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3 hours ago, RealNews18 said:
I’ve noticed that too. And she’s not been active on social media. Hope all is well and she’s just on a long vacation or something
She could just be sick, it’s really not a big deal. There’s an uptick in COVID, flu, and RSV right now (and I should know).
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On 1/6/2024 at 5:14 PM, CircleWXYZ said:
Inside info. This info came from someone at CBS. As for Ronnie leaving, can’t get into that. Sorry.
My apologies if my comment there sounded harsh; I just don’t want to take things as gospel when we don’t really have a way to confirm it, although I know there are things in the media business that Joe Public can’t be privy to. I’ll take what you said in good faith, but I’d still genuinely be shocked if they’re beating WXYZ after only a year or so. If that’s the case, good for them.
It’s a shame ratings data is hard to come by, or that they usually don’t account for streaming numbers. I know Broadcasting & Cable does spotlights of cities where they list where stations are at ratings-wise, but I couldn’t find anything for Detroit. C’est la vie, I guess.
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8 hours ago, CircleWXYZ said:
Actually, their ratings are still climbing. They beat WXYZ in some major demographics. I would stay away from certain boards who all they do is complain and quite frankly, don’t know what they are talking about.
Jeff Skversky had to go imo. He wasn’t that good if an anchor and he was becoming a cancer in the newsroom. This and moving Terrence Friday to evenings is one if the main reasons why the evening newscasts have drastically improved.
Do you have any ratings data to support this? Or a source for Jeff Skversky supposedly being a newsroom cancer? And how do you explain Ronnie Duncan suddenly leaving? I’d genuinely be shocked if they are beating WXYZ. No offense, but this sounds like gossip.
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10 hours ago, abric said:
Saturday, it will be a year since CBS News Detroit premiered and they have really improved since then, especially the combo of Terrance and Shania on the evening broadcasts. I know in some way the ratings will still be a challenge, but this news operation is in for the long haul.
They’ve definitely improved, but it’s not without turbulence. One of their main anchors is gone, their sports anchor was unceremoniously dumped, and the ratings are going nowhere fast. To me, they don’t really offer anything that makes them stand out.
Of course, any news is better than no news at all, and I’m glad CBS finally did what they should’ve done years ago and reinstated newscasts, but there is much need for improvement.
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21 hours ago, abc7 Man said:
Times Square - New Years 1964
Circle 7 billboard
Happy New Year!
One thing that hasn’t changed: there isn’t a bathroom in sight.
For real though, what a cool photo.
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18 hours ago, tyrannical bastard said:
I'd be very, very surprised to see if Gray drops the "Fox" branding from their stations. I don't think Fox would stand for it, and the way that most Fox stations are branded, anything else would be very disorienting to a lot of viewers.
I guess it depends on the station. IMO it would work at a station like WBRC, but not a station like KVVU.
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2 hours ago, ABC 7 Denver said:
This has more to do with the latter and with the direction that studios are viewing the streaming landscape.
That too. The networks are promoting their streaming services a lot more.
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6 hours ago, tyrannical bastard said:
...and NBC has an agreement with Gray "in principle" to renew all of their stations' affiliations. The current agreement expires at the end of this year.
https://tvnewscheck.com/business/article/gray-television-renews-all-its-nbc-affiliations/
Despite what people have been saying, I really think this was all a scare tactic by Gray to force a renewal, or to be ready for NBC to pull up stakes if a deal wasn't made.
Now how long before the peacock starts showing up again on all of these stations?
I’m not an expert on affiliation renewals or the processes involved with them, but I really don’t think logo removals are an indicator of much. I feel like if 81 stations were suddenly going to change affiliation, we’d know about it by now.
If I had to guess, perhaps Gray wants to push local branding to distinguish local stations from the networks. Keep in mind that many of Gray’s CBS affiliates have also dropped the network logo, and former O&O WTVG has dropped their network logo as well. Unless proven otherwise, I don’t really think there are any immediate implications surrounding those branding changes.
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20 hours ago, MediaZone4K said:
Bialik and Jennings were pretty good. Found it strange that they opted for alternating dual hosts, but it worked.
Bialik aside, Jeopardy had a gargantuan task in filling Trebek's shoes, unfortunately it seems any successor candidate has come under intense public scrutiny. It's just a gameshow hosting job, not the presidency, give the new host a chance.
Yeah, I didn’t mind the idea of two hosts at all, and I never really understood why people took issue with it. The show has always been about contestants, not the people who stand behind the podium, and I’m sure Trebek and Fleming would both concur with that statement.
I wasn’t crazy about Bialik, but she seemed like a genuinely nice person who, by many accounts, got on really well with the staff there.
EDIT: It looks like she might (emphasis on “might”) be staying on as host of the celebrity show. From USA Today
Quote"We are truly grateful for all of Mayim’s contributions to Jeopardy!, and we hope to continue to work with her on primetime specials," the statement concludes.
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On 12/7/2023 at 3:07 PM, ColtFromGulfcoast said:
The fact that Coastal plays shell for Allen in Tupelo-Columbus gives me hope (and I cannot believe I'm saying that in this context) that Coastal would turn over operations to Forum.
But the higher ups have really cracked down. If Forum had a mind like a few other people around here, they'd have bought the non license assets in Fargo and made WDAZ the Fox station.
I didn’t even think of that; Idk if it might’ve screwed over antenna viewers to some extent (I’m not familiar with the geography of the area or how well stations are received there), but that probably would’ve worked.
EDIT: I suppose they could’ve moved Fox to a WDAY subchannel to remedy that issue. I suppose it’s also possible that Red River wanted a buyer to purchase the stations themselves as a condition for a sale, which might explain why a sale of the non-license assets didn’t happen.
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On 12/1/2023 at 7:12 PM, LOWERCASE GUY said:
As someone who worked for a station bought by Coastal Television only to get terminated 2 weeks after the fact. LEAVE....NOW!!!!!!!!!!!
They come in with all of these promises saying they will make the newsroom much better, invest in a lot of new equipment, provide better resources, the CEO (Bill Fielder) who is also a politician (if that gives you any idea as to what kind of person he is) will act like he is your best friend, has your interest at heart, then when he takes over he eliminates about 90% of the newsroom staff. He will offer you a severance of 1 weeks pay and an extra weeks pay if you sign paperwork promising not to discuss what happened. Spoiler alert, none of us did, and we all took to the competition and newspaper.
This company makes Sinclair look like a 5 star company to work for. The guy who owns this is seriously scum.
To those who work at KVRR and KQDS, get your resume and reel ready and be prepared to be on the chopping block if you do not leave immediately.
Thanks for your insight. I’m sure many of the people working at those stations are taking your advice as we speak. It wouldn’t surprise me if Coastal has enough of a notorious reputation for people to know that it’s time to haul ass for the exit asap if they’re buying your station.
It’s a shame that the sale to Forum didn’t go through. It may not have been ideal for FCC regulators, but given how the big affiliate owners use brazen loopholes to own multiple big four affiliates in much bigger markets (including Gray in Fargo itself), I think it’s ridiculous that the FCC thinks a group like Coastal serves the public interest better than a group like Forum.
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11 hours ago, Georgie56 said:
Not just the Rangers. As per that article, Bally intends to walk away from MLB entirely after 2024.
Of course, there are also major implications for MLB teams themselves. The loss of RSN money will likely impact payroll (see: the Twins).-
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5 hours ago, sfomspphl said:
To me the city name as the main brand on the screen feels more detached, less local - like are people in NY and DC doing the news and this is our lightly edited “edition.” Just my observation.
The Rich Lieberman blog says the rolllout hasn’t “moved the needle” at KPIX though they were pretty aimless going in.
KDKA’s May was mixed vs a year ago…good data here:
The 6 dropped a lot esp among the demo, WTAE held its ratings at 6. The 5 and 11 look more stable. Don’t know the market well enough to hazard other factors at 6 though that tends to be the creature of habit time slot vs the leadin driven 11.
Feb also showed a drop vs prior year for KDKA at 6.
Noon which is an oddly big audience for KDKA held steady. Any other station have a Noon that draws more than most of the evening?
It’s been discussed extensively here in the past, but I don’t think the branding shift was designed to “move the needle” as much as it was designed to promote the local streaming services. I really wish there were more reliable sources for ratings than that creep Rich Lieberman, but even if he’s right…at least the station hasn’t tanked, I guess.
Pittsburgh is always competitive, and the ratings race for the 25-54 demo is extremely close. I’m sure there are other factors as to why KDKA is down at 6pm, though I wouldn’t be familiar with what those are.
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4 hours ago, K77 said:
Are there any actual CBS O&O folks here? Word around is the new image (graphics/music) has been a flop. Negative viewer reaction (especially with the music) in just the few months in use. WBBM's President/GM had been very vocal about her concerns about the whole package prior to rollout which are turning out to be true. WBBM has been continuing to use one music cut from the Enforcer package for the opens of the 5, 6, and 10 PM weekday opens since their changeover. I've noticed they've been phasing in more Enforcer cuts here and there, and again for the 10PM bumps.
I have a feeling the graphics may stay but the new music may get dumped in the close future.
I’m don’t work at a station, just a casual viewer.
IMO, the graphics look sharp and are a massive improvement over what they replaced. My one criticism is that the L3s (especially the logo bug) take up a large chunk of the screen at all times, and a constant headline ticker isn’t really necessary most of the time. Otherwise, I’ve got no issues with them.
However, the music is really, *really* repetitive and dull, and it’s already become stale imo. I was hoping there would be more cuts of “Dimensional”, but it’s a really limited music package.
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20 minutes ago, GoldenShine9 said:
Yet, in Tulsa (and OKC), not only can the competition still do well, but there is still a locally-owned independent in each market (KOTV and KWTV, both of which I believe lead their markets). This looks like a Sinclair-specific problem.
But it is partially indicative on the state of local TV imo. Scripps is cost-cutting too, and Nexstar pays their employees horribly enough already. Granted, neither of those companies are doing anything as drastic as Sinclair, but I worry that this won’t be a Sinclair-only problem in the future.
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This is the kind of thing most people wouldn’t have even cared about if there weren’t predatory outlets that drew attention to it. I don’t understand the tabloid fixation with this kind of stuff; if Strahan is dealing w/ something in private, leave him alone and give him a break.
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1 hour ago, GodfreyGR said:
I've noticed this the last couple of weeks for Monday Night Football (ABC not ESPN for what it's worth) that the audio intermittently cuts out for a brief second. It's almost like they're censoring language, but then it happens when only Joe and Troy are talking as well.
ABC issue? Language censoring? Something else?
I’ve noticed it too. I haven’t seen the ESPN broadcast, nor do I have the time or the desire to comb through it and compare, but I assume that they’re censoring language that can’t be aired on ABC.
But you’d think they’d be able to do what CBS and Fox do and mute only the field mics instead of the entire broadcast.
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6 hours ago, The Frog said:
“Despite all my rage, I am still snorting coke in the cage.”
(IYKYK)
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18 hours ago, tyrannical bastard said:
What does NewsNation have in common with the History Channel?
Quite a lot, actually. The History Channel barely covers history, and NewsNation barely covers the news.
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16 hours ago, SoFloTVClassics said:
WSVN 12/9/93 (Yup
It's the 
infamous Hot Dog story)
This is definitely one of the local news stories of all time.
I think it’s safe to say they’ve toned things down quite a lot since then, but damn, WSVN cynically chased after sensationalist stories back then.
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22 hours ago, ABC 7 Denver said:
This is what you would expect for a market of this size. This isn't what you'd expect for Denver... Yet that is exactly what we got and it looks like crap.
The thing that irks me about that is that the set it replaced was only 3(!) years old, and (at least imo), looked newer and more polished. It’s one thing if they were replacing a 10-20 year old set, but to throw away a perfectly functional set after only 3 years? What a waste.
KDVR didn’t need to replace their set; they needed to replace the (metaphorical) revolving door of talent.
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11 hours ago, MorningNews said:
TS and the Lincoln Center areas are going to feel like voids without those two there.
I wouldn’t say that. Times Square is a destination in and of itself, and Lincoln Square is home to both the Juilliard School and Lincoln Center.
It sucks that those areas are both losing a longtime presence, but it also makes sense for Disney/ABC to have all their NY operations under one roof.
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1 hour ago, CoopInTheHouse said:
I legit realized after I posted it that the Diamondbacks already had that plan..
No worries. The fact that they and the Padres had that contingency plan ready in short order is an example of good foresight on the part of MLB. My guess is that if Bally drops more clubs, they’ll most likely go this route.
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56 minutes ago, MediaZone4K said:
Pardon my horrendus cell phone typing.
No worries lol
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WABC - 7 Eyewitness News
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If one of them had to move to weekend evenings, I’d go with Toni. Michelle’s been on weekend mornings for what feels like forever. I’m surprised they ended up hiring a new weekend anchor instead of sticking with Michelle and Toni though.