Mediabreak

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"This is Mediabreak. You give us three minutes and we'll give you the world."

Mediabreak was a Detroit-area news program on Channel 9.

History

At the time of Alex Murphy's death and reconstruction as RoboCop, the program was hosted by Casey Wong and Jess Perkins, with their on-site reporter, Justin Ballard-Watkins.

News topics covered during this time were:

• A nuclear incident in Pretoria
• A power failure at the Star Wars orbiting peace platform
• The greenlighting of Delta City
• RoboCop's introduction to the public
• An accidental laser cannon misfire from the orbiting peace platform
• A potential strike by the Detroit Police Department

Roughly a year later, the following subjects were reported in Mediabreak:

• An explosion at the Amazon nuclear power facility
• Attorney General Marcos' approval of the ED-209's deployment in five American cities
• Crimes committed by the Nuke Cult, including the assassination of the Surgeon General
• A police raid on the Nuke Cult's hideout
• A deal that left 12 dead, including the remaining members of the Nuke Cult and two councilors

After the disaster caused by RoboCop 2. The following news stories were reported:

• The reappearance of a military submarine in the Baltic Sea, after missing for 3 months. Being confused, the crew opened fire on a Lapland reserve, killing 12 people.
• A new crime wave that left 21 police officers dead, all done to catch the attention of a "New Guy in Town" who started doing business in old Detroit

Minutes later, the Mediabreak broadcast was taken over by the Torch Heads, to give a message to the "New Guy in Old Detroit". The police and RoboCop quickly secured the Channel 9's Station, saving the hostages. Later, the following stories were reported:

• The murder of Mr. Pinky, a children's show host, by a biker gang in a Chicago brothel after a heroin smuggle goes wrong
• The daughter of Jeans Danielsen, Prime Minister of Norway who was assassinated last year, is expecting a baby

Perkins was later replaced by Debbie Dix. During the time the Rehabs were clearing Cadillac Heights for OCP, the following stories were covered:

• OCP's takeover by the Kanemitsu Corporation
• The establishment of the Rehabs

Dix reported a story of RoboCop allegedly murdering three nuns and five clergy, but stormed off, believing the story to be "bullshit."

Mediabreak was later hosted by Bo Harlan and Rocky Crenshaw with correspondent Charles Coffey. Under this version, the following stories were reported:

• the manufacture of the BS-5000, a methane-powered car that ran on manure
• the disappearance of a homeless man, possibly the twelfth victim of the Dogtown Ripper
• OCP's planned automation of Delta City's utilities and public transportation infrastructure through MetroNet
• a hostage crisis at Convalescence Services

Mediabreak was later succeeded by MediaNet.

Non-canon appearance

Mediabreak's logo (abbreviated as MB) appears in one of RoboCop's intros in Mortal Kombat 11.

Appearances

• RoboCop (1987)
• RoboCop 2
• RoboCop: Rogue City
• RoboCop 3
• RoboCop: The Series
• RoboCop: Prime Directives (mentioned)