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They just happened to do the latest KABC design... Possible similarity to the KABC graphics?

I don't think that it looks like Scripps at all... I just compared it to WEWS, and it looks completely different.

The new graphic can also be seen on this video from 7online: http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/video?id=9267919

It is certainly not part of the current graphics package, so I would say that I am 99% sure this would be the general design of new graphics... hopefully coming soon!

Here is the new WABC Top Story graphic, with new ABC7 logo, which aired at 5:30 pm today.

Was this at 5:30? I'm going back on my DVR now to get video.

Here's something interesting- their Facebook name might be "WABC-TV Channel 7 Eyewitness News" but they recently changed their Facebook web address to "Facebook.com/ABC7NY" ... I think they must be working on a web rebranding ... So far Facebook & Instagram have been rebranded... Twitter might be an issue because if the change their handle, their verification status is automatically removed, and they would have to wait to be reverified.

WABC already uses Eyewitness News on Twitter- as their actual name. Their @ is "EyewitnessNYC" ... But they did change their Instagram to "ABC7NY"

Or for brand consistency, use simply "Eyewitness News," as their Twitter and Instagram accounts use

I also just saw it! I hit record on my DVR- I'll also try to get it up on YouTube...

Did it look similar to this AccuWeather Team promo? http://twitter.com/NYNewser/status/383038421695877120/photo/1

Has it aired again yet? EDIT: and were there new-looking graphics on the ID?

Do you mean the thing where the anchor describes the stories coming later at 11? Or a promo?

Did anyone else see the new open for the 5pm news today? They didn't use the regular talent open- they started showing the coming stories, with headlines in the middle of the screen, and the Voiceover announced it- "Now, on Eyewitness News, *story1* *story2* Now, Eyewitness News at 5... And the show opened

That's what KABC did- and their graphics are widely accepted as extremely well designed. I just think that the swivel animation is totally unnecessary- the text within the box should change within the box, like WNBC and KABC.

They actually do have the shortened URL 7ny.tv but that would mean changing the website name and it would be too risky

I find that it is unnecessary but it is definitely not worse than the WCBS social graphic. That one is very hard to see, and it changes way too quickly. This one is somewhat similar to the KABC and WNBC social graphic.

It is likely part of a new graphics package, which we have been expecting for about a month now... looks just like the KABC graphic below the bug