BehindNYNews 147 Posted November 5, 2014 Posted November 5, 2014 I have to say, I am VERY impressed by ABC's coverage tonight. Very professional with George anchoring. I love Diane, but her 2012 performance was not nearly as good as George is doing right now. Dan Harris also doing a very good job tonight. Yes...but, I'm thinking he MIGHT be back uptown during tonight's coverage, based on this tweet... https://twitter.com/jonkarl/status/529401509080211456/photo/1 Meanwhile, here's the GMA studio setup... That was from yesterday and that piece aired on WNT yesterday. David will be at Election HQ all night.
trev57 46 Posted November 5, 2014 Posted November 5, 2014 I guess it should be noted that WTMJ has dropped their "Red, White, and Blue" branding in favor of NBC's "Decision 2014".
24994J 5630 Posted November 5, 2014 Author Posted November 5, 2014 All of a sudden Katie Couric, credited in her Yahoo role, made it into the main open of ABC's 10/9pm hour. I know the network maintains a union with the web property, but I was sure that Couric's personal bridge with ABC News had been burned.
BehindNYNews 147 Posted November 5, 2014 Posted November 5, 2014 All of a sudden Katie Couric, credited in her Yahoo role, made it into the main open of ABC's 10/9pm hour. I know the network maintains a union with the web property, but I was sure that Couric's personal bridge with ABC News had been burned. I have not seen either Katie or Diane all night which is odd. Separately, I enjoyed the ABC Open tonight.
24994J 5630 Posted November 5, 2014 Author Posted November 5, 2014 I'm not surprised about Diane. I don't know her role, but I didn't think she'd be playing a constant role throughout the night. As for Katie, I'm surprised anyone would let her on TV again. On a personal note, CBS has the best graphics of the Big 3, for sure. ABC's are horribly dated (some elements from '08), and NBC, while new, are so dark and [dammit, I can't think of the word]. On the other hand, ABC has the best set. The bright and colorful vibe reminds me of the election sets of old, with creative lighting replacing the streamers and bunting. I like the mods made to the 'Nightly' set, but it's all too dark for me, like the graphics. On the flip side, the CBS morning set is too light, though they I like the move away from the newsroom set.
BehindNYNews 147 Posted November 5, 2014 Posted November 5, 2014 Katie just aired, I think they added her just to say they have Katie Couric. I'm sure Diane will play a similar part, just to say Diane was there.
24994J 5630 Posted November 5, 2014 Author Posted November 5, 2014 I wouldn't know, WLS just went local. Correction: I had had WGN on, and flipped to WLS when I knew they went local. I just missed Katie (but, you know, didn't miss her).
BehindNYNews 147 Posted November 5, 2014 Posted November 5, 2014 I wouldn't know, WLS just went local. Correction: I had had WGN on, and flipped to WLS when I knew they went local. I just missed Katie (but, you know, didn't miss her). She was in a bar for Yahoo, which was odd.
24994J 5630 Posted November 5, 2014 Author Posted November 5, 2014 A metaphor for her career, perhaps? Bam.
BehindNYNews 147 Posted November 5, 2014 Posted November 5, 2014 **NOTICE** Diane will be on after this commercial break.
rkolsen 1686 Posted November 5, 2014 Posted November 5, 2014 Did CBS ever launch CBSN yet? I saw a logo in their studio but haven't heard anything about their launch.
24994J 5630 Posted November 5, 2014 Author Posted November 5, 2014 I know BehindNYNews just said it, but I have to... DeeSaw in da house, yo.
BehindNYNews 147 Posted November 5, 2014 Posted November 5, 2014 It's good to see her with David and George.
24994J 5630 Posted November 5, 2014 Author Posted November 5, 2014 Yeah, from left to right, they're the past, present, and what could have been.
BehindNYNews 147 Posted November 5, 2014 Posted November 5, 2014 You could tell when Diane first appeared that David was very happy to see her. You can tell Diane and David are very close.
BehindNYNews 147 Posted November 5, 2014 Posted November 5, 2014 At the end of ABC News' coverage, ABC aired a promo on George. It was similar to how David has commercials just about him. It was a very good commercial. I think with George and David, ABC has a huge chance to sky rocket in not only substance but ratings across the entire network.
24994J 5630 Posted November 5, 2014 Author Posted November 5, 2014 Yahoo is calling their coverage the #MidtermMixer. Yeah. Right.
NYNewser_676 26 Posted November 5, 2014 Posted November 5, 2014 Hopefully ABC completely reengineers their election graphics for 2016... And the WNT graphics... And the This Week graphics... There should be a unified theme like NBC.
BehindNYNews 147 Posted November 5, 2014 Posted November 5, 2014 This Week and WNT just got new graphics and music so I doubt either will change anytime soon. And while the music isn't the same theme throughout all of ABC News, I think the current themes work well together. In terms of election 2016, I do expect new graphics and maybe even music because it is a presidential election and they usually go all out.
24994J 5630 Posted November 5, 2014 Author Posted November 5, 2014 This Week's graphics are from last year. WNT's, on the other hand, are over 2 years old, so they COULD theoretically be changed soon. Sawyer's 2009 graphics lasted about 2 years and 9 months, and that's been the longest-serving package on the flagship in the 18 years that extensive graphics have been used, with most looks being retired every 1.5/2 years.
24994J 5630 Posted November 5, 2014 Author Posted November 5, 2014 George Stephanopoulos, ladies and gents... https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10152418033972061 Oh, and George nearly grew a beard during tonight's coverage. Not even kidding.
johnnya2k6 171 Posted November 5, 2014 Posted November 5, 2014 I have NBC and CBS coverage on the DVR, so my belated take will come later. What I do know is that both have brand spanking new graphics which will no doubt be used again in 2016.
rkolsen 1686 Posted November 5, 2014 Posted November 5, 2014 George Stephanopoulos, ladies and gents... https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10152418033972061 That sounded like a bit of a slam to GMA that they don't do serious journalism. Oh, and George nearly grew a beard during tonight's coverage. Not even kidding. Sounds like a normal evening to me .
rkolsen 1686 Posted November 5, 2014 Posted November 5, 2014 Charlie Rose round table segment was taped earlier in the day and had live cut into Bloomberg Politics coverage at 11PM with John Heilmann and Mark Halperin. The two were talking extremely fast after they welcomed PBS viewers around the country at about 11:01PM. I am assuming that they were speed talking so they could fit everything into a five minute segment. They then rolled the funding credits at 11:06 and the show started officially at 11:08pm. This goes to show the close relationship that Charlie Rose and Bloomberg TV has. I read an article about the show where it was stated that Bloomberg provides the studio, office space and the production equipment free of charge. This deal was arranged by Michael Bloomberg in 1994 said they had a studio they weren't using when WNET the shows producer was cash strapped and offered this deal to him. The only cost the show pays is out of pocket expenses which the article described as postage and bookkeeping. The article stated that in 2008 it only cost $3.5 million to produce and most of it was salaries and little travel. This level of expenditure is apparently unheard of in today's world for a daily show. The deal he struck Michael Bloomberg continues to this day and now the show gets some revenue from Bloomberg rebroadcasting. http://archive.fortune.com/2009/09/25/magazines/fortune/charlie_rose.fortune/index.htm?section=money_latest
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