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  1. Weeters
    How has WISC's knockoff of the Scripps package not come up?
  2. Weeters
    There’s a reason it’s called “Tower Tee Golf.” (The reason is their tower is on the land.)
  3. Weeters
    The Robinson got replaced with the 206B YEARS ago. KTNV did indeed debut the chopper thay they had 3D renders of, but it was months after they started promoting it.
  4. Weeters
    WTAE replaced that style desk when they got their new set. They had that little railing behind the desk too. So, if I had to guess...
  5. Weeters
    Stations tap ex-talent for random stuff like this all the time. WTMJ hired former Health Reporter (back when that was a thing) Kimberly Kane to do the "Every Day Health" campaign they do with Froedert Hospital. I doubt these spots are enough to even get her a CBS email address. If she does make more of a return, I doubt it will be to the anchor desk.
  6. Weeters
    TEGNA struggling to find investors is a good sign the downward spiral is starting to reach top speed. If big companies like TEGNA start selling off, they're just going to inflate the other remaining companies. Eventually those companies will start to struggle and... Well, you can guess what happens. If nobody is buying, we're just going to see stations shut down. Like it or not, TV is dying and the only thing keeping it afloat are companies like Sinclair who are still in a buying mood.
  7. Weeters
    If enough ND's or GM's refused to air the "must" runs, the company would probably just give up. They couldn't fire everybody and it would send a message to corporate that it was a bad idea (and GM's getting together to complain about something until it goes away is a thing that HAS happened in the past.) But these people work for Sinclair. They're probably more concerned with finding a new job and not burning bridges than they are about fighting running Boris' Rant.
  8. Weeters
    Set discussion moved to the existing set thread.
  9. Weeters
    The fact that people run in here every couple months with "I THINK SCRIPPS IS CHANGING THEIR PACKAGE!!!!!" only to found out that other stations have been doing the same thing for months or years, is testament to how many options this package makes available to stations.
  10. Weeters
    I was told the 30-minute version of The Now that WTMJ has was actually an experimental format, and it seems to be working. Not surprised that Scripps is rolling it out to other stations. I know WGBA also picked it up while retaining Wisconsin Tonight which is a good sign for some other stations (WMAR) who have yet to launch The Now but also have existing successful non-traditional news shows. I'd also not be surprised if some of the existing "Now"s get reformatted to late afternoon/evening 30-minute shows.
  11. Weeters
    TVNT's very own @alaskanews is leaving Scripps and his role as National Correspondent for The Now this Friday. [MEDIA=twitter]884455063221129216[/MEDIA] It was always a little enjoyable to see him on WTMJ after knowing him on here for so many years. Best of luck in whatever you do next, Todd!
  12. Weeters
    I'm going to make a wild guess and say that there are security concerns with doing stuff on the Plaza. There's a reason why they were primarily indoors during election night coverage. The times, they are a'changin'.
  13. Weeters
    Split the new set and graphics talk to a new thread: https://forums.tvnewstalk.net/index.php?threads/new-wpvi-set-and-graphics.16108/ PLEASE, folks. The General Threads are to keep the board from being cluttered with random "jim gardner sneezed tonight and a light was out" posts. A new set and graphics package are DEFINITELY, 100% deserving of at least one dedicated thread.
  14. Weeters
    The cable news networks do not have time shifted "west coast" feeds... No one wants to watch breaking news coverage time shifted three hours. The west coast is why they re-air primetime shows. And yes, The 11th Hour airs live at 8pm in the Pacific time zone.
  15. Weeters
    Patience.... Patience....
  16. Weeters
    Sinclair may not own it yet but it's entirely likely that the management was sucking up to the new bosses here. Just because they haven't officially taken over yet doesn't mean station management isn't in communication with their new overlords.
  17. Weeters
    If the FCC changes the rules for Sinclair those same rule changes apply to other station groups too... Just sayin' before we head down the "CONFLICTS!!!!!!!!!!!11!" path yet again.
  18. Weeters
    Eagerly awaiting the next update on this. LAMPWATCH 2017
  19. Weeters
    Don't forget that, when the breaking news lower third animates on, it briefly says "BREAKING NEWS" in the main text area too. The little corner box in Scripps' package is a cool concept, but I feel it just ends up being redundant half the time anyways. Leaving the generic loop there would be better than cramming in a franchise graphic that's ALREADY being mentioned in the yellow/red bar on the top of the lower third.
  20. Weeters
    The music is not new. Inergy came with three flavors of main theme, "Light" (usually used for mornings) "Medium" (what is used here) , and "Hard" (what the used)
  21. Weeters
    Those sound like the opens the former Journal stations use?
  22. Weeters
    New set talk moved here: https://forums.tvnewstalk.net/index.php?threads/new-wgn-set.16032/ Again, general threads are for small stories that don't deserve their own threads!!! A set and new logo definitely deserve a thread!
  23. Weeters
    Please refrain from discussing the Tribune purchase here. There is already a dedicated thread for it.
  24. Weeters
    I didn't realize it was in the tweet too. Maybe.... Maybe even Rick Perry thinks they own too many stations... (Ok spill the beans which one of you is Rick Perry)
  25. Weeters
    I do believe Mr. Jones is being facetious.
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