PhillyWatch 238 Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Per this article from the Daily News With this being Comcast's home market, a marriage of their sports outlet and broadcast station makes sense. Synergy FTW and such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5442 Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Well, seeing as it's been tossed around here for a few years now, I guess we can say we called it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillyWatch 238 Posted November 19, 2013 Author Share Posted November 19, 2013 Aaaaand an official post by NBC10 on their website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess 1110 Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 FINALLY. I've long admired the CSN model of doing things, and they've really been the best television sports outlet for years. Leveraging their dedicated resources actually helps legitimize NBC 10's sports presentation while undoubtedly saving a bunch of money. It really was just a matter of time - 10 has been reducing its sports coverage over the last few months (Sports Final was dropped for an hour-long Sunday 11pm, Vai's moving to the anchor desk, etc...) I also think it's a given that John Clark moves over to the nWo, as the Daily News put it (sorry, I really couldn't resist). He's been something of a free agent lately, staying with PHL 17's Phillies coverage even after the news agreement with NBC 10 ended, and appearing on CSN's revived Great Sports Debate. If he's not coming aboard to present the sports updates... well, I for one would love to see Ron Burke on channel 10's air again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLT-DCA-ORF-PTI 86 Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 Hmm, Lindsey Czarniak and Hakeem Dermish left over a year ago, both going to ESPN. Now that Dan Hellie also left WRC, I can see this happening at WRC VERY soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevieboy247 42 Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 FINALLY. I've long admired the CSN model of doing things, and they've really been the best television sports outlet for years. Leveraging their dedicated resources actually helps legitimize NBC 10's sports presentation while undoubtedly saving a bunch of money. It really was just a matter of time - 10 has been reducing its sports coverage over the last few months (Sports Final was dropped for an hour-long Sunday 11pm, Vai's moving to the anchor desk, etc...) I also think it's a given that John Clark moves over to the nWo, as the Daily News put it (sorry, I really couldn't resist). He's been something of a free agent lately, staying with PHL 17's Phillies coverage even after the news agreement with NBC 10 ended, and appearing on CSN's revived Great Sports Debate. If he's not coming aboard to present the sports updates... well, I for one would love to see Ron Burke on channel 10's air again. I'm pretty sure they'll use Mr. Burke on the sports segments. Hopefully nobody at NBC 10 will lose their jobs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess 1110 Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 CSN also has the news on their site - and what's hilarious is that they're using The Forbidden Logo for NBC 10. You know, the one that they put on their news vans before they were forced to come up with a far better new logo. They're also housing the press release. It notes that Vai will be doing reports for Sochi that'll be airing on both stations. It also notes that they'll continue to be doing the High School Blitz show that airs on both stations, and that NBC 10 First Alert Weather reports - which have been airing on CSN for a while now - will continue. Same with the sports section of NBC10.com. I'm pretty sure they'll use Mr. Burke on the sports segments. Hopefully nobody at NBC 10 will lose their jobs. The Daily News article noted that the arrangement at KNTV didn't result in any job losses. I'm sure that there will be minimal job loss, if anything. This has been formalizing something that's been happening since Comcast bought NBCUni. They've already been scaling back their sports coverage. Sports Final was axed in favor of an hour-long 11pm news on Sundays, Eskin's gone to 29, Vai's a weeknight anchor now, Clark's been showing up on PHL 17 and CSN already. This is something that was a long time coming, and it was finally made official today. Moreover, Telemundo starts doing its newscasts in January. (Which presents the interesting question of where CSN will do its sports reports. Wells Fargo Center?) So even with CSN taking over sports, Comcast is still adding people to their flagship station. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThunderJay27 37 Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 This has explosive potential for NBC 10. This could really set them over the top and make them #1 in the ratings within the next year or 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCAUTVNBC10 410 Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 CSN also has the news on their site - and what's hilarious is that they're using The Forbidden Logo for NBC 10. You know, the one that they put on their news vans before they were forced to come up with a far better new logo. They're also housing the press release. It notes that Vai will be doing reports for Sochi that'll be airing on both stations. It also notes that they'll continue to be doing the High School Blitz show that airs on both stations, and that NBC 10 First Alert Weather reports - which have been airing on CSN for a while now - will continue. Same with the sports section of NBC10.com. The Daily News article noted that the arrangement at KNTV didn't result in any job losses. I'm sure that there will be minimal job loss, if anything. This has been formalizing something that's been happening since Comcast bought NBCUni. They've already been scaling back their sports coverage. Sports Final was axed in favor of an hour-long 11pm news on Sundays, Eskin's gone to 29, Vai's a weeknight anchor now, Clark's been showing up on PHL 17 and CSN already. This is something that was a long time coming, and it was finally made official today. Moreover, Telemundo starts doing its newscasts in January. (Which presents the interesting question of where CSN will do its sports reports. Wells Fargo Center?) So even with CSN taking over sports, Comcast is still adding people to their flagship station. Today's Daily News and CSN's press release outlines what the merger will entail. John will move to CSN and will file the sportscasts for 10. 10 made the announcement on the 6PM and also noted Vai's gonna have an "expanded role" on the news team. They didn't go into any detail on that though. It'll be interesting to see what that is. Both of these are good reads and you should check them out: CSN: http://www.csnphilly.com/article/nbc10-joins-forces-comcast-sportsnet-philadelphia-deliver-unparalleled-daily-sports-coverage Daily News: http://www.philly.com/philly/business/20131119_Comcast_SportsNet_to_provide_coverage_for_NBC10.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C Block 1545 Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 Moreover, Telemundo starts doing its newscasts in January. (Which presents the interesting question of where CSN will do its sports reports. Wells Fargo Center?) So even with CSN taking over sports, Comcast is still adding people to their flagship station. That's probably what will happen. All of KNTV's sports reports now come from the CSN Bay Area newsroom in San Francisco. It's a little strange never seeing the sports anchors with everyone else in the studio, but I guess it doesn't make that much of a difference anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmi_18 33 Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 Yeah... this was no surprise. I hope CSN would have some consistency though when it comes to who reports in NBC 10 newscasts. I really hope too that John Clark will still have a prominent presence in CSN's reports in NBC 10. It is a bit bittersweet though because this ends a great sports department teamup of Clark and Sikahema. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCAUTVNBC10 410 Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 Clark will anchor the sports hits for 10. Probably seven days a week too which isn't too out of the ordinary cause CSN's on air staff can and will appear any day of the week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bars-n-tone 38 Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 Clark will anchor the sports hits for 10. Probably seven days a week too which isn't too out of the ordinary cause CSN's on air staff can and will appear any day of the week. But none of them work seven days a week. John Clark won't, either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cg41386 131 Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 This has explosive potential for NBC 10. This could really set them over the top and make them #1 in the ratings within the next year or 2. Come again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scranton 23 Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 CSN also has the news on their site - and what's hilarious is that they're using The Forbidden Logo for NBC 10. You know, the one that they put on their news vans before they were forced to come up with a far better new logo. Wait, what forbidden logo? I must've missed this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A3N 996 Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 Wait, what forbidden logo? I must've missed this. The block look logo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThunderJay27 37 Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 John Clark did sports from 10 studios this week, but Jim Rosenfield did sports tonight. When will we see the changeover? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess 1110 Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 They might not make note of it on air, but I did notice that they were using a lot of footage that seemed to be coming from CSN. Maybe next week? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bars-n-tone 38 Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 Not quite yet. The CSN newsroom needs some renovations first and they haven't started doing that yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElliotJones 52 Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Not quite yet. The CSN newsroom needs some renovations first and they haven't started doing that yet. All 28 square feet of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSSZNews 1049 Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 So I'm reading 10 will move to 1800 Arch as part of a new 59 story Comcast Technology center/skyscraper that's being built. T62 will be housed in the building as well. My question: Will CSN Philly move in too, or are they happy at the sports complex? I imagine those studios have to be pretty tiny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCAUTVNBC10 410 Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 I doubt CSN is going anywhere simply for the fact that they are where they are and the convenience of it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennTV1983 786 Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 So I'm reading 10 will move to 1800 Arch as part of a new 59 story Comcast Technology center/skyscraper that's being built. T62 will be housed in the building as well. My question: Will CSN Philly move in too, or are they happy at the sports complex? I imagine those studios have to be pretty tiny. Well, that's interesting news. Here's more on the proposed Innovation and Technology Center Tower in Philly: http://corporate.comcast.com/news-information/news-feed/comcast-innovation-technology-center-press-release Does anyone other than me think they purposely had the building designed to mimic Rockefeller Center in New York and NBC Tower in Chicago? I know it's gonna be all-glass on the outside, but the shape looks similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCAUTVNBC10 410 Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Well being that the building is designed to house two over broadcast TV stations, I would think that would be a good model to base that off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bars-n-tone 38 Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 I doubt CSN is going anywhere simply for the fact that they are where they are and the convenience of it all. It's not as convenient as you think. Access is pretty much the same as any other station. NBC has taken several significant steps over the last 6 months to remove CSN's daily operations apart from the building's. Kind of being an oasis in the building, rather than part of it. And, yes, as mentioned upthread, bigger studio space is needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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