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Ethics and the World Crisis: A Dialogue With the Dalai Lama
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A
Link TV exclusive documentary that presents highlights of an extraordinary
day-long ethics conference, featuring the Dalai Lama in conversation with some
of the nation's leading activists. A co-production of Tibet House U.S. in New
York, and Link TV, the program brings together for the first time ever, one of
the world's most important spiritual leaders in conversation with renowned
journalists, economists, environmentalists and politicians over the ethical
dilemmas of the new millennium.
OWN THIS DVD!
 Since we first aired "Ethics and the World Crisis: A Dialogue With
the Dalai Lama", many of you have written to us to inquire about the
availability of the film for purchase on DVD. We are happy to
announce that the film is now available at Amazon.com by clicking
here. Please use this link instead of logging on to Amazon on your
own. By using this link, Link TV receives a portion of the purchase price, so
you can own this DVD and support your favorite channel at the same
time.
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In Focus: The Shadows of Corruption
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Three stories about whistleblowers
against local corruption in France, Brazil and Nigeria. A look at the power of
corruption, the threats to those who expose it, and the growing international
awareness of the need for transparency.
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Festival In The Desert
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In January 2003, a diverse group of
world-famous musicians and adventurous music lovers trekked deep in the Sahara
Desert to perform and attend the third-annual Festival in the Desert. A unique
celebration of the music and culture of the Tuareg people, the festival also
welcomes artists from other parts of Mali, Africa and the world to one of the
most remote music festivals on the globe. Includes performances by Ali Farka
Toure and Robert Plant.
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Spotlight: Texas Undercover
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Spotlight takes you behind the scenes of
one of America's biggest race scandals of the last decade. On July 23,
1999 the tiny Texas town of Tulia woke to discover that a tenth of its black
population had been arrested for drug trafficking. No drugs or money were
ever found.
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Spotlight: Bombies
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Spotlight examines the danger of
unexploded cluster bombs in modern Laos. The U.S. dropped over 2 million
tons of these bombs from 1964-73, making tiny Laos the most heavily bombed
country in history.
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Video of the Week
Artist: Xerramequ Tiquis Miguis
Song: "La Fera Ferotge"
Country: Spain
This video from the Catalonian area of Spain uses the "Big Heads" used in traditional holiday parades there. The song is a thinly disguised critique of officials who use fear to manipulate populations, and the populations that allow it.
To own the music of Xerramequ Tiquis Miguis, click here.
Premiere: Monday, 12/20 at 7:55 PM ET (4:55 PM PT)
Repeat times are:
Tuesday, 12/21 at 1:55 AM ET (10:55 PM PT)
Tuesday, 12/21 at 7:55 AM ET (4:55 AM PT)
Tuesday, 12/21 at 1:55 PM ET (10:55 AM PT)
Remember that you can own much of the music featured on our music blocks by visiting our online music store. We have either CDs or 99 cent song downloads available for many of the artists on our 60 playlists. Check them out
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Link TV Current Events Coverage
 Mosaic: World News From The Middle East
A selection of daily news reports in English from a variety of
Middle Eastern broadcasters. MOSAIC currently airs Monday - Friday @ 10:30 PM ET
(7:30 PT). For more information about Mosaic, click here.
Watch Mosaic Online!
We now offer a limited
selection of programming, including "Mosaic: World News From The Middle East,"
via streaming on our
website.
 Democracy Now!
A national independent news
program, hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez and
produced out of the Downtown Community Television Center, a community media
center in New York City's Chinatown. Democracy Now normally airs Monday through
Friday at 11AM ET (8AM PT) and Monday through Thursday at 6PM ET (3PM PT). For
more information, click here.
 Viewpoint With James Zogby
A live
call-in discussion program about Middle East and world issues hosted by Dr.
James Zogby from Washington D.C. and broadcast throughout the Middle East by Abu
Dhabi Television. U.S. viewers may call 1-800-528-2090 with their questions or
comments during the program. A new live installment of this program will air
every Friday at 5:00 PM ET (2:00 PM PT). For more information about Viewpoint,
click here.
 DW Journal
Live broadcasts of Deutsche
Welle's live newscast to provide you with a European perspective on breaking
news. DW JOURNAL currently airs Mon - Fri @ 10PM, 4AM, 10AM, 4PM ET (7PM, 1AM,
7AM, 1PM PT). For online streaming of JOURNAL, please visit our Live Streams page.
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Download A Free Single Every Day
Download a Free Single from the Link TV Music Store every day... a great way to discover new artists! Each day we are putting up one song as a free download. As you all know we have been placing a free compilation of 8 tracks on the site each month. This has been a popular way to showcase some of our artists. Now we will be featuring a new artist every single day and you will be able to start collecting a new song each day from around the world. More...Download Today's Free Single.
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Best Viewer Comments Of The Week
(Keep them coming. Next week it could be yours!)
"Greetings from Taos New Mexico, Your program is truly
consciousness expanding ...I am a contributor of LinkTV
and the only reason I am still paying for Dish network is so that I can watch
your channel...My Father's Garden - Excellent program,
every farmer and student needs to see it!..."
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Vital Info
Link TV can be seen on:
DIRECTV - Channel 375
The DISH Network - Channel 9410
Program Schedule and Descriptions:
Daily Schedule
Weekly Schedule
To see the contents of all World Music Blocks currently being aired, click here.
How to reach me:
Robert Eisert
Manager, Viewer Relations
Link TV
P.O. BOX 2008
San Francisco, CA 94126
For comments or questions about our World Music programming, please contact our Music Team at [email protected].
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