SBC International

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SBC International
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Headquarters: Vilvek, Swilatia
Nationality: Swilatian
Specialty: International News Broadcasting
Storefront: www.sbc.co.sw

SBC International is Swilatia's main international news network. It was created in February 2007, when the Swilatian Broadcast Corporation (SBC) split into 4 sections. Before that the SBC did broadcast outside Swilatia, mostly countries bordering Swilatia, but SBC International was created so that the SBC could have a section that could focus mainly on international news broadcasting, and therefore could extend it's reach in countries outside of Swilatia.

SBC International's reports are shown in any country that so wishes it, and is also shown in Swilatia on one of the channels of SBC Telewizja Swilajska. While there is a slight focus towards what happens in Swilatia, however it is not focused towards nations of any particular ideology, and there is a great deal of reports on events from foreign countries, both communist countries and capitalist countries.

Broadcasting

One of SBC International's news reports, Martyna Niebiańska is giving the news.

SBC international is above all an internationally broadcasted TV channel. However it is also available through its website, which is frequently updated with new articles, and a continuous live video feed dispaying what is being shown on the TV channel at the moment.

Television

SBC International broadcasts 24 hours a day, every day of the year. The channel works with a similar structure to that of PINA, with first two thirds of each hour is a 40-minute news update, while the remaining time is used for in-depth coverage and analysis of recent events. There are no advertisement breaks. Programmes are usually focused towards major events in any part of the world, including in Swilatia, whether it be related to culture, politics, science, or anything else.

Programmes are normally available in only English and Polish, although in some countries, the programmes are subtitled in, or allowed to be dubbed into different languages. Usually is a program is in one language, it is subtitled into the other, alhough in some countries it is subtitled into a completely different language, usually the country's national language. Also, SBC International expects to make its programmes German, French, and Khenian by 2008.


List of recieving countries

SBC International is broadcasted in the following countries:

Website

SBC International's website, known as SBC Online, is available in English and Polish, Although technically those two language versions are actually one version, and changing the language will set what language's articles are shown, and the language of the interface. There are also versions in German, French, and Khenian, although they are much more basic, and lack many of the English/Polish version's features. Also in the main version, the articles can be filtered by the region in which they occur (ex: "Swilatia", "Khenas", "Ariddian Isles", "Africa"), and category (ex: "Politics", "Culture", "Sports").

On the bottom of every article is a "comments" section in which website vistors can have their say on the article. People are free to express their opinions on the events, however, these sections are carefully moderated, and any flaming, off-topic comments, or gibberish will be removed. People are asked to post in English or Polish, although one is also allowed to post in German, French, or Khenian. Posts in other languages are removed.

Also, there is a live video feed, which makes SBC available to people from countries in which it is not shown on television, as long as the person has internet access, and the government does not block SBC Online.

External Links

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