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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Worldwide, the main commercial arm of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ, will be supporting the public service coverage of the Golden Jubilee celebrations through a range of telephony, publishing and programme export business activities.

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Audiocall, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Worldwide's telephony division, will help 24,000 members of the British public join Her Majesty The Queen for two unique concerts this June to celebrate her Golden Jubilee at Buckingham Palace.

Prom at the Palace (June 1) and Party at the Palace (June 3) will bring together celebrated musical performers from Britain and the rest of the world to celebrate the Jubilee and to raise money for The Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Trust.

By calling 0900 1952 2002, a number which reflects the dates of The Queen's reign, people can put forward their names in a ballot for selection to attend the concerts in the grounds of Buckingham Palace.

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Audiocall will manage more than 3,000 phone lines in English, Hindi, Urdu, Gujerati, Punjabi, Bengali, Mipuri, Welsh and Gaelic. There will also be a Typetalk line for hearing-impaired members of the public. Invitations will be allocated across the country, using Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Audiocall's counties database. Calls will cost no more than a pound.

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Music Live's website will give up-to-date information as the ballot progresses, as well as providing an alternative method for the public to register for invitations.

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Worldwide will also represent the concerts in the international television market, with the programmes to be licensed to broadcasters around the world, the majority of which will air them live via satellite. It is anticipated that territories such as America, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Japan, South Africa, Germany, France and Scandinavia will be first to sign up for the concerts.

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Worldwide will also distribute Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ radio programmes of the concerts and plans to produce videos and DVDs with partners around the world to accompany the programmes.

Other programmes celebrating the Jubilee include Queen and Country, which will also be offered to broadcasters around the world. Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Worldwide will publish the book and audio version of the series. It will also produce the video of the one-hour Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ documentary The People's Queen, featuring the public's home movie footage of The Queen over the last 60 years, from the day she made her first public appearance aged 16.

Rupert Gavin, Chief Executive, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Worldwide commenting on the company's commercial and international activities said, "The Golden Jubilee concerts and programming are major landmark events and we are looking forward to working with our publishing and broadcasting partners around the world to ensure they reach the widest possible global audience."

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Worldwide will donate proceeds from its commercial activity surrounding the Jubilee concerts to The Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Trust.

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