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[[3V Entertainment]] is the single most popular form of media in the [[Distant Fringe]].
 
[[3V Entertainment]] is the single most popular form of media in the [[Distant Fringe]].
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* It is also called the [[Tri-D]] and [[Holovision]].
  
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== Description / Specifications ==
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== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
 
3V (Holography) is a telecommunication medium used for transmitting moving images in three dimensions and sound. The term can refer to a 3V viewer, a 3V program ("3V show"), or the medium of 3V transmission. 3V is a mass medium for entertainment, education, news, politics, gossip and advertising.
 
3V (Holography) is a telecommunication medium used for transmitting moving images in three dimensions and sound. The term can refer to a 3V viewer, a 3V program ("3V show"), or the medium of 3V transmission. 3V is a mass medium for entertainment, education, news, politics, gossip and advertising.
  
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Most commonly these take the form of a control unit and a number of projectors, usually controlled by a small handset or by vocal command. Projected images are usually displayed at a reduced size. For most viewers, the projected holography is of a set size, with a relatively limited ability to zoom or shrink images. More expensive viewers have many more features and functions.
 
Most commonly these take the form of a control unit and a number of projectors, usually controlled by a small handset or by vocal command. Projected images are usually displayed at a reduced size. For most viewers, the projected holography is of a set size, with a relatively limited ability to zoom or shrink images. More expensive viewers have many more features and functions.
  
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== Media Production ==
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== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
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A number of large companies produce 3V content. Chief among these are:
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''Media Production:'' A number of large companies produce 3V content. Chief among these are:
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* Channel 42
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* [[Channel 42]]
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* Data Services LLC
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* [[Data Services]] [[LLC]]
 
* [[Medios Martin]] [[Inc.]] (based at [[Kuyt (world)|Kuyt]])
 
* [[Medios Martin]] [[Inc.]] (based at [[Kuyt (world)|Kuyt]])
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* FarStel Group
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* [[FarStel Group]]
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* Fringe News Network ("FNN")
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* [[Fringe News Network]] ("FNN")
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* ICS Direct LLC
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* [[ICS Direct]] [[LLC]]
  
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These companies form part of the [[Media, Leisure, and Tourism]] [[Business Sectors|business sector]].
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These companies form part of the [[Fringian Media, Leisure, and Tourism|Media, Leisure, and Tourism]] [[Fringian Business Sectors|business sector]].
  
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== Popular Programmes ==
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=== Popular Programmes ===
 
A number of programmes are popular:
 
A number of programmes are popular:
 
* Live and syndicated newsfeeds, including
 
* Live and syndicated newsfeeds, including
 
** ''Channel 42 News''
 
** ''Channel 42 News''
 
** ''FNN Direct''
 
** ''FNN Direct''
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* Sporting Events
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** ''Channel 42 Sports''
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** ''FNN Brings You''
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** ''Medios Deporte Red''
 
* Soap Operas, including
 
* Soap Operas, including
 
** ''Good Androids''
 
** ''Good Androids''
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* Blockbuster movies
 
* Blockbuster movies
 
** ''Farewell, Voyager''
 
** ''Farewell, Voyager''
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** ''Garran's World''
 
** ''Invasion: Terra''
 
** ''Invasion: Terra''
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** ''Jump: 6000AD''
 
** ''Last Armada''
 
** ''Last Armada''
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** ''Michael M-3''
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** ''The Backwards War''
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** ''The Thorns and the Stones''
 
** ''The Vilani Conspiracy''
 
** ''The Vilani Conspiracy''
 
* Social shows
 
* Social shows
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** ''Frontier: Life on the Fringe''
 
** ''Kinsey''
 
** ''Kinsey''
 
* Documentaries
 
* Documentaries
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** ''Dark Secrets of the Hidden Void'', known for staging vivid and sensationalist reconstructions of spooky incidents, strange encounters and mysterious disappearances that have occurred around the [[Harmal Strange]] and [[Unstable Space]] regions.
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** ''Dark Secrets of the Hidden Void'', known for staging vivid and sensationalist reconstructions of spooky incidents, strange encounters and mysterious disappearances that have occurred around the [[Cleistra Bubble]], [[Harmal Strange]], [[Taranil Singularity]] and [[Unstable Space]] regions.
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** ''[[Deep Sky Program|DSP]]: Inside the Demon Cluster'', showcasing interesting regions, unusual star systems, nebulae and gas clouds, strange phenomena, and other discoveries made within the [[Empty Stars]].  
 
** ''Fringian Astrographic'', showcasing the wildlife, natural wonders, history, varied cultures and native [[sophont]]s of the [[Distant Fringe]].
 
** ''Fringian Astrographic'', showcasing the wildlife, natural wonders, history, varied cultures and native [[sophont]]s of the [[Distant Fringe]].
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** ''Into The Night'', a study of the [[Jannasta Expedition]] and its exploration of the [[Intersect Cluster]].
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** ''Scavenger Age''
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** ''Star Stories''
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** ''Throne of Blood'', a speculative analysis of the [[Dillard-Purcell Expedition]] and the [[Lords of the High Realm]].
 
* Space Operas
 
* Space Operas
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** ''Plague Sector'', a series set in far-off [[Pestilent Sector]], concerning the struggles of a human [[Near Fringian Lost Settlements|Lost Settlement]] against "the plague".
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** ''Plague Sector'', a series set in far-off [[Pestilent Sector]], concerning the struggles of a human [[Near Fringian Lost Settlements|Lost Settlement]] against "[[The Plague]]".
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** ''Infinitys Shore'', a space opera drawing heavily on the [[Mythology of Lon Beon]]. The early episodes were broadly criticised for their "Deus ex machina" plotlines, hammy acting and low production values. Later episodes were markedly improved. Infinitys Shore has proven immensely popular: many believe it to be based on fact.
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** ''Infinitys Shore'', a space opera drawing heavily on the [[Mythology of Lon Beon]]. The early episodes were broadly criticized for their "Deus ex machina" plotlines, hammy acting and low production values. Later episodes were markedly improved. Infinitys Shore has proven immensely popular: many believe it to be based on fact.
  
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== References & Contributors / Sources ==
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== References & Contributors ([[Sources]]) ==
 
{{Intermediate}}
 
{{Intermediate}}
 
{{Sources
 
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|S1= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus [[User: Alagoric|Adie Alegoric Stewart]] of the [[IISS]]
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|S1= Author & Contributor: [[Tom Chlebus]]
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|S2= Author & Contributor: Tom Chlebus
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|S2= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus [[Adie Alegoric Stewart]] of the [[IISS]]
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|S3= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[User:Maksim-Smelchak|Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]]
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|S3= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]]
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|S4= 
 
 
}}
 
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[[Category: Distant Fringe]]
 
[[Category: Infinitys Shore]]
 
[[Category: Infinitys Shore]]
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Latest revision as of 23:01, 4 August 2021

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3V Entertainment is the single most popular form of media in the Distant Fringe.

Description (Specifications)[edit]

3V (Holography) is a telecommunication medium used for transmitting moving images in three dimensions and sound. The term can refer to a 3V viewer, a 3V program ("3V show"), or the medium of 3V transmission. 3V is a mass medium for entertainment, education, news, politics, gossip and advertising.

3V Viewers[edit]

Most commonly these take the form of a control unit and a number of projectors, usually controlled by a small handset or by vocal command. Projected images are usually displayed at a reduced size. For most viewers, the projected holography is of a set size, with a relatively limited ability to zoom or shrink images. More expensive viewers have many more features and functions.

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

Media Production: A number of large companies produce 3V content. Chief among these are:

These companies form part of the Media, Leisure, and Tourism business sector.

Popular Programmes[edit]

A number of programmes are popular:

  • Live and syndicated newsfeeds, including
    • Channel 42 News
    • FNN Direct
  • Sporting Events
    • Channel 42 Sports
    • FNN Brings You
    • Medios Deporte Red
  • Soap Operas, including
    • Good Androids
    • As the Stars Turn
  • Blockbuster movies
    • Farewell, Voyager
    • Garran's World
    • Invasion: Terra
    • Jump: 6000AD
    • Last Armada
    • Michael M-3
    • The Backwards War
    • The Thorns and the Stones
    • The Vilani Conspiracy
  • Social shows
    • Frontier: Life on the Fringe
    • Kinsey
  • Documentaries
  • Space Operas
    • Plague Sector, a series set in far-off Pestilent Sector, concerning the struggles of a human Lost Settlement against "The Plague".
    • Infinitys Shore, a space opera drawing heavily on the Mythology of Lon Beon. The early episodes were broadly criticized for their "Deus ex machina" plotlines, hammy acting and low production values. Later episodes were markedly improved. Infinitys Shore has proven immensely popular: many believe it to be based on fact.

References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]

This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Far Future Enterprises or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.
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