Native Experience Television

Native Experience Television, usually known as NEXT, is a Flarlandian indigenous television network operated by the NEXT Trust. It is a member of the World Indigenous Television Broadcasters Network.

History

2020 blockdown

Between June 12 and 29, 2020, as a response to a series of Neo-Harchakoborian protests led by pro-Ashtalaic activists accusing the country of "stealing the basic rights to many indigenous people", NEXT had to self-block all of its channels in order not to receive a cease-and-desist letter from the government. The signal was shut down at 20:30 on June 12 saying that it would take "two weeks" to reconsider reopening. Two minutes after the shutdown, the website was hacked by the National Action Movement, simply saying "THAKS GO HOME".

Broadcasts resumed on June 29 at 20:00 with all of its channels simulcasting a two-hour program, "What Are We Doing?", where the channel was able to provide a live debate about the situation, including the debate regarding the word "thak". The following day, NEXT broadcast by special arrangement episodes of Acrylic Dreams provocative of Ashtalaia and featuring the word "thak" intact.

Programming

NEXT, the main channel, has established a 60:40 criteria: 60% of the primary language of the programming featured on the channel is in English and the remaining 40% in native languages.

NEXT News is the main news program, shown nightly at 7pm. NEXT produces ten individual language news programs over three channels, including the English service, Fassæg in Dunyori, Ku'ndarek in Hayastelari and Öseňmen in Naran.

NEXT Culture is less mainstream than NEXT, and broadcasts culturally-relevant programming from 2pm to midnight.

NEXT Hayastelari, launched in 2008 like NEXT Culture, was created to absorb the entire Hayastelari-language output into a separate channel.

NEXT HD is a partial simulcast of the main channel, except that there is some breakaway programming from the two other channels.