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We're sure. He's not a Marvel villain. Actually, he kind of saved the company from some real nasty villains - rampaging shareholders - and took it out of bankruptcy. CBS News reporter Dan Raviv wrote the actual book on Marvel's woes, Comic Wars: Marvel's Battle For Survival. It's finally made its way to Kindle and I'm about to dig in, but it's a very business-heavy book as far as I know. Probably much more accessible is this unofficial history of Marvel that covers everything, albeit not in much detail. I highly recommend it, especially when you consider that certain fly-by-night companies were trying to turn Marvel "into the next Disney".

Wanted to pipe something in here that may be of interest. There's a name I think we all should consider now. Issac Perlmutter. Who is he, you ask, and why is he important? Because he's the president of Disney's most important division right now, Marvel Entertainment. ...and more importantly, since Steve Jobs' passing, Disney's #1 individual shareholder. Perlmutter's Marvel is run quickly and efficiently, with not an expense spared. If you order a paper clip too many, you will have him screaming on Line Two. I'm certain this 10% reduction was "recommended" by Ike...

Actually I'd go a bit further than that. ABC's online streaming platform, especially in the last few years, is more robust than most other groups. (Presumably this has something to do with the WATCH ABC platform.) I'd actually put the ABC and NBC streams at the top of the list as far as quality and accessibility go.

"Storm Team 4". Euuuugh. That just sounds really small market to me.

I have bronchitis, therefore you get videos. All are in HD, including the NBC 10 News at 7, which was simulcast on 10.1 that night and allowed me to get the open in that format. NBC 10 News at 7 HD Montage: Comcast SportsNet Daily News Live Open: Best Use Of 10's BREAKING NEWS Sting Ever: WTXF Good Day At 4:25/Steve Keeley vs. The Newsroom: WTXF Promo Montage, including one that directly calls out KYW and WPVI: WPVI Special Report Graphics/Stingers 2010 (w/ neat "returning to program" slide):

WPVI's new summer opens with new Charlie Van Dyke voiceover.

Something I should have posted long ago - a damn near full (2 minute!) WPIX News close from 2006, with that amazing theme...

Q: What happens when you have a contest and draw the name of someone who works at the rival station down the street? A:

I needed to post a Harry Kalas clip, so:

Niiiiiiiiiice! Great job WPVI! Also important - they put up two very very old promos featuring some of the rare promo cuts of MCTYW. One has the vocal theme, which is announced as "the family of friends singing for Action News". The open has to be no later than 1977 (they mention Larry Kane)... and I think it's VERY possible that everything - certainly the promos at least - dates from when the theme was first used in 1972.

The WNBC clip has some rare, RARE footage of Grimsby on Live at Five. Must watch!

I also posted the famously short-lived news theme from WPVI in 96:

So I'm taking requests for old Philly stuff. I laid the groundwork out in this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLdtn8cJwTc

I reopened up my YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/user/hulkied I'm not gonna go and create a 400 clip archive - there's other sites for that, and I donate my clips to them - but I figure as something to showcase some of the more oddball stuff it'll be fun.

Not just the color. GO did the package apparently... and basically every single thing they've done in the last year or so looks exactly the same...

BTW, can anyone tell us more about the wonderfully cinematic theme used in this promo? I think it's library music. FYI, a nearly identical promo was used on WCAU during the same time, although it wasn't as slick as this one.

Because I did see some confusion to the purpose of the video threads, and to what would go in where, I decided to lock the current threads and begin new ones. There are two clarly defined threads; one for videos made before the year 2000, and one for those made after the year 2000. Why the cutoff there? Because a lot of users *do* see the 1990s years as "classic" at this point, and generally most stations have established their looks around 2000 or a few years thereafter. General legal reminder: We do not assume any responsibility for any action taken against either you or the poster of the video. You post these links at your own risk, so be aware of the consequences. These threads are provided as a service for people who want to know the newest classic finds posted on the internet as well as those who generally want to see how a station presents itself nowadays.

Post any videos that originate before the year 2008 in this thread. Originally posted as 2000, but after a decade(!) I moved it farther along.

This is the thread for news videos originating from 2008 to the present. Originally posted as 2000, but after a decade(!) I pushed this ahead a bit.