: IS 905 61/61 slot A, Orbital Slot 335.5; Downlink Frequency 10958.5 Vertical, FEC 3 /4, Symbol Rate 6.1113; Bandwidth 9 MEG, Compression Tandberg 4:2:0, Video Standard PAL
LATIN AMERICA: IS 21 21C, Slot A, Orbital Slot 58’ West; Downlink Frequency 4106.5 VERTICAL, FEC 3/4, Symbol Rate 6.1113, Bandwidth 9 MEG, Compression Tandberg 4:2:0, Video Standard PAL
ASIA: IS 805 21/21 CHANNEL H, Orbital Slot 169’ East; Downlink Frequency 3776.5 Horizontal, FEC 3/4, Symbol Rate 26.48, Bandwidth 9 MEG, Video Standard PAL
AFRICA/MIDEAST: IS 20 LM19C, Slot C, Orbital Slot 68.5’ East; Downlink Frequency 4124.25 HORIZ, FEC 3/4, Symbol Rate 6.1113, Bandwidth 9 MEG, Compression Tandberg 4:2:0, Video Standard PAL
INTERNATIONAL TIMES AND COORDINATES: NEW YEAR'S EVE LIVE COVERAGE
Technical Contact: Lenny Laxer – 917-299-0205
EMBED LIVE COMMERCIAL-FREE NEW YEAR’S EVE WEBCAST OF TIMES SQUARE 2017
Webcast hosts Allison Hagendorf and Jonathan Bennett, along with correspondents Andrea Boehlke and Jeremy Hassell, will provide live, commercial-free, webcast coverage of the festivities leading up to the Ball Drop at midnight including backstage access, behind-the-scenes stories and interviews with revelers, performers and other celebrities. Additional highlights include the lighting and raising of the New Year’s Eve Ball at 6 p.m. EST, hourly countdowns, activities engaging the revelers, AP’s Year-End News video, live musical performances by Platinum-selling singer-songwriter Gavin DeGraw (“She Sets the City on Fire”), singer-songwriter Rachel Platten (“Fight Song”) and Silentó (“Watch Me Whip/Nae Nae”), a Military Salute medley by the USO Show Troupe and Special Guests (TBA) joined by the Mayor of New York City to push the Waterford Crystal button that signals the Ball Drop.
The Webcast will begin at 6:00 p.m. EST on December 31, 2016 and end at 12:15 a.m. EST on January 1, 2017. The show will be available at TimesSquareNYC.org, TimesSquareBall.net and Livestream.com/2017.
Additionally, the event organizers are inviting digital media outlets, bloggers and webmasters to embed the live commercial-free Times Square 2017 webcast to enhance New Year’s Eve content on their own sites.
Additional information, including embedding details, is available on the Web at: http://livestream.com/2017 or http://timessquarenyc.org/events/new-years-eve/webcast/index.aspx.
EMBED LIVE COMMERCIAL-FREE NEW YEAR’S EVE WEBCAST OF TIMES SQUARE 2017
OFFICIAL TIMES SQUARE 2017 MOBILE APP FREE FOR APPLE AND ANDROID DEVICES