On Tuesday, July 7th at 10:00 AM PT, there will be a memorial for the late King of Pop, Michael Jackson, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The response has been huge: 1.6 million people signed up for just 17,500 tickets. Luckily, you do not have to be there in person to pay tribute to Jackson’s memory, as there will be multiple live streams of the event on the web.
In fact, as we reported last Friday, Michael Jackson’s memorial may very well be the biggest single web event in history, if you consider the staggering response of the web when he died. Facebook ()/CNN, MySpace, Hulu/Fox News, Ustream/CBS News, and others will all carry a live video feed from the event. Here are the details on each:
1. Ustream/CBS News
Last month, CBS and live-streaming service Ustream () initiated a partnership where Ustream would provide full streams of major events, press conferences, and keynotes via CBS News. Tomorrow, the CBS News Ustream channel will provide a stream of the Jackson memorial.
In fact, the CBS News Ustream feed is already providing a feed of the Staples Center, where the memorial will take place. You can also discuss Jackson’s memorial via Ustream’s Twitter () social stream feature.
2. Hulu/Fox News
The popular premium content video website Hulu () will be carrying a feed of the event, starting at 9:30 AM PST. This stream will be provided via the Fox News Channel.
3. Facebook/CNN
Facebook and CNN have partnered a few times to provide live streams of major events, the most notable being Barack Obama’s presidential inauguration. Once again, CNN and Facebook will partner to allow people to not only watch the memorial, but to comment on it via their Facebook status.
In order to watch this live stream, you should RSVP with CNN for updates (though you don’t have to), and check out CNN.com/Live starting at 12:00 PM ET/9:00 AM PT.
4. MySpace
MySpace () user will have a feed of the memorial as well. The feed, which will be available at MySpace.com/MichaelJacksonMemorial, is being provided by AEG starting at 10 AM PT. On top of the live feed, the site is also featuring music videos from the King of Pop that you can watch.
