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28 minutes ago, NEOMatrix said:

And local ACC markets like Atlanta and Pittsburgh can benefit from this package, as well.

And Pitt is playing in the first game on The CW, so hopefully the new affiliate is announced soon.

50 minutes ago, elfuego35 said:

 

Plus, even though its' the second tier series, it still draws 750k-1 Million viewers. Getting this package may be what's needed to get affiliation groups on the fence on renewing to renews, since even if they only get 500k-750k, it's still better than what The CW typically draws, and better than the typical Weekend filler on CW/MyTV affilates. 

Typically, they only get around a million viewers when they're on network TV (like they are this weekend and next), so ideally, this should be beneficial for NASCAR, the network and the affiliates.

21 hours ago, CircleSeven said:

This should also be mentioned that this will be the first time since 1990 that Greg Gumbel will not be a part of the NFL coverage. This was announced back in the spring.

 

He'll remain the studio host of the NCAA March Madness coverage.

 

I know that was already announced, but I'm still glad to hear it. March Madness just isn't the same without him in studio. At least IMO...

1 hour ago, Georgie56 said:

They’re wasting no time trying to lure the recently fired Don Lemon and Tucker Carlson to NewsNation.

Doesn't surprise me. I think Don would fit well at NN. 

As for Tucker? He'd fit better at Newsmax, IMO. 

4 hours ago, kshow said:

Don Lemon to NewsNation?

I posted this in the Discord, but I think that will happen within the next year or so, possibly sooner. It wouldn't shock me if discussions between Lemon and Nexstar happen in the near future, if they aren't already...

22 hours ago, C Block said:

I’m sorry, but that pee-stained Spirit Airlines vibe looks awful. They should have been forced to use the same colors like everyone else.

Oh I agree. There was absolutely nothing wrong with the black bug and ticker. Now it just looks ridiculously awful.

4 hours ago, Briella said:

Omg the black and yellow is SO ugly. It’s funny how protective people are over their special little colors too. 

I think the way they implented the colors with the last package was not good. 

But with this one, it's a little more tolerable. That's not to say it's better. It's just a little easier on the eyes to watch.

Now after seeing the gold box this morning, I don't think it looks good at all. 

CBS' newest hire, former Villanova head coach Jay Wright, will be in studio for the Selection Show on Sunday, per this press release.

https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2023-03-06/cbs-sports-and-warner-bros-discovery-sports-present-2023-ncaa-mens-basketball

2 hours ago, Georgie56 said:

Have to say, reminds me somewhat of the 2010-14 pack a bit.

Yeah it doesn't look all that bad. It might be a little big, but it's not terrible. 

3 hours ago, NEOMatrix said:

Will WFMJ pull the trigger and begin Youngstown’s first 4PM newscast? Or will they take the easy route and air Dr Phil’s reruns? Find out next time on **Youngstown Newscasts Z”.

Ha! They'll most definitely take the easy route and air reruns of Dr. Phil. 

I think KDKA will do the same. IMO, if any Pittsburgh station starts a 3pm newscast, it will be WPXI. 

On 1/15/2023 at 4:34 PM, tyrannical bastard said:

- I HATE THE FONT.  And that goes for all of the Nexstar stations using this package as well. Nexstar should have taken away this look (or provided a transitional package) when they sold the station to Dujuan McCoy.

The font itself isn't bad, IMO. It just doesn't fit well with this package. It works with the package they just got rid of though. 

And as for Nexstar taking away this look, I agree. Either that or let the station keep the look because there really wasn't inherently wrong with it on WISH. Even if it was made for the station, but wasn't theirs to start with.

5 hours ago, ttvn2000 said:

Everything just looks so….busy.  
 

It’s a regression from earlier graphics, particularly their 2015 look, which still looks good today.

 

 

Completely agree. The graphics don't look necessarily bad. They look alright.

But compared to the last two packages they had, it is a downgrade. I loved that 2015 look, and I agree with you that it still looks good today. 

3 hours ago, Georgie56 said:

NBC has their Big Ten booth.

 

That's a really solid booth. Blackledge is one of the best college football analysts out there, and Noah Eagle is a really good play by play guy. 

14 hours ago, Myron Falwell said:

I am not trying to be snarky in asking this, but what makes a station logo “unchangeable”? And why should we hold a television station to unrealistic standards when practically every other business in existence either refreshes or redesigns their logos or branding every X years?

I didn't mean like a refresh. Those are acceptable, especially when they're done right. I was talking about complete overhauls that just don't look good. You brought up WKYC, and while their current logo still doesn't look great, it looks better with the current graphics package. 

31 minutes ago, tyrannical bastard said:

It appears Nexstar is taking two steps backward in their "digital first" mandate.  Live streams of their newscasts are apparently coming to an end next month.  

They will be delayed at least 2 hours.

https://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2022/12/21/nexstar-to-end-live-stream-newscasts

 

The endless quest for retransmission money appears to be the reason.

If they keep this stuff up, they'll end up like Bally Sports, and price themselves out of existence when the pay TV providers kick them to the curb and the networks begin pulling their affiliations.

Wow. That's pretty damn stupid. But this is good old Uncle Perry we're talking about here lol...

5 hours ago, tyrannical bastard said:

Wheeling was mentioned earlier.  All WTOV would have to do is simulcast their Fox 9.2 10pm show on 9.1.

 

And WFMJ may as well start a 10pm show on the CW to compete with the WKBN one.  All they would have to do is either simulcast or move it over to NBC when the time comes....

Yeah for WTOV, it would be easy for them. Just simulcast their 10pm news on both TOV and FOX9.2, and you're done.

But as for WFMJ, I agree that they should start a 10pm newscast on WBCB, but it took them over 20 years to start a 5pm newscast, if that's any indication on whether or not they actually will. 

1 hour ago, Briella said:

The peacock isn’t the problem there. The rest of the logo is. Local stations need to get with the times and update their logos instead of holding the networks back.

I get where you're coming from, but some station logos should never be changed. Ever. 

On the other hand, there are other station logos that need a complete overhaul (see WKYC and WRTV, for example). 

4 hours ago, iron_lion said:

This was unnecesary and not an improvement by any measure. First ABC ruined their logo, then CBS gets a miniscule screen bug, now this. Its like the networks are dertermined to spend money for a worse product. 

Well the new ABC logo has grown on me. I don't really mind it now. 

The CBS logo bug still kinda bothers me as I think it should be bigger, but that's really much ado about nothing. 

As for the NBC logo update? A white border around the peacock would make it look better, but it doesn't look all that bad. 

8 hours ago, The Frog said:

Nexstar has made their first programming acquistion for the network, an IndyCar docuseries.

Fixed it for you. The NASCAR docuseries aired on USA Network. 

And as a fan of the sport, I'm excited for this and can't wait to see it! 

1 hour ago, Tvlover971 said:

Looks like Eyewitness news 9am has been expanded to 10am. Just finished watching the broadcast and there's a Eyewitness news at 7pm according to passport. But tomorrow it showing inside edition so I'm confused lol 

My guess is that it's probably due to the midterm election tomorrow. 

1 hour ago, Georgie56 said:

World Series Game 3 postponed to Tuesday. WTXF and KRIV will have a big programming decision to make on Thursday, considering both are Amazon TNF affiliates and the Eagles and Texans play on TNF this week.

 

Well KRIV could shift one to sister station KTXH (most likely TNF) but WTXF will really be the one that's screwed by this. We shall see...

5 minutes ago, Tyler said:

Forgot about Shumway now that he’s in the morning. As for Highfield, he’s good, but he doesn’t fall in the same category as Rice, Stacy Smith, or Patrice King Brown. 

Oh I completely agree with you. IMHO, he was a better reporter than he is an anchor. He's not a terrible anchor by any means, but he was much better as a reporter. 

1 hour ago, newscopter7 said:

Good Lord, bring back the Group W 2. 
 

is there anyone recognizable left at KD besides Ken Rice and Pompeani?

John Shumway and David Highfield are still there. How much longer that lasts remains to be seen, but as @Tylersaid, all the other greats have retired.

1 hour ago, SoCalLocal said:

Mark Mester is suspended from the station.

https://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2022/9/18/la-anchor-suspended

Yep. Figured that was gonna happen. I mean good for him for standing up for his former co-anchor and friend, but obviously, KTLA management has become very thin skinned, and it's a shame really.

46 minutes ago, Big Rollo Smokes said:

I haven't seen anything in this thread about Boston.

 

But, Scott Fybush at NERW.com posted this tidbit yesterday (Sept. 5)...

 

So I posted in the Discord that they've gone back to their longtime brand TV38 again, which I don't know how long ago that started, but still, seeing this doesn't surprise me. 

18 hours ago, Georgie56 said:

And here’s the whole damn thing.

 

 

I like it! I do agree with @24994Jabout the bug. It's entirely too big. But other than that, this package looks great!