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Article: 'Atlas HD' spectacle on track.(TV Currents)(Discovery Communications visual encyclopedia of the world set to launch in 2006)
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- TelevisionWeek
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- April 4, 2005
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Byline: Daisy Whitney
After postponing the launch date by more than a year, Discovery Communications has put its ambitious high-definition endeavor "Atlas HD'' back on track, with the first shows set to air in early 2006.
Last fall to allow time improve the storytelling, Discovery delayed plans to air its $65 million HD spectacle cataloging 30 countries around the world from late 2004 to early 2006. Discovery is now up and running with a slate of "Atlas'' specials to premiere on Discovery Channel and Discovery HD Theater starting in each quarter of 2006.
"Atlas HD'' was conceived by Discovery founder John Hendricks as a visual encyclopedia of ...