1. DTV Status Report Mike Strein Director, DTV Development and Media Planning ABC Television Network

2. ABC-TV DTV Status Report 163 DTV Stations on air (98% coverage) 163 DTV Stations on air (98% coverage) 132 of these are HD (93% coverage) 132 of these are HD (93% coverage) 50% of these are 5.1 50% of these are 5.1

3. ABC-TV DTV Status Report BCS College Championship BCS College Championship 2004 MNF Season 2004 MNF Season Stanley Cup Finals Stanley Cup Finals NBA Finals NBA Finals Academy Awards with the Red Carpet Pre-show Academy Awards with the Red Carpet Pre-show State of the Union Address State of the Union Address Over 800 hours of HD programming in 2004, almost all in 5.1, including:

4. ABC-TV DTV Status Report The BCS Championship series – Rose, Sugar, Fiesta, Capital One and Orange Bowl as well as the Rose Parade The BCS Championship series – Rose, Sugar, Fiesta, Capital One and Orange Bowl as well as the Rose Parade 2 NFL Playoff games 2 NFL Playoff games 2005 Presidential Inauguration 2005 Presidential Inauguration US Skating Championships US Skating Championships 2005 Events already include:

5. ABC-TV DTV Status Report All Primetime Scripted shows are HD All Primetime Scripted shows are HD TV-3 studio now has HD cameras TV-3 studio now has HD cameras Planning future Sports, News and Entertainment events Planning future Sports, News and Entertainment events 2005 Plans

6. ABC-TV DTV Status Report 24 Hour SD News Service 24 Hour SD News Service Carried by stations as a second DTV channel Carried by stations as a second DTV channel Plans are in flux Plans are in flux ABC NewsNow

7. ABC-TV DTV Status Report Over 100 Live events in 2003 Over 100 Live events in 2003 Over 200 Live events in 2004 Over 200 Live events in 2004 With ESPN HD2, nearly 400 Live events planned for 2005 With ESPN HD2, nearly 400 Live events planned for 2005 8000 hours of programming 8000 hours of programming ESPN

8. ABC-TV DTV Status Report Extremely complex HD production Extremely complex HD production 36 ABC HD cameras 36 ABC HD cameras 4 HD Mobile Units 4 HD Mobile Units 11 HD Engineered links 11 HD Engineered links 2005 Presidential Inauguration