Hello there.  I work in a TV station, and when we broadcast movies (usually, these are films offered by the distributor for TV broadcast and we choose the set of movies we want), the source of the movies can come from all sorts of formats.  So yes, they can come from DVDs or even beta  (for classic local movies).  But then, that source has to be dubbed to miniDV, and/or ingested to the server before the actual broadcast.  As for what HBO or other channels use, I'm not really sure what they use over there.  (although I hope we're not that far behind when it comes to technology...)   <!-- s:D --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_e_biggrin.gif" alt=":D" title="Very Happy" /><!-- s:D -->