Mass media in the Euro Republics

There are several different types of mass media in the Euro Republics: television, radio, newspapers, magazines and websites. The Euro Republics is known for its large music industry, along with its new and upcoming artists. The country also has a large broadcasting, film, video games and book publishing industries.

EBC
The Euroish Broadcasting Corporation (EBC) is the national broadcaster of the Euro Republics. Headquartered at Broadcast Centre in Euro City, the EBC is established under a royal charter and operates under its agreement with the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. Its work is funded principally by an annual media licence fee which is charged to all British households, companies, and organisations using any type of equipment to receive or record live television broadcasts, radio broadcasts or internet usage. The fee is set by the Euroish Government, and is used to fund the EBC's radio, TV, and online services covering the nations and regions of the country.

The EBC operates several television channels nationally. The main two are mainstream entertainment channel ETV One and the innovative and more niche Network Two. Others include cultural and documentary channel ETV Three and news channel ETV 24. The EBC has thirteen radio stations serving the whole of the Euro Republics, These are:


 * EBC Radio 1, focusing on current affairs, science, history, factual and other speech-based programming, including drama and comedy;
 * EBC 1 Extra, complimenting Radio 1, focusing on archive factual programmes, parlimentary and overspill sports coverage from EBC Sportsmax, and simulcasting flagship Radio 1 programmes such as AM and Tonight;
 * EBC Radio 2, focusing on adult contemporary, country, dance, rock, classical, gospel and soul music amongst many other genres, including news discussion and music documentaries;
 * EBC 2 Extra, focusing on music for the older demographic of Radio 2, with a playlist that is a fusion of easy listening and golden oldies, depending on the programming;
 * EBC 3FM, focusing on new music and popular styles and being notable for its chart show;
 * EBC 3XM, complimenting 3FM, focusing on new black music and urban tracks;
 * EBC 3 Pride, complimenting 3FM, focusing on music and speech content geared towards an LGBTQ+ audience;
 * EBC Radio 4, focusing on classical music and opera, jazz, world music, drama, culture, current affairs and the arts. There are regular productions of both classic plays and newly commissioned drama;
 * EBC 5 News, focusing on 24-hour news, current affairs and discussion programmes;
 * EBC Radio 6, focusing on alternative music genres in additon to rock, indie and dance and is notable as a platform for new, experimental artists. There is also speech output, mostly music discussion and documentaries and comedy programmes;
 * EBC Radio 7, focusing on archive drama, comedy and children's programming;
 * EBC World, focusing on world radio programmes from counties and outlets including the BBC in the United Kingdom, NPR in the United States, CBC in Canada, RNZ in New Zealand and RTÉ in Ireland;
 * and EBC Sportsmax, focusing on round the clock live sports coverage along with regular sports chat and news.

EuroMedia
EuroMedia is the country's largest privately owned media organisation, operating a range of television channels, streaming platforms, radio stations, newspapers and telecommunications providers, with significant interests in other European countries including the United Kingdom, the Nordic countries, the Netherlands, France and Germany.

Based in Euro City, EuroMedia is the owner of TV3, which - as of 2023, is the most watched television channel in the Euro Republics. It also operates TV4, a national public service youth-oriented channel and TV8, the country's flagship news channel.

EuroMedia has, since 1989, published The Euro Independent and The i Paper, having been partners since TV3's initial creation in 1987 as founding co-owners of newsgathering organisation ERN. ERN is currently responsible for The Euro Independent, as well as producing news programmes for TV3, TV4, TV8 and Prime.

Print
The Euro Republics print publishing sector, including books, server, directories and databases, journals, magazines and business media, newspapers and news agencies, has a combined turnover of around €20 billion and employs around 167,000 people. Popular national newspapers include Euroish World, The Record, The Euro Independent, and The Castle.

Newspapers
Traditionally British newspapers have been divided into "quality", serious-minded newspapers (usually referred to as "broadsheets" because of their large size) and the more "tabloid" varieties.

The Euro Independent is a leftist "quality" broadsheet with an emphasis on political analysis, media news, business news, world affairs and culture, and The i Paper, it's free sibling publication that has been published since September 1995, was aimed at a younger, more casual demographic, helmed by a young, multicultural team of reporters, alongside a more satirical and offbeat style of reporting. The i Paper is the only national Euroish paper to release an evening version, The i Tonight, which is usually published at 4pm and available to commuters in major city centres. Reports in The i Tonight is a mix of material from the morning edition and new material that is in some cases reused on the following morning's edition.

Subscribers to The Euro Independent have the option to recieve The i Paper alongside it.

A more celebrity-based alternative to The i Paper, Today, was launched on 1st March 1999 by the Daily Herald. The right-wing tabloid Daily Herald has the highest circulation of any daily newspaper, while its sister paper the Sunday Herald similarly leads the Sunday newspaper market.