Yankees4life 558 Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Now this is just blatant. KBOI ripping off of the KTVU laser 2 logo in the 80s Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13380-holy-graphics-knockoff-batman/page/17/#findComment-237123 Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrabbleship 429 Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 On 12/12/2019 at 11:19 AM, Yankees4life said: Now this is just blatant. KBCI ripping off of the KTVU laser 2 logo in the 80s Expand Fixed. The 80s were during the period when channel 2 in Boise was KBCI. That said, I wonder if KTVU ever made it out there on cable. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13380-holy-graphics-knockoff-batman/page/17/#findComment-237124 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kfc513 235 Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 Does stolen logos count as knockoffs? I'm asking this because KXPI-LD in Pocatello, Idaho stole the logos of FOUR other Fox stations! (KSWB, WNYW, WTTG and WAGA) 1 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13380-holy-graphics-knockoff-batman/page/17/#findComment-237338 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1955 Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 That second one HAS to be FAKE. Don't tell me they use that second one on the air........ Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13380-holy-graphics-knockoff-batman/page/17/#findComment-237349 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kfc513 235 Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 On 12/16/2019 at 5:36 PM, CircleSeven said: That second one HAS to be FAKE. Don't tell me they use that second one on the air........ Expand Both logos are on their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/foxeastidaho/ Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13380-holy-graphics-knockoff-batman/page/17/#findComment-237370 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yankees4life 558 Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 On 12/16/2019 at 9:06 PM, kfc513 said: Both logos are on their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/foxeastidaho/ Expand Talk about laziness. Good God Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13380-holy-graphics-knockoff-batman/page/17/#findComment-237378 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yankees4life 558 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 West Mass ABC ripping off of WABCs look At least they kept Enforcer Advantage Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13380-holy-graphics-knockoff-batman/page/17/#findComment-237448 Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5556 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 On 12/17/2019 at 9:42 PM, Yankees4life said: West Mass ABC ripping off of WABCs look At least they kept Enforcer Advantage Expand I'm pretty sure that's the real deal. Looks way too good to be a knockoff. 3 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13380-holy-graphics-knockoff-batman/page/17/#findComment-237450 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yankees4life 558 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 On 12/17/2019 at 10:01 PM, 24994J said: I'm pretty sure that's the real deal. Looks way too good to be a knockoff. Expand I mean...heres WABC in comparison Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13380-holy-graphics-knockoff-batman/page/17/#findComment-237451 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABC 7 Denver 1712 Posted December 17, 2019 Author Share Posted December 17, 2019 On 12/17/2019 at 9:42 PM, Yankees4life said: West Mass ABC ripping off of WABCs look At least they kept Enforcer Advantage Expand That's not a knock off. It's been syndicated (see below). If there is any confusion about what a knock off is, it's a secondary graphics package that looks like another design originated at another station. Likely the package is executed horribly if it's meant to mirror the design completely (see WNEM) or has clear elements similar to an original package, where there is no mistaken identity for inspiration (See WSMV). 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13380-holy-graphics-knockoff-batman/page/17/#findComment-237453 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dman748 1256 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 (edited) On 12/17/2019 at 10:07 PM, ABC 7 Denver said: That's not a knock off. It's been syndicated (see below). If there is any confusion about what a knock off is, it's a secondary graphics package that looks like another design originated at another station. Likely the package is executed horribly if it's meant to mirror the design completely (see WNEM) or has clear elements similar to an original package, where there is no mistaken identity for inspiration (See WSMV). Expand From what I could tell on the West Mass News Open vs the WABC open, the color scheme looks very the same as WABC but obviously the way WABC did the open is totally different compared to what Western Mass News did. A good example of that would the way the animations of the graphics is done at WGGB vs the way WABC does theirs. My conclusion is that yes it's syndicated but because of the way the color scheme looks the boxes are used for one third of the screen in the beginning the news open, you could say it's a ripoff but I'd say its 50/50 Edited December 17, 2019 by oknewsguy 3 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13380-holy-graphics-knockoff-batman/page/17/#findComment-237456 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWUpdate 1291 Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 On 11/29/2019 at 1:53 AM, Yankees4life said: Back home, we have WSOC ripping off of WSVN in the 80s Expand I believe these were all done by Collier Concepts. Their distinctive style even made it to Australia: 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13380-holy-graphics-knockoff-batman/page/17/#findComment-237468 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yankees4life 558 Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 KXLY couldn't have made this any more blatant if they try Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13380-holy-graphics-knockoff-batman/page/17/#findComment-238250 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brain 81 Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 On 12/16/2019 at 4:31 PM, kfc513 said: Does stolen logos count as knockoffs? I'm asking this because KXPI-LD in Pocatello, Idaho stole the logos of FOUR other Fox stations! (KSWB, WNYW, WTTG and WAGA) Expand Well, I guess that is market #161 for you. 1 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13380-holy-graphics-knockoff-batman/page/17/#findComment-238306 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChocoMingo 44 Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 (edited) KSN's open from the early 2000s look like a ripoff of WTVJ's open from 1997 and they use the same music as them. Edited February 5, 2020 by ChocoMingo 1 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13380-holy-graphics-knockoff-batman/page/17/#findComment-240269 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChocoMingo 44 Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 (edited) Was WESH that cheap in 1986 to where they weren't able to get the "Come Home" package from their own network and instead made their own "Come Home" graphics in-house? I thought those things were free for them. I would expect this in a small market affiliate, not in a mid-sized one like Orlando was at the time. Edited February 25, 2020 by ChocoMingo 3 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13380-holy-graphics-knockoff-batman/page/17/#findComment-241101 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viper550 290 Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 Atlantic University Sport really likes Fox's old NFL scoreboard. In fact it's rather interesting to see on basketball... 3 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13380-holy-graphics-knockoff-batman/page/17/#findComment-241697 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared DiCarlo 53 Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Here’s WTWO in Terre Haute with a logo that looks suspiciously similar to the one that WMAR in Baltimore was using at the time. Speaking of which, the logo that they’re using now is a rip-off of WGRZ! Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13380-holy-graphics-knockoff-batman/page/17/#findComment-243278 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha 2895 Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 Winnipeg never looked more like Kansas City: 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13380-holy-graphics-knockoff-batman/page/17/#findComment-243408 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yankees4life 558 Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 We have another winner. KASA TV wanted to be Hearst station once upon a time Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13380-holy-graphics-knockoff-batman/page/17/#findComment-243448 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha 2895 Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 On 4/2/2020 at 5:55 AM, Yankees4life said: We have another winner. KASA TV wanted to be Hearst station once upon a time Expand Heck no. The music, yes, but that is as mid-2000s Raycom Design as it gets. 1 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13380-holy-graphics-knockoff-batman/page/17/#findComment-243449 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABC 7 Denver 1712 Posted April 2, 2020 Author Share Posted April 2, 2020 On 12/16/2019 at 4:31 PM, kfc513 said: Does stolen logos count as knockoffs? I'm asking this because KXPI-LD in Pocatello, Idaho stole the logos of FOUR other Fox stations! (KSWB, WNYW, WTTG and WAGA) Expand No. This isn't a knockoff. It's a standard. This is like saying WNEM's graphics are a CBS O&O knockoff because it's the same package. Fox stations around the county use this logo we call it the 'Fox Box'. If you're going to blame KXPI for using it, then blame the dozens of other Fox affiliates who've used it as well. I will point out that the biggest inconsistency here is '5' font. 1 2 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13380-holy-graphics-knockoff-batman/page/17/#findComment-243450 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Info Junkie 1286 Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 On 4/2/2020 at 9:57 AM, ABC 7 Denver said: No. This isn't a knockoff. It's a standard. This is like saying WNEM's graphics are a CBS O&O knockoff because it's the same package. Fox stations around the county use this logo we call it the 'Fox Box'. If you're going to blame KXPI for using it, then blame the dozens of other Fox affiliates who've used it as well. I will point out that the biggest inconsistency here is '5' font. Expand WNEM did have a knockoff for a hot moment, lasted about 2 months: https://youtu.be/Auqc0g4QcM0 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13380-holy-graphics-knockoff-batman/page/17/#findComment-243452 Share on other sites More sharing options...
compubit 673 Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 On 3/30/2020 at 3:46 PM, Jared DiCarlo said: Here’s WTWO in Terre Haute with a logo that looks suspiciously similar to the one that WMAR in Baltimore was using at the time. Speaking of which, the logo that they’re using now is a rip-off of WGRZ! Expand I wouldn’t call these rip-offs. They’re numbers in a specific font - that’s the same as saying WJLA’s circle 7 logo is a rip-off of WABC, KABC, KGO, WLS’s logo, since WJLA isn’t an ABC owned and operated station... A rip-off isn’t using the same package as another unrelated station. A rip-off is trying to create a similar looking package (usually on the cheap), but not pulling it off well. For example, this KALB newscast open (not sure if it was used on air or not): https://youtu.be/dLlFpX68s68 at duplicating the WNBC’s 2010 open: https://youtu.be/5Mk0FFM8nrE IMHO is a distinct ripoff... Jim 1 3 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13380-holy-graphics-knockoff-batman/page/17/#findComment-243453 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 2362 Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 On 4/2/2020 at 5:55 AM, Yankees4life said: We have another winner. KASA TV wanted to be Hearst station once upon a time Expand On 4/2/2020 at 7:07 AM, Samantha said: Heck no. The music, yes, but that is as mid-2000s Raycom Design as it gets. Expand Yes because y'all are forgetting that Raycom (now Gray) owned KASA from 1999-2007. 3 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13380-holy-graphics-knockoff-batman/page/17/#findComment-243464 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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