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Paul McCartney November 1989

Title: Los Angeles Press Conference (MTV)
Type: Raw Footage
Filming Location: The Great Western Forum, Los Angeles, USA
Filming Date: November 27th 1989
Broadcast Date: November 27th 1989
Country Of Broadcast: USA
Duration: 18:36 Minutes
Quality: B
Source: "Paul McCartney Rarities & Rehearsals" (Masterworks)
Other Sources: "Macca Archives 1989 Vol 9" (FAB Productions)
Notes: Just over 18 minutes of MTV`s raw footage of Paul`s Los Angeles press conference has found its way onto bootleg DVD.

Title: Los Angeles Press Conference (Fox News)
Type: Raw Footage
Filming Location: The Great Western Forum, Los Angeles, USA
Filming Date: November 27th 1989
Broadcast Date: November 27th 1989
Country Of Broadcast: USA
Duration: 39:30 Minutes
Quality: C-
Source: "Macca Archives 1989 Vol 9" (FAB Productions)
Other Sources: Paul McCartney Rehearsals & Press Conferences (AH Prpductions)
Notes: Fox News` raw footage of Paul`s Los Angeles press conference is also available on bootleg DVD.

Title: Entertainment Tonight
Type: TV Show
Filming Location: The Great Western Forum, Los Angeles, USA
Filming Date: November 27th 1989
Broadcast Date: November 28th 1989
Country Of Broadcast: USA
Duration: 02:12 Minutes
Quality: B-
Source: "Macca Archives 1989 Vol 9" (FAB Productions)
Other Sources:
Notes: "Entertainment Tonight" ran a story taken from Paul`s Los Angeles press conference the day before and from that night`s concert.
They focused on him announcing that credit card "Visa" would be sponsoring the 1990 part of his World tour.
Further footage was shown on the show on January 11, 1990 as well as the premiere of the actual Visa commercial.

Title: Showbiz Today
Type: TV Show
Filming Location: The Great Western Forum, Los Angeles, USA
Filming Date: November 27th 1989
Broadcast Date: November 28th 1989
Country Of Broadcast: USA
Duration: 00:53 Seconds
Quality: B-
Source: "Macca Archives 1989 Vol 9" (FAB Productions)
Other Sources:
Notes: CNN`s "Showbiz Today" also ran a story regarding Visa`s sponsorship. They included footage from Paul`s Los Angeles press conference and concert from the day before.
Numerous other news broadcasts around the World also highlighted parts of the press conference mostly to do
with Paul`s mention of a possible Beatles reunion for a film project (which eventually became the "Beatles Anthology").
ITN news in England ran a story on the "reunion" as did news shows in Europe, America and even Australia.