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Yep - I remember it being speculated here years ago that they’d leave TSS as they started limiting the exposure years ago. When they did the last set update they blocked off the second floor windows and limited the views of the first floor to the two windows on the street. Actually spent the morning at GMA for the send off. The cast took photos and said goodbye to the crowd. Production even let us take some of their signs home. End of an era for sure.

I wish they would stop re-creating some of their less than desirable sets and just completely redesign them.

And they’re slowly unveiling a new WX set in the main set from the looks of it after 8 years.

GMA essentially phased out its use of Times Square. This was no accident. It's expensive, there are security concerns, and most importantly, they've known since at least 2018 that they'd be moving from Times Square and wanted to gradually make Times Square less central to the broadcast so viewers didn't feel like they were watching a completely different show after the move once this day came. Ten years ago, the anchor desk sat in front of a "window" overlooking Times Square, multiple live segments and weather updates occurred in the Times Square plaza, and Times Square audience interaction was a staple of the show. Today, they could move the studio to Oklahoma and you wouldn't notice a difference.

Geeez. Ive seen powerpoints more interesting than that. Goodness.

Ugh definetely not a improvement. The faux window element broke up the monster screen that already exisits. So they removed the faux window to add another big screen. Yawn.

The end of an era at WAGA FOX5 Atlanta. The I-Team is no more after 48 years. Dana Fowle and Johnny Edwards have been let go. [story is paywalled at the AJC, but you can read the first couple of sentences for free] https://www.ajc.com/arts-entertainment/2025/06/like-a-death-in-the-family-fox-5-atlanta-eliminates-i-team-after-48-years/

I think I might've screwed up the file, so here's a YouTube upload if it doesn't work KGTV open update 2025.mov

Haven't been able to find if these have been mentioned online before - sometime in late April, KGTV modified their opens, making them all talent opens. Most of their opens follow this template, with the morning opens continuing to use a theme from the original 2019 Scripps music package KGTV open update 2025.mov

I'm assuming that someone at KUSI agrees with your opinion, since most of their more recent newscasts have let the theme play for several seconds longer after the open animation finishes

Also stunned because investigative reports were one of the more heavily promoted segments on Fox 5 News. Unfortunately it seems Scripps and Tegna like cuts are creeping their way into FOX. First the elimination of sports on Fox 26, now the I Team on FOX 5 ATL is gone, what's next? Hopefully that happens, and hopefully post-employment noncompete clauses do not apply. The fact that a company can still control where you work after laying you off is criminal. I've always liked FOX O&Os for being creative with original content to film hours of airtime. WTXF's Roast of Mike Jerrick on Fox Local, the Isiah Factor on KRIV and Fox News Edge on WOFL are a few examples.

Australia ABC is in the middle of converting ABC Entertains and ABC News to high-definition (I know, right? In 2025?). It has started doing so in Tasmania (ABT; home to Hobart) and South Australia (ABS; home to Adelaide) and is doing a staged roll-out to the upcoming states across the country: Tuesday, June 17th - Western Australia (ABW; home to Perth) and Northern Territory (ABD; home to Darwin) Thursday, June 19th - Queensland (ABQ; home to Brisbane) Tuesday, June 24th - New South Wales (ABN; home to Sydney) and Australian Capital Territory (ABC; home to Canberra) Thursday, June 26th - Victoria (ABV; home to Melbourne) ABC will continue to offer ABC TV in SD and HD as well as ABC Kids/ABC Family in SD. https://help.abc.net.au/hc/en-us/articles/12564144195855-ABC-NEWS-Channel-and-ABC-Entertains-is-moving-to-HD-in-June?fbclid=IwY2xjawK4enhleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFQNmRLQlVyWHBIQlJwbDlXAR7tClm1QTAAO3Vw4L5Ytu0eVWbtcLannqsrYeA6EJixoigO6ewZSsNDkLsX_A_aem_YF7iK_JVHoK0ZSchQicppQ

As long as the journalists don’t have a non-compete or can be let out it, I’m sure one of the stations will soon.

I am shocked. I've always thought of WAGA's, WJW's, and KXAN's teams as the pillar of investigative journalism today. To think WAGA shut theirs down will create a chilling effect across Atlanta. WSB and WANF might scoop them up if they wanted to.

Jay Tust is wrapping up his long 14-year run at KTVB Boise to join the Boise State Athletics department to be a part of the new Broncos Studios. https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/local/sports-director-jay-tust-leaving-ktvb-nearly-14-years-joining-boise-state-athletics/277-370297d6-3c9f-4aef-94fd-c90b529b62e9

From what I understand, the new GMA set will not be radically different from the current one. Guess we’ll see soon enough.

So far, the set doesn't look bad in action, although a different graphic for the monitor behind the desk for the two shot would be an upgrade. Haven't been able to get any screen grabs though.

Looks like they’re getting close to unveiling the new stand up area near the desk. The scope of work ‘appears’ to be in areas where the old Fox 32 logo was featured. While I commend them for trying to blend the old with the new, I’m not sure I like the end result. Maybe it will look better when fully lit.

I'm shocked. This is the beginning of FOX trying to cut costs by eliminating things that not only support the community but also give the station creditability. Hope the team finds work soon.

Hearst's KSBW (Salinas, California) is boasting about being number one in the ratings, but if this is a W -- as the kids say -- it's a lowercase W. You can read the station's press release here, but let's get beyond the usual spin and look at the actual numbers cited. For reference, Nielsen counts 230,950 households in the Monterey/Salinas market, and parenthesis represents the total share of the entire market...not just people who happen to be watching TV news. 12 pm: 6,100 households (.02%) 5 pm: 15,100 households (.06%) 6 pm: 17,500 households (.07%) 11 pm: 8,500 households (.03%) Saturday AM: 8,500 households (.03%) Sunday AM: 7,900 households (.03%) Saturday & Sunday PM: 13,400 households (.05%) A win is a win I suppose, but wow, not even one out of ten households in the market bother to watch the top-rated TV news station.

Atlanta Fox O&O WAGA eliminated its investigative reporting team after nearly 50 years. Yes, we're talking nearly 50 YEARS of existence, which predates WAGA's flip to Fox. More info: https://www.ajc.com/arts-entertainment/2025/06/like-a-death-in-the-family-fox-5-atlanta-eliminates-i-team-after-48-years/

Brad Edwards is coming back to Central Iowa television starting in July as a contributor for WHO 13. https://who13.com/news/metro-news/brad-edwards-joining-who-13-as-a-contributor-on-july-1st/?fbclid=IwY2xjawK4PfhleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHuQ6fKYmSZ5QY69kvVK-50NCt-Majz2PLgHQNnFfTLSdCzVnAqxQzxcvqtMh_aem_Vy6XL7S4JSUZrq9QNl-wyw

Agreed. Most of the graphics put out by station groups have been bland. As for sets Nexstar been the most consistent with putting out decent sets.

This evening, Stod 2 and the Icelandic Vodafone have completed a merger, and are now branding themselves as Syn. This rebrand is about to be the worst rebrand of 2025 ever. https://www.mbl.is/frettir/innlent/2025/06/12/vodafone_og_stod_2_verda_syn/

Here's the announcement from this morning. Alyana will probably stick to 4:30-7am as Tam replaces her. Matt and Tam are probably the longest-reigning morning duo in the Valley at nearly 20 years together. https://6abc.com/post/tamala-edwards-says-goodbye-action-news-mornings-shes-not-going-far/16730863/