RNBC

RNBC, also known as the Ryzani National Broadcasting Corporation, is Ryzan's official state news and TV station and is the longest running television network in Stoneworks history. Intially, it started off as a news network, with its main show being RNBC News, before transitioning briefly to propaganda, international affairs and then finally to documentaries, where it has remained ever since.

Founding
On 9th June 2021, John P. G. Rex cooperated with Alvertex to create RNBC, as he felt that the new Second Republic of Ryzan needed a TV station, to further it's influence in the world. Alvertex was on board with the idea, as he was the head of the Ryzani Independent, the most popular newspaper in the nation. Over the following days, John built RNBC Tower in Vokoregrod, the original home of the station. It was completed on the 13th June 2021.

The first broadcast of RNBC News was aired on the 19th June 2021, and was a huge success with the public, with viewing estimates placing roughly 33% of the Ryzani population tuning in the live premiere. However, the second broadcast was postponed due to time restraints. The station officially announced a hiatus after the Bardonian invasion of Ryzan on June 26th 2021. In many ways now, the predictions made in the first broadcast turned out to be true, as Ryzan was not prepared for an invasion of that size.

Bardonian Occupation
RNBC got itself involved in the Ryzani Resistance (IRGC) movement, with its founder giving full support of the Resistance and aiding the military. on July 18th 2021, RNBC aired a reveal of the first ship in the Ryzani Air Naval Fleet, a prototype project which never got off the ground, being marked as one of John P. Rex's greatest failures as he financially backed the project. At the same time, a rift was formed between the founders of the company when it was discovered that Alvertex had sided with the Bardonian puppet government of Westreach. This alongside him assisting Kino Azurov in tearing down RNBC Tower eventually led to Alvertex being fired from RNBC, and the company's HQ being relocated to the Grand Temple of the Blades. Shortly afterwards, the company would announce it would begin the re-hiring process. Following the defeat of Bardonia in the Allium-Coalition War, RNBC would enter an official hiatus.

Hiatus & RIBC Rebranding
During the time of the Fourth Tsardom of Ryzan, RNBC would remain inactive, working on multiple projects in the background and being critical of Josbar Liberium's administration. RNBC would attempt a comeback, before ultimately deciding to rebrand into RNBC, or the Rathnir International Broadcasting Corporation after the fall of Ryzan. International reception was not great, however, with RIBC being temporarily outlawed in the majority of Syltor in November 2021, before a gradual reintroduction to Syltoren audiences in early 2022. RNBC would publish their first full length documentary, Rathnir: A Brief Geological History, around this time, and with the rise of the Ryvenate of Ryzan, RIBC was bought by the Ryzani government once again.

RNBC Bulletin
Later in the year, RNBC would expand into the domain of newspapers, beginning the RNBC Bulletin in 978 ACA. The paper appealed to mostly Aurlunoren audiences, who had a lack of access to the regular television networks due to censorship laws. The Bulletin focused largely on internal news, reporting national events to the general populace of Aurlunor. During the 980s, the Bulletin was the most popular newspaper in Aurlunor-Ryzan, despite focusing strictly on internal happenings. Following an attempted lawsuit by the Temple Territories & the decline in popularity of the newspaper genre, the RNBC Bulletin would cease printing in 1002 ACA.