http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2011/03_march/23/moyles.shtml
Last Friday BBC Radio 1's longest-serving breakfast DJ Chris Moyles and sidekick "Comedy" Dave Vitty set a brand new Guinness World Record for broadcasting the longest music show by a radio team and, in doing so, raised a whopping £2.6 million for Red Nose Day. The whole event, which was broadcast live in-vision on the BBC Red Button, attracted an audience of 2.84 million, making it the most popular live radio red button feature to date.
Over the 52 hours, the broadcast achieved an average of 144 minutes viewed. In 2010, only three events had a larger average and all were sporting events over several weeks. 144 minutes out of 52 hours is very strong considering the genre – Glastonbury had an average of 36 mins, though wasn't broadcast for as many hours.
Mark Friend, Controller of BBC Multi-Platform and Interactive, says: "This was a great example of radio on the TV which worked brilliantly and which the audience loved. It added an extra dimension to an amazing piece of broadcasting."
I couldn't imagine Charlie Sheen bothering to get his verified so i don't know how that happened.
And Fearne Cotton and Leigh Francis have both had their personal Facebook accounts deleted by Facebook as they wouldn't believe it was them. I saw them discussing it on Twitter
Do you really think this whole Charlie Sheen publicity machine is all of his doing?He isnt sat there typing emails and making the phone calls! There is a whole team behind this Charlie Sheen campaign.
I'm not sure what the point is that you're making with facebook. I have read what Leigh Francis said about his account being deleted, but I am not sure what relevance that has to getting verified on twitter.
I wonder if this includes the people who were watching the Red Button coverage online. Being over Stateside, that was the only way I was able to watch it.
Car Park Catchphrase with Gino Ginelli and Innuendo Bingo were two highlights for me. I can watch those over and over and still laugh.
By the way just on some new inside information.
the 2 "friends" sitting in on Nick Grimshaws Thursday night was Ginger Tim & Abi
I think that's Jody/Jodi and Abi/Lynn? (married friends of Chris). Ginger Tim wasn't in during the marathon.
I hate how the iPlayer will let me watch the entire show with the exception of the bit I really want to see...
Where Chris and Dave break the 50 hour mark.
Can someone post it to YouTube?
-k
She's the Tina Daheley of chrismoyles.net
chrismoyles.net
