Mad Television Tycoon
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Playing now
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All-time peak
562Apr 2026
| Published | Title | Build |
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| Update: EA2026-07-24A / 09-03A __ EA2026-07-24A / 09-03A ____________________ ■ You can now produce sequels to movies and new seasons of TV series and shows in the film studio. ■ An icon will now appear on the right side of the screen to indicate whether the current TV show is trending or unpopular. ■ Film Studio: The subgenre is now factored into the film ratings. ■ Film Studio: The actors genre is now included in the film… | 25105407 | |
| Update: EA2026-07-10A / 22A __ EA2026-07-10A / 22A ______________________ ■ Three new genres added (cartoon, erotic and historical film) ■ The programme overview tooltip now also displays the number of blocks and highlights the current time in colour. ■ (Custom game) The feature where new TV stations are randomly created when a TV station goes out of business now works. ■ The game's start menu now includes buttons to set… | 24330476 | |
| Update: EA2026-06-19B & 07-08A __ EA2026-07-08A ________________________________________ ■ Pirated copies now have a condition. The more often you send them, the worse their condition becomes. ■ You can now set an infinite amount of money in “Custom Game.” ■ The opening hours for the rooms are now displayed as tooltips in the elevator menu. ■ People now watch TV for longer periods of time on the weekend. As a result, viewers… | 24110033 | |
| Update: EA2026-06-03A / 18A __ EA2026-06-03A / 18A ___________________________ ■ You can now enter the store. Three items are already available for purchase. ■ (Marketing) A viewer poll can now be launched to find out what the next trend will be. ■ (Mod) The Soviet Union and Yugoslavia have been added as film production countries. ■ To be eligible for an award for your own films, shows and series, the programme must now h… | 23802878 | |
| Update: EA2026-05-21A / 28A __ EA2026-05-21A/ 28A _____________________________________ ■ The TV station’s special genre is now calculated only once at the start of each day. In addition, a message box appears when a new special genre is selected. ■ (Random events): Pirated video tapes may now contain a different movie than the one you purchased. ■ You can now hide pirated copies in the broadcast schedule. ■ If a show is… | 23453063 | |
| Update: EA2026-05-15 & 16A __ EA2026-05-15 & 16A ________________________________________ ■ Your TV station now has a thematic focus. For example, if you often air science fiction content, your station will be classified as a ‘Science Fiction Channel.’ You then receive a 10% audience bonus when broadcasting science fiction movies or series. ■ Penalties that are not currently active are now displayed transparently (right… | 23268381 | |
| Update: EA2026-05-12 & 13A __ EA2026-05-12 & 13A ___________________________________ ■ You can now choose screenshots from all other genres in the Film Studio. Note: In older save games, the wrong screenshot may sometimes be displayed. ■ (Mod) You can now add your own screenshots to the ‘USER’ folder for use in the Film Studio. ■ The AI now replaces low-recency series much more quickly. ■ Translation: (Spanish and French… | 23220926 | |
| Update: EA2026-05-11A __ EA2026-05-11A ________________________________________ ■ (Custom Game): Settings are now saved and automatically loaded when you start a new game. ■ Added 4 more ad spots for the endgame that require live events. ■ If teleshopping causes an audience penalty, the viewer count no longer drops to 0, but only to 500–1000. ■ Bug: If a player waited in front of a closed door and then entered the r… | 23180678 | |
| Update: EA2026-05-07A __ EA2026-05-07A ________________________________________ ■ (Film Studio) You can now choose a subgenre for movies and series. ■ If another TV station airs a pirated copy of a film whose original you own, the original’s actuality is now reduced as well. ■ Custom Game: When setting the number of transmission towers available at the start, small broadcasting stations are now unlocked first, and o… | 23131482 | |
| Update: EA2026-05-05A __ EA2026-05-05A ________________________________________ ■ Added ‘Very Hard’ as a new difficulty level. ■ Each country now has 5 favorite genres, and those 5 genres are shown in the game start menu. ■ Bug: Sometimes, the NPC would sell series that were still scheduled to air. As a result, they could end up getting very high ratings when those series were broadcast. ■ Bug: Review texts for self… | 23095022 | |
| Update: EA2026-05-04A __ EA2026-05-04A ________________________________________ ■ Viewers reached by transmission towers now have different preferences. ■ The messages overview on the left side of the screen has been made slightly smaller so it no longer covers the random event icons.” ■ Bug: The elevator menu now closes automatically when you enter a room. This should prevent bugs such as teleporting characters or… | 23080736 | |
| Update: EA2026-04-30A __ EA2026-04-30A ________________________________________ ■ (Broadcast schedule) You can now hide movies, series, and shows that are not 100% actuality or have an age rating of 16 or 18. ■ If one TV station goes bankrupt, your ratings now increase by 20%. If two TV stations go bankrupt, your ratings increase by 50%. ■ When the detective enters the building, the piracy room is closed. ■ (Custom… | 23030642 | |
| Update: EA2026-04-26A/24A __ EA2026-04-26A ________________________________________ ■ “Right-clicking the elevator now opens the elevator menu. ■ You can now right-click news items to automatically place them into a slot. ■ (Office->Statistics) You can now see the broadcast statistics of rival TV stations. ■ You can now adjust the reputation gain/loss value again in the in-game options, since this value was set to 0 in… | 22962459 | |
| Update: EA2026-04-23A __ EA2026-04-23A ________________________________________ ■ An episode of a series can now be repeated. ■ The audience bonus for news and live events now decreases every minute. The rate at which it declines depends on the film’s potential and actuality. ■ The streaming license can no longer be purchased until the feature has been implemented in the game. ■ Bug: The detective walked into the lo… | 22927659 | |
| Update: EA2026-04-22A __ EA2026-04-22A ________________________________________ ■ The detective no longer arrives at the beginning of the day, but rather during the course of the day. ■ (Custom game) You can now adjust the game speed. ■ (Custom game) You can now set it so that there is no reputation gain. ■ (Languages) Polish have been added. Some of these languages are still incomplete and a work in progress. ■ Liv… | 22905814 | |
| Update: EA2026-04-21A __ EA2026-04-21A ________________________________________ ■ (Broadcast schedule) You can now lock all programs in tomorrow’s schedule to automatically carry them over to the following day. ■ (Commercials) You now also lose prestige with advertising partners if you go too long without airing a commercial or let a contract expire unsuccessfully. ■ (Custom game) The actual end broadcast time is no… | 22887299 | |
| Update: EA2026-04-19A __ EA2026-04-19A ________________________________________ ■ You can now earn prestige with advertising partners. Each level increases your compensation by 5%. ■ (Waste Disposal) There is now a button to move all items from your inventory to waste disposal. ■ (Languages) Traditional Chinese have been added. Some of these languages are still incomplete and a work in progress. ■ Bug: The same prem… | 22856443 | |
| Update: EA2026-04-18A __ EA2026-04-18A ________________________________________ ■ News items are now automatically moved to the archive when you add them to your news feed. ■ You can now move the news directly from the archive into the news slots. ■ Your character now waits in front of closed rooms and automatically enters them once they open. ■ Your character now automatically leaves a room when it closes. ■ Satell… | 22847544 | |
| Update: EA2026-04-17A __ EA2026-04-17A ________________________________________ ■ Marketing campaigns now take varying lengths of time to become active. ■ After 2 hours, the player character automatically leaves the room. ■ The AI should now behave more intelligently when dealing with news programs. ■ Bug: Short-term advertising contracts only came up when the advertising agency was undergoing renovations. ■ Bug: Wh… | 22834641 | |
| Update: EA2026-04-16A __ EA2026-04-16A ________________________________________ ■ Series, shows and news programmes broadcast at the same time as the previous day now attract 10% more viewers. ■ Series now offer a 10% bonus at the start and end of the series. In the schedule, this is indicated by a star next to the name. ■ News items now have varying levels of actuality and prices. When the day changes, they are no… | 22817917 | |
| Update: EA2026-04-15A __ EA2026-04-15A ________________________________________ ■ Performance has been significantly improved. ■ (Languages) French, Spanish and Russian have been added. Some of these languages are still incomplete and a work in progress. ■ Marketing and satellites are activated at the start of the hour, not in the middle of the hour. ■ In ‘Custom Game’, you can now enable the ‘Dynamic Ad Deals’ opti… | — | |
| Update: EA2026-04-14A __ EA2026-04-14A ________________________________________ ■ There is now a “Continue” button in the main menu to load the latest save game. ■ If a room is occupied, your character will wait until it becomes available again and then automatically enter the room. ■ The bonus for news and live events is now tied to the difficulty level. ■ (Options) Buttons have been added to instantly set all grap… | — | |
| Update: EA2026-04-13A __ EA2026-04-13A ________________________________________ ■ Cloud Save Games are now available. ■ (Broadcast schedule) Small star icons are now displayed to indicate the suitability of broadcast types and genres. ■ In the options (Gameplay), you can now disable notifications for unavailable rooms. ■ Bug: It should no longer happen that movies, advertisements, etc., refer to another item in the… | — | |
| Update: EA2026-04-12A __ EA2026-04-12A ________________________________________ ■ In “Custom Game,” you can now set the amount of money to 5 or 10 million. ■ Mods: The “DATABASE” and ‘GMPL’ folders now contain a “MODS” subfolder for storing modified files. ■ An icon will now appear above the TV if you don't have enough viewers to successfully complete the ad. ■ Balance: On the pirated market, there are now only movi… | — | |
| Update: EA2026-04-11A __ EA2026-04-11A ________________________________________ ■ You can now use the WASD keys to look around a bit. ■ Depending on the difficulty level, your starting credit is now 0, 100,000, or 200,000. ■ You can now disable the detective in “Custom Game.” ■ When you load a multiplayer save file, a menu will now appear where you can select your player. ■ Balance: The number of viewers for the “Ea… | — |
| Date | Day | Time | Patch title | Build ID | Branch | Depots | Download Δ |
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| 7 Sep 2026 | Mon | 15:54 | No patch notes · unannounced build | 25170518 | public | 1 | — |
| 7 Sep 2026 | Mon | 15:54 | No patch notes · unannounced build | 25170518 | beta | 1 | — |
| 3 Sep 2026 | Thu | 15:51 | Update: EA2026-07-24A / 09-03A | 25105407 | public | — | — |
| 3 Sep 2026 | Thu | 15:51 | Update: EA2026-07-24A / 09-03A | 25105407 | beta | — | — |
| 28 Aug 2026 | Fri | 12:23 | No patch notes · unannounced build | 24992120 | beta | — | — |