GBF
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| Broadcasting | |
| Industry | Mass media |
| Predecessor | Nuacht Caipitil CCG SCT |
| Founded | 1990 |
| Founder | Donny Ferguson Andrew Copper |
| Headquarters | Two Liberty, Spálgleann , |
Area served | Glytter Euclea (via GBF Euclea) Worldwide (via internet, satellite, digital and analogue services) |
Key people | Alastar Smith (President) |
| Services | Radio, television, online |
| Revenue | €1.3 billion (2014) |
| Owner | Donny Ferguson Andrew Copper |
Number of employees | 9,000 (2014) |
| Parent | Copper-Ferguson Broadcasting |
| Divisions | GBF Euclea GBF News Online |
| Website | gbf |
The Glytteronian Broadcasting Federation (Ghaillish: Cónaidhm Craolacháin na Ghlítteacht), abbreviated to GBF (CCnG) is the largest broadcasting company in Glytter. It both produces programmes and broadcasts them on television, radio and the Internet. It was founded in 1990 following a merger of Glytter's largest private broadcasting companies: Nuacht Caipitil, CCG, and SCT.
GBF primary deals with news and provides twenty-four hour news coverage through some of its channels. It has three divisions. The largest of two divisions is GBF News Online which provides online coverage for both domestic and international events. GBF Euclea is the second division and is available in most members of the Euclean Community.
Broadcasting services for Glytter are provided in both Ghaillish and Estmerish. GBF Euclea broadcasts in Gaullican while GBF News Online provides coverage in over twenty five languages.
It is a member of the Kylaris Union of Broadcasting.
History
The oldest of its predecessors, CCG, first began broadcasting via radio in the 1935 after the Occupation of Glytter had ended. Previously, the only broadcasting company was the publicly owned Raidió Náisiúnta. Creation of private broadcasting companies was prohibited during the occupation as part of the agreement between the Glytteronian government and the Federation. Regular television broadcasting first began in 1962 on CCG, one year after it first began on TRN.
In 1990, a merger was negotiated between Donny Ferguson and Andrew Copper. Ferguson owned CCG, which serviced much of Glytter, and Copper owned Nuacht Caipitil and SCT, which serviced the Greater Spálgleann area and the northeastern regions of the country respectively. The Copper-Ferguson Broadcasting Company was established as a parent company of GBF.
In 2000 GBF launched its online expansion, GBF News Online, to serve the growing international markets for online news. It also launched GBF Euclea to cover the affairs of the Euclean Community and elsewhere in Euclea in 2005.
Divisions
GBF Euclea
GBF Euclea was established in 2005 and began broadcasting in Gaullica and Estmerish League the following year. It was set up in order to serve the growing news markets in Euclea and follow Continent matters, such as the happenings of the Euclean Parliament. It has since expanded services to Sveltlana and Raglan (2006), Caesena (2007), Kesselbourg (2007), Hennehouwe (2008), and Lusitana (2010). Further expansion to Wazóvia-Loṭuyę and Hellenos is planned. Expansion to Caesoux was canceled after the Caese government moved to block it.
All broadcasting through GBF Euclea is provided in Gaullican.
GBF News Online
News services are provided online through GBF News Online, which was launched in 2000. It provides coverage of domestic and international events and is available in most countries. Many reports are accompanied by audio and video from the GBF's television and radio news services. The website is the most frequently accessed news website in Glytter and has around eight million unique users per week. It is estimated that between 65% and 75% of its users are from Glytter, while the rest are located elsewhere.
Channels
Television
- GBF 1 - home to twenty-four hour news coverage, GBF 1 provides constant coverage of domestic and international news.
- GBF 2 - GBF 2 airs popular programs from GBF 1 in syndication as well as documentaries, academic lectures, and discussion, often aimed at intellectual or niche audiences.
- GBF Comhthionól - named after the principal house of the Glytteronian parliament, GBF Comhthionól broadcasts live political debates as well as political discussions and documentaries. It also airs the weekly Ceisteanna Taoiseach, or Taoiseach's Questions.
- GBF Euclea - twenty-four hour coverage of Euclean politics and news.
- GBF Sport - provides coverage for sport, including live matches.
Radio
- GBF Radio - news and current events
- GBF Radio Sport - sports, including live commentary