Holy Graphics Knockoff Batman!!

[qunewsguy 380]

That knockoff is so close it almost makes me wonder if it's the actual graphics package.

[Yankees4life 566]

22 hours ago, HoosierNewsie said:

Downloaded a game I thought was kind of interesting from an ad on TikTok (warning games sucks lol). The game started with a fake newscast. 
 

Can you tell where their inspiration came from? 

FullSizeRender.MOV 17.62 MB · 10 downloads  

 

My word. That is blatant

[JosephH1998 27]

WTEN's 2000 graphics were a direct ripoff of WJBK FOX2's look at the time (Given the fact that it was done by the graphics company, VDO):

 

[Yankees4life 566]

We got one from WMGT.

Looks like a MG knockoff

[tyrannical bastard 4084]

On 10/18/2023 at 10:14 PM, Yankees4life said:

We got one from WMGT.

Looks like a MG knockoff

Interesting.  This was a year before Media General sold WDEF to Morris, who basically maintained the Media General style at the time, well into their transition into HD.

 

That look at the time was originally done by VDO, and later brought in house by Media General, with some additions from other stations, mainly WFLA.  Perhaps the look was done "in-house" by a former employee who left Media General?

Edited October 21, 2023 by tyrannical bastard

[TennTV1983 811]

WKTV debuted new graphics this week, and they are a knockoff of GrayONE: 

 

[GodfreyGR 704]

25 minutes ago, TennTV1983 said:

WKTV debuted new graphics this week, and they are a knockoff of GrayONE: 

 

Heartland is run by the former CEO of Gray, and in another tie-in, their website is a carbon copy of the websites Allen Media stations use... And Allen bought a bunch of former Heartland stations. Small world.

[HuaiRiverTonight 4]

Seems like that H and C Communications (Hobby family of Houston) really liked to borrow elements from Belo graphics during the late 1980s. All 'clear' examples of following are from the roughly same time frame.

 

KPRC-TV Channel Two News 6p

 

WESH NewsCenter 2 6p

 

WTVF Eyewitness News 10p

 

With possibly similar traces (panorama still of Des Moines skyline, then the anchors' personal shots) also present at KCCI's TV8 News back then.

 

*Their lone holdout seems to be KVOA!

 

 

For comparison: KHOU back then, when it was Houston's (genuine XD) Belo station

 

[Lukelikesgraphics 10]

i think this belongs here 

GM:QUICK STICK THE CBS LOGO IN IT

PD:are you sure?
GM:YES THEY WONT NOTICE

Edited May 3, 2024 by Lukelikesgraphics

[Viper550 294]

 

One KBO broadcaster seems to like YES's MLB scoreboard (this is basically a boxy flat version of it)

[ABC 7 Denver 1741]

On 5/3/2024 at 8:42 AM, Lukelikesgraphics said:

i think this belongs here 

GM:QUICK STICK THE CBS LOGO IN IT

PD:are you sure?
GM:YES THEY WONT NOTICE

 

CSD: But we stole ABC's network slate design!

GM:  NO ONE WILL KNOW THE DIFFERENCE.

 

 

[H-Town TV Fan 224]

The KSDK NewsChannel 5 Cover Story promo at 1:40 in this video has a knock-off of Hearst's early Camera graphics in the 1990's.

 

[T.L. Hughes 907]

This KWWL newscast from New Year’s Day 1995 features an open that’s based on the 1993-95 title sequence used by then-NBC-owned KCNC (which became a CBS O&O nine months later).

 

Edited September 6, 2024 by T.L. Hughes

[kfc513 245]

Came across this on Logopedia: Los Angeles area station KVME's 2012 ripoff of the late '90s/early '00s Hearst-Argyle camera graphics (specifically, the station ID)

Edited September 21, 2024 by kfc513

[TheRolyPoly 2658]

 

[T.L. Hughes 907]

14 hours ago, TheRolyPoly said:

 

I’m a bit lost how this fits. The closest I can surmise is maybe it takes elements from Global’s current news graphics, along with the program using a title that makes more sense as an offshoot of ITV’s morning show.

[ATLNewsExpert 470]

11 minutes ago, T.L. Hughes said:

I’m a bit lost how this fits. The closest I can surmise is maybe it takes elements from Global’s current news graphics, along with the program using a title that makes more sense as an offshoot of ITV’s morning show.

I see the FOX O&O look in it, specifically the WNYW implementation.

[Dave Lampstein 135]

2 hours ago, ATLNewsExpert said:

I see the FOX O&O look in it, specifically the WNYW implementation.

is it still a ripoff if it’s an improvement?