Hope For Haiti Now Livestreams Viewed by Millions

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Samuel Axon
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Hope For Haiti Now Livestreams Viewed by Millions
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A 20 million live streams figure comes from a Twitter update by Facebook's Brandee Barker, but MTV sent us word of the much lower 5.8 million estimate. The totals are courtesy of Nielsen. 1.9 million watched the broadcast live online (as opposed to watching it later in the weekend). The Hope For Haiti Now iPhone streaming app was downloaded 100,000 times.

MTV also tracked the number of tweets that were related to the program, and says the number fell to "more than 1 million."

The star-studded telethon has raised $61 million for Haiti earthquake relief.

It doesn't end there. Donations are still being accepted, and the album [iTunes link] connected with the event is still the top seller on iTunes. It includes contributions from Alicia Keys, Coldplay, Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, Shakira, John Legend, Mary J. Blige, Taylor Swift, Christina Aguilera, Sting, Beyoncé, Sheryl Crow, Kid Rock, Keith Urban, Madonna, Justin Timberlake, The Roots, Matt Morris, Jennifer Hudson, Emeline Michel, Jay-Z, Bono, The Edge, Rihanna, Dave Matthews, Neil Young and Wyclef Jean.

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