FME Unveils Lineup for Season Two of Live From Abbey Road

LONDON, June 4:
FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has scored a raft of presales for the second
season of Live From Abbey Road,
which returns with an all-new lineup of international performers.

Broadcasters for the new
season include Channel 4 in the U.K., Sundance Channel in the U.S., The
Biography Channel in Germany, Kanal 5 in Sweden, XYZ in Australia, MediaCorp in
Singapore and Sony across Latin America. Additional broadcasters to date are VRT
in Belgium, Lumiere in Cyprus, Super Kanal in Turkey, Korea’s OnMedia, Cineplex
in Thailand, Media Prima in Malaysia and Solar in the Philippines.

The second season will
showcase a host of new performances and interviews with renowned artists from
around the globe, including Ben Harper, Def Leppard, Matchbox Twenty, Alanis
Morissette, Rascal Flatts and The Black Keys, among others.

Season two, which will
premiere on Sundance Channel on June 19 and on Channel 4 on June 28, kicks off
with Mary J. Blige, Dashboard Confessional and James Blunt. Episode two will
follow a week later with Sheryl Crow, Hard-Fi and Diana Krall.

FME’s CEO, David Ellender, said, “Few music shows around the world invoke a following such as
we’ve encountered with Live From Abbey Road. Once you understand its original and unique
formula it becomes infectious and viewers can’t wait to tell their friends.
Season two is a very valued addition to our growing music catalogue.”

—By Kristin
Brzoznowski