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11 hours ago, polyiguana said:

Joe Donlon is joining Albert Ramon and his old boss Jennifer Lyons at WBBM. Looks like that may be the next stop for NewsNation alumni who want to flee this sinking ship. 

Yeah, because WBBM is known for its stability… 

3 minutes ago, Gavin M. said:

Then with one control room how were the able to do it live from the Newsroom.

A lot of stations are setup with a flash cam in the newsroom that can be punched up directly by master control in the event of breaking news but no production staff onsite. 

45 minutes ago, mre29 said:

I look forward to all the corporate synergy that will arise..

 

"And now, the HBO Max Original Series, My 600-Pound Life."

 

(Am I being facetious? Absolutely. But that show actually does exist on TLC...)

 

Two hours of watching someone drink gallons of Pepsi for breakfast just to find out in the last 30 seconds they died. It’s not a bad show. 

There were at one point standards for production that the industry was somewhat holding themselves to, but those have long since been thrown out the window. A one man band with a YouTube account, iPhone and a ring light pulls in millions more viewers than most local newscasts ever will. And good for them.

Here's an unpopular opinion: local news doesn't have to be exclusively delivered to an audience via over-the-air television broadcasts. Fresno seems like a journalism desert, a great place for a digital local news startup. It would be much easier to churn out a few local stories daily for a digital presence than trying to figure out how to make 60 minutes of engaging television. There are fully-staffed newsrooms across the country that can't even pull this off. Honestly... it would probably be easier to find too. Meet your audience where they are. I don't think it's 8pm on MyNetworkTV.  

But if this is about rebuilding a personal brand, getting one's face out there and building a reel, or having a sandbox to play in - why not? No reason to be jealous about it. 

18 minutes ago, WeatherandTraffic said:

Does this show even do news anymore. They rush through the news to get to entertainment and tabloid stuff. They should drop the news and turn this program into and entertainment/talk show. Does anyone ever watch this fake show?

 

You're asking if anyone watches the morning show that happens to have the most total viewers? (Today wins narrowly in some demos). 

They must be doing something right... it's almost as if a majority of viewers don't care about news and would rather wake up to something softer and more digestible. 

Do we know anything about the broadcast team for the Apple TV+ games? Are they just using MLBN?

5 hours ago, ABC 7 Denver said:

 

Do you know that from internal information or from a web resource?

yes. 

The WFLA package was created by Rey...

Good artists copy, great artists steal.

34 minutes ago, carolinanews4 said:

Lastly, I originally found the whole WFXT transaction odd. But the NY Post (surprisingly) cleared it up for me.  It is all about retransmission money. Cox gets higher retransmission fees so by owning just one current Cox station, the new TEGNA can charge a higher retrans rate for the entire group. Plus, Cox unloads an underperforming station. So now that part makes sense. 

Retrans is where the money is at now. 

I'm sure they didn't consider any of this, good thing there are some dudes on a forum who can solve all of these complicated issues and decisions. 

That will look amazing on some big tacky 3D poorly textured random shapes with some lens flares. 

There's a lot to unpack here... but not really worth anyone's time.

But seriously... all you have to offer is "more hours of news"? 

Yikes...

9 minutes ago, ABC 7 Denver said:

 

Are people in Philly that bored?

...says the guy posting on a forum mostly about the aesthetics of local news... 

It’s worth noting each CBS O&O has a design team and an art director and can pretty much do whatever they want with station looks (within reason) and KCNC has been copying graphics from network for years. 
 

That said, a group wide change is not going to originate from Denver so just calm yourselves. 
 

Also - if you’re interested in applying - both WBBM and WCCO have art director positions open right now… 

WRC launched the new look today. Same studio, same music. Looks nice. 

2 hours ago, tjt24 said:

Wow. Just when we thought WKYC couldn't get any worse. Ridiculous. 

There's plenty of other options in town for local news at 11 on a Saturday. Why do the same thing with the same stories as your competitors? Why not try something different as a lead in to a popular network comedy sketch show?

Local stations used to produce all kinds of programming... comedy, music, etc... why not go back to that? Why does a local station just have to purely be a news operation? If audiences and revenue are shrinking why is it such a bad idea to try something else?

27 minutes ago, ThatSowislander said:

https://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2021/9/28/breaking-news-john-is-flushed-in-milwaukee

Assistant ND John LaPorte (WITI, WTMJ, WEAU, KIRO) is out at WDJT

Looks like his behavior finally caught up with him… and hopefully the GM learns a lesson about only hiring friends. 

32 minutes ago, Chopper4 said:

From what I can read on most of their posts on Facebook,  the new format of the show is not very well liked.

Lots of bad reviews...

In their defense, people don't exactly jump online to praise anything that they like. 

This morning they are teasing an in-studio interview with Monica Lewinsky for next week Tuesday and they have said a few times “in Studio 1A” specifically. 

New graphics in this promo look interesting... wonder if they will translate into the show's look. 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cbs-mornings-nate-burleson-gayle-king-tony-dokoupil/

4 hours ago, Nelson R. said:

This is the first affiliate I have heard of to move LMAD to the afternoon. It makes much more sense at 10/9, unless an affiliate airs a game show after it at 4/3. But is Drew live at 10/9?

WCCO has been doing this for years since the launch of their 9am newscast, LMAD leads into Dr. Phil. 

I hate speculation… but…

A lot of recent graphics rollouts have come with upgrades to new CG systems. For example, Fox had major issues with the new Chyron Prime system which delayed launches at a lot of stations. 
 

There could be some kind of hardware upgrades coming along with these graphics and that’s why the rollout might be slow and staggered and not lining up with new set launches. 

“Comcast wants the FCC to issue a ruling that Nexstar should be attributed ownership of WPIX New York , which would make it in violation of the commission's 39% cap on broadcast national audience reach. The cable operator claims Nexstar’s divestiture of the station to meet FCC requirements in its acquisition of Tribune was a “sham.””

https://www.cablefax.com/programming/new-feud-comcast-says-nexstar-violates-audience-cap-tribune-order
 

12 minutes ago, newscopter7 said:

I’d say the days of WNBC as the flagship is gone—they been replaced by WCAU. 
 

The perennial market leader continues with voiceovers and clear, recognizable, sonic branding. 

Wait… what?