Firey Network

> *This is about the network formerly called Nexus. For the network that used the Firey Network brand from 1999-2018, see Williams.*
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### Type

Free-to-air terrestrial, cable and satellite network (Sillak)
Paid cable and satellite network (International)

### Country

Sillak (foreign operations based in Iceland)

### Launched

1967 (fictional)
2017 (actual)

### Owner

(Lore) Maestro Newburn
(Fictionverse) -PenTPOT-

### Former Name(s)

Westmore Radio Company (1967-1970)
Sillan Radio and Television (1970-1982)
Bonfire Network (1982-1999)
Nexus (1999-2006, 2014-2019)
Nexus Republic (2006-2014)

## Scratch Info

### Link

https://scratch.mit.edu/studios/30481477

**Firey Network** is a Sillan television network owned by Burst Media, which is a division of SesimoBurst, which is a parent company/independently functioning subsidiary of SGWHMedia. It is the biggest television network in Sillak, barely surpassing its main competitor Milford Network in terms of revenue.

## History

### Radio

Firey Network was founded as the Westmore Radio Company. This was the second radio network in Sillak, the first being the Rally Radio Network. Rally would end up being acquired by Westmore three years later. It is when it joined the Scratch Television lineup.

### Television introduction

Westmore Radio Company premiered as the Sillak Radio and Television Network. It broadcasted three shows: Hat's News, Timmy's Adventure and Cinder, all of which were extremely successful and lasted for decades. After this tremendous success, the print company Sammy News decided to acquire SRTN, forming TimmySammy Inc. and orienting more towards kids and teens.

### Affiliate system

After seeing the success of EN1, SRT, now Bonfire Network, decided to open affiliate networks under the Bonfire brand. The first one was Bonfire Adult. TimmySammy was acquiring many companies and consolidating into Studio 18. The affiliate system managed to keep them focused on a specific group: everyone. The first acquired program to premiere was King of the Hill on 1997 to cater to adults. Bonfire, out of ambition, split into two networks in 1999: Firey Network and Nexus. Nexus would then be spun off into its own company, Nexus Limited. We will focus on Nexus for this page.

### A new challenger appears!

With the split into Firey Network and Nexus, Milford Network became the #1 network in Sillak. In response of this, Nexus acquired more programs, starting with The Legend of Zelda: Wakes of Past in 2001 and ending with Danny Phantom in 2005. Nexus was eventually acquired by the Republic Media company, rebranding to Nexus Republic Network. NRN still had rights to the pre-split library, including numerous acquired shows. This allowed them to add Hat's News, King of the Hill, Lexington, The Simpsons, and Cinder to their library of shows. Cinder would eventually end in 2007 and would grant a spin-off: Rox and Mike. NRN then premiered The Prince and replaced Hat's News with Daily News due to the death of Marcus Hat. Compared to Firey Network, Nexus Republic was doing fine.

### Dominance

Nexus would become the #1 network in 2009, surpassing Milford Network. However, Firey Network was also rising and that was concerning for Nexus Republic. Republic Media, excluding Nexus Republic and its affiliates, was acquired by the Red Media Company in 2014, thus making Nexus Republic independent again. Red Media was eventually acquired by BFDIWorks in 2016. This freedom was short-lived, as Nexus Republic was acquired by Clifford Network in 2015, forming the Nexus-Clifford Company.

### Decline and rebranding

After this acquisition by Clifford, Nexus was seeing a decline. Firey and Milford were getting more viewers despite ending their flagship shows. In an effort to save the network, Nexus started Video Game Valley, which was a failure in its early days. For this time period, it seems like Nexus was going through major troubles. However, Firey Network was going through their own troubles, and eventually in 2018, Firey Network rebranded itself as Williams. Nexus-Clifford was acquired by BFDIWorks and Clifford was spun off a year later. Nexus managed to retrieve rights to the Firey Network branding, most broadcast stations, and after Williams' closure, it rebranded into the new Firey Network. This also gave them rights to Coxville, Battle for BFDI, Family Guy, South Park, New Clues, and Bill Wurtz: The Series, with all premiering on June 2019, when Nexus rebranded.

### BFDIWorks' shutdown

Eventually, Firey Network premiered two more shows: Service Shenanigans and Marble Run. Marble Run would end in November 2019, alongside New Clues. The acquisition of 21st Century Fox in 2019 ended the runs of The Simpsons, Family Guy, and South Park in 2020. This made them focus more on streaming on Firey Online. Meanwhile, BFDIWorks was getting too big and bursted, with Firey Network being part of Firey Media. The Door will premiere on 2022, with all other shows on Firey Online. Video Game Valley became a success as well, improving after BFDIWorks closed. The most recent program acquired was The Legend of Zelda: True TV on November 2020. Firey Media was acquired by the conglomerate SGWHMedia on November 1, 2021. It later proceeded to air more shows, such as The Door in 2022, its only new show under SGWHMedia ownership, before the CEO of Burst Media, Pale Sydney, decided to sell it to a consortium consisting of the BFDIWorks Non-Profit Fund, GameDev Media, and Rake Team Industries. There are also plans to spin off and rename FN1 and FN2 under GameDev Media ownership, in the same way as Scribe and its other networks. All of these will stay FN sister networks.

## Shows

Original Programming:

* Daily News
* Video Game Valley
* Coxville
* Rox and Mike (reruns)
* The Prince
* Lexington (reruns)
* Service Shenanigans
* The Door
* Wild Shorts!

Acquired Shows:

* The Legend of Zelda: True TV
* Bill Wurtz: The Series (Reruns)
* A Day in the Life of a Soldier
* Scooby-Doo: Mystery Inc. (Reruns)
* Batman: Caped Crusader (Reruns)

## Controversy

### Shutting down of networks

After acquisitions, Nexus and Firey Network would usually shut down or rename networks. This started with the Sammy Television Network, which was renamed to Bonfire 2. This also happened to the Turban Network (Firey Culture Network), General Studios (merged with Firey Television Operations to become Firey Studios), Republic Films (renamed to Nexus Films), Bonfire Network Poland (renamed to Nexus Poland), Silver Network (shut down), and even networks like Phoenix (shut down and became a part of IndexMedia) and Hyde (shut down). This is why Red Media didn't acquire Nexus Republic, due to fears that Red Media would rebrand to revolve around the network.

### Thanosian blackout and sale to GameDev Media

After the CEO of One left Scratch, the API powering all of Scratch Television, most of Thanosia was on blackout, meaning no news was sent. This gradually made Burst Media more independent. This culminated in a sale to GameDev Media and two other partners. This sale was controversial among members of the STC and citizens of Sillak, specifically and especially the owner of SesimoBroadcasting. However, this was not as cared for as IndexMedia's acquisition of One was more major at the time, and was subject to much more scrutiny than the GameDev sale.

## Trivia

* After Firey Network's acquisition, it became the oldest network in SGWHMedia's channel lineup, both IRL (excluding the Scratch Legacy Networks) and in the fictional timeline. This is if a technicality is counted counting Firey Network of 2016-2018 and Firey Network of 2019-now as the same brand. IRL it was created on Feb 12, 2017.