TéléOli

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TéléOli is the television branch of the Société de Radio et Télédiffusion Oliverrienne, which is the French public-funded broadcasting service of Oliverry. While SRTO was founded in 1921, the television service was founded in 1946.

History

Early years (1946-1960)

The first thing the Société de Radio et Télédiffusion d'Oliverry (SRTO) brodcasted was a presidential address to the nation to which it told everyone how can television change the world. Then, it switched to the first ever edition of "Les télénouvelles". Oliverry had about 2,500 television receivers at the time, and SRTO was the only channel available.

In 1952, SRTO was holding committees to inquire about whether or not Colour TV would be profitable in this time, to which the committee answered no. But, at the time, SRTO already had opened the "Centre de la télédiffusion Oliverrienne", which opened on March 1st 1950, and had ultra-modernous technology.

In 1958, the government of Oliverry was proposing to the Oliverrian citizens to give them back about 50% of the price of a new colour TV receiver if they already had another TV, with proofs. It proved to be a real success, as everybody was rushing to get one. Finally, SRTO announced that, on July 1st 1960, it would launch colour TV programming.

Colour TV (1960-1965)

The launch of colour TV, on July 1st 1960, was a real success. Once again, it was launched with a presidential address explaining how colour TV would change the world. Then, "Les télénouvelles" aired for the first time in colour. Colour TV permitted many changes in Oliverry. All the shows were better, quality improved, and commentators started to speak to everyone in a less formal way, even cursing at times.

SRTO nearly disappeared from Oliverry, as only 1% of its original funding was left in 1964, after the English Party president gave all the founding to the National Television Consortium. After the Liberal Party was taken back to power, they gave all the funding back to SRTO, which didn't disappear.

Competition (1965-1975)

A new TV channel was founded in Oliverry on September 12th 1965: Système de Télédiffusion Indépendante, or STI, which still exists to this day. The channel promoted a programming aimed at young adults (18-35 years-old), which made the SRTO's rating drop by 75% after a year. SRTO felt the need to modernize their infrastructures, so they decided to launch a completely new identity on January 1st 1967, when they adopted a multicolour identity, known popularly as the "Hippie ident", which lasted until the mid-70s. Many programs aimed at young people were aired, such as "Le hockey Oliverrien", which showed Oliverrian Hockey League hockey and historical facts about it. The ratings went high, but never have been higher than STI's until the 1990s.

Computer-generated graphics (1975-2000)

Until 1975, all graphics were hand drawn or done mechanically (The famous "Hippie ident" was a camera and a rotative cartoon which showed a colour pattern turn with an unmoving SRTO writing in the middle). But the advent of new technologies and, especially, computers, made the job easier for the artists, which only had to colour things. So, on June 1st 1975, the first computer-generated identity was created, which showed SRTO on a space background.

In 1987, SRTO went under another move and changed the Television division's name into TéléOli. A new identity was done, which showed a SRTO logo being demolished by a wrecking ball and two hands moving to place the new TéléOli logo on the wall. In 1988, a variant was created with a TéléOli logo being "thrown" on a wall, which made the wall crackle all around it. In 1990, the channel attempted a big move in broadcasting the matches of the Ligue Oliverrienne de Soccer, which had no exposure at the time. The move worked, which makes that, today, TéléOli shows more soccer than hockey.

In 1995, to prepare for the 50 years of television in Oliverry, TéléOli asked the people what was their favourite identity of the channel. People answered with a massive majority of 70% that they loved the "Hippie ident" of the late 60s-debut 70s. So, in 1996, TéléOli showed an updated, animated and 3D version of the hippie ident, with TéléOli's logo instead of the SRTO's. The slogan then was "TéléOli: Célébrez 50 ans de télévision avec nous!"

In 1997, the hippie ident was removed and replaced by an all new Green and Red ident with the new logo, which looked almost childish. Many child programs were presented on Saturday and Sunday mornings, which was used as an excuse for that new logo.

The 21st Century: High-Definition TV

In 2000, the choice to move to High-definition TV had been done. So, in 2006, all programming was to be done in HDTV, excepted for an analog, sized-down version of the HDTV feed.

In 2012, with the modification of the flag, a new ident and logo were launched, inspired by the "Hippie ident". These were popular once again and loved by the population, especially the older people who remembered them.

In 2031, TéléOli underwent a new change, albeit little. A new ident was done, which, while inspired by the hippie ident, was done mainly in Blue, white and Orange. This one was not liked in the population, but lasted 9 years.

In 2040, TéléOli launched a completely new identity, based on blue. The idents would show the TéléOli's logo on a sky and still display the network's slogan. The sky would be black or blue whether it was day or night, so two different idents were used. These, while not inspired by the hippie ident, are liked by viewers.

Creation of new channels

In 2041, TéléOli launched its 24 hours news channel: TéléOli24, whose goal is to broadcast news from the most neutral point of view possible.

In 2043, TéléOli Deux was launched, redubbing the original TéléOli as TéléOli Un.

In 2047, TéléOli Trois was launched.

TéléOli's logos

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(1998-2014) (2015-2039) (2040-2043)

Services

Television

TéléOli is, obviously, a television service. There are three TéléOli channels available through analog, cable and digital TV. TéléOli Un is a single channel broadcasted throughout the nation from a single station and relayed by relay stations. TéléOli Deux is more community-intended, which means most communities will have their own station with their own shows on. Some programmes are carried throughout the nation as well on deux. TéléOli Trois was mainly created for young people in mind (people under 30 years old). On mornings, it tends to broadcast cartoons for children. In the afternoon, it tends to broadcast popular sitcoms and in the evening, the programmes are more intended for people between 18-30 years old. TéléOli also owns TéléOli24, which is a 24-hour news channel only available on cable and on satellite. The channel also broadcasts other public affairs shows.

Internationally, TéléOli un and TéléOli24 can be viewed in some countries. For example, both Liverpool England and Kelssek are known to carry both channels on their national services.

Internet

TéléOli's website (www.teleoli.ol) is the most visited site in Oliverry. Latest results claim that 46.37 people visit the site daily for informational or entertainment purpose.

The website permits TéléOli to offer more detailed explanations about everything related to it. For example, a user visiting the site can lurk for news, informations about the programmes aired by all four channels and watch live feeds from all four channels. Recordings of topics covered by TéléOli24 can also be found in the video section. There is also a comprehensive and in-depth archives section for the history of TéléOli.