HDNet and The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Report from India and Pakistan in their Second HDTV Co-production

WHAT: HDNet premieres a new World Report covering the growingconflict between India and Pakistan, in a second co-production with TheNewsHour with Jim Lehrer. Throughout four half-hour news segments,special correspondent Simon Marks takes viewers on a journey throughIndia, Pakistan and the disputed region of Kashmir, all broadcast in1080i high-definition television (HDTV) format.

In the first report, “The General’s Dilemma,”Marks takes a look at the challenges facing Pakistani leader GeneralPervez Musharraf as he confronts growing domestic politicaltroubles.

In the second report, Marks travels dangerously close to the borderin the disputed region of Kashmir. He visits both sides of the line ofcontrol, and holds an exclusive interview with the deputy PrimeMinister of India, L.K. Advani. While in Kashmir, Marks explores thebeauty and tragedy of a region that was heading toward a boomingeconomy before being ruined by this conflict.

In the final segment, the report analyzes the current status ofU.S.-India relations and how it has evolved since the Cold War. In aninterview with Indian foreign minister Yashwant Sinha, Marks examinesthe economic ties between the two countries.

WHO: High definition broadcasting company HDNet, (www.hd.net), co-founded by DallasMavericks owner Mark Cuban and Phil Garvin of Colorado Studios.

The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, now in its 27th year of producingin-depth news reporting and analysis, is produced by MacNeil/LehrerProductions and WETA Washington D.C., in association with Thirteen/WNETNew York.

WHEN: “The General’s Dilemma” premieres Wednesday,August 14th at 8:00 p.m. ET. HDNet will premiere the three subsequentreports on Wednesdays through September 4th.

WHERE: The HDTV broadcasts will air on HDNet’s channel 199,which is available at no extra charge to all DIRECTV customers with anHDTV set, receiver, and elliptical dish. The NewsHour, which is shownweeknights on PBS, will broadcast a separate report.