FME in iTunes Deal for Live From Abbey Road

LONDON, May 20: Starting
today, FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) will offer selected performances from
the first season of the music performance series Live From Abbey Road through the iTunes Store in the U.S.

The show features
performances from well-known musicians and Grammy award-winning artists, all
recorded at the famous Abbey Road Studios in London. Available on iTunes will
be 25 live sessions and interviews taken from the first season, bundled into Live
From Abbey Road, The Best of Season
1, Part 1. These feature artists like Corinne Bailey Rae,
LeAnn Rimes, Josh Groban, Ray Lamontagne, John Mayer and Norah Jones. The
package also includes David Gilmour, Gnarls Barkley, The Goo Goo Dolls and Dave
Matthews.

A second season of Live
From Abbey Road is currently in
production and is due to begin airing on the Sundance Channel on June 19.

"We are excited to be
able to offer fans, who may have missed the first season, an opportunity to see
these amazing performances in such a legendary location," said Jeff Siegel, the VP
of FremantleMedia Home Entertainment in the Americas. "And we are thrilled
that our new relationship with iTunes lets us bring high-quality programming to
an even wider audience."

—By Irene Lew