This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Nordisk Plus (talk | contribs) at 06:14, 29 December 2024 (Making 2000 Today, Canadian). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.
Revision as of 06:14, 29 December 2024 by Nordisk Plus (talk | contribs) (Making 2000 Today, Canadian)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff) CBC coverage of the turn of the 20th century
| 2000 Today | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | 2000 Today |
| Presented by | Peter Mansbridge Laurie Brown Wilson Smith |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Canadian Broadcasting Centre, Toronto, Canada (Primary) |
| Running time | 25 hours |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBC Television |
| Release | December 31, 1999 (1999-12-31) – January 1, 2000 (2000-01-01) |
2000 Today was CBC News' special programming covering the new millennium celebrations around the world from December 31, 1999, into January 1, 2000, as part of the 2000 Today programming in Canada. Peter Mansbridge anchored the 25 of broadcast from Canadian Broadcasting Centre in Toronto. CBC temporarily converted the entrance into a type of "millennium command centre" that included a desk, where a standing Jennings spent most of his time, two lounge chairs, where Mansbridge would interview guests, a large screen with a time-zone included map of the world, a wall of clocks, and a makeshift newsroom where ABC News staffers would follow the latest developments.
Development
2000 Today was conceived as part of the Millennium celebrations, given the numerical significance of the change from 1999 to 2000.
The program was produced and televised by an international consortium of 60 broadcasters, including CBC and headed by the BBC in the United Kingdom and WGBH in the United States. The BBC provided the production hub for receiving and distributing the 78 international satellite feeds required for this broadcast.
Production
CBC launched their millennium eve programming on November 1999. At the time the program was described as the largest, single television show in Canadian history. Up to 2,000 staff worked on the 2000 Today project worldwide, with hundreds of workers based at the Canadian Broadcasting Centre. In all three television studios were utilised while four outside satellite units, forty cameras in twenty Irish locations worked to pull together an array of images from around both the country and globe.