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It's been rebroadcast a lot on MSG Network.
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Getting commercials in before the ceremony starts. Brian Stelter's Reliable Sources newsletter provided insight into technical issues (picture and hand offs) are due to overused cell networks: " "So many people have converged downtown that it’s actually presenting some technical challenges for the TV crews, especially those that are sending in live signals via cellular, using the same jam-packed networks as all the fans. If a live shot suddenly seems blurry to you, that might be why! Everyone is competing for precious cell phone tower bandwidth."
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Exactly. I did start to switch between the game and the news on a different channel, and when they mentioned early on the Knicks closed the gap, changed the channel to WABC and left it there. I'm sure that station also had similar reactions with reporters in and out of the Garden and reporters at one viewing party in Central Park and another at a place in Brooklyn until switching to the Tonight Show (which Fallon left after taping to be at the Garden!).
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Again it seems the "fix" was in on this approval. Word came down from the WH, and Carr was all too eager to comply.
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I scrolled up to look at the previous version. The difference is the older version has colors of the peacock flying but the peacock and feathers were fixed. The updated version has the colors populating the peacock feathers. It is a bit of a throw back to the original NBC color programming vanity in the 60s. It also fits the NBC design scheme I read about that they are using the shape of the peacock feathers more in promotional vanity. Here they populate the feathers.
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Exactly, when I think of generational anchors at WABC, it's Bill Beutel and Roger Grimsby. Part of it is the original Eyewitness News format took off when they were brought in and assumed anchor duties. They changed the game for the station.. They are the Channel 7 (and NY broadcasting) icons.
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Same issue with other NBC O&Os. All are losing the same 2.5 hours. There have been no announcements yet from WNBC etc.
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They (and Ch. 7) are beneficiaries of those no longer WCBS with the changes at CBS News. I know several who no longer watch CBS News NY (or name of the month). They had enough of David Ellison, Bari Weiss and placating the temporary WH resident.
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Jen has been filling in for Pat Battle on the Sunday TINY which is significantly longer than the Saturday version.
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Sinclair Broadcast Group - General Discussion
NowBergen replied to Smitha A's topic in Corporate Chat
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I've noticed the more space a the bottom look or at least a week now. Much cleaner. Not sure how long ago it was actually tweaked.
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At this point, should the FCC premature revenge motivated early review of ABC/Disney licenses be a separate thread, since, Nexstar, at least publicly, with its own problems, is not chiming in? If trump did not want satirical jokes about the age difference with his wife, including jokes made for years similar to Kimmel's, then he should never entered public life. He, his actions, his life, his looks, his speech all become fair game. That's the way it's always been. Saturday Night went to town on Ford stumbling on stairs. Comedians have always mocked public figures and leaders. Let's not forget he gives them lots of material to work with. Sadly, he can't take it and now has ordered this review which Carr was all too giddy to comply in an abuse of regulatory power.
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She has been off the air for probably a couple of months. I'm sure appreciates privacy.
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Sinclair Broadcast Group - General Discussion
NowBergen replied to Smitha A's topic in Corporate Chat
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This is Nexstar’s way of “investing” in local news.
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Other affiliates may offer local news but do not offer other network programming and sports. Other than Fox, the big 3 networks provide morning, daytime and evening programming, with time for local news. Are they losing sight of the bigger picture trying to argue you can get local news elsewhere?
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Just read elsewhere CBS has no clue the ratings for what Allen puts on already. He buys the time, so no ratings. Ouch.
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Warning for all Nexstar news staff: This will happen to you. Nester's claims of beefing up and expanding local news when they are laying off and started consolidating newsrooms is why they should lose the court challenge to their merger with Tegna, and the use of sidecars to get around Congressional set ownership caps be undone. Clearly Nexstar isn't committed to improved ratings and product in New York.
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Right now there is a TRO to prevent any more immediate moves, and, a hearing coming up. Hopefully someone was appointed to monitor Nexstar to be sure they are in compliance and made no further consolidation, network moves etc with the TRO. When all is said and done it will depend on the final court ruling and subsequent appeals. Hopefully the TRO continues through the process. The final ruling may prevent Nexstar from selling any former Tegna stations to related entities like Mission or other side cars. That gets to the point of the issue and caps, and, was a voiced concern from the previous FCC (although directed at WPIX's license). Whether the court cases are successful is another matter.
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Like we are seeing with other cases, many federal judges are impatient when it comes to unethical legal maneuvers. Hopefully this will be the case as well. Especially with the fix being in so blatantly between the administration and Nexstar, rules and protocol be damned.
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The plaintiffs (DirecTV, State AGs) isn't only about conflict markets but that Nexstar is way over the Congressionally set broadcast limits and so much of the industry being consolidated. If once the court cases are over and find for the plaintiffs, the court could call for the demerger in whole, or other options the court decides. Again, only if Nexstar loses. Nexstar's arrogance, moving before official approvals, and how someone else described it as "the fix was in" could contribute to how the court sees things. Nexstar may not go quietly, knowing they have the support of the orange president, and appeal to SCOTUS, dragging. this out for years. I would think moves Nexstar already has made with newsrooms staffing and consolidation, etc. aren't going to help.
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They have also picked up some very well respected former Washington Post reporters full time, like Carol Leonnig who has broken numerous scoops and Catherine Ramped.
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Glad I libr in a DMA with all O&O networks. Good luck filling all that time. Unlike Fox, the networks provide morning, afternoon and evening programming plus major sports coverage of all 4 big sports league plus golf. All Nexstar has for the CW is the leftover sports scraps TBH. I can’t imagine his stations will have much value.
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scroll up, it was mentioned the same ruling.
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I also read he is moving to MSNOW as the 11am anchor plus national reporting duties. Good get for MSNOW.
