The multi-talented Larry Whitt, who also serves senior production director at XM, put together this video (as well as yesterday's Smashing Pumpkins vid) showing a quick behind-the-scenes look at broadcasting Live Earth. Watch the video below...

While the TV ratings for Live Earth were absolutely dismal - averaging a meager 2.7 million viewers (a rerun of "Monsters, Inc." beat out Live Earth with 3.3 million viewers) - the MSN reported over 9 million internet streams of the concert.

And what about the satellite radio side? Lee Abrams threw a bone on his blog by saying, "XM listener ship was high."

Whatever the numbers, the video is pretty neat to watch just because putting together such extensive live coverage just can't be an easy job.

This week, XM has had a huge presence in the City by the Bay (that would be San Francisco), the host city for Major League Baseball’s All-Star Week.

The 78th annual MLB All-Star Week has evolved into a five-day baseball jubilee, and the XM brand is pretty much everywhere. Fans can shop at XM kiosks, check out the XM listening stations, hear XM "music moments" between innings, and much more. Of course, is all part of XM's coverage of  the All-Star Week event.

It's all part of promoting "every game, every team" on XM. Check out a ton of photos of XM's presence in Fog City after the jump...

XM Satellite Radio has added the Live Earth concert in Washington, DC to its Live Earth coverage roster. The concert is a surprise addition to the Live Earth lineup and almost didn't happen.

Former Vice President Al Gore just yesterday announced the concert will be held on the National Mall at the National Museum of the American Indian, about two blocks from the Capitol. Tentatively scheduled to begin at 10:30am ET on July 7th, the event will be the earliest US concert.

XM will carry the performances from Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood, who are the only musical acts for the DC show (the rest are speakers). You can hear their performances along with other event highlights and interviews on XM's Live Earth All Access (ch 40).

All three satellite radio companies - Sirius, XM and WorldSpace - will be broadcasting complete coverage of the historic "Live Earth: The Concerts for a Climate in Crisis" concert series, starting on Friday, July 6th at 9pm.

Live Earth is a 24-hour, 7-continent series of 8 concerts taking place on 7.7.07 that bring together over 100 artists and 2 billion people meant to trigger a global movement to solve the climate crisis.

Special Live Earth Channels

• Sirius will broadcast "The Best of Live Earth" on Super Shuffle (ch 12), highlighting the most memorable moments of Live Earth.
• XM will broadcast "Live Earth All Access" (ch 40) featuring highlights of the most memorable performances, backstage interviews and more.
• WorldSpace Channel 29 will provide highlights of the day's best performances from all event locations.

Eco-Friendly Channels
Sirius and XM will also dedicate special channels devoted to the spirit of an eco-friendly lifestyle.

• Sirius Green (ch 119), launched on July 4th is a four-day broadcast channel dedicated to informing the audience about the realities of the climate crisis. Features include environmental tips and myths, stories and interviews with celebrities, political commentary, listener comments and the Live Earth concert calendar.
• XM's microchannel - Earthsounds (ch 39) - will feature a variety of nature sounds and recordings captured from around the world. Earthsounds can be heard starting Friday, July 6th at 10pm ET through Monday, July 9th at 3am ET, set to coincide with Live Earth.
• Sirius will also exclusively broadcast the "Stop Global Warming Concert" on Friday, July 6th at 8pm ET on The Spectrum (ch 18). Recorded on Earth Day (April 22, 2007) this concert features performances by Sheryl Crow and Carole King as well as a speech by the producer of An Inconvenient Truth.
  

Mobile Access
XM has added an interactive text messaging for Live Earth: Text "Live Earth" (or "LiveEarth") to GOTXM, or 4-6-8-9-6. The text you'll get back will include a link to the Live Earth splash page for web-enabled phones; along with the ability to reply to that text message with the name of 1 of 4 Live Earth cities - London, New York, Sydney, and Tokyo - which would send you another text for the corresponding Channel #, start time, and basic artist lineup.

Sirius is allowing users to search by artist and get lineup information over the phone. Call Sirius Satellite Radio at 877-33-SIRIUS, then press "4" from the main menu to access the Sirius Live Earth hotline.

Full Concert Schedule
Sydney
Live Earth Sydney, Australia at Aussie Stadium
9pm ET / 6pm PT  (airs Friday, July 6th)
XM: Boneyard (ch 41)
Sirius: The Spectrum (ch 18)
WorldSpace: Channel 11, 29

Tokyo
Live Earth Tokyo, Japan at Makuhari Messe
11pm ET/ 8pm PT  (airs Friday, July 6th)
XM: XMLM (ch 42)
Sirius: Boombox (ch 34)
WorldSpace: Channel 204, 29

Shanghai
Live Earth Shanghai, China at the Oriental Pearl Tower
6:30am ET/ 3:30am PT
XM: XMU (ch 43)
Sirius: Sirius Disorder (ch 32)
WorldSpace: TBD

Hamburg
Live Earth Hamburg, Germany at the HSH Nordbank Arena
8am ET/ 5am PT
XM: XM Cafe (ch 45)
Sirius: The Spectrum (ch 18)
WorldSpace: Channels 11, 204, 29

London
Live Earth London, UK at Wembley Stadium
8:30am ET/ 5:30am PT
XM: Top Tracks (ch 46)
Sirius: Alt Nation (ch 21)
WorldSpace: Channel 11, 29

Johannesburg
Live Earth Johannesburg, South Africa at the Cradle of Humankind
12 noon ET/ 9am PT (11am ET on Sirius)
XM: Fred (ch 44)
Sirius: Reggae Rhythms (ch 97)
WorldSpace: Channel 204, 29

New York (Giants Stadium)
Live Earth New York, USA at Giants Stadium
2pm ET/ 11am PT (2:30pm ET on Sirius)
XM: XMLM (ch 42)
Sirius: Sirius Hits 1 (ch 1)
WorldSpace: Channel 204, 29

Rio de Janeiro
Live Earth Rio De Janeiro, Brazil on Copacabana Beach
3pm ET/ 12am PT (2:30pm ET on Sirius)
XM: Boneyard (ch 41)
Sirius: Boombox (ch 34)
WorldSpace: Channel 11, 29

In addition to the 8 official Live Earth concerts, special broadcast events will take place from the To-ji Temple in Kyoto, Japan, and the Rothera Research Station in Antarctica. (I only have the broadcast schedule for Sirius for these special events at this time.)

Antarctica
Live Earth at the Rothera Research Station
9am ET
Sirius: Super Shuffle (ch 12)

Kyoto, Japan
Live Earth at the To-ji Temple
9am ET
Sirius: The Vault (ch 16)

Read more about the airing of these historic concerts on each satcaster's pages below:

[Live Earth on Sirius]
[Live Earth on XM]
[WorldSpace Live Earth Blog]

Note: I tried my best to assemble all the Live Earth coverage for each of the satellite radio providers in one place here. Some of the schedules have changed (sometimes several times) at the last minute and I've tried to reflect that here. If you find different info or that I missed something, please let me know either by email or in the comments. Thanks!

XM Satellite Radio will be airing comprehensive coverage of Major League Baseball's 2007 All-Star Week from July 7th to July 10th.

XM will cover All-Star Week from every possible angle: on the field, in the stands - even on the water. During the Home Run Derby, MLB Home Plate host Holden Kushner will broadcast from a kayak floating in McCovey Cove outside AT&T Park, keeping a watchful eye on baseballs raining down from the stadium.

The XM All-Star Futures Game will air July 8th, and the Home Run Derby will air July 9th. XM will carry the 78th All-Star Game live from AT&T Park in San Francisco on July 10th. The play-by-play coverage will be broadcast on XM channel 176.

XM's baseball talk radio channel - MLB Home Plate (ch 175) - will be live from the DHL All-Star FanFest for four days starting July 7th. MLB Home Plate will have a broadcast center at FanFest which will also feature XM listening stations and an XM store.

In addition to the live broadcasts during All-Star Week, XM will tape an episode of the show "Baseball Confidential" with Hall of Fame inductee Tony Gwynn in front of an audience at the CHW Stage at FanFest on July 10th. MLB En Espanol (ch 174) will carry Spanish play-by-play of the All-Star Game, and the call-in show "Solamente Pelota" will be live from AT&T Park.

But the baseball madness isn't just on their MLB channels. XM's alternative rock channel Ethel, country hits channel Highway 16, and children's channel XM KiDS will also broadcast from the XM booth at FanFest.

[All-Star Week on XM]