DIRECTV Music Series Set for Global Rollout

EL SEGUNDO, September 1: The DIRECTV original series CD
USA, produced by Blaze Television, is
slated to air in markets around the world, including across the Asia Pacific,
Latin America and the Middle East.

The show, featuring performances by Kelly Clarkson, The Goo
Goo Dolls, Jewel, Ashlee Simpson and the Pussycat Dolls, among others, launched
in the U.S. in January. It is currently airing on Fox8 in Australia and will
soon be available on Channel [V] in Asia, Russia and China; DIRECTV Latin
America in Mexico and the Caribbean; and MBC in the Middle East. Further, a
customized version, CD LIVE, will air on
RAI in Italy, Fox8 in Australia, and HRT in Croatia.

"With the demise of Top of the Pops in the U.K. and this added international
distribution, CD USA is now the
top weekly live music performance show in the world," said David Hill,
DIRECTV's president of entertainment. "Every time a band performs on the
show they get instant, worldwide exposure and a spectacular international
audience that is unmatched anywhere else."