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Curious to see how the Ohio Senate debate did on NewsNation, vs. the Ohio Nexstar stations that carried it (WJW, WCMH, WDTN, WKBN/WYTV) as well as border stations WTRF in Wheeling and WOWK in Charleston/Huntington...

No!

The first episdoe of the new Showtime series "Let the Right One In" uses a simulated newscast from WCBS.

I can't help but think that maybe NBC should test the waters on one or two nights of the week before committing to this big a change for all seven nights. Friday and Saturday nights would be a good place to start.

An awesome discovery that KOA-TV Denver (now KCNC) has used Move Closer to Your World. Yep, that long-running Philadelphia news theme has invaded the Mile High City back in the 70s. Now, if only we could find proof of Channel 4 Denver using MCTYW in action. A news open, a promo, anything

The TVNewsCheck article was an opinion/analysis piece. The only public statement made by NBCUni was earlier in the week, during an investment conference, where they said it and other options are under evaluation. It would give back the hour to local stations. That means no national newscast. It means any station can do what they want (except broadcast a competing network's 10 pm show) - a syndicated talk show, more of the ubiquitous Family Feud, or other game show, off net reruns or expansion of local news etc.

KWGN and KPLR (both CW affiliates) already do this. KPLR airs a newscast at 7pm.

This doesn't read as any new information, but rather just analysis of the original story that the WSJ broke several weeks ago. I do agree though that it seems more than likely that the 10pm hour goes away and will probably be replaced by more local news in most places, especially the small markets. For local stations, that's probably the best bang for their buck – no extra costs ("you've been producing half an hour, so we'll promote you to doing 90 minutes!") and a lot more ad inventory and therefore more revenue potential for the stations. I doubt we'll see a late national newscast as so many have speculated in here. If NBC is going to give back the hour to affiliates, then they're going to give back the hour. I suppose some stations on the east coast could take the west coast edition of Nightly on a tape delay if they really wanted to, but that sounds kind of lame. At the most, maybe NBC would offer the option for stations to carry that Tom Llamas show or whatever else is on late on NBC News Now at that hour. One idea I haven't seen brought up is whether the stations in the Central and Mountain time zones would be able to shift primetime to 8-10 and basically expand prime access to the 7pm hour and also still have a decent lead-in to the 10pm newscasts. If so, that would make programming neatly uniform nationwide with prime access until 8pm, primetime 8-10, and then local news at 10. If so, then this move would really work out well for the stations in the middle part of the country. I would love to see some stations take this opportunity to do their own local late night talk shows. That would be fascinating, and perhaps some big market stations could pull it off. But I bet the cost-benefit analysis on that doesn't even get close to penciling out.

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.)

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.

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

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.

Yeah I’m not seeing this is as any more thirsty as anything else prompted by local news. This is a huge get for them. I believe KABC has had a recent morning anchor change too? KCBS and KTTV are changing. This is a great moment for KNBC to capture some wins. Side note, their set is easily the worst in the NBC O&O line. It has a dark hue to it.

Or how about roller derby and women's tackle football as part of CW SPORTS?

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.

MLS is already going to Apple TV, a platform that makes much more sense for them than The CW. IIRC, many of those other sports have agreements w/ NBC Sports and ESPN, which are both much more valuable partners than The CW. Even basket weaving’s got The Ocho going for them. If Nexstar were smart, they’d try to secure national rights to HBCU football/basketball. I believe those rights are syndicated at the moment, and a platform like The CW might offer them more exposure. The CW will never reach the level of the other major networks in terms of either sports or scripted programming, but any live sporting events would give it a chance to grow. I wouldn’t hold my breath on it actually happening, though.

WANF (and WNBC) included, standing desks sometimes makes the height contrast look distracting. Are they standing for the entirety of the 2 1/2 hour broadcast? They should mix sitting and standing for long newscasts such as mornings.

Also despite how much nobody actually considers them anything but a line in the syndicated section of the NBCU quarterly report any longer or an actual network, MyNetworkTV is a very direct competitor. I see that relationship[ being more realistically affected than Big Fox, and the latter is for down the line anyways; we're not seeing "The NBA on The CW" in the near future and all the other major leagues are locked up, plus Nexstar is looking for specifically cheaper programming. That and station managers in major markets wouldn't be happy to be cut out of the NFL to go back to the days of movies on Sunday afternoons.

Maybe another MadTV revival could be in the works...or perhaps picking up that In Living Color reboot that Fox passed on years ago. (JK)

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.

Well, it took them long enough, but NewsNation is indeed airing the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II like the other news outlets instead of doing what they always do when it comes to huge breaking news (miss it habitually, which I honestly was expecting them to do since it's been made clear up until now that they couldn't do anything right).

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