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20th Century FOX's Board of Directors has commissioned the Department of Foreign Satellite "Programing".

The Department will have an interesting job. It will "Program" Satellites owned by Foreign Nations orbiting the Earth. The purpose of this "Programing" is to "Persuade" the people in countries that ban FOX broadcasts to watch us. Basically, the "Programers" will "Program" a Satellite owned by a Nation which blocks FOX Broadcasts. Then the FOX Broadcasts will no longer be banned, as FOX will directly beam it's broadcasts into the nation banning us via their own satellite. And then everyone can be happy, for FOX's "Fair and Balanced" point of view can be seen by all the "Economically Challenged" nations on Earth!

The only draw back is that recent testing has seen that doing this "Programing" seems to overwrite all other Media Corporation's Broadcasts. However, certain Media Corporations have found a way around this, after helping FOX fix this, by paying FOX lots and lots of money. It only seems to fix it for the Media Corporations that pay though.

FOX is sure this will be a good thing, as it will show the world the "Fair and Balanced" news programs of FOX. Besides, now the nations that ban FOX can also see the Simpsons now too! And everybody loves the Simpsons!

Translation from Official Executive Version: We hack your satellites and force your people to watch our Right Wing Propaganda. Other Media Corperations can bribe us to broadcast their signals too.

This has been a 20th Century FOX Announcement
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You are lucky I'm a sponser and you are the number 3 network in my nation(trailing two of Crimmond's networks) or I'd be threatening you right about now... :wink:

The Board of Directors has also decided to create an entire Commercial network, playing Commercials 24/7, and beaming those Commercials straight into the "programed" Satellites, and into the Anti-Free Enterprise nations!

FOX is calling this new station project the "Undermining of the 'Economicaly Challenged' ones"

Since Sliponia already carries FOX, we have no complaints.

The Board of Directors has also decided to create an entire Commercial network, playing Commercials 24/7, and beaming those Commercials straight into the "programed" Satellites, and into the Anti-Free Enterprise nations!

FOX is calling this new station project the "Undermining of the 'Economicaly Challenged' ones"I like the cut of your gibblets...

Bump... And I know you're crimmond Baggera...

FOX held and controlled satellites are beginning to experience high malfunction rates, particularly those crossing common orbits of Tahar Joblissan assorted space debris.

"So, should we do something about this?"

"Nah. It's not like they could hack our sats. Besides, we already broadcast FOX."

"We do?"

"Yeah. It's channel... 748, I think. Or maybe 848. One of the old two-d format channels."

"Ah."

"Besides, they're kind of amusing. It'd be a shame to wipe out their communications grid, or whatever..."

Two officers of Ravenspire CI/CT

Bump... And I know you're crimmond Baggera...Not ICly, which that comment was.

20th Century FOX should be counting itself lucky that the Neralli have not yet any spaceborne assets to be so exploited. Should any such attempt be made once such assets exist, the response shall be swift...and without mercy.

-- Second Speaker for External Affairs, in this matter acting with the authority of First Speaker
[Seal of First Speaker]

(OOC: Yes, First Speaker wears a signet ring symbolizing his authority. And yes, the seal in wax of that ring on a paper document, or the image of that seal on an electronic, conveys that same authority. An explanation for those who may have been unaware of the practice.)
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What you need to know about Neralli (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=91505)

"...And so, Prime Minister, we have no reason to believe our ASAT missiles will have any trouble knocking Fox-owned satelites from the sky." concluded the Air Force General. "As well, my comrades in the navy have told me that we can eliminate their broadcast sites through naval bombardment and cruise missile strikes."

Slowly, Prime Minister Haley turned about, picking up the remote control from his desk. Tapping the power button, he turned his television on and switched it to channel 36. "General, we already get Fox, do we not?"

"Yes, sir."

"And have any of our satelites been co-opted?"

"No, sir."

"Do we really have any reason to care, General?" he asked, leaning back in his chair.

"Not really, sir."

"Then why are you so hot to shoot down their satelites, General?"

"Well, we've never really tested the ASATs, sir, and this is as good an excuse as any."

Haley rolled his eyes, sitting up straight and catching the elderly officer's eyes. "General, I'm only going to say this once. If you want to destroy satelites, broadcast stations, or anything else, you're going to have to come to me with something a little more convincing than "we've never tested our weapon". I like a good explosion as much as the next guy, but we've got no grudge with these people. Besides..." Haley sat back again, watching the television behind the Air Force officer. "Everyone likes The Simpsons."

OOC: Hello, Mr. FOX.

IC: ::MNT Alert::

A foreign television corporation, FOX (FÄKS) has released an international threat regarding "Sattelite programming". Is this any of your concern? No. Luckily, you enjoy programming being streamed through fibre. You will never notice this. Why is this important to you? If you abroad, they may not have this luxury.

::MNT Alert::

"Sir, several of our commo birds are registering unusual RF bombardment."

"Anything to worry about?"

"Standard anti-intrusion protocols have not activated, sir. Apparently the originators are unaware of the basics of electronics security. External Security suggests that this may be a laughably lame-brained attempt to bypass access fees and use our grid to broadcast commercial programming."

"Do we have a source?"

"Affirm, sir. Two of the ELINT birds noted RF transmissions from someplace called Twentieth Century Fox directed at the commnet."

"Last time I looked, this was the 21st Century."

"Still is, sir."

"Very well. Who's been working on this?"

"Shenters and George over in ES. Mikami, Hunter, Halaby, and me here at Central. Two of the night techs from the Cosmodrome. There might be a couple of others, but those are everyone I've been working with, sir."

"When did this all start?"

"About 10 hours ago, sir."

"Very well. Have the External Affairs Ministry deliver a bill for 10 hours specialist labor, trouble-shooting, and computer time to these last-century morons. At standard rates, that'll come to a little over EOE Cr 4,100 for each of you."

"Sir, what if they don't pay?"

"We'll let the Warlord worry about that. We still control one of the largest satellite networks on the planet. If these neanderthals want to broadcast on our birds, they have to pay full price, just like everyone else."

A FOX Executive, standing in shadows, voice changed for security reasons: "Just FYI mister Prime Minister of Evil Overlord, FOX is not a country, it's a corperation. Meaning, there's no place to attack the Corperation, unless you attack the nation we have our Head Qiarters Located in. And the nation FOX is based in is..."

Suddenly Cut off. TV Video Screen of the Prime Minister's says: Your broadcast was intterupted. We thank you from 20th Century FOX, for letting your security systems be so very easy to break through. Have a nice day! Remember, watch FOX, for everybody loves the Simpsons!
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Infomercials start playing

OOC: we already show FOX and Knootian corporations sponsor it heavily. The more people view it the better. :mrgreen:

OOC: The Conglomerate is a proud sponsor of the Fox network! (And they display our advertising, even the subliminal ones. Good job!)

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Remember, the Preview key is your friend!
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Your teleprompter appears to need adjusting.

ITEM:
The Dominion does not have a Prime Minister.

ITEM:
At no time was the threat of violence raised. Evil Overlord Enterprises is presenting a bill for damages and lost time caused by 20th Century Fox's inept bumbling around our satellite communications array.

ITEM:
The key point of your argument- such as it is- is entirely invalid since the Dominion need not attack your headquarters even if violence were considered. Since your messages and transmissions require regular broadcasts and an array of transmitters, it is entirely unnecessary for EOE to bother finding your headquarters. Your advertisers (who pay the salaries and stock dividends of your tiny little corporation) are unlikely to pay for ads that are never seen. Furthermore, it would be far cheaper to simply use the Dominion's massive economic muscle to browbeat potential advertisers into buying time on other networks.


I will spare you any further embarrassment by not explaining the basic economic realities which control how real corporations (such as EOE) operate. You may apply for the Basic Communications course at any competent university if you are still interested in learning how small a frog you are and just how large is the pond you chose to splash about in.

Darth Norm
Chief Scientist for Evil overlord Enterprises

Top Army officials watch the sattelite imaging of their Peacekeeping forces under fire by rebel agitators.

"Need fire support, we're pinned down! Help, help, ahhhh--" The voice from the radio is cut off in a burst of static.

One of the Generals pales and calls out to the radio operator.

"Send the 3rd Tactical Bomber squadron, tell them to use all of available firepower. The coordinants are, 256, by 362, by... What the!"

The screen changes suddenly, where once stood a firefight between Peacekeepers and Rebels, stood a cat and mouse killing each other, while yellow cigarette headed characters laugh on.

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The Dominion of Talkos is suing the 20th Century FOX corporation on grounds of reckless endangerment resulting in the loss of the lives of 33 Peacekeepers, tampering with government property, and illegially overriding military channels. Our lawyers will be in contact.

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The way you wrote your post Overload, it made it seem like you were a country, with Satellites. You did not make it clear once in your first post that you were a corporation, nor who I should broadcast anything to.

Last I checked, it didn't matter the corporation's Size, but it's technology. So it wouldn't matter how many employees I have, I could still hack your Satellites, unless you are one step ahead of me, and know how I am going to Hack your Satellites.

I was just saying that 20th century FOX is not a Country, but a Corporation, therefor you cannot send a bill for damages to our territory, but our headquarters.

From all the feedback from the Sponsors on this thread (Crimmond, Knootoss, Santa Barbara) I'd say this was a good idea, as they fully support it, and are loving having their commercials seen by Nations which are anti-capitalist.

And Furthermore, in my first post, I clearly said "satellites of countries". You are not a Country, but a Satellite Broadcasting Corporation, therefor I probably already use your satellites legally. And if I do not, then I would not hack them, as I only want to hack satellites of Anti-Capitalist Countries, to bypass their ban on FOX Broadcasting.

And finally, since I didn't know you were a corporation, and now I do, and have no reason to hack your Satellites, I am not going to hack your Satellites. I would have never hacked your Satellites in the first place, as you are a corporation, not a country!

FOX boradcasts have never been blocked in the Federated Anarchist Communes, though most Outer Eugenians don't waste time on such fascist propoganda.

Simon Kornbluth,
of The Port Bakunin Press Collective

Hm....since FOX will be hacking >OUR OWN SATELLITES<, Maniacal Laughter will be laughing at all of those who shoot down their own satellites, for they are unknowledgeable about their own nation. Next, Manical Laughter will be shutting down all satellites affected by hacking, and reformatting the software portion of them. All essential programming is hardwired to the system.

OOC: The way you wrote your post Overload, it made it seem like you were a country, with Satellites. You did not make it clear once in your first post that you were a corporation, nor who I should broadcast anything to.

<OOC>Actually, the Dominion is both a nation and a corporation. Everyone and anything within the Dominion of the Evil overlord is an asset of Evil Overlord Enterprises. EOE has been in space for a very long time, has a very highly advanced technology, and uses state-of-the-art communications security and encryption algorithms. A corporation's size does matter, since EOE has over 1.7 billion citizen/shareholders and the best economy in the world. This translates directly into massive economic influence.


I was just saying that 20th century FOX is not a Country, but a Corporation, therefor you cannot send a bill for damages to our territory, but our headquarters.

Yeah, I got that bit. All the Technicalpeon in my post said was that a bill should be sent to you- not where it would be sent.

BTW, your lack of physical concentration (corporation as opposed to nation) does not render you immune from economic retaliation (as opposed to physical force). This was the point of Darth Norm's post to you.

And Furthermore, in my first post, I clearly said "satellites of countries". You are not a Country, but a Satellite Broadcasting Corporation, therefor I probably already use your satellites legally. And if I do not, then I would not hack them, as I only want to hack satellites of Anti-Capitalist Countries, to bypass their ban on FOX Broadcasting.

With the minor quibble that EOE is both a nation and a corporation, your objection is noted. The Dominion could hardly be considered "anticapitalist" in any case.

The tenor and wording in the initial post seemed to indicate that you were merely trying to bypass paying for satellite access. EOE will let anyone with the hard currency to afford it transmit via the EOE satellite commnet. Attempted interference with the commnet rarely succeeds due to the security measures in place- which is largely why EOE's prices are slightly higher than other providers.

And finally, since I didn't know you were a corporation, and now I do, and have no reason to hack your Satellites, I am not going to hack your Satellites. I would have never hacked your Satellites in the first place, as you are a corporation, not a country!

And now that we have driven this point deep into the ground and have begun barking at the hole, did you not anticipate the kind of responses you've been getting?

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Intresting but thats when they start bringing in their counteraction teams and some of those AntiCapitalist countries are extremely good at Electronic Warfare, you might just find them broadcastsing anticapitalist propaganda on your network.

~Emperor Mishimi

OOC: Zerni: yet they haven't posted that so I assume FOX is still broadcasting Knootoss-friendly propa... umh "News" :mrgreen: