Ilelish Interstellar Information Interchange

The Ilelish Interstellar Information Interchange (I⁴) is a journalism and media corporation.

• It is a former subsidiary of Llelish Interstellar Information Interchange (LIII).
• It almost entirely operates within Verge Sector, a part of Charted Space.

Market Ticker Code

This business entity is traded under the following interstellar market code/s:

Market Ticker Code
Name	Code	Type	Charter	Remarks
Ilelish Interstellar Information Interchange	IIII	I4CommCorp	LIC	IIII is the premier news and content provider of Verge Sector.

Description (Portfolio)

I⁴ is an interstellar news agency. It was formerly a subsidiary of Llelish Interstellar Information Interchange but became entirely independent following a management buyout. Despite operating almost exclusively in Verge Sector it uses Ilelish in its name: Ilelish, with its allusions to the Domain and Imperial power, is believed to carry a certain gravitas that the name Verge does not.

While I⁴ is a trusted source of hard news, it's style of jounalism is considered intrusive and sensationalist, particularly with regard to the High Nobility and Imperial court intrigues.

• This has caused disagreements with its various local affiliate companies, as well as ongoing and often expensive legal issues.

Commercial Competencies

The corporation specializes in media of all kinds.

• Media & Entertainment
  • Printed / hardcopy media and archives.
  • Tapes, recordings, and Holocrystals
  • Live news & journalism
  • Radio and televisual broadcasting
  • Tri-D / 3V broadcasting

Governance & Organization

I⁴ is governed by a Chairman and a Board of Directors. It is run by a Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officers, and Department Heads. It has a vast Records Department, an Audit Office, a very active Legal Department, a Sophont Resources Department, an extensive Public Relations Office, an Accounts Department, and a large and well-equipped Security Service. The Chairman and Directors are answerable to the shareholders and investors. It employs large numbers of journalists, editorial staff, computer experts, and supporting personnel.

I⁴ was a subsidiary of Llelish Interstellar until the 1050s, when a management buyout was negotiated and the company became entirely independent of its parent organization. Both businesses continue to maintain a close working relationship.

Head Office:

Corporate head office is located on Tripolis, the capital of Verge Sector. As well as the main administrative facilities, its headquarters includes corporate retreats and spa complexes, executive villas, and large private estates with associated recreational compounds where business may be undertaken in complete privacy. The company operates a number of private spaceport facilities on the world.

Major Divisions:

• Advertising Administration
• Media Operations (news programming, transmissions and feeds, and connectivity)
• Productions (non-live content creation)
• Asset Management (including property, personnel, and equipment)
• Transport Division (including courier craft and corporate transports)

Subsidiaries

I⁴ does not have any major subsidiary companies.

Stockholders

Stock ownership:

• Private ownership – 36%
• Investment Trusts – 28%
  • Of which Hortalez et Cie - 35%
• Imperial Nobility – 27%
  • Imperial nobles have a difficult relationship with the corporation. They are the targets of (often quite salacious) stories, but are the beneficiaries of the profits those same stories generate.
• Public ownership – 9%

Best Known Products & Services

This business is best known for:

• News and media coverage.
• Content creation, including popular serials, documentaries, and epic movies.
• Hosting News Net and social media platforms.
• Starport public screens.

History & Background (Dossier)

The corporation is a former subsidiary of Llelish Interstellar Information Interchange. It was founded in the early 800s, through the acquisition and amalgamation of a number of smaller media providers in Verge Sector, following the reorganization and expansion of LIII. In the 1050s a management buyout was negotiated and the company became entirely independent of its parent organization, though they continue to maintain a close working relationship. It maintains small offices at most Class A and Class B Starports, larger operations centers at Xboat hubs, and commercial facilities on many high population worlds within Verge Sector.

Trade Partners

• Hortalez et Cie, an Imperial Megacorporation involved in banking and investments. Early access to breaking news and developing stories gives them a considerable commercial advantage, but the nature of stories regarding the Imperial nobility has caused concern. The Megacorporation has been carefully distancing itself from I⁴.
• Llelish Interstellar Information Interchange, its Ilelish-based former parent company.
• The Traveller's Aid Society.
• Various subsector and planetary news and media organizations. These are referred to as affiliates.

Trade Competitors

• Small independent media providers.

Worlds & Sectors (Astrography)

This business primarily operates within the following regions:
Charted Space:

• Verge Sector
  • Biika Subsector
  • Khulikhu Subsector
  • Likagemika Subsector
  • Mimiuudlika Subsector
  • Miruu Subsector
  • Nuzuu Subsector

Facilities Data

The business is known to have major facilities in the following locations:

• Tripolis, the capital of Verge Sector.
• It maintains large centers of operations at all Xboat Hubs within Verge Sector.

World Listing

Comprehensive Second Survey UWP data for all worlds associated with this business is available.

• The primary source material for all data is Traveller Map.

28 of 28 World articles in Ilelish Interstellar Information Interchange

Amdarush  •  Daddash  •  Ekin  •  Elian  •  Gallejat  •  Iedde  •  Inan (Ve 2017)  •  Inkha (Ve 3210)  •  Jhundale  •  Khiniel  •  Kizull  •  Krajhune  •  Kriskus  •  Kuma  •  Lagi  •  Murassi  •  Narkin  •  Noargan  •  Serai (Ve 2107)  •  Sirim  •  Sulet  •  Tier  •  Tlaq  •  Tournakh  •  Tripolis  •  Turin (Ve 2023)  •  Tuzhiri (Ve 2115)  •  Uranion  •  

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Note that some Second Survey data, though only 40 years old, is likely to be out of date.

• Data is occasionally updated as new information becomes available.
• Scouting missions gathering reliable, verified data can receive substantial payment.
• Verified updated data is constantly sought.

References & Contributors (Sources)

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• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS
• Author & Contributor: GypsyComet
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science