Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
- What is OLTV Web?
- What is an Eastern Church?
- What content is available?
- Is it free?
- Can I purchase content?
- Where can I send suggestions?
- Why can't I hear any audio?
1. What is OLTV Web?
Operating under the patronage of Patriarch Gregorios III of Antioch, Jerusalem, and all the East, OLTV Web brings the liturgical, theological, and artistic heritage of the Eastern Christian Churches to you through streaming video, educational programming, and other multimedia.
View short video introduction to OLTV.
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2. What is an Eastern Church?
Ever since the time of the Apostles, Christianity has flourished in the Eastern Mediterranean, the Middle East, and even as far as India. The various churches founded in these places preserve Apostolic succession and manifest a broad commonality in doctrine and praxis, expressed in various ways liturgically and culturally. The different Churches called “Eastern” today all stem from these apostolic traditions, many of them affiliated with ancient episcopal sees such as Jerusalem, Constantinople (today Istanbul, Turkey), Alexandria, Antioch, or even Baghdad. (For comparison, the Roman Catholic Church, which is more familiar to many people in America or Western Europe, derives from St. Peter’s ancient see at Rome.) Although these various churches are no longer fully united, OLTV Web hopes to foster improved understanding and relations between Western and Eastern Christians. Please see our goals for further details. For further information on Eastern Churches, please visit our bookstore.
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3. What content is available?
On our site, you can enjoy streaming video of liturgical services from our Orientale Lumen Conferences, and conference plenary sessions covering aspects of Eastern Christian heritage and ecumenism, as well as special greetings and events in the life of the Eastern Churches. Currently, two formats are available: Window’s Media video and Flash video. You can select a video size based on the speed of your internet connection--broadband or dialup.
Mac users will need the free flip4mac plugin to play windows media content. To download the plugin, please visit Apple’s download site. On all platforms, Flash video requires Adobe’s free Flash Player.
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4. Is it free?
Yes! Currently all multimedia content on the website is available free of charge. We simply ask that our users register. This involves creating a username and password to facilitate your access to our site. Click on the Register Now button on the home page or on any of the specific portals, which can be found by navigating the menubar on the left of the screen.
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5. Can I purchase content?
Yes, you can. If you would like a copy of any footage you have enjoyed on our site, and would like to support the work of Orientale Lumen Foundation, simply click on the Buy DVD button to enter the Eastern Christian Publications website. Feel free to browse our entire unique selection.
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6. Where can I send suggestions?
Please see our contact page. We welcome your input.
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7. Why can't I hear any audio?
Firefox, Opera, or Safari running on a Mac with a low speed (dialup) connection have been known to not play the audio portion of Windows Media clips. If you are still having trouble beyond this configuration check that your computer's audio is on and that the volume is at an acceptable level.
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