Posted on 09/19/2006 3:38:48 PM PDT by mom4kittys
Steve Irwin's Memorial Service to Air on Animal Planet
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, FROM 9-10 P.M. ET/PT. Get a reminder!
(Silver Spring , MD) — Animal Planet is airing Steve Irwin's memorial service exclusively in the U.S., commercial-free, on Tuesday, September 19, from 9-10 p.m. ET/PT, with an encore broadcast airing 12-1 a.m. ET/PT. The memorial service, entitled Steve Irwin: He Changed Our World, will be a same-day broadcast (with a two-hour delay) of the event Wednesday morning in Australia.
The public memorial service for the beloved animal conservationist and television personality is being held in the "Crocoseum," a 5,500-seat stadium at Irwin's Australia Zoo in Beerwah, Australia. Members of the Irwin Family, as well as Irwin's long-time friend and producer, John Stainton, are expected to speak. Celebrities and dignitaries worldwide are expected to attend.
No, this is someone I actually know in real life, a woman that I work with. I wouldn't have posted it if I thought she was a scammer!
See post # 298 for an Irwin tribute loaded with pics of Steve and Sui. Until his death, I did not know Sui was already gone.
With no cable, I didn't get to see his public outtings as often as I would have liked. I sure miss him, though.
We love you, Steve! Farewell!
Rest in peace.
Please always send me the kitty pings! I love kitties!
Rip and God bless, Steve!
Amen.
You're added to the list.
I want a ping for Barbara Walters, too, please. Thank you.
does anybody have a copy of steve irwin's memorial service or know where i can find one? i missed the airing on the animal planet and really want to see it. i emailed the animal planet and they said they have no plans to reair it at this time. hopefully enough people will write and they will play it again but i doubt it. thanks.
You can watch the whole thing here:
http://mp3.news.com.au/bcm/irwin-funeral.html
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,20446334-29277,00.html?from=public_rss
Irwin service may be sold as DVD
September 20, 2006 06:26pm
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STEVE Irwin's memorial service is expected to be available on a DVD which could possibly sell millions of copies worldwide.
The Crocodile Hunter's public farewell at Australia Zoo was a slickly produced spectacle, perfectly packaged for television.
Broadcast by several networks around Australia, the hour-long service also was telecast to hundreds of millions worldwide.
US-based cable channel Animal Planet beamed the service to an audience of around 90 million throughout North America.
The service started at 9am (AEST), but in the US it would have been targeting prime time TV audiences.
The BBC showed Mr Irwin's farewell in Britain and Europe and it was also broadcast throughout Asia.
The service featured video footage of Mr Irwin's wildlife exploits and tributes from Hollywood stars including Russell Crowe and Cameron Diaz.
Mr Irwin's best friend and producer John Stainton, the mastermind of the Crocodile Hunter series, directed today's service.
Mr Stainton's offsider at the Brisbane-based Best Picture Show Company, Judi Bailey, said they were considering whether to make the program available on DVD.
"`We've obviously been discussing that," Ms Bailey said today.
She said Australian TV networks had already shown interest in re-running the memorial service.
The Seven Network repeated the program today in a 4.30pm (AEST) broadcast.
Mr Stainton and Ms Bailey kept tight control of the media at the Australia Zoo service with the TV coverage pooled and print media access restricted.
Only three newspaper groups plus wire services Australian Associated Press and the Associated Press were officially accredited to have one reporter and photographer each inside the Crocoseum.
ABC radio broadcast live from inside the zoo but most media representatives were kept outside, watching the service on a few TVs that were provided under a tent.
Some organisations had gained entry to the zoo by queuing for some of the 3000 free tickets made available to the public.
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