Capitalizing on the success of Live 8, America Online, XM Satellite, and AEG, a live event presenting company, announced yesterday the creation of a joint business venture dubbed "Network Live," which
aims to bring live events to multiple platforms, both online and off. The venture, which will be headed by Kevin Wall, the executive producer of Live 8, aims to generate live content--primarily
concerts and comedy shows initially--for distribution on AOL's Web channels and XM's satellite radio. -- Shankar Gupta