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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?

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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.

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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

 

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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.

 

 

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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).

 

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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)

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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.

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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.

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