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Interesting you bring KCBD up. It's not the site design itself that interests me but rather the new "Meet the Team" page. https://www.kcbd.com/page/about-us/ It shows the integration of KJTV's team into KCBD's. Who made the cut, and who was let go. New bio pics in front of the KCBD set too...

How stupid. This is why everyone should watermark their videos. I was completely against it for the longest time but it's looking more and more appealing especially as I have come across channels stealing/reposting captures with no credit. If the guy doesn't respond by a certain period (two weeks I think), YouTube automatically retracts the claim. Fingers crossed because this is definitely bogus!

On April 20th, the Canadian archival channel ATV & ASN Memories was given the banhammer on YouTube. The reason given is: "This account has been terminated due to multiple or severe violations of YouTube's policy against spam, deceptive practices, and misleading content or other Terms of Service violations." Not sure what part of his channel constituted any of that (KLMO-TV Channel 7.4 has been doing this with another YouTube channel) since it was fair use recordings of news content from the 80s, 90s, 2000s and occasionally the present-day. He tried to moved his content to the channel "Vintage TV Memories" but has not uploaded in more than a month. Surprised nobody had mentioned this previously given the amount of subs he had. Though I just noticed last week. You can read more on the channel's facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/atvasnmemories/

If you're talking about non-news or non-network content, then this is absolutely true. My channels only focus on local news properties and local broadcasters, TV and radio, as a whole. The only company I've had issues with is ViacomCBS. The funny thing is that they're extremely inconsistent with how they enforce copyright with their O&Os. I'm sure you know there was a channel/friend of mine they removed last year just for having CBS News content on affiliate newscasts. Which is why I usually trim or black out their stuff in my videos now. But have not had issues posting content from stations owned by Disney, Fox, or NBCUniversal, including newscasts from their affiliates which have their packages in it. I did have a strike from ABC News over a decade ago as well for their World News Now open, so that is why I explicitly avoid network content now. Besides, there's like 10 different channels who all post network news opens and stuff, so that market is well-served. Of course if you upload game shows, soap operas, and movies, you're going to have a strike. I avoid that stuff for that reason and my channels have never had the intention of posting anything that's not: news opens/newscasts, IDs, EAS tests, promos, infomercial disclaimers, and anything along those lines. I've also spun commercials off onto its own channel for that reason. I've had a few copyright BLOCKS before, and that's fine, as they don't affect the channel. I can just trim the infringing material out and reupload. I want to avoid things that adversely impact the channel (strikes). No, it was definitely at the local level, as I had uploaded things from other Raycom and NPG stations without issue. Remember, this was at a time (2007-2009), when stations were still leery of YouTube stealing their audience and things like that. Not to mention, copyright strikes did not "expire" like they do now. I do remember the WMC claim having a misspelling ("WMC-TB Action News 5") so I wanted to challenge it, but I was also 12 at the time, and didn't want to challenge anything legally. If it happened today I would likely file a counterclaim because the material I post is protected under "fair use". That's one way to look at it. For me, (I mainly archive present-day stuff but am slowly branching off into "vintage" stuff), it's about preserving history for the day that linear TV and radio (inevitably) disappear.

This is exactly what Tegna does (through BBTV), and they've been doing this since late last year. I don't monetize my channel and have zero plans to. Not my content, I just love doing this, I genuinely enjoy it. I couldn't care less about the money (in fact I spend some of my own money to acquire content/equipment/graphic designs for my channel).

This is a thing with all of the major social media platforms. It's pretty aggravating in my opinion, especially considering that the "misinformation" label is so vague, and not applied evenly. I also don't think it's the place of these platforms to determine what's "true" and what's not, as that's very subjective, and they likely don't have trained staff who can make that determination. I stay away from modern-day material from CBS, ANYTHING from legacy Viacom. Individual stations I will not post include KESQ and WMC-TV as they've pulled my stuff before (over a decade ago, but I still have a sour taste in my mouth). I focus on local stations and just avoid national content if I can help it. The local stations usually understand, and appreciate, what we're trying to do as archivists. Or the chain owner's corporate legal team doesn't think it's worth going after an individual for a newscast that aired once. OTOH, the networks have bigger legal teams that have the time to search YouTube looking for content to pull (*cough* Viacom *cough*).

If you don’t mind me asking, what was the video in question and why was it taken down? Was it copyright-related, and if so, who was it? If you don’t feel comfortable sharing publicly you can also inbox me. I’m really curious as I have precautions in place and a “Do Not Post” list of companies I avoid at all costs, and if this is one I need to add, I’d like to know. I do also agree with you that I wish there was a viable alternative to YouTube. I would’ve left years ago but have stayed only because it has reach.

https://nexstar.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/nexstar/job/Nexstar---WDKY/News-Director_REQ-9296 Does this not sound like they are launching an in-house news department? Which if so, is something I've been predicting since the day the ink dried on the transfer from Sinclair. This wording "from near the ground up" makes it seem like the two WDKY-only anchors (Marvin Bartlett and Kristen Pflum), who are contracted to Nexstar, would go to this possible in-house effort, severing the ties with WKYT. Makes me wonder where WDKY would go to do its news. The current office is too small to house a news department (and it's just that, sales and marketing offices; master control had been out of WSYX in Columbus and is now coming from one of the Nexstar hubs, probably Indianapolis). New building? So many questions....

Hiya! As the person who originally uploaded that video, you’re correct about the blacking out of sports highlights and the reasoning behind it. They (usually NFL, MLB, and XOSDigital for college) generally monetize rather than take down, but NFL is notorious for blocking views on mobile for the entire video... for like ten seconds of their highlights! It was either completely trim sports or just black them out (usually I black out only what aired on TV such as ESPN, Fox, etc since those are Content ID’d) and still let you get a feel of the sportscaster and their style, and what the station chose to include in sports. Thanks for watching!

Really? I could have sworn I read somewhere years ago that he came up with the idea of having those unique domain names while running KNWA and corporate liked it and decided to expand it to the whole group. Not sure I understand your statement "local is consistent in messaging and not looking like Tegna, Gray or Sinclair with their very copy/paste approach." Sinclair is pretty homogenous in their approach (I know very well having familiarity with their operations, so I'm not surprised). But TEGNA and Gray seem to leave a lot of the direction of their stations up to the local management as well. TEGNA does seem more willing to take risks. But Gray and Nexstar take very similar approaches to local news (both are trying to play catch-up on digital and broadcast is still a priority). Now that I think about it, I don't even think Gray has a corporate VP in charge of news unlike the other companies named here.

I’m pretty sure it was the idea of Blake Russell, who’s very much still there. I guess as his role got larger at the company, maybe it was less important to him, and maybe there was pushback from legacy Media General stations about changing over (their IT head now oversees that function for Nexstar, so maybe he played a role in influencing legacy Nexstar heads the other way)? They also wisely changed their domain registrar from GoDaddy to CSC Corporate around the same time (that’s who LIN and subsequently MG was using). While most of the flip backs to previous domains came from recent pre-MG Nexstar acquisitions, some legacy stations (like WCIA and KARK) changed back as well. It made sense in KARK’s case because KLRT continues to have Fox16.com and was never integrated into KARK’s ArkansasMatters.com. Don’t forget they were “PanhandleParade.com” (dumber name) under the latter Hoak days before changing to MyPanhandle.com. They also let the registration on that lapse as well it seems. Nope, it’s owned by Nexstar. https://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/AsrSearch/asrRegistration.jsp?regKey=606308 Gray does operate from the tower as a tenant, paying rent to Nexstar.

Jennie Stencel, the stand-up comedian KENS hired last year to do the traffic report is leaving the station already and headed back to North Carolina where her husband and kids still reside. I was never a fan of her so glad to hear this news. Kinda sad their newbie ND took the easy way out and wouldn't even wish her the best in her future endeavors. Did she really leave the station on good terms like she said? Or maybe's he just new and not used to doing media interviews. Kinda soured my taste about him. Anyways, I guess they got tired of going through so many traffic reporters over the last ten years (Megan Alexander, Kellie Patterson, Natalie Tejeda, Danielle Saar and now Jennie Stencel) that they just decided to go with Stacia Willson who has been a mainstay at the station for about as long. http://blog.mysanantonio.com/jakle06/2015/08/kens-tvs-comedic-traffic-reporter-leaves-job-and-s-a/#33778101=0

I think he's counting Time Warner Cable News.

WJZY Adds Two and Moves One http://www.adweek.com/tvspy/wjzy-adds-two-and-moves-one/151639 There's more changes in Charlotte, this time at WJZY FOX46. Will moving their main anchor Barbara Lash to mornings and bringing in a young reporter from Houston as her replacement help them? Main anchor Barbara Lash (center) is being moved to the mornings. Kayla Ayres (right) is being hired from KPRC Houston to replace her as main anchor And the one on the far left, Ashlee McGeehan, is being hired as a reporter from WJET Erie Stay tuned as they say...

From TVSpy: Sinclair Teams up with Michael Eisner to Make Syndicated Shows By Kevin Eck on Jun. 30, 2015 - 1:01 PM Sinclair Broadcast Group and Tornante Company have created a joint venture to “acquire, create, develop, produce and distribute first-run syndicated television programming.” Former Disney CEO Michael Eisner owns Tornante, the creative end of the deal. The two companies will split ownership 50-50 and plan to develop syndicated shows with a “unique take” on everyone’s favorite afternoon fare of comedy, talk shows, game shows and court shows. “By owning content, we can create other revenue streams,” Steve Pruett, Sinclair’s co-COO told The Baltimore Sun. LINK: http://www.adweek.com/tvspy/sinclair-teams-up-with-michael-eisner-to-make-syndicated-shows/

KENS-TV morning anchorman Mat Garcia leaves job http://blog.mysanantonio.com/jakle06/2015/06/kens-tv-anchorman-leaves-job/

I'm not familiar with their new weekend morning girl so I can't tell you how she is but I saw a clip of their new chief meteorologist Angelica Campos and god she seems so stuck up, fake and plastic. She clearly isn't ready for a major role like the chief meteorologist position and there are far more qualified candidates out there too (but I know this is Scripps we're talking). I just can't seem to warm up to her and frankly she was kind of hard to watch. I also saw a clip of their old weather lady Pat Brown and she seemed far more likeable and genuine. Hoping she will land somewhere, because KGTV just made their competitors job much easier. I'm guessing the females who work in television go in understanding that yeah you are always going to have critics, and creeps and perverts making sexual comments to you. This isn't a problem limited to just Scripps but virtually all local media companies. From what I've seen, some handle it better than others. Some will joke around with them and show they have a sense of humor, others will just engage in a conversation with these people to an extent regardless, and others just flat out ignore them. It just all depends on the person and how comfortable she feels with who she's dealing with. And of course if they are bothered that much, they can always leave the industry. Social media is part of the reality in 2015 and it's here to stay.

No, this is the public access channel for Boston that is still in operation today: https://www.bnntv.org/

So WJCL moved their site to Hearst Television's CMS provider, Lakana (the former Internet Broadcasting). However, they are not using the layout that the other Hearst stations use. Rather, they are using the same layout that Nexstar is rolling out to their stations. It makes you wonder, if the other Hearst stations will get this layout in the near future, because it's responsive and the existing Hearst sites are not (they load a separate mobile skin when I browse on my iPad, for instance). Check it out at http://www.wjcl.com/

I see where you are coming from and I sort of agree. The recession hit them hard, and they basically laid off a ton of reporters at their stations and started putting photographers in front of the camera. You could tell they were cost cutting. But the recession was a wake up call for all broadcasters and most made cuts around that time, Scripps wasn't the only one. Of course the SNI spinoff happened around the same time. But I don't think they were necessarily a bad company around that time, they were still half decent. I would say their destruction started around 2012 when they decided to dump syndications in favor of crappy in house productions. Yes that was a cost cutting move. I think this digital crap is basically a two edged sword, in that yes it helps them cut costs but they really think they are being innovative and different with this and really they are not. If they truly were just looking to cut costs because they weren't making a profit or whatever, then they would just follow Nexstar's lead and cut to the bone while still trying to be mostly "traditional". Instead the Scripps stations try to maintain traditional staffing levels by pushing experienced staffers out the door and replacing them with cheap, young labor and trying to shake up how things are done. (BTW yes I think Nexstar is better run than Scripps at this point) I think this is Scripps way of trying to get younger viewers engaged and connected with their product (it isn't working obviously if you look at their ratings). Older viewers, the ones actually watching the news, are basically getting thrown under the bus with their newscasts. Scripps is basically telling them "we don't give a rat's ass about you, we are going after the 18-34 demo" (I think using 18-49 is a bit of stretch)... BTW they wouldn't have bought Newsy and the DecodeDC podcast if they weren't looking to expand their "digital" footprint.

It's kinda sad to see the rapid destruction of what was once a respected broadcaster...there's nothing wrong with making digital a priority but you've gotta have a healthy balance of it along with broadcast. It's not just limited to Scripps but they are the worst when it comes to integrating broadcast and digital. It already seems like broadcast is an afterthought to them. Hire the youngest most inexperienced people on-air (and force out loyal long time employees because they are basically too old), put a paywall on your stations website, dump all your syndications for cheap inhouse shows that try to list the trends now but it's executed horribly. And of course KNXV drops their news director for a digital content person. I kind of find it funny that they replaced their news director with a "Digital Content Person". Not a "Digital Content Director", a "Digital Content Person". Now they're dropping the assignment desk? I'm once again reminded I'm glad I don't live in a Scripps market. Scripps was a much better company 5 years ago! Please somebody, buy them out already and put them out of their misery before they embarrass themselves again (and their poor employees who basically have to put up with their shenanigans)...

Erica Hernandez at KSAT moves in front of the camera now as a reporter, used to be a producer. She just filed a report for the 5.