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22 hours ago, Yankees4life said:

Yeah. It's a Disney mandate here. They're basically cutting bait with anyone that they think isn't worth keeping around for the money they get

What's Disney got to do with CBS and Paramount Global?

3 hours ago, mre29 said:

 

Basically, I could see Disney paying CBN a not insignificant amount of money sometime in the next year to leave Freeform -- or at least drop one or two of the three airings.

 

I would assume if they could they would have already.  With Robertson now gone, maybe CBN will be more receptive.

This means not only the PGA tour, but CBS Sports, NBC Sports and Golf Channel (NBCU) are willing to accept Saudi blood money and promote events at trump properties. Ouch!!!

3 hours ago, mre29 said:

 

The first three paragraphs:

 

 

It was widely reported on other sites yesterday morning when it was completed, after first being announced several months ago - this article includes a link to the original announcement with the plan to create a holding company.

https://www.nexttv.com/news/sinclair-broadcast-group-officially-becomes-holding-company-sinclair

Meanwhile, Sinclair/Diamond Sports lost a battle in Bankruptcy Court where they were ordered to pay full rights fees to four MLB teams.  They have the option of doing what they did in San Diego and just walk away.  MLB plans to make sure clubs that lose their Diamond Sports channel coverage will get 80% of the fees between ad revenue and support from MLB during the current season.  MLB has indicated that they are prepared to bid for the broadcast rights themselves, just like they did originally.  They also acknowledge they understand the changing RSN model from linear to linear/streaming. This is from a report in The Athletic late yesterday, which is behind a paywall unless you subscribe to The Athletic or The NY Times.

5 hours ago, GoldenShine9 said:

 

Honestly, Nexstar should use those call letters for one of their stations. They have two of the stations (the former WLWC and WLWD), although WLWT is pretty much off limits to them.

Nexstar does not have the WLWC calls. They had only bought the programing assets of the then CW station in Providence/New Bedford.  The former ION kept the calls and operated the staton as Ion2. It is  now owned by Inyo.

9 hours ago, MediaZone4K said:

I'm surprised  the CW is still a tv network with ratings as low as they are. Again,  this begs the question, what will local station lineups look like with stations going independent and less syndication options. It cannot simplify be news overkill.

If WLNY (NY) is an indication, lots of judge shows, repeats of Drew Barrymore, More Judge Judy reruns, and CBS News City Name at 9 pm.  Don't get overly excited.  

Anyone know the status of the new studios for News4NY and Telemundo47?  Any timing?  From some plans that were posted last year, I'm assuming it will have some elements from WRC (the circular look).

6 hours ago, Roadgeek Adam said:

 

Wonder if he is on the buyouts from NBC. Wouldn't surprise me. 

In one of the articles I read, the VP of News for WNBC stated he wanted to retire a few years ago, but, she was able to talk him out of it then (with the pandemic and other continuing major stories).  This time he was ready to retire.  I'm not sure if the NBC cuts have hit WNBC with any on camera staff.  Where LA and DC hit some key long timers, it's been quiet and relatively stable here.  It may be one reason they have never given Adam a co-anchor at 5 or Gilma a co-anchor on weekends.

On 3/24/2023 at 10:18 PM, The Frog said:

NBC dropping 10pm is still considered a 'real possibility' for the 2024-25 season.

Yet they are giving Dick Wolf another multiyear renewal for One Chicago and SVU (L&O and Organized Crime are still to new to earn that).  That causes an issue for NBC and its top producer.  Unless all 3 big networks do it, I doubt one will go alone, especially after NBC being burnt before.  With Paramount Global and Disney also belt tightening, it will be interesting to see if this actually happens.  

They are doing the Sat. 6 pm from the new studio.  Modified graphics (evolutionary).  Bug rotates between PIX 11 and a 75 years logo.  Most shots are tight so far but just before a break it showed the studio.  Music at that point had subtle reminders of the previous theme.  Hopefully someone can get screen shots during the 10pm broadcast.

Saturday 6 pm news is from the new studio, tight shots though.  New graphics as well.  I'd call it evolutionary, not revolutionary.  Bug includes their anniversary logo.

1 hour ago, JTT said:

When will NBC decide and announce what their plans are for the 10pm hour?

They shelved the idea several months ago.  It does not mean they or another of the Big 3 networks look to do this again.

The Jay Leno experiment years ago was a disaster.  NBC, when considering this, which is now tabled and not going to happen, was clear about returning the hour to local stations, not providing programming.  One consideration is that Dick Wolf successfully programs two full nights from 8-11 pm EST and are highly rated shows (granted that includes DVR viewing and streaming).  They have also had 10 pm success on other days.  

51 minutes ago, nycnewsjunkie said:

That has to be outdated; if they did, they would be the “broadcast home of the Yankees since 2023,” since PIX hasn’t carried them for some time.

Definitely outdated.  Checking the schedule, most games are on YES, some again on Amazon Prime (which replaced over the air games in 2022).  None mentioned for WPIX or any other over the air outlet.  Evidently YES will introduce DTC streaming this year as well.  

5 hours ago, The Frog said:

CW Acquisition Has Already Paid For Itself, Nexstar CEO Perry Sook Says

Sports beyond LIV are also in the crosshairs of Nexstar, Sook said. Without offering specifics, he said the company is evaluating “sports opportunities that could bleed into primetime.” 

 

I read they got an average of 300K viewers for the entire golf broadcast.  I'm shocked that is measurable.  I hope Nexstar got their money to carry the event up front.

42 minutes ago, ColtFromGulfcoast said:

KTBS is now promoting the heck out of it on all of their shows.  Just about everyone in Shreveport knows by now.

The real question is will anyone really care and watch?  

7 minutes ago, Chopper4 said:

And the worst set is WNBC.   That lucite table is horrendous.  It's not a desk, it's a table.  

Don’t forget WNBC is moving to a new studio later this year. 

1 hour ago, Geoffrey said:

 

Is this the best set in NY?

Based on this screen shot, nope.  It is way too busy, my eyes go to different background elements that seem to conflict with each other.  Hopefully the way it shows up on camera minimizes some of that.  

Just now, Geoffrey said:

I think this was Sam Ryan's schedule when she was the lead sports anchor at CBS 2. I seem to remember this being somewhat common at some point but I'm not sure it's still as much of a trend these days.

It's really not unique.  Len Berman on NBC4 works Sunday-Thursday for quite a while now.  I used to live in a different market, most stations had their "A" team of anchors, weather and sports on Sunday through Thursday.

17 hours ago, Yankees4life said:

It is a freakshow graphic-wise. God only knows what they were thinking opting with that....

The backgrounds and animations are actually distracting.  Why would a station do this?

 

 

2 hours ago, abc7 Man said:

Here is an article just posted about some NY TV news people starting from the 80s/90s. Wish there would be a more complete list:

 

https://nj1015.com/ixp/942/p/where-are-they-now-new-york-anchors/?fbclid=IwAR2_U8MQQn3GXIO7mfQ6oVjJ2xfSObPqtj8LKdFVMdWWmLq3jvxnD7YKQEY&mibextid=Zxz2cZ

This isn't even accurate.  I moved to NY area in 1981.  Sue Simmons was anchoring Live at 5 and the 11 pm editions of News4NY at that time.  She joined the station long before the stated date of 1991.  Roz Abrams worked at WXIA 11 Alive in Atlanta.  I stopped reading after the inaccuracies in the post.  

13 minutes ago, NewEgg00 said:

 

Just to provide perspective, Nexstar is not the only company to do this. Not sure if it's online but, based on my studies (streaming on TV), most NBC O&O local news channels on Peacock and Roku, and Hearst's Very Local channels run delayed newscasts as well. 

 

So Nexstar is not the first, but I hate the fact that this is a trend. The good news for NBC local streaming channels is that I've seen them go live for breaking news, and I believe that the NBC Boston news channel is live as well when simulcasting NECN. 

 

So hopefully Nexstar can still offer breaking news live. But still, not justifying this dumb move at all. 

Although the NBC O&Os on Peacock are an hour delayed, they do offer live streaming for all newscasts from their website and apps.  Nexstar does not do that anymore.  In NY where Nexstar (oops Mission, wink, wink) competes with only O&O flagship stations all of which offer live streaming it is less an issue other than pure stupidity in a world where the cord was cut.  In other markets where Nexstar controls multiple stations, it can actually be a safety issue when major events or weather issues arise and too many viewers do not have cable access.  As brought up in other discussions of this very issue elsewhere on this site, it is irresponsible for Perry Sook to decide this approach.  It makes Nexstar  the not "must go to" station for live news.

The most recent discussion is confirming that in many markets, there is already saturation of 10 pm newscasts. In some markets there are also 9 pm news broadcasts and not to mention regional "hyper local" cable news stations like Spectrum News, NY1, News 12, etc.  It begs for alternative programming on NBC affiliates.  How much news can a station put on?  NBC stations already broadcast newscasts at 4, 5, 6 and 11.  How many stories can be repurposed?  If NBC and other networks decide to pull a Fox and give up 10 pm, it begs for program suppliers to come up with some creative alternatives.  I'd be concerned about a talk show considering how Jay Leno flamed out very quickly at 10 years ago.  

2 minutes ago, NYTV said:

There has been a recent uptick in COVID cases in NYC to where the health department is recommending masks both indoors and outdoors. Also, NBCUniversal is in the middle of layoff/buyouts at the present moment. If anything, WNBC may just switch to a taped performance out of an abundance of caution and cost-cutting. It's not the end of the world. 

It’s the youth group that performed at the tree lighting.  They won a contest for youth choirs.  I think it’s great they are getting this exposure. Congratulations to them for their hard work. 

6 hours ago, Glimmer said:

NBC to keep the 10pm hour (at least for next season)

1.  I'm glad they did not do that.  They have some real good 10 pm shows.

2. I would not be surprised if they are trying to convince another network or both to join them.

3. It gives local stations more time to consider what to put on - it could be a boost to syndicated dramas or comedy.  Let's be real, just how much more local news or Family Feud do we all need.  Many DMA's already have one or more options already for news at 10, and, have cable options as well.