Fusion To Stream Lollapalooza Music Festival

News/pop culture network Fusion said it will offer a multichannel livestream feed of this weekend’s Lollapalooza music festival.

Fusion will carry Red Bull TV’s digital broadcast of the three-day festival beginning tonight across all of its digital platforms. The multi-channel livestream event will feature 100+ live performances from Chicago’s Grant Park, as well as behind-the-scenes access, exclusive interviews, unique camera angles, and 200+ hours of exclusive content, said network officials.

Performers scheduled to appear during the Aug. 1-3 festival include Eminem, Outkast, Kings Of Leon, Lorde and the Avett Brothers.

R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.