Company Profile

Beatrice Media, Inc. maintains the Bview video streaming platform; Bfaith, and Zonophone online radio streaming sites, and the BNS Global news site.  With news, music, and educational resources, Beatrice Media has compelling and quality.  We are also the owner of Gene Hoopes literary books.

New and innovative video streaming platform that is clean and concise, with a dedication to quality, in both our programming, and our technology. Building upon our collaboration with Beatrice Technologies, Bview was originally conceptualized early in 2020, and officially launched summer of 2023, after considerable technological investment.

Bfaith Radio – Christian faith based Internet radio, with a wide variety of programming.

Zonophone – Old time radio mysteries & dramas, and 1900-1920’s music, Zonophone offers a time portal to the bygone era of classic radio, and even before there was radio. With some of our select 78rpm recordings from our own archives, Zonophone Radio is a classic that can be enjoyed by all who appreciate a good radio drama, or a “retro” classic tune from a more simple era.

“Who would have thought that, during a summer vacation in 1984 to my grandparents home in McHenry, Illinois would have been the origination of Zonophone, 40 years later! It all started with two records, one of which was Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, which debuted in theaters that summer, and I had purchased this at a local store in Illinois. Then, going through the few records my grandparents had in their home, came across what I thought was an unusual record type that had never seen before, a shellac 78 rpm of, ‘On the ‘Gin ‘Gin ‘Ginny Shore’, and ‘Marie’, performed by the Paul Whiteman Orchestra. Both records still have to this day, and this spawned a collection of old records from a bygone era that deserves to be heard, and preserved, which is the core part of Zonophone.

May 1900’s ragtime and 1920’s fox trots live long and prosper!”

-DeWitt Hoopes

BNS, (Beatrice Network Services) – Our flagship broadcasting platform with three distinct channels that was conceived early 2023.  2024 is when we launched full programming on the Bview platform.

  • BNS News – Investigative Exposé reporting, interviews, journalistic and research.
  • BNS Studios – Films from independent film makers, retro cartoons, and classic films.
  • BNS Culture – Documentaries on art, literature, history, and select military parades that are a glimpse on culture society from a unique perspective in our closely connected world.
  • BNS Radio – Collection of our news, music, dramas, and faith based Internet radio stations.

Gene Hoopes’ Jim Dawson character, Head wrangler of the Lazy R. Dude Ranch, and a man of remarkable character and imagination, is the central figure of these wise and entertaining tales of the Far West.  Spanning the 1930’s through the late 1940’s, Gene Hoopes’ literary works are filled with fun and adventure that all can enjoy.

  • Silent Friends
  • Jim Dawson Returns
  • Tales of a Dude Wrangler
  • End of the Trail
  • Joan’s Conquest (release date 2024)

What We Do

  • Video streaming and broadcast production

Our Customers

  • Churches
  • Documentaries
  • Independent Films
  • Journalistic news