WHO-sponsored mega-event to be broadcast by Chilevisión

The largest musical event, organized after the pandemic in the world, scheduled for Saturday 18 (from 8:00 pm in Chile), will be shown on open television after Chilevisión announced that he will broadcast the show live set with TNT.

A special charitable organization promoted by the World Health Organization, head of the event with Global Citizen, the same body that hosted some of the first shows remotely by figures such as Chris Martin and John Legends, will cover more than 180 countries. via television and various streaming platforms.

And after various signals from around the world announce that they will join the broadcast, such as Globo from Brazil and Caracol TV from Colombia, the Turner group channel joins the appointment with a special event that starts at 8:00 pm on Saturday, organized by Millare Vieira and Jean Philippe Cretton.

At the same time, as on open television, the broadcast will begin on TNT, while another option by cable will be offered by the E! Channel, which will appoint the premiere of the music meeting at a later date, at 23:00 in Chile.

The event, which was organized and sponsored by the American singer Lady Gaga, is presented as an opportunity to bring people together during the pandemic, to make people affected by Covid-19 visible, and to pay tribute to healthcare workers around the world.

Since its announcement on April 6 last year, various music stars such as Taylor Swift, Jennifer Lopez, Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder and Elton John have joined the festival.

Next to them is a poster with figures from most English-speaking countries as wide and diverse as the virus spreading to the planet: Alanis Morissette, Billy Joe Armstrong from Green Day, Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam), Billy Eilish, former footballer David Beckham and actor Idris Elba, who tested positive for coronavirus a few days ago, as well as Chinese pianist Lang Lang and Italian Andrea Bocelli. Meanwhile, the Latin American world will be represented by Lucie Fonsi, Colombians J. Balvin, Juanes and Maluma.

The special event will be hosted by Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert and will be broadcast in more than 180 countries, both on television and on streaming platforms. From NBC, CBS, BBC One, Disney, MTV and Nat Geo signals to apps like YouTube, Apple, Facebook and Instagram.

Lady Gaga herself indicated these days that she held meetings with entrepreneurs, technology companies, and charities to raise funds to fight the coronavirus. In this sense, unlike other events of solidarity, the monetary goal of the event will be achieved before its transfer.

“When we go on the air, clean your wallets and enjoy the show,” the singer explained.