This afternoon’s Michael Jackson memorial will be aired in HD by Sky. Michael Jackson: The Farewell, will start at 5.30pm, with coverage on Sky Arts 1 HD and skynews.com, coming to you in high definition. Read on to find out what Murdoch’s men have got lined up.
Almost two weeks after Michael Jackson’s death brought Twitter to its knees, Jacko fans who didn’t get their hands on tickets for his LA memorial can watch this afternoon’s memorial on Sky HD.
Sky says punters with Sky+HD will be able to tune into the Michael Jackson: The Farewell from 5.30pm UK time on Sky Arts 1 HD. If you’re shackled to your desk but have HD goodness on your PC, you can watch the whole show in hi–def at skynews.com.
The Michael Jackson memorial is set to include performances from Mariah Carey, Lionel Richie and Jackson’s family. It’ll follow a private burial, form which TV crews have been banned. However, you can expect plenty of tweets and celeb gossip sites to carry spy shots.
