ColumbusNewsFan 217 Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 here the deal. WCMH NBC 4 has been on a temporary set for a while. Thing is there set is recent new but it looks like Nexstar might be doing some MG haven't done in a while make NBC 4 a player with a new set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sendir 192 Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 They receive a fresh set and look every year. At some point they have to realize that that is not the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColumbusNewsFan 217 Posted August 2, 2016 Author Share Posted August 2, 2016 And I have would put this as heavy revamp as it premiered tonight at 5pm Overall it was a strongly needed one as it made better use of their studios. Out was the large desk and in was a much smaller desk and it looks much better on air. If you want to see it in action just look up WCMH on NewsON or watch the latest news cast on nbc4i.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sendir 192 Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 Here is the wide view at the start of the broadcast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3471 Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 Definite improvement. It's how their set SHOULD have looked the last go-around. As for the musical sets and graphics, maybe it's catch-up from the time they bought WAVE's old set during the O&O era to debut with the Novocom NBC O&O graphics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyHarry 719 Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 Beg to differ. It is too cramped. Since news is the biggest driver of revenue, they really should give the news set some decent studio space. if they can't do that, they should rent space in the shopping center next door or maybe set something up back in the transmitter building. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColumbusNewsFan 217 Posted August 3, 2016 Author Share Posted August 3, 2016 Beg to differ. It is too cramped. Since news is the biggest driver of revenue, they really should give the news set some decent studio space. if they can't do that, they should rent space in the shopping center next door or maybe set something up back in the transmitter building. I'll agree with you on that point as the space they give their news operation is bad. They actually give some more space for other sets like Daytime Columbus, Sports Saturday, Their Call 4 area. The original set was worst than what they have now but compared to WBNS and WSYX. It's is better the it was before but the closing shot of each newscast shows It's really small and it's shows on air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyHarry 719 Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 I saw it again tonight just to make sure my initial Impressions were correct and they were. It's too small and too cramped. It has no depth and no sense of being larger than life. Even the video wall looks tiny and it almost looks like they're doing the same shot that they do sitting at the news desk. The video screen is small and I don't think they have enough room to do a full body shot. The lighting at the weather desk looks crappy and so do those monitors they use. Again it looks amateurish. Basically, it looks like I decided to turn my basement into a studio. I think the old setup was better because it gave that small space a little more depth. Are you seriously telling me that they are shorting the news operation just so they can have space for Call 4? and Football Friday Night? And Daytime? Who are the idiots who run that place? Can't they at least put the Call 4 and the Football Friday Night sets on some kind of a platform so they can roll them out of the way when they don't need them? And can't they have some transitional space that can be used by both the newscast and Daytime? Perry Sook is going to break something when he falls to the floor laughing when he sees this. THUMBS DOWN! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyHarry 719 Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 If they have so little room over there, maybe they should move the news department back into studio B!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id=B17jNIb0CJc;t=36 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEOMatrix 1295 Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 Ok why do WCMH execs think that having separate spaces for sports shows is Ok? Most stations use the anchor desk for the sports shows and it dosen't hurt them one bit. Nexstar is going to have a field day in Columbus once the sale is complete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichiganNewsGraphicsJunkie 748 Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 WOOD-TV uses a separate desk for their Sunday Night Sports Overtime -- as well as for Football Frenzy once H.S. Football begins. But they have much more ample space and versatility with their giant video wall... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColumbusNewsFan 217 Posted August 11, 2016 Author Share Posted August 11, 2016 Ok why do WCMH execs think that having separate spaces for sports shows is Ok? Most stations use the anchor desk for the sports shows and it dosen't hurt them one bit. Nexstar is going to have a field day in Columbus once the sale is complete. What makes you think they aren't already there? I've already seen some "Local 4" creep coming in promos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyHarry 719 Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 Whoever is in the control room manning those robotic cameras, has not been doing well the past couple of days. Rough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10Viewer 319 Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 They needed to make a change. The 2013 set just didn't look right. What surprises me is that they have two production studios, but they seem to utilize the smaller studio space for newscasts while the larger studio is used for everything else. It used to be, in the '90s, they used the larger studio and they had space for an interview set, 5:30 news desk and I think the weather center. Overall, I really don't like what they are doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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