Jackson spectacle likely a world event
Thousands are expected to turn out for the King of Pop's funeral on Tuesday, in Los Angeles, in addition an enormous media crush. The tribute, earlier this week, drew coverage from all over the world. "This will obviously be a huge media event, and with Web streams of the funeral, it may be impossible to say for sure how many people watched once all is said and done, because there's still no comprehensive way to measure Web viewing," said Toni Fitzgerald, of Media Life, in an e-mail interview.
Only a handful of events have earned this kind of coverage - John F". Kennedy assassination, Apollo 11 moon landing, and Princess Diana funeral. However, it is next to impossible to know exactly how many people will be watching. There will be a private funeral for the family, followed by a massive public memorial service in The Staples center. Although Jackson's death has be known to virtually everyone, only 5 million tuned into any broadcast specials said Fitzgerald, except BET . Over the weekend, it caught 10.7 million people with its Michael Jackson based award show.
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