Everything had to look exactly like the standard programming environment.
"There is a standard program," Mr. LiMandri said.
The standard program covers five days, with two-hour sessions in the mornings and afternoons.
Longer term, network executives said, they were trying to integrate preparation of reality shows into the standard programming process.
Regarding software, the Cairn will run three standard programs: SIT, COME, and NO--and whatever else you create.
Gregory A. Vadner, the Medicaid director in Missouri, said: "These rules reflect a philosophical view that Medicaid is a national standard program.
Meet directors also have the option to add events of local interest if they are not on their standard program.
"My programming is not necessarily going to be reflective of the standard programming you see across the country or even throughout New York City," he said.
"It's kind of a standard program, and the video is a big part of it," Price said in a telephone interview.
It is teaching its musicians to manage their own careers and is presenting them not only in standard programs but also at spaces like Barbès.
The NDR, playing a fairly standard program, showed itself a cut above the usual German orchestra, although its solidity and reliability also identified its limits.
