Editing Solaris Broadcasting Corporation

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The '''Solaris Broadcasting Corporation''' is a [[holovid]] news and entertainment agency located on the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] world of [[Solaris VII]]. SBC is almost entirely focused on the gladiatorial [[Solaris Games]] and is the primary holovid source for the games for the [[Inner Sphere]] and beyond. <ref name=HHS-120>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 120 "Media and the Arts - Solaris Broadcasting Corporation"</ref> <ref name=S7PB-24>''Solaris VII: The Game World - Player's Book", p. 24 "International Zone - Information"</ref>

==Company Profile==
'''Home Office:''' [[International Zone]], [[Solaris City]], Solaris VII<ref name=HHS-120/> <ref name=S7PB-24/>

'''President/CEO:''' Donald Torrent (Circa [[3067]])<ref name=HHS-120/>

==Overview==
Originally centered around the main drawcard arenas of Solaris City, SBC eventually expanded its focus, first covering fighting at "off-circuit" venues on Solaris and other such Game Worlds, before moving onto broadcasting the fighting on the front lines. The company has steadily developed into its own news service, giving even the vaunted [[Donegal Broadcasting Company]] a run for its money. <ref name=HHS-120/> The Solaris Broadcasting Corporation also leases its state of the art and [[LosTech]] enhanced facilities as a production center for other non-Solarian broadcasting entities to edit and retransmit the daily 'Mech fights for their own networks, a service the company charges a premium for. <ref name=S7PB-24/>

As of [[3053]] SBC's superstar was ace correspondent [[Barbara Emerson]], with her in-depth exposés on crime and corruption in the Game World earning her equal numbers of friends and enemies on Solaris. Reports by Emerson directly linking the ''[[yakuza]]'' and the management of the [[Ishiyama]] arena spawned rumors that the ''yakuza'' would retaliate, with SBC doubling security to ensure it star was kept safe.<ref name=S7PB-24/>

By the conclusion of the [[FedCom Civil War]], the Solaris Broadcasting Corporation planned to move further into the mainstream with plans to add a new line of daytime and evening holodramas to the company's broadcasting lineup after it acquired the smaller [[Xolara]]-based [[OGS Productions]] whose hit series ''[[The Sterling Hawks]]'' and ''[[The Scarlet Brand]]'' who noted for offering viewers a dramatic new look at the boom and bust of Solaris VII's [[:Category:Solaris Stables|minor stables]]. <ref name=HHS-120/>

During the [[Word of Blake]] [[Jihad]] the Solaris Broadcasting Corporation would show classic episodes of [[Tharkad Broadcasting Corporation]]'s beloved "[[The Steinhearts]]" in response to technical difficulties. During the Blakist occupation of the Solaris VII SBC fell under Blakist control, forced to speak favorably of the Word and to demonize the efforts of the [[Solaris Home Defense League]].<ref name=DOTJ-47>''Dawn of the Jihad'', p.49 "Burning First - Retraction"</ref> <ref name=JHS3070-29>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'', p.29 "Alliance in Turmoil - The Show Must Go On!"</ref> With a number of its more notable reporters escaping from the Blakists to resume telling the truth, the Solaris Broadcasting Corporation would ultimately survive the Blakist occupation, but not without cost - suffering losses of 63%<ref name=JSTBD-26>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 26, "Solaris VII Corporate Profiles"</ref>

During the [[Dark Age]] the company become an affiliate of [[INN]].<ref name=DAINN_p120>''Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN'', p. 120-121 "Blackstar’s Kirkpatrick Claims 3132 S7 Championship"</ref>

==Notable SBC Shows==
:''[[Alliance Monthly]]''<ref name=JHS3076-11>''Jhiad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 11 "The Archonette Policy: Steiner's Folly?"</ref>
:''[[The Altsoba and Jenny Show]]''<ref name=DoJ-47>''Dawn of the Jihad'', p. 47 "Burning Fist - Retraction -  Long Odds for Duke Robert"</ref>
:''[[SBC News]]'' -  SBC Nightly News, SBC News Extra, SBC News Special Reports,<ref name=DoJ-42>''Dawn of the Jihad'', p. 42 "Burning Fist - Righteous Fire"</ref> <ref name=DoJ-51>''Dawn of the Jihad'', p. 51 "Burning Fist - Solaris Attacked!"</ref> <ref name=JHS3076-14>''Jhiad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 11 "Reconstruction Deconstruction"</ref>
:''[[Solaris City News at Six]]''<ref name=JHS3070-29/>

==Known SBC reporters and staff==
:Altsoba - The Altsoba and Jenny Show<ref name=DoJ-47/>
:Barbara Emerson - Reporter, Solaris VII<ref name=S7PB-24/>
:[[Bill Fundy]] - SBC News, [[Gallery]]<ref name=DoJ-44>''Dawn of the Jihad'', p. 42 "Burning Fist - The Archon's Dead?"</ref>
:[[Daniel Redmond]] - Reporter, [[New Kyoto]]<ref name=JHS3076-90>''Jhiad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 90 "Disaster on New Kyoto"</ref>
:[[Edgar Phiebus, Jr.]] - Anchor, Solaris VII<ref name=DoJ-47/>
:[[Frank Ferranno]] - Field Reporter, [[Tharkad]]<ref name=DoJ-42/>
:[[Heinrich Kaufman]] - Reporter, [[Gacrux]]<ref name="JHST-27">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 27, "We have met the enemy"</ref>
:Jenny - The Altsoba and Jenny Show<ref name=DoJ-47/>
:[[Jim Reordon]] - Reporter<ref name=JHS3076-14/>
:[[Juanita Rivera]]<ref name=DoJ-40>''Dawn of the Jihad'', p. 42 "Burning Fist - On the Red Carpet"</ref>
:[[Kiva Cooper]] - Pulitzer Prize winning Reporter, Solaris VII<ref name=DoJ-51/><ref name=JHS3070-29/><ref name=JHS3076-14/>
:[[Lars Olafson]] - Anchor, Solaris VII<ref name=JHS3076-14/>
:[[Paula Slater]] - Sportscaster, Solaris VII<ref name="UNBOUNDp20">''Unbound'', p. 20-21, "Challenge Match"</ref>
:[[Marlena Stockheart]] - Reporter, [[Phecda]] <ref name="JHST-65">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 65, "We have met the enemy"</ref>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Handbook: House Steiner]]''
* ''[[Solaris VII: The Game World]]''

[[Category:Lyran Commonwealth Corporations]]