4NET

4NET (shortened version of Four Network) is a Jonathian commercial broadcast television network, serving as the flagship property of the eponymous 4NET Enterprises. The network is headquartered in Jetzeburg, in the borough of Hallon Garden. The network's secondary offices, and headquarters of its news division, are in Bellfort.
4NET launched on the 1st of May, 1974, and was the fifth major broadcasting station to be launched in Jonathia. Brian Forborte, the founder of the network and a former accountant for RBA, made the new television network profitable by helping develop and greenlighting many successful series. In 1997, after buying up several regional stations, 4NET launched the 8NET channel to appeal more to regional viewers.
4NET is received by around 98% of television owners in Jonathia. It is also available online through 4NET's on-demand service, 4GO. 4NET's television services can also be received in parts of countries neighbouring Jonathia due to the transmitting area of many transmitters. 4NET is known for airing many popular programs, including High Jubilee, The Topic, and Countdown.
== History ==
=== Creation and launch ===
The idea of 4NET was created in 1972 by Brian Forborte, an arts major who had recently left a job at RBA as an accountant. Forborte had been fascinated by television, and wanted to launch a network similar to that of NBC. In 1972, Forborte bid for the fourth television broadcast transponder. His bid won, defeating a bid submitted by Rolf Kurzman, Hugh Lubold, and the Jetzeburg Inquirer, which would later successfully bid for the seventh transponder and become TV7. Both networks have since had a heavy rivalry.
After two years of preparation, 4NET took to the airwaves as the Four Network on May 1st, 1974. Forborte was the first person to appear on the network, saying on the channel's launch, "Good afternoon. It's a pleasure to be able to say to you, welcome to the Four Network." Following the announcement, the channel headed into a montage of clips from its programmes.
Many of 4NET's now signature programs launched around the channel's first few years. Countdown, a game show involving words and mathematical tasks, first aired on November 30th, 1974.
=== Success in the 80s and 90s ===
=== Rebrand in the 2000s ===
=== Modern 4NET ===
== Programming ==
=== Current programming ===
==== Comedies ====
* Twisted Cooking
==== Dramas and soap operas ====
* High Jubilee
==== Talk shows ====
* Tonight with Mr. Mont
==== Game shows / reality / non-scripted ====
* Countdown
==== News and current affairs ====
* 4NEWS
* The Topic
==Logo history==
The original logo of 4NET, designed by Francis Colwill, features a stylised 4 with a star in the middle. This logo was used from the launch of 4NET to 1985, when it was replaced with a CGI logo with the colours of the Jonathian flag. 4NET continued to use the general design of the 1985 logo until 2002, though it lost its flag colours in 1991.
In 1998, a new logo was adopted, accompanied by an ident set notably similar to that used by Channel 4 in Maideria around the same time.
On September 30th, 2002, alongside the rebranding of all 8NET regional services, 4NET introduced a new logo, featuring a blocky 4 numeral with parts missing. The logo, designed by Trelford & Belsey, was described as "4NET's foray into the digital age and the new century". Despite being used for eight years, the logo was unpopular with viewers. Sometime after the rebrand, Tellitalk jokingly changed it's own logo for April Fool's Day to mimic the 4NET logo.
On August 1st, 2010, the 4NET logo was once again changed to a simple text logo in blue and purple, marking the first time the word "NET" was used in the channel's official logo.
On January 1st, 2023, 4NET introduced a new logo as part of a major rebranding campaign throughout 4NET Enterprises. This logo features a yellow dot with "4N" written on it.
4NET 1974.png|1974 - 1985
4NET 1985.png|1985 - 1991
4NET 1991.png|1991 - 1998
4NET 1998.png|1998 - 2002
4NET logo (2002 - 2010).png|2002 - 2010
4Net logo.png|2010 - 2023
4NET logo 2023.png|2023 - present
==See also==
Category:4NET
Category:Television
Category:Television channels
Category:Jonathia
Category:Television in Jonathia