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Considering the path the other CBS O&Os have gone, call letters in a box is probably more likely than not. It would easily slot into any CBS News (Local Name) graphics set.

WGEM has GrayONE.

Sinclair always had a fetish for leveraging content. It makes sense if they use three stations' resources to do something one station couldn't do on its own, but if you're going to take the same cheap product and just eliminate duplication by doing it once, I don't know if that benefits you much. Here's an example of something from the 1980s when they tried to do a kids show called "Take 1" for all three stations they owned.

Well, this is interesting. Tonight they're trying something totally different in the 10pm ET and later hours. Instead of the normal Fox Weather @ Night format with tons of pre-recorded interviews and features, tonight they are doing a full nationwide weather synopsis for the full half hour, hosted by Kelly Costa in Orlando (guess the Orlando studio isn't dead after all). This is reminiscent of the overnight content that TWC used to do back in the 90s and early 00s. No interviews, no features - just a constant in-depth examination of the weather. I really hope they keep this up. Best nighttime format they've tried to date.

The surrounding animations around the standard MLBN graphics set for the Padres sure seem pretty easy to adapt for any other team. Guessing MLB made a quick and dirty set to have ready and perhaps something a bit more bespoke would be rolled out next season. Maybe with a full-on MLBN revamp that’s needed, IMO.

I actually noticed it last week when they were airing “Shang-Chi”; I figured it was a one-off but I guess not I think it’s an improvement; the old bug was far too big imo and I found it distracting. People watch TV to see the programs, not to look at the bug.

Here’s the full letter.

The seedy underbelly of sports is out in the open. It didn't really occur to me that gambling was driving much of the interest in sports until the internet came around and gambling became more omnipresent.

First confirmed casualty: the Padres.

I’d rather it take forever and be done right than having it take 8 months and be done completely wrong.

I think he was referring to the logo at the end. A pretty generic logo IMO, but that's apparently what they're going for this September. I expect the logos for the other seven stations to look more or less the same.

This could be a glimpse at KMAX’s post-CW life.

I really doubt WATL wants to give up 90 minutes of programming with 100% local ad revenue. It's not like KRON, where they probably have no choice due to ownership.

Sounds like Bally couldn't come to terms with the Phoenix Suns and they are going back to OTA, which I think is going to be great for all sports. Independent TV stations are a wasteland of crappy syndicated programming. Back in the old days sports was one of their prime focuses. It'll be nice to return to that again. https://arizonasports.com/story/3522489/bally-sports-arizona-owner-diamond-sues-suns-mercury/

The evidence is the man who said that about Allicott actually knows her. The network stuff I needed evidence.