Donegal Broadcasting Company
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Donegal Broadcasting Company | |
|---|---|
| Corporation Profile | |
| Affiliation | Lyran Commonwealth |
| Headquarters | Media City (Donegal IV)[1] |
| Leadership | CEO |
| Product(s) | News services |
| Division(s) | Commonwealth Press |
Considered for centuries the Lyran Commonwealth's most trusted name in news, the Donegal Broadcasting Company and its print subsidiary Commonwealth Press were the single largest news and information outlet in the Lyran realm.[1][2][3]
Overview[edit]
Initially founded shortly after the formation of the Lyran Commonwealth, DBC's has reporters and cameramen stationed on every Lyran world as well as a virtual army of "roving reporters" across the Inner Sphere, its news printed and broadcast through the Lyran realm, nearly every independent station carrying the company's morning and nightly news programs. While many outsiders long considered DBC's stories highly opinionated and biased toward the Lyran government and the Steiner family, the company's virtual submission to Archon Katherine Steiner-Davion's propaganda machine during the worst days of the FedCom Civil War tarnished DBC's near spotless image among the Lyran people.[1][2]
The company's more notable programs include The Evening News, the most widely watched new program in the Lyran realm. The anchor of the show in the circa 3025 Karl Andersen was the single most recognizable personality in the Lyran Commonwealth at the time, and was both so well regarded and pervasive that even his harshest critics would agree he could convince people to believe even the most outlandish statements.[2]
On 5 July 3132, under CEO Albrecht Stanton and with support from both the Lyrans and the Republic of the Sphere, the Donegal Broadcasting Company entered a partnership with the Republic Broadcasting Service. The deal included preferential access to each other's programs, as well as plans for collaboration in news and sports coverage.[4]
Notable DBC Shows[edit]
- The Armchair General - Holovid show showed by "Hero of the Alliance" Thomas Hogarth to advise and educate Lyran civilians on military matters.[5]
- Class: A Necessary Evil? - Documental holoseries broadcasted on 27 June 3021.[6]
- DBC Monthly News Recap[7]
- Fighting for Peace - Propaganda reality series focused around the initial formation of the units of the Alliance Jaegers.[8]
- MechTalk - This is a holovid show running news on Solaris VII combats.[9]
- Mercenaries of the Inner Sphere - Documentary of important mercenary units from the early thirty-first century.[10]
- The Steiner Family: A Dramatization - Holoplay released 5 January 3011.[11]
References[edit]
- ↑ a b c Handbook: House Steiner, p. 119: "Donegal Broadcasting Company"
- ↑ a b c House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 131: "Donegal Broadcasting Company"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 135: "Commonwealth Press (ComPress)"
- ↑ Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN, p. 25: "House Steiner and Exarch Redburn Announce Trade Pact"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 95: "Lyran Commonwealth - General Review - Revitalizing the Military"
- ↑ House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 130
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: 3072, p. 103
- ↑ Field Manual: Lyran Alliance, p. 48: "Alliance Jaegers"
- ↑ Illusions of Victory, ch. 1
- ↑ Rhonda's Irregulars, p. 42: "The Waco Blunder"
- ↑ House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 9: "History - Founding Fathers - Steiners in Space"