| Found in | Moving image genre-form guide online, December 10, 2007 (Television special: A single television program shown on a specific occasion, such as a Variety show; a pageant, contest, or award presentation; shown in conjunction with specific holidays; or shown on an annual or less than annual basis (such as a political convention); or to report on news, such as a royal wedding, an assassination, or a military event. Usually an entertainment special has a length of less than 90 minutes (and most typically 30 or 60 minutes), although news coverage can be of any length)
Yee, M.M. Moving image materials, 1988: p. 91 (Specials: use for a program which is not part of a series, serial or mini-series (i.e., does not consist of a number of parts or episodes broadcast over time), and is not a fictional feature film shot for television)
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