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Nah. That assumes NewsNation had any sort of lead to begin with. They’re more like the 2022 Denver Broncos. A very expensive flop.

NewsNation: The 28-3 of News. (You know what 28-3 stands for if you've watched Super Bowl LI.)

What is with this weird fetish for speculating about transactions that never could have / never will happen? Edit: Might as well contribute my two cents to the ANF conversation: what they just did is one of the reasons behind why I left local TV news in 2020. So many that have ascended the ranks of local news management have absolutely no idea what a “brand” is. It’s so much more than a logo. No one is addressing the issues with content. Look at a newscast from 1980 and compare it to one today - the format is almost identical, even the presentation… and that’s a huge problem. You want a younger audience? They don’t want to hear a 4 minute weather forecast from a guy older than their grandfather. There’s a station in Milwaukee that’s running a promo that says “DON’T WATCH US” and claims that they aren’t going to cover the car crashes and endless crime stories and they’ll focus on local storytelling… but guess what, I watched them and that was a lie. They can’t live up to that brand promise. I had the same reaction as some who saw the lead story on Atlanta News FIRST was the hurricane that was not coming anywhere close to Atlanta. So what does that new branding even mean? I don’t think there’s anything deeper here than just dropping a ridiculously high channel number. Changing call letters is incredibly stupid. I mean, go ahead and do it, but I don’t think it’s worth mentioning. Working in TV news was my dream, but looking back on it… I look at the product the stations I worked for put out and I ask myself: “Who is this for?” I give ANF a couple years before it’s dropped for another meaningless rebrand.

How about minor league baseball?

Overall, I see why Mester's was a bad move from a career standpoint. A company like KTLA's first priority is to make money and keep talent in line, understood. BUT... on a human level, (not saying his was the best way to handle it) it's nice that Mester stood up for his friend Romero like that. We can debate what is owed and what isn't, but after working at the station for that long they could've let her give a proper goodbye to the viewers. From a viewer stand point, to have a familiar face suddenly gone after 20 years then a different anchor reads a corperate message saying "she's no longer with us thanks and good bye" is just abrupt. Look at how NBC handled Katie Couric leaving for CBS: a nice send off and a thank you. Just that simple. Again I commend him for standing up for his co woker in this here-today-gone-tomorrow corperate (and general) working culture. At this point, Mester needs to tread carefully before he gets black balled in the industry.

Well it's been a week after launch so here's an update as to what's on screen. Sport's segment's now have a dedicated intro, old graphics accidentally occasionally still make an appearance, they have completely gotten rid of using green screens, I'm a huge fan of the set, I'm not entirely a fan of the angle shots of the set.

This open debuted a few weeks ago when KPIX shuffled around all their anchors. They're clearly trying to market the 6 and 7pm newscasts with Juliette Goodrich as complements to the Evening News with Norah O'Donnell. But aside from the new opens and giant tease banners for the 6 and 7pm shows, it's the same mish-mash of old and new graphics everywhere else on KPIX. Plus, knowing PIX, they'll change their minds on everything again in about 3 months...

Capitol will just simulcast on WRAZ…they already simulcast the 4:30-7am, noon and the 4pm anyway. WRAZ could have WRAL’s news at 11 if the Tonight Show moves to 10:35 or 11 but if the Tonight Show doesn’t move up there’s no need to do that. I just can’t see that happening.

Okay it’s gonna good or bad for NBC. Ed Ansin WHDH owner is laughing from Heaven. Yeah I’ve been wondering WRAL here in does WRAZ newscast I don’t think FOX will mind since in some way affiliates push back at FOX a lot. FOX remember is only a network during prime time and sports. Outside of that affiliates do syndicates or news.

I really would like to see minor league baseball or baseball from other countries - watch these young hungry players develope into major leaguers - and there would be a way to make profitable - sports betting on who would make it to the majors - also I would make the games regional and maybe year round

It will be interesting to see what happens in markets (there are quite a few) where a single newsroom produces a Fox affiliate 10pm news and an NBC 11pm.

This would be an awesome chance for some great local prime time programming. But I’m sure we will just see a ton of very mediocre local newscasts.

In most cases, that would be good to have a 3 hour delayed Nightly News at 10:00. If there is really big news, they could have a special live one produced at 10:00 PT (1:00 ET). If local news started at 10:30 pm (9:30 pm CT) or 10:35 pm (9:35 pm CT), they could have an hour-long late news or some other special if the 11:00 pm (10:00 pm CT) half hour stayed with affiliates. Otherwise, late night shows starting at 11:05 pm (10:05 pm CT)? (My preference would be 1 hour with affiliates, from 10:35 to 11:35, for hour-long late newscasts or news/sports shows or the like).

I didn’t get it at first either, and I’ll try to simplify what I think they’re doing as best I can. CBS knows that local news is more identifiable w/ viewers than the national network. That’s a problem for them, given that CBS national newscasts don’t perform well in the ratings. By slapping the “CBS News” name onto local newscasts, the CBS News brand effectively becomes more regional. The hope is that viewers identify their local newscasts with CBS News as a whole, and that they stay w/ their CBS News station for national news rather than flipping the channel. CBS also wants to push local/national streaming, given the rise of OTT services, and also wants to integrate the operations of local streaming services. The best way they can do that is by having everyone brand around the network, rather than have the channel number on TV, the CBSN brand for streaming news, etc. The current “awkward muddle” of brandings is because they’re transitioning. In NY, I’ve seen more references to CBS New York than CBS 2 in station promos. I have no idea if this would actually accomplish the first goal of increasing viewership, and I don’t see myself wanting to watch the CBS Evening News in my market just because WCBS doesn’t call itself CBS2 anymore. However, it would accomplish the goal of integrating the network in a streaming-heavy world.

All this being said, and eloquently, (it almost reads like a press release) I , a viewer and I think a longtime one with some sophistication, am simply unable to grasp the connection that Wendy McMahon and Neeraj Khelmani are so enthusiastically trying to forge between CBS News and local-station operations, trying to make them one and the same. They are two very different entities. Local viewers identify with their channels and personalities. I can't see how, for instance, making KCBS ' morning block (or KCAL's, if such a thing ever comes to pass) "CBS News Los Angeles" will turn viewers away from other choices; many are watching KTLA instead of "CBS Mornings" anyway. This is not to be harsh; it's what the numbers say. I can understand graphic design, music, etc, to be standardized, probably more for cost reasons than any other, but to me this year-and-a-half-long attempt at trying to somehow combine network news and local identity seems to be a task that has bitten off more than it can chew, as of October creating an ever more awkward muddle of brandings and looks.

More likely the Jets. I see the confusion though.

"It's like playing for the Yankees, here at NewsNation." Maybe the Single-A Tampa Tarpons, at the bottom of the Yankees organization.

Nexstar is someone I highly recommend not investing in. They don't know their ass from a hole in the ground.

That is pathetic! Both the ratings and segment with those aborted calls.

I couldn't resist....

And even worse...2,000 people 25-54 sipped their coffee in front of the TV as they witnessed the start of another "Morning in America." Adrienne Bankert ought to be ashamed of herself. Even Bozo in full costume would get 10,000 more AM viewers. Consider this: that's 40 people in a single state watching this program!!

I don't think there's any chance of either WSB or WXIA switching networks. Both turned CBS down when WAGA became a Fox o&o; Tegna is very tight with NBC, and ABC will do whatever it takes to keep WSB in the fold.

This article seems to think that it's practically a done deal.. https://tvnewscheck.com/journalism/article/with-nbc-near-certain-to-cut-primetime-prepare-for-a-10-p-m-news/

I was just about to say the same…this will go either very well or very bad. If it goes south, within a year they will scramble to implement the 10 pm hour back. I could see most stations moving their news an hour earlier or a syndicated show in that slot. This is going to be very interesting indeed though.

Per the FTVLIVE, CNN anchor Jim Sciutto has been suspended and is currently the subject of an internal investigation following an unsanctioned stopover in Amsterdam after an assignment https://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2022/10/6/cnn-suspends-sciutto

New Day definitely has a higher story count these days. It seemed like they would get to like three or four stories an hour and just "discuss" them the entire hour. This worldwide recap is nice but the production music makes it feel cheap.

https://tvnewscheck.com/journalism/article/with-nbc-near-certain-to-cut-primetime-prepare-for-a-10-p-m-news/

Thank god for https://weatherscan.tk to keep the spirit alive.

Weatherscan is shutting down.

Wolf and NBC have a partnership that has lasted more than 3 decades and I'm certain the two can work something out that benefits them both. The Chicago shows and SVU are in the last (of a 3 yr) renewal deal so discussions/renew talks about those shows were going to happen anyway. What I could see happening is dramas having shorter seasons (which wouldn't be a bad thing).

Some of us are old enough to remember when the networks gave up the 7:30 pm time slot to local stations. Look what we got instead! I imagine the hour will be filled with some news and Extra/Access and other type of shows. The statement NBCU/Comcast said in a presentation this week was that is it under evaluation. Lot's of "done deal" speculation is out there. I would imagine it gets complicated as they have to deal with the producers of 10 pm shows, especially Dick Wolf who would lose two hours of content. Would it mean Saturday becomes appointment TV like it was in the days of All in the Family, Mary Tyler Moore and Carol Burnett? That ship sank decades ago.

Plus, in favor of news theme music containing the This is CBS music logo, it looks and sounds like the longtime I Love Chicago, Chicago My Home signature is slowly and gradually sailing off into the sunset

Those are some very good points. And from them I agree, the transition may be more about getting eyes and ears on CBS' streaming platforms than air, indeed. Go to any local O&O site and scroll to see the "CBS News" stream from other markets, Pluto TV offers the same. If streaming will overtake the old fashioned remote, if it hasn't already, than this is an easy way to offer the CBS brand. I may be too old fashioned for my own good, I like local-channel IDs. This does certainly rope all local stations into a corral to be clicked on easily under the CBS brand, and who knows, it may help news viewers get interested in the network's prime-time programming, or that of Paramount +. I can say that the stations I watch, KCBS / KCAL for instance, are in transition too, the duopoly seems to be putting CBS News Los Angeles right alongside CBS 2 / KCAL 9, the look is different in every promo, it kind of makes me wonder what the final identity is going to be, that's where I dreamed up the "muddle" term. It seems to me that one thing that needs work is on the streaming newscasts, where there is a way-too-long ad-less lag during commercial breaks, the "You're Watching CBS News (region) / We'll Be Right Back" deal...

It's a huge pain in the ass and most stations don't have a large enough digital staff for something like this. There's probably automated systems for publishing too, but most local stations also don't have the budget for this. We had to do them by hand at WUSA with a designer making a template, only to find that news management refused to get the digital team Adobe licenses.