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It's still a fairly dark set, but talent does pop better. That desk feels crammed into that corner, but maybe that's because the metal logo is so huge. I still feel that stair case corner is wasted potential - thrown in because they didn't know what to do there. It's mysteriously dark.

On 5/28/2022 at 12:22 AM, TheRob said:

Newsies are on a sugar high with all the good-bye cakes.

 

https://www.instagram.com/p/CeB6stnOfma/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

 

 

I love cake, but all these recent departures has made me tired of them. Last goodbye cake we had was barely touched.

Seems like The Tank or stations has been given some creative runway lately, but I don't understand why there need to be special supers just for talent.

Who starts a timelapse when the thing is 90% built and they're only making final adjustments?

Anyway, it looks good given what a small space they have. Crazy to me that the green screen is hidden behind a sliding wall.

Way too much dead space in that 7-day. Too much emphasis on the accessory text and not enough on the actual temperatures. Either all of those boxes should be filled all the time or made much smaller. The eye is drawn to the emptiness.

Goodness, there are college operations that have a better presentation.

As others have said, many stations have really let up on the idea of sweeps, but the more old-fashioned, traditional NDs/GMs (some who really aren't that old!) hold fast to it. I know of a shop whose GM bans vacation in the one or two weeks before, during, and after sweeps.

3 hours ago, sanewsguy said:

Didn't they just hire Jeff Andrews from WAOW a few months ago to be their chief? They seem to go through chiefs (and talent in general) like infants go through diapers. Not to mention, the previous chief, Jason Lindsay, didn't last long in that position either.

TG should rent, not buy, once Morris finds out he's not moving the needle.

His post says Lexington his home and he's coming back again for a second stint. He's probably buying.

That logo is definitely an upgrade.

2 hours ago, TheSpeedKing said:

I notice the News Channel Nebraska version is using more "WHDH-esque" fonts. It's already a dated look.

It's still far better than that worn out look KLKN is stuck with...

Some changes at WHAS. They've killed their morning brand of "Wake Up" and reverted to "Good Morning Kentuckiana" which is what they were for like 30 years before changing in 2019. They've also returned to two anchor newscasts at 4 and 5:30 pm, something else that was abandoned several years ago. The updated open has also been rolled out.

6 hours ago, Myron Falwell said:

 

 

Nevermind that Byron Allen offered significantly more for Tegna and was rejected.

I don't know if it's so much Allen was rejected as it was he stopped trying when the option of owning the Broncos came up.

2 hours ago, Yankees4life said:

WHOA. Didn't see Standard in the mix. Looks like Kim always get his man (or company). It's gonna be interesting to see how two hedge funds run these stations...

Where have you been? Standard had been the front runner for months.

I grew up on the (I believe?) Giant Octopus early 00s NBC look. They had one or two variations of this look.

the WDTN variant 

18 hours ago, Metrodonmartin said:

BDI set. 

Interesting. Now that you mention it I can see it in the broad, long support elements.

Here are some screenshots from a KSHB newscast in 1998. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdQvSV8H01s I can't be certain, but it looks as if this set was the framework for their new set that debuted sometime in the early 00s, possibly 2003 when they adopted the Action News branding. The frames are very similar.

2 minutes ago, dman748 said:

While I do agree that Apollo wouldn't be any better however, we still don't know whether or not Tegna's employees will be the "real victims" because other than Apollo not having voting rights there is still way too many unknowns with this deal.

 

And we won't know that until the ink is finally dry.

Of course the employees are the victims. They get no say in the matter and will likely end up having to work harder assuming S/A comes in and slashes as many people as possible. Unless Standard/Apollo gives raises across the board and pours money into each station for resources and development, the only people that really come away from this are the execs.

Tegna is back on Dish, conveniently after reports of their sale becoming more imminent. https://deadline.com/2022/02/tegna-stock-jumps-on-report-of-new-sale-talks-as-station-group-seals-carriage-deal-with-dish-ending-4-month-blackout-1234926787/

1 hour ago, Wildish said:

Thank God it’s not Byron Allen.

Apollo is unlikely to be much better. I've heard the Cox stations are miserable and ran quite literally as cheap as possible. If Apollo can get rid of you, they will. Tegna employees are the real victims here.

If there's one thing I hate and really wish would die its the over-saturated generic use of "First Alert Weather." Come up with something more original.

I asked someone who's familiar with the situation. It came as a total shock to the WJMN employees. They had about a day and a half's notice. Nexstar apparently didn't want to pay whatever fees CBS was wanting, but Lilly/WZMQ was, so away CBS went. There hasn't really been discussion about what the long-term future is since this is all so fresh. Seems like a really small market to have such a dispute, but here we are.

On 1/1/2022 at 5:24 PM, ABC 7 Denver said:

 

The CSD is clueless. An L3 with 5 different colors is too damn busy!

The green is unnecessary. Drop it (from everything) and everything is better.

24 minutes ago, ABC 7 Denver said:

 

Let's give it a few years before we render a decision. Y'all gutting this before it even happens. You don't know what research was conducted or how this will play. You only have your suspicions. I am giving it the benefit of the doubt because I know long it can take to grow a brand and the layers involved. 

What? You mean this board is having a major overreaction to something before it launches? Impossible.

I agree with you. Personally, I like the name. Will it work? That remains to be seen, but such a big rebrand isn't cheap. They'll either stick with it for as long as possible or it'll fail and they silently dump it.

4 hours ago, TennTV1983 said:

 

WATN in Memphis has been using the updated look for the last couple of weeks now. I'll post a compilation on my channel later this week.

 

 

That open is radically different - I haven't seen that before. Looks good and adds a bit of excitement.

On 10/25/2021 at 7:31 PM, PTVNews said:

It's not a complete overhaul. Non-news junkies wouldn't immediately notice a difference. It's just an evolved look for some various graphic elements. I've already seen some of the "updated" look on KGW. 

This is correct. It's only on full screen gfx. Minor changes, but they're definitely improvements. Bigger elements, more depth, color gradients, and some updated animations. It isn't as flat as it was.