BalconyTV

BalconyTV
Founded June 2006
Founder(s) Stephen O'Regan, Tom Millett, Pauline Freeman
Key people Stephen O'Regan (President and CEO)
Industry Dot-com company
Website BALCONYTV.com
Available in English, French, German, Polish
Current status Active

BalconyTV is a leading daily online viral music show that features bands, musicians and other variety acts on balconies around the world. It was founded in Dublin, in June 2006.

Everyone can watch videos on BalconyTV, which are archived on a number of major online video distributors.

BalconyTV became Ireland's first official YouTube partner. Finding quick success, BalconyTV won the Best Music Website at the Irish Digital Media Awards 2007,[1] and earned a nomination for the Best Viral Video Content at the Webby Awards in 2008.[2][3]

BalconyTV operates from locations in Dublin, Tralee, London, Hamburg, Lisboa, Porto, Tokyo, Budapest, Buenos Aires, LA, Nashville, Auckland, Poznan, New York, Tel Aviv, Kaunas, Brighton, Austin, Toronto, Paris, Prague, Zurich and Delhi, with more locations on the way.

BalconyTV has featured and supported hundreds of up-and-coming performers, along with many established and recognized acts such as The Script,[4][5] Destrossat,[6] Mumford & Sons,[7] Bugo,[8] The Temper Trap,[9] Nouvelle Vague,[10] Blue Rodeo,[11] The Border Surrender,[12] Brian Kennedy,[13] Nizlopi,[14] Aslan,[15] Buzzcocks,[16] Biffy Clyro,[16] Freddy Mullins,[17] Brasstronaut, Little Green Cars,[18] The Coronas and Antonia Vai.[19] There are over 6500 videos archived, 30 million video views, with an average of over 4000 views per video.

BalconyTV was founded by filmmaker Stephen O'Regan, and musicians Tom Millett and Pauline Freeman.[20] O'Reagan and Millett were flatmates on Dame Street, and began hosting the show from their balcony there.[21]

References

  1. ↑ https://web.archive.org/20101028094116/http://digitalmedia.ie/past-winners-2007.php. Archived from the original on October 28, 2010. Retrieved October 21, 2010. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ Archived October 20, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ (April 11, 2008). "BalconyTV nominated for Webby Award", The Irish Times, p. 7.
  4. ↑ The Script (2007-09-12). "The Script · The Script - We Cry · Videos · Balconytv". Balconytv.com. Retrieved 2015-08-24.
  5. ↑ The Script (2012-09-07). "The Script · The Script - Hall Of Fame · Videos · Balconytv". Balconytv.com. Retrieved 2015-08-24.
  6. ↑ Destrossat (2014-03-25). "Destrossat · Destrossat - Modern Bombs Don'T Tick · Videos · Balconytv". Balconytv.com. Retrieved 2015-08-24.
  7. ↑ https://web.archive.org/20100830192141/http://www.balconytv.com:80/v/mumford-and-sons. Archived from the original on August 30, 2010. Retrieved October 21, 2010. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ↑ BUGO Delhi (2013-05-17). "Bugo · Bugo - Comunque Io Voglio Te · Videos · Balconytv". Balconytv.com. Retrieved 2015-08-24.
  9. ↑ https://web.archive.org/20100527102801/http://balconytv.com:80/v/the-temper-trap--2. Archived from the original on May 27, 2010. Retrieved October 21, 2010. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ↑ Nouvelle Vague (2011-01-22). "NOUVELLE VAGUE · NOUVELLE VAGUE - MALA VIDA (acoustic) · Videos · BalconyTV". Balconytv.com. Retrieved 2015-08-24.
  11. ↑ Blue Rodeo (2010-10-24). "BLUE RODEO · Videos · BalconyTV". Balconytv.com. Retrieved 2015-08-24.
  12. ↑ The Border Surrender London (2010-07-03). "THE BORDER SURRENDER · Videos · BalconyTV". Balconytv.com. Retrieved 2015-08-24.
  13. ↑ Brian Kennedy (2010-08-23). "Brian Kennedy · Brian Kennedy - Christopher Street · Videos · Balconytv". Balconytv.com. Retrieved 2015-08-24.
  14. ↑ https://web.archive.org/20101028015618/http://balconytv.com/v/nizlopi--2. Archived from the original on October 28, 2010. Retrieved October 21, 2010. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  15. ↑ ASLAN (2010-12-24). "ASLAN · ASLAN - LET GO · Videos · BalconyTV". Balconytv.com. Retrieved 2015-08-24.
  16. 1 2 Archived October 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
  17. ↑ FREDDY MULLINS Nashville (2010-11-24). "FREDDY MULLINS · Videos · BalconyTV". Balconytv.com. Retrieved 2015-08-24.
  18. ↑ Archived December 15, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
  19. ↑ "ANTONIA VAI BAND FEAT. SENA - PEOPLE (BalconyTV)". balconytv.com. 2015-03-18. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  20. ↑ Prendeville, Tom (July 29, 2007). "It's a great view from the Balcony: Mini TV station proves a big turn-on for viewers", Sunday Mirror, p. 30. Convenience link.
  21. ↑ Butler, Eoin (October 4, 2008). "Talk time: Tom Millet, music impressario, internet entrepreneur talks to Eoin Butler", The Irish Times, p. 4.

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