When PKL on behalf of Xerox bought the book it was determined that the program had to be at least 3 to 6 hours in length. No other TV program ever ran in 3 consecutive nights. The networks refused to allow Xerox and PKL to buy time in this kind of block. They didn't want to disturb their normal schedule. So PKL decided to syndicate the program on 3 consecutive nights, buying 110 stations through-out the USA and Puerto Rico in the same time periods and giving each station 16MM composite prints, thus creating the "first mini-series"in TV. ALSO, in those days all dubbing in the Spanish language came out of Mexico. Since Puerto Rico was an important market for Xerox, PKL decided to do all dubbing in Puerto Rico. The show in Puerto Rico ran in Spanish, and PKL bought English Speaking FM radio, and simultaneously ran the mini series in Englsh via the FM radio station. As an aside - the cost of doing this came in far less expensive than buying the 3 nights of time from the 3 major networks (ABC/CBS/NBC).
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