Imperial HoloNews was a news channel during the Age of the Empire. It was owned by the Galactic Empire and had a local edition for the planet Gorse. During the Gorse Conflict, it reported on Count Denetrius Vidian's tour of the Gorse system and covered up his plot to detonate the moon Cynda.[1]
Among Imperial HoloNews' headlines at the time of the Gorse Conflict were a couple on the Emperor: he was unveiling an "ambitious plan" for expanding the Imperial fleet, opening a new veterans' medcenter on Coruscant, and introducing a robotic mining plan for dayside that promised to bring a "new era" to Gorse. One headline reported that Count Vidian was contributing "star power" to a new industrial inspection tour, while the next headline said that "unexplored ordance" left over from the Clone Wars remained a "concern." Further headlines described a "hunt under way for missing" following an industrial accident on Cynda, Count Vidian arriving on Gorse for his inspection tour with possible traffic delays, Vidian's "heroic effort" leading the Mining Guild in stabilizing Cynda, as well as blast investigators that "turn eyes to mining firms." Further headlines reported that tourism industry watchers "suggest busy season for travel ahead," that Baron Danthe was "granted oversight of industrial region," and, finally, *"Vidian's HoloNet site goes dark as disease relapse claims him."[1]
By 3 BBY,[2] Axis network spies Kleya Marki and Luthen Rael had learned of the HoloNews buyout after bugging banker Davo Sculdun's gallery.[3]
Behind the scenes
Imperial HoloNews first appeared in John Jackson Miller's 2014 novel A New Dawn. Headlines were used on the title pages of the novel's sections to provide context to the plot.[1] Star Wars: Andor writer Dan Gilroy compared the Empire's media to the profit-driven news seen in the modern United States.[4]
Appearances
- A New Dawn (and audiobook) (First appearance)
Star Wars: Andor — "I Have Friends Everywhere" (Mentioned only)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 A New Dawn
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Behind the Seams: The Costumes of Andor Season 2 - Updated on StarWars.com (backup link) dates "I Have Friends Everywhere" to 3 BBY.
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Star Wars: Andor — "I Have Friends Everywhere"
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Andor S2 Emmys Q&A - Tony Gilroy - Dan Gilroy on the Backstory Magazine YouTube channel (August 24, 2025) (backup link)