Entertain., Reality

**Reality Entertainment**, doing business as **Entertain., Reality** is a Perrennia-based film and television production company focused on creating documentary films and shows, which it broadcasts mainly to its cable television channel, *Real TV*. Entertain., Reality also owns a news channel, titled *The R.E.-port*, a pun on the company's initials.

# History

Entertain., Reality was originally founded as Reality Entertainment Productions by Mamie Idella in Cabana in late 1996. It wasn't until February of 1997, however, that the company bought its own cable channel after some negotiating with the Media and Communications Association of Perrennia. Airing on the channel began March 3, 1997. The months prior to airing mostly consisted of production on upcoming shows that would build the channel from the ground up.

In December 1997, broadcasting began in Hasbana and the Altapine Republic, after talks with the Hasbin Motion Picture Association. It was during these business dealings that "Productions" was dropped from the company's name.

In November of 1999, *Reality Entertainment* secured a second channel in all territories the company broadcasted in. It was during these dealings the company began using *Entertain., Reality*. The channel *The R.E.-port* began broadcasting January 1, 2000 in all World Island nations.

On June 26, 2020, Mamie Idella, who has served as CEO since founding *Entertain., Reality*, announced she will be retiring after 25 years with the company, on September 17, 2021.

## Finances

Mamie Idella claimed to have started *Entertain., Reality* with a Ɍ7.5 million budget, much of which she had inherited.

Since it's founding in 1996, it has been estimated that a total Ɍ5 billion have been spent on content production alone.

# Programming

## Television

### *Real TV*

The channel *Real TV* has hosted over 60 different shows in its long history. Currently, *Real TV* has eight on-going shows, though re-runs of previous series are common. Below is a list of all on-going programming on *Real TV*, in order of descending popularity.

### *The R.E.-port*

*The R.E.-port* is a twenty-four hour live broadcast news channel. The channel has been operational since January of 2000 and airs in Perrennia, Hasbana, and the Altapine Republic. The focus of the news presented is worldwide and covers a broad range of topics. Since September of 2015, Max Méjia has been the lead news anchor for the channel.

## Film

From 1997 to 2017, Real TV hosted *"Film Fridays"*, in which during the first Friday of every month a new documentary film would be premiered at 9:00 pm, IST. Only select films produced by the company were shown in theaters prior to 2017; on average *Entertain., Reality* would have only one theatrical release every three years.

Since 2017, however, due to the declining use of cable television, all film releases by *Entertain., Reality* have either theatrical or on streaming services.

*Entertain., Reality* has released 8 movies theatrically, 3 movies via streaming service, and 237 movies were released by means of *"Film Fridays"*.

## Online

All 3 of *Entertain., Reality's* internet releases have been done through the Webfilms streaming service.

*Entertain., Reality* maintains a corporate YouTube channel, named *Real YT*, where they upload clips and trailers of their shows and movies as well as interviews and behind-the-scenes videos. The channel was started in September of 2007. As of January 2024, the *Real YT* channel has 255 thousand subscribers.

# Decline

Due to continually declining rates of cable television views, *Entertain., Reality* appears to be in a popularity and financial decline. Though, recent reports suggest a slight 'pick-up' in viewership in the spring of 2020, most likely due to the coronavirus pandemic.

In 2018 the company laid off 70 of its workers, some 40% of its total workforce.

So far, 2020 has been the only year in the company's history in which no new shows have premiered on the Real TV channel.

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