2000 Today was an internationally-broadcast television special commemorating the beginning of the Year 2000. This program included New Year's Eve celebrations, musical performances, and other features from participating nations. A television special is a television program, typically a short film or television movie intended to debut in prime time, the term used to define any television program which interrupts or temporarily replaces programming normally scheduled for a given time slot. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... New Years Eve is a celebration held the day before New Years Day, on December 31, the final day of the Gregorian year. ...

Most international broadcasts such as Olympic Games coverage originate from a limited area for worldwide distribution. 2000 Today was rare in that its live and taped programming originated from member countries and represented all continents. For months before the Olympic Games, runners relay the Olympic Flame from Olympia to the opening ceremony. ...

History

2000 Today was conceived as part of the so-called Millennium celebrations, given the numerical significance of the change from 1999 to 2000. A millennium is a period of time, equal to one thousand years (from Latin mille, thousand, and annum, year). ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...

The program produced and televised by an international consortium of 60 broadcasters, headed by the BBC in the UK and WGBH in the US. The BBC provided the production hub for receiving and distributing the dozens of international satellite feeds required for this broadcast. The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC, sometimes also known as the Beeb or Auntie) is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world, founded in 1922. ... WGBH is an established public television and public radio broadcast service located in Boston, Massachusetts. ... Motto: (traditional) In God We Trust (official, 1956–present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at the federal level; English de facto Government Federal Republic  - President George W. Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence - Declared - Recognized... The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC, sometimes also known as the Beeb or Auntie) is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world, founded in 1922. ...

The program's theme song was a version of Bob Marley's song "One Love" performed by The Gipsy Kings, Ziggy Marley, Tsidii Le Loka and the Boys Choir of Harlem. Sony released a soundtrack CD for 2000 Today which included this song plus A World Symphony for the Millennium by Tan Dun. Robert Nesta Marley, OM (February 6, 1945 – May 11, 1981) better known as Bob Marley, was a Jamaican singer, guitarist, songwriter, Rastafari and activist. ... The Gipsy Kings are a group of French gypsy (gitane) musicians, best known for bringing rhumba flamenca, a pop-oriented version of traditional flamenco music, to mainstream audiences. ... David Nesta Ziggy Marley (born October 17, 1968, Kingston, Jamaica) is a Jamaican musician, the oldest son of Rita and Bob Marley. ... This article or section needs additional references or sources. ... Tan Dun (譚盾 born August 18, 1957) is best known as the Grammy and Oscar award winning composer for the soundtracks of the movies Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Hero. ...

China's CCTV was a participant in 2000 Today, although that nation does not normally observe the Gregorian Calendar New Year. Chinese New Year in 2000 was celebrated on 5 February. China Central Television or Chinese Central Television, or CCTV (Chinese: 中国中央电视台 pinyin: Zhōngguó Zhōngyāng Diànshìtái), is the major broadcast television network in Mainland China. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The New Year is an event that happens when a culture celebrates the end of one year and the beginning of the next. ... Chinese New Year decoration in Londons Chinatown Hand-painted Chinese New Years poetry pasted on the sides of doors leading to peoples homes, Lijiang, Yunnan, China. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... February 5 is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...

Most Islamic nations that observe the Islamic calendar were not involved in 2000 Today. However, a few predominantly Muslim nations were represented: Egypt (ETV) and Indonesia (RCTI). The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar (Arabic: التقويم الهجري; also called the Hijri calendar) is the calendar used to date events in many predominantly Muslim countries, and used by Muslims everywhere to determine the proper day on which to celebrate Islamic holy days. ... Egypt has long been the cultural and informational centre of the Arab world, and Cairo is the regions largest publishing and broadcasting centre. ... RCTI (Rajawali Citra Televisi Indonesia) is Indonesias first privately-owned television network based in Jakarta. ...

Africa was minimally represented in 2000 Today. The only participating nations from that continent were Egypt and South Africa. Portugal-based RTP Africa distributed the program to some African nations. Africa is the worlds second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia. ... Its subsidiaries are: RTP - Radiotelevisão Portuguesa (Portuguese RadioTelevision), the television broadcaster. ...

Antarctica was mentioned on the program schedule, although it was unclear if 2000 Today coverage was recorded or live.

Program timeline

2000 Today's core international broadcast was almost 26 hours long, following the beginning of the New Year 2000 across the world's time zones. The New Year is an event that happens when a culture celebrates the end of one year and the beginning of the next. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... A time zone is a region of the Earth that has adopted the same standard time, usually referred to as the local time. ...

The program was tailored by individual broadcasters to provide local content and hosts.

The international broadcast began 31 December 1999 approximately 09:30 UTC, with the Kiribati Line Islands celebrating the arrival of 2000 at 10:00 UTC. December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is a high-precision atomic time standard which approximately tracks Universal Time (UT). ... The Line Islands are a group of mostly atolls in the central Pacific Ocean, south of the Hawaiian Islands. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is a high-precision atomic time standard which approximately tracks Universal Time (UT). ...

Most of Europe celebrated midnight on 31 December 1999 23:00 UTC. Broadcasting celebrations from many countries under Central European Time posed a particularly complex broadcast challenge. 2000 Today chose to rapidly air each nation's midnight observances in succession, using tape delays in most cases. This hour of the broadcast included a blessing by Pope John Paul II from Vatican City. December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Central European Time (CET) is one of the names of UTC+1 time zone, 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. ... Pope John Paul II (Latin: ), born Karol Józef Wojtyła [1] (May 18, 1920 – April 2, 2005) reigned as Pope of the Roman Catholic Church from October 16, 1978 until his death, more than 26 years, making his the second-longest pontificate in modern times after Pius IXs...

2000 Today's international feed ended shortly after midnight celebrations were broadcast from Samoa on 1 January 2000 at 11:00 UTC. BBC1 in the United Kingdom continued its broadcast with national features until 13:30. January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is a high-precision atomic time standard which approximately tracks Universal Time (UT). ... The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC, sometimes also known as the Beeb or Auntie) is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world, founded in 1922. ...

Personalities

National hosts

(incomplete list)

• Canada (CBC)
  • Peter Mansbridge (primary host, most hours)
  • Laurie Brown (00:00-08:00 UTC)
  • Alison Smith (13:00-18:00 UTC)

• United States (ABC)
  • Peter Jennings

• United Kingdom (BBC1)
  • David Dimbleby
  • Michael Parkinson
  • Gaby Roslin

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Music

The following musical artists were part of the 2000 Today broadcast (incomplete list):

• Björk - Reykjavík, Iceland: "The Anchor Song" with choir
• Charlotte Church - United Kingdom
• Eurythmics - United Kingdom
• Jean-Michel Jarre - performing near the pyramids at Giza, Egypt
• Split Enz - Auckland, New Zealand (band reunion concert)
• The Tragically Hip - Toronto, Canada
• Great Big Sea - St. John's, Canada
• Natalie MacMaster - Ireland

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Participating broadcasters

The following nations broadcast 2000 Today. Some nations were licensees of the broadcast, rather than formal members of the broadcast consortium.

• Argentina: ARTEAR
• Australia: ABC
• Austria: ORF
• Brazil: Rede Record
• Canada: CBC (English) / SRC (French)
• Cape Verde: RTP Africa
• Caribbean: CBU
• Chile: TVN
• China: CCTV
• Czech Republic: ČTV
• Denmark: DR, TV3
• Egypt: ETV
• Estonia: TV3
• Fiji: Fiji TV
• Finland: YLE
• France: TF1
• Germany: RTL
• Greece: ERT
• Guinea-Bissau: RTP Africa
• Hong Kong: Phoenix (PST)
• Hungary: MTV
• Iceland: IBC
• India: Doordarshan
• Indonesia: RCTI
• Ireland: RTE
• Israel: IBA, ICP
• Italy: RAI
• Japan: TV Asahi
• Jordan: JRTC
• Lebanon: MTV
• Lithuania: TV3
• Malta: Super One
• Mexico: Once TV
• Mozambique: RTP Africa
• Netherlands: NOS
• New Zealand: TV3
• Norway: NRK, TV3
• Panama: Canal 13 (Telemetro)
• Paraguay: Telefuturo (licensee)
• Peru: Panamerica
• Philippines: GMA
• Poland: TVP
• Portugal: RTP
• Romania: Antena 1 (licensee)
• Russia: Prometey AST
• Samoa: Samoa TV
• Sao Tome and Principe: RTP Africa
• Singapore: TCS (possibly also Channel News Asia)
• Slovakia: Luna TV (licensee)
• Slovenia: POP TV (licensee)
• South Africa: SABC
• South Korea: MBC
• Spain: TVE
• Sri Lanka: MTV
• Sweden: TV3, SVT
• Switzerland: SF-DRS
• Taiwan: PTS
• Tonga: broadcaster unknown
• Ukraine: Novy Kanal (New Channel, licensee)
• United Kingdom: BBC
• United States: ABC, WGBH / PBS
• Uruguay: Panamerica
• Venezuela: RCTV

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See also

• ABC 2000 Today, the commercial American broadcast
• Millennium Live
• New Year's Eve
• Year 2000

ABC 2000 Today Logo ABC 2000 Today was ABC Newss coverage of the millennium from 1999-12-31 to 2000-01-01. ... New Years Eve is a celebration held the day before New Years Day, on December 31, the final day of the Gregorian year. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...

External links

• ABC (Australia) 2000 Today page
• BBC Press Release announcing 2000 Today, 6 October 1998
• BBC Press Release on Year 2000-related broadcasts, 14 July 1999
• BBC News report on 2000 Today details, 2 December 1999
• CBC archive of New Year's Eve 2000
• 2000 Today soundtrack information from Sony
• The Twelve Dreams of the Sun - Jean-Michel Jarre performance in Egypt