LOS ANGELES, Dec. 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- LiveXLive
Media, Inc. (NASDAQ: LIVX) ("LiveXLive"), a global
digital media company focused on live entertainment, today
announced that industry veteran Garrett
English has joined the company as Chief Creative Officer,
effective immediately.
English will oversee all content creation, serving as the
executive producer of LiveXLive's existing slate of global live
events and original series. He will also lead creative and
content development, oversee programming, including several linear
channels launching in 2020, and lead LiveXLive's platforms talent
and artist relations divisions. English joins LiveXLive from
Viacom, where he served as Executive Vice President of Live Event
Programming, Specials & News at MTV, VH1, MTV2 & LOGO.
English Executive Produced the Networks' MTV Video Music
Awards and MTV Movie & TV Awards as well as numerous
international live events and specials over his tenure and brings
unparalleled experience in live event programming and music
storytelling.
"We are excited to bring an executive of Garrett's caliber to
LiveXLive," said Dermot McCormack,
President of LiveXLive. "He will be instrumental in shaping the
direction of our content as well as spearheading many of our
important ongoing and annual initiatives like LiveZone Weekly and
the Live Music Awards, that are planned to debut next year."
In addition to overseeing the full slate of content and
development at LiveXLive, English will develop LiveZone Weekly,
which is scheduled for launch in Q1 2020. LiveZone Weekly is a
weekly news program focusing on lifestyle and music and the next
phase of the company's on-site live music program. LiveZone Weekly
will be available on the LiveXLive app plus the company's content
distribution partners STIRR TV, YouTube, Zoom and ReachTV. In
addition to LiveZone Weekly, English is also responsible for the
development of the first Live Music Awards, to be announced later
in 2020 that will celebrate the creativity, culture and impact of
live music.
"After years of developing talent-driven and music-focused
content for linear cable I am thrilled to help build from the
ground up a digital network dedicated solely to music culture,"
said English. "LiveXLive is committed to investing in the kind of
premium content that music fans are eager to consume, and I look
forward to joining this talented team to bring it to them."
English began his television career in 1995 when he joined MTV's
News and Documentaries division. He later took the helm of the
network's Music Specials and Events unit producing all of MTV's
tent-pole on-air programs and special events. From 2000 to
2005 English served as Head of Production & Operations for MTV
International in London overseeing
the launch of MTV channels in Japan, Russia
and Africa. During his time with
MTV International he co-founded the Staying Alive Foundation.
A next generation live social music platform connecting bands,
brands and fans, LiveXLive has livestreaming rights to more than
1,500 music festivals and events through exclusive, multi-year
partnership agreements with the world's most prominent music
content providers. LiveXLive has livestreamed premier music
festivals from all over the globe, producing more than 291 hours of
live content featuring more than 230 artists since April
2019. LiveXLive has created more than 300 short-form original
programming segments comprised of live performances, podcasts,
artist interviews, lifestyle segments, and show pilots. For
more information about LiveXLive, please visit
www.livexlive.com.
About LiveXLive Media, Inc.
Headquartered in Los Angeles,
California, LiveXLive Media, Inc. (NASDAQ: LIVX) (the
"Company") is a global digital media company focused on live
entertainment. The Company operates LiveXLive, the first 'live
social music network', delivering premium livestreams, digital
audio and on-demand music experiences from the world's top music
festivals and concerts, including Rock in Rio, EDC Las Vegas, the
Montreux Jazz Festival, and many others. LiveXLive also gives
audiences access to premium original content, artist exclusives and
industry interviews. For more information, visit www.livexlive.com
and follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter at @livexlive.
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identifying, acquiring, securing and developing content, ability to
attract and retain users, ability to maintain compliance with
certain financial and other covenants, successfully implementing
the Company's growth strategy, including relating to its technology
platforms and applications, management's relationships with
industry stakeholders, changes in economic conditions, competition,
and other risks including, but not limited to, those described in
the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
March 31, 2019, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on June 24, 2019, Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
the quarter ended September 30, 2019,
filed with the SEC on November 8,
2019, and in the Company's other filings and submissions
with the SEC. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the
date hereof and the Company disclaims any obligations to update
these statements, except as may be required by law.
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