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6AM graphics now uploaded, less energy but these come off more inviting than the evening newscasts, probably because they feel the use of the music is more appropriate in the morning and afternoon?  I wish they would see how much their tone of delivery sends an impression, people will keep watching the clowns at KUSA unless they show more care and concern for the sensitivity of viewers.

Here's a 10PM montage, another cold open and then use of the new music before weather and sports segments which sounds out of place given the tone the newscast started with.  Just keeping the bosses happy?

3 hours ago, Georgie56 said:

 

At the very least, it's an improvement in that the previous Scripps graphics are gone.  But the way they use the graphics gives me the opinion that even KMGH doesn't like them, it comes off cold and heartless to me, like I'm being burned by dry ice.

The home office needs to allow for stations to use more warmer and less smoky colors and maybe give the stations freedom to use their own music so they can build an image best suited to the station and the region they serve.  In KMGH's case, I really wouldn't mind if they wanted to start using purple instead, or better yet if they want to use blue like everyone, try a natural sky color.  We're not a coastal city, salt water blue doesn't work here.

16 hours ago, KCActionNews said:

Just got these screen caps sent. Looks like Tampa was next on the list. My opinion hasn’t changed so no need for me to rehash. I’ll just leave these here for your enjoyment. Lol 

 

 

One thing that definitely needs to be fixed about these graphics is the lettering, with the Bike and Pedestrian Safety screenshot the words on the left look too thin, they need to bolden them up so they read easier, same with where it says Sarasota County.

Also one lesson to be learned from WFTS here is that logos might want to accommodate better to the new look.  The red box looks tacky over the new graphics and needs to go, in fact maybe it's time to do away with the branding completely and just go back to being ABC 28 or ABC Tampa Bay, something that is truly regional instead of some branding that could easily be used elsewhere.

2 hours ago, LexTVandRadio said:

 

I do like the music. 

I don't like the use of white behind the ABC Action News logo although I appreciate the shades of gray from the word ACTION which at least makes it more graceful than the way Tegna uses white on it's graphics.  TV graphics can use medium colors with white letters but not the other way around, because unlike a piece of paper which doesn't emit light, a TV screen does and it really bothers the eyes.

As for the music, again it's a decent composition but unlike with WTXL it falls out of place, it doesn't feel like something that belongs on a newscast that's branded as Action News.  Scripps should allow their stations to have an alternate music package that's more fitting to the image the station wants, I'm sure the Fox affiliates under their wing would love that.

Was watching KMGH to get my opinion since they don't have the new graphics yet., to be honest it's both good and bad.

On one hand the new graphics are more tolerable and less flashy.  I have never been a fan of sensationalist imagery and the outgoing graphics had for years contributed to my opinion of Denver7 news as a sensory assault, and it is for the best that those graphics go away.

On the other other hand the new graphics come off looking cold and I don't think they will succeed in turning heads.  It feels like Scripps wants it's stations to approach audiences with a softer yet more serious look that for one thing will not change opinions of the stations that really try their best, and at the same time do nothing for stations that are not performing good.

Ultimately, I don't think it's the graphics but the newscasts themselves that have to be convincing.

2 hours ago, DENDude said:

KCNC Was pulled at Noon MDT today, they were in the middle of airing a promo for an upcoming newscast and it went off.

Glad I don't have DirecTV anymore, I can get them over the air and through CBS All Access, it's the better way to go.

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Scripps basically had no choice but to inherit those Azteca affiliations on the McGraw-Hill stations. Entravision took Azteca away from them in San Diego, maybe they're planning on doing the same in Denver?

I think that is a possibility.  The Escape network has already been airing on KCEC 14.4 for years, and KCEC is the Univision affiliate owned by Entravision.  If Escape is now airing on KMGH 7.2, that does suggest that the same thing has happened in Denver meaning that Azteca will either reappear on 14.4 or on Entravision's other station KTFD on channel 50.3 and in the process move the Stadium sports network to 14.4 where it will be more visible.

The blank Soon on KMGH 7.3 could be anything, I do have a thought that maybe it will be the return of Weather Nation which I have missed since KUSA dropped it, but we'll see.