Additional information on HBO televising of Hyde Park

[Brian.Cady@turner.com]

     This from today's "Variety"
     
      HBO To Screen Hyde Park Rock Concert
         By Ray Richmond
         HOLLYWOOD (Variety) - HBO has landed the exclusive U.S.
     television rights to the Concert for the Prince's Trust, a rock
     benefit show that will tape June 29 in London's Hyde Park and
     debut July 14 at 8 p.m. on the cable network.
         The concert is slated to feature performances by Bob Dylan,
     Eric Clapton and Alanis Morissette, as well as a reunion of
     surviving Who members Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey and John
     Entwistle, who will perform the music from their 1970s rock opera
     "Quadrophenia" alongside a performing cast.
         It's thought to be the first time the Who (minus the late
     Keith Moon) has played "Quadrophenia" live.
         HBO expects to pare the show down to between two and three
     hours for its taped telecast, produced using 14 cameras
     (including an aerial unit in a blimp hovering over the site).
         The Prince's Trust show is the first rock concert to take
     place in Hyde Park since 1976. All 150,000 tickets for the event
     reportedly sold out within 48 hours.