Television in the Michillies

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Television was introduced in 1954 as a government-run service, and the 1984 coup had a significant impact on the media industry. Since then, the Michillian television industry has had an extensive growth, impulsed by the implementation of Michillies on Air funding schemes in 1989 and the arrival of television to the private sector in 1992. Television production has outgrown other large Eurectipherian television industries like the Nashlandian, Étiennese and Hartungian ones and is also a large exporter of content and formats on the international stage.

History[edit | edit source]

1950s[edit | edit source]

The Second World War damaged much of Eurectipheria, yet the Michillies, under a new Catholic state, desperately wanted to embrace the new medium in 1951 in order to use it as an "educational and moral tool".

Broadcasts started from the Launceston transmitter on 7 March 1954 at 8pm. The Michillian Broadcasting Corporation, influenced by the Catholic nature of the government, was responsible for television at the time. Restrictions were put into place: Sundays were dedicated in their entirety to religious programming and news were banned on Sundays.

Despite limitations imposed by the government of the time, MBC Television screened many popular loval television shows, including shows made by an independent production company, Alpha Television, who managed to make extra profits by importing their shows to television channels abroad.

1960s[edit | edit source]

1960 saw the Michillies taking part for the first time in the Eurectivision Song Contest with Robert Richards and his song "Morale". While the song wasn't well-received, it gave the Michillies a chance not to participate in the following year's contest, yet it returned in 1962.

Experimental color transmissions began in 1968, one of the first Eurectipherian channels to do so.

1970s[edit | edit source]

In 1979, an experimental edition of Nuacht started broadcasting. The government limitations of the time did not give enough priorities to the Michillian Gaelic language as it was considered "pagan".

1980s[edit | edit source]

Following the coup d'état, the SARTV, consisting at the time of the privatized Commercial Radio, began operating a television channel in 1985. The Michillies have abandoned the former "Catholic government" restrictions.

1990s[edit | edit source]

2000s[edit | edit source]

2010s[edit | edit source]

Broadcasting[edit | edit source]

Terrestrial[edit | edit source]

Analog broadcasting lasted through March 28th, 2012. The DTT platform was first tested in 2004 and oficially launched in September 2007. The platform is controlled by Freeview, a consortium backed by the main terrestrial broadcasters, MBC, SARTV, ITN, Channel A and the Gaelic Commission.

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IPTV[edit | edit source]

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Channels[edit | edit source]

National terrestrial[edit | edit source]

Michillian Broadcasting Corporation:

Programming[edit | edit source]

News[edit | edit source]

Game shows[edit | edit source]

Soap operas[edit | edit source]

Comedies and dramas[edit | edit source]

Reality television[edit | edit source]

Talk shows[edit | edit source]

Children's programming[edit | edit source]

Professional wrestling[edit | edit source]

Sports[edit | edit source]

Imported programming[edit | edit source]

Regulation[edit | edit source]