WPIX - PIX11 News

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  On 2/6/2023 at 1:25 PM, Geoffrey said:

 

Is this the best set in NY?

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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.  

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  On 2/6/2023 at 1:25 PM, Geoffrey said:

 

Is this the best set in NY?

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Nope. I'd give it maybe 4th place so far. WCBS is still the best. Subtle, clean and sleek. Lighting isn't to harsh, so the anchors look smooth not washed out. The video walls don't look washed out by the HD either. The main desk video wall has a nice window pane set up similar to their mid 90s set. Their couch area has some decent physical detailing.

 

If I had to rank the market sets: WCBS > WNYW > WNJU > new WPIX (based off shots) > WNBC> WABC. 

Edited February 7, 2023 by iron_lion

[Chopper4 36]

I agree.   WCBS has the best set.  And lighting.  I find it is the most polished set.  

 

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

[NowBergen 679]

  On 2/7/2023 at 4:05 PM, Chopper4 said:

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

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

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I think WPIX’s new set is great for the space they have to work with. Is it by far the best in NYC? No, but it doesn’t need to be. It needs to be the best for WPIX’s use and for the space they have to work with which honestly seems like it’s not much.

 

So far it looks based off the limited images we have to be utilizing the space way better than the previous set did, and is arguably the best use of studio space since the 2000s set. It’s sad it took them well over a decade to get a decent space to do the news, but it looks like they finally will have it.

 

The previous set did not age well and was a poor attempt at getting them back into a studio space after the failed newsroom era. That three-wall small-market set was never right for NYC, but was probably very cheap given Tribune’s money woes towards the end. It still amazes me that DailyMailTV used that set and made very little modification to it to use it. Quite frankly, I’m glad it’s gone.

[RaleighTVBOI1 81]

  On 2/7/2023 at 4:05 PM, Chopper4 said:

I agree.   WCBS has the best set.  And lighting.  I find it is the most polished set.  

 

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

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WNJU was good till the updated it past it barebones. It almost like what WMAQ with their old set. Don’t leave WXTV out.

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  On 2/7/2023 at 4:19 PM, BluesNews said:

I think WPIX’s new set is great for the space they have to work with. Is it by far the best in NYC? No, but it doesn’t need to be. It needs to be the best for WPIX’s use and for the space they have to work with which honestly seems like it’s not much.

 

So far it looks based off the limited images we have to be utilizing the space way better than the previous set did, and is arguably the best use of studio space since the 2000s set. It’s sad it took them well over a decade to get a decent space to do the news, but it looks like they finally will have it.

 

The previous set did not age well and was a poor attempt at getting them back into a studio space after the failed newsroom era. That three-wall small-market set was never right for NYC, but was probably very cheap given Tribune’s money woes towards the end. It still amazes me that DailyMailTV used that set and made very little modification to it to use it. Quite frankly, I’m glad it’s gone.

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In terms of space, I definitely agree it seems to be using the space to the best ability (the fact there's a weather center now is an improvement); and I'm curious to see what the interview area will look like. The 2000s set was definitely dated but still was their best set by far. The 2015 set was an improvement in terms of a serious looking set compared to the 2011 set (which was high-tech but looked like an entertainment program) but still wasted space and looked cheap as mentioned. 

 

Agreed WCBS has the best set in the NY market by far and there's no reason to believe this will surpass that. I'd say this could beat out WNYW but will have to see the final product.

[MediaZone4K 2159]

  On 2/7/2023 at 4:05 PM, Chopper4 said:

I agree.   WCBS has the best set.  And lighting.  I find it is the most polished set.  

 

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

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It sucks how WNBC has fallen aestetically because studios 6B and 3C were gorgeous. 3K, especially since they changed desks and moved to standing, is awful. But ABC 7 --the #1 local news station in the country -- looks pretty bad. Their set and HD quality looks cheap. At least WNBC has decent graphics. 

 

Overall for the number one market, NY is really lacking in terms of set design. 

  On 2/7/2023 at 4:19 PM, BluesNews said:

I think WPIX’s new set is great for the space they have to work with. Is it by far the best in NYC? No, but it doesn’t need to be. It needs to be the best for WPIX’s use and for the space they have to work with which honestly seems like it’s not much.

 

So far it looks based off the limited images we have to be utilizing the space way better than the previous set did, and is arguably the best use of studio space since the 2000s set. It’s sad it took them well over a decade to get a decent space to do the news, but it looks like they finally will have it.

 

The previous set did not age well and was a poor attempt at getting them back into a studio space after the failed newsroom era. That three-wall small-market set was never right for NYC, but was probably very cheap given Tribune’s money woes towards the end. It still amazes me that DailyMailTV used that set and made very little modification to it to use it. Quite frankly, I’m glad it’s gone.

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Agreed that this is WPIX's best studio design since the WB 11 main set and morning kitchen set era. 

Edited February 9, 2023 by iron_lion

[RaleighTVBOI1 81]

  On 2/8/2023 at 12:11 AM, iron_lion said:

But ABC 7 --the #1 local news station in the country -- looks pretty bad. Their set and HD quality looks cheap. At least WNBC has decent graphics

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Well you’re gonna have to wait a little longer maybe 5 more years. Trinity Church is not done yet I’ll be a historic move cause no New York station the number #1 especially a flagship has moved HQs buildings in fact all of ABC News will move there too. 

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  On 2/11/2023 at 5:19 AM, RaleighTVBOI1 said:

Well you’re gonna have to wait a little longer maybe 5 more years. Trinity Church is not done yet I’ll be a historic move cause no New York station the number #1 especially a flagship has moved HQs buildings in fact all of ABC News will move there too. 

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This will be especially different becuase most tv channels in NYC are located within/near Midtown, Manhattan. WNYW being the outlier as it's well into the Upper East Side. 

Edited February 11, 2023 by iron_lion

[NYNewsCoverage 300]

First look at what I'm guessing will be the new graphics/theme via a promo:

 

 

[groupwfan 96]

  On 2/16/2023 at 3:50 AM, NYNewsCoverage said:

First look at what I'm guessing will be the new graphics/theme via a promo:

 

 

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linearDRIFT at it again. And that sounds like a Arnold/NONSTOP Collab for their new theme...

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  On 2/16/2023 at 12:18 PM, groupwfan said:

linearDRIFT at it again. And that sounds like a Arnold/NONSTOP Collab for their new theme...

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Minus the L3 boxes, looks like an improvement

[JosiahCubed 280]

  On 2/16/2023 at 12:18 PM, groupwfan said:

linearDRIFT at it again. And that sounds like a Arnold/NONSTOP Collab for their new theme...

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And the new theme sounds like it’s an evolution of the current theme.

[bgiesing 46]

  On 2/16/2023 at 3:50 AM, NYNewsCoverage said:

First look at what I'm guessing will be the new graphics/theme via a promo:

 

 

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This was pointed out on the Discord, the music is almost identical to the NewsNation package made by SAM (4:59 in the video below), possible expansion for local stations? 

 

[Weeters 1915]

  On 2/16/2023 at 12:18 PM, groupwfan said:

linearDRIFT at it again. And that sounds like a Arnold/NONSTOP Collab for their new theme...

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Once and for all:

 

Rey Rodriguez of Linear Drift is the Art Director for Nexstar. In fact, his LinkedIn shows his "employment" at Linear Drift ending in 2015 when he started at Nexstar. Technically speaking, none of the Nexstar packs are "Linear Drift" graphics.

 

[Rusty Muck 4366]

The only thing they DIDN'T do is rebrand to "PIX 11, Your NewsNation Station" or "NewsNation PIX 11 New York"

YET.

[NYNewsCoverage 300]

For those wondering about the whereabouts of former AM anchor Betty Nguyen, she is now joining WFOR in Miami as morning anchor: https://www.adweek.com/tvspy/betty-nguyen-to-join-wfor-in-miami-as-morning-co-anchor/246985/

Glad she will have a new job; it was sad to me that PIX just suddenly let her go.

[MediaZone4K 2159]

  On 2/18/2023 at 5:35 AM, NYNewsCoverage said:

For those wondering about the whereabouts of former AM anchor Betty Nguyen, she is now joining WFOR in Miami as morning anchor: https://www.adweek.com/tvspy/betty-nguyen-to-join-wfor-in-miami-as-morning-co-anchor/246985/

Glad she will have a new job; it was sad to me that PIX just suddenly let her go.

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Do we have an explanation as to why Pix axed her?

[Rusty Muck 4366]

  On 2/17/2023 at 9:52 PM, bgiesing said:

This was pointed out on the Discord, the music is almost identical to the NewsNation package made by SAM (4:59 in the video below), possible expansion for local stations? 

 

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It’d be a heck of a lot cheaper for Nexstar to use the SAM NewsNation theme on all of their stations than handling dozens of themes, some of which are no different from the others (SAM’s custom theme for WJZY being the lone exception).

 

If Nexstar wants to make NewsNation anything more than a quick cash grab (thanks to retrans fees and nothing more) they’ll push the NN branding on all of their owned and/or operated stations. NewsNation PIX 11, NewsNation WGN 9, NewsNation KTLA 5, NewsNation WJW 8, etc.

Edited February 18, 2023 by Myron Falwell

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  On 2/18/2023 at 4:20 PM, Myron Falwell said:

It’d be a heck of a lot cheaper for Nexstar to use the SAM NewsNation theme on all of their stations than handling dozens of themes, some of which are no different from the others (SAM’s custom theme for WJZY being the lone exception).

 

If Nexstar wants to make NewsNation anything more than a quick cash grab (thanks to retrans fees and nothing more) they’ll push the NN branding on all of their owned and/or operated stations. NewsNation PIX 11, NewsNation WGN 9, NewsNation KTLA 5, NewsNation WJW 8, etc.

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They should reverse the naming so it doesn't sound excessively long like CBS' O&Os

 

"PIX 11 NewsNation at 6" flows better. 

"PIX 11 NewsNation's Kaity Tong is in Midtown with the latest."

Edited February 18, 2023 by iron_lion

[Horizon 262]

  On 2/18/2023 at 5:35 AM, NYNewsCoverage said:

For those wondering about the whereabouts of former AM anchor Betty Nguyen, she is now joining WFOR in Miami as morning anchor: https://www.adweek.com/tvspy/betty-nguyen-to-join-wfor-in-miami-as-morning-co-anchor/246985/

Glad she will have a new job; it was sad to me that PIX just suddenly let her go.

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Well she's back at CBS News, at least in some compacity. Hopefully it is a launchpad to get back into the national spotlight, and maybe use her later on in their "local to national" plan, as they did Jamie Yuccas. 

[dabx 60]

  On 2/16/2023 at 12:18 PM, groupwfan said:

linearDRIFT at it again. And that sounds like a Arnold/NONSTOP Collab for their new theme...

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I Don’t think this news - why would they use the traffic set from a year ago?

 

[RaleighTVBOI1 81]

  On 2/18/2023 at 6:35 AM, iron_lion said:

Do we have an explanation as to why Pix axed her?

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She may have left on her own.

[dabx 60]

  On 2/20/2023 at 2:25 AM, RaleighTVBOI1 said:

She may have left on her own.

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This only my opinion based on what I saw when she.

 On PIX - she seemed uncomfortable with the small talk banter with the others - not that she had a problem with the others she work with - Betty is a accomplished journalist and this type of fluff talk was going to hurt her credibility that she earned - nobody at fault, just a bad fit for all involved