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''2000 Today'' was an internationally broadcast television special which commemorated the beginning of the Year 2000, or the Millennium. This program included New Year's Eve celebrations, musical performances, and other features from participating nations. The international television special aired in over 78 countries in 32 languages, such as English, German, Filipino, Spanish, French, Italian, and others. Most international broadcasts such as Olympic Games, the Super Bowl, and the FIFA World Cup coverages originate from a limited area for worldwide distribution. ''2000 Today'', however, was rare in that its live and taped programming originated from member countries and represented all continents. ''2000 Today'' was nominated by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), and won the prestigious Promax World Class Award. Up to 5,000 staff worked on ''2000 Today'', 1,500 of them in BBC Television Centre in West London, where all eight television studios were used during the 28-hour broadcast. ''2000 Today'' had a worldwide audience of 800 million people, with an audience of 12.6 million people on the BBC alone. ''2000 Today'' is estimated to have cost $6 million to produce and broadcast. ==History== ''2000 Today'' was conceived as part of the so-called Millennium celebrations, given the numerical significance of the change from 1999 to 2000. The programme was produced and televised by an international consortium of 60 broadcasters, headed by the BBC in the United Kingdom and WGBH in the United States, with support from the American Broadcasting Company, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation of Australia, RTL Television of Germany, TV Asahi of Japan, Telewizja Polska (TVP) of Poland, GMA Network of the Philippines, and TVE of Spain. The BBC provided the production hub for receiving and distributing the 78 international satellite feeds required for this broadcast. The programme'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. Most nations that observe the Islamic calendar were not involved in ''2000 Today''. However, a few predominantly Muslim nations were represented among the programme's worldwide broadcasters such as Egypt (ETV) and Indonesia (RCTI). 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 programme to some African nations. Antarctica was mentioned on the programme schedule, although it was unclear if ''2000 Today'' coverage was recorded or live. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2000 Today」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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