Industry Broadcast Systems Ihiri

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Broadcast Systems Ihiri

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Name	Broadcast Systems Ihiri
Type	Planetary Broadcast Studio
Owner	Neekai'até
Location	Zephys, Ihiri

With several channels broadcasting films, news, sports and disposable talkshows, Broadcast Systems Ihiri (BSI) stands as a pillar of Ihiri's society. The studio, whose headquarters are located in Zephys, predates the Imperial conquest by decades. As a result, most of its programming has been altered in some ways to accommodate the change.

Even so, BSI's independence (in how much that is possible in under the Imperial regime) has proved a kind of armour: just a company selling attention. Not important enough to put under complete government control. Fan favourite shows such as 'Goldriver Goblins', 'Expedition Harson', and 'Spill-T-Tea' have continued to attract viewers from all over the planet.

More recently, there has been a silent change in ownership. No official announcements have followed. No cancellations, no triumphant rebrand. What may or may not eventually change for the viewer at home remains to be seen.

 

[Neekai’até]

During a recent Spill-T-Tea segment on Zephys nightlife, longtime host Corvin Catarango was running through the week's new club openings when he turned to his guest with an easy grin. "You'd know the scene better than most of us, Shu'rila. I hear the new places on the riverfront are practically decorating with your people these days." He gestured vaguely. "Good for business, apparently."

A beat of laughter from the studio. A producer off-camera laughed too, a little louder than the rest.

Seated beside him was Shu'rila Vierdega, a Twi'lek journalist whose recent reporting on labour conditions in the riverfront clubs had drawn attention. She did not answer at once. She looked at Catarango and waited until the laughter had run itself out.

Then she said:

"You know, Corvin, a joke like that doesn't really tell the audience anything about Twi'leks. It tells them what this room is willing to laugh at. I'd think about that, if I were watching from home."

Catarango's grin held a second longer before he recovered with a quip, and the segment moved on.

The exchange might have faded by morning, as such moments often do. Instead, the clip began circulating. First on private feeds, then on public ones. By week's end commentators across Ihiri were weighing in. Some praised Shu'rila's composure. Others defended Catarango as an entertainer whose style had always been sharp.

Catarango remains in his chair. BSI has offered no statement. Vierdega has been booked for a return appearance in the near future, with a longer interview segment said to be in development.

 

[Neekai’até]

Shu'rila Vierdega, the twi'lek journalist whose unflinching reply to host Catarango drew attention earlier, has now become a familiar face on IBS channels in the weeks since.

On a recent broadcast of Evening Table, she spoke about how most of the dominion's clinical knowledge has been built on human subjects, and that twi'leks are, as a result, routinely misdiagnosed or mistreated. How twi'lek patients presenting with lekku-related neuralgia were still being treated under protocols developed for human migraine. The other guests nodded along politely, but kept quiet.

The show's host eventually steered the conversation to a lighter topic: the dramatic season end of the current sportsball league. The Dancing Daisies managed to claim their only win against New Nyx Heat, who as a result lost their shot at first place. When asked what Vierdega made of the Vio'lekks' season, she responded with a smile.

"I'll admit I don't follow sportsball," she said. "But it matters that an all-twi'lek side can play among the dominion's best. There will be young people watching who needed to see it."