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[Georgie56 3318]

NBCLX is shutting down.

Edited May 4, 2023 by Georgie56

[Yankees4life 561]

14 hours ago, Georgie56 said:

NBCLX is shutting down.

That was quick

[Newsjunkie24 506]

14 hours ago, Georgie56 said:

NBCLX is shutting down.

 

Not totally surprised. NBC News Now is the more successful network, and always wondered what the point of LX was other than being a younger leaning NBC News brand. Plus, NBCLX I don't believe was ever really promoted at all compared to the other NBC News brands.

[mre29 1552]

NBCLX seems like something that could've been a one-hour show on WMAQ America -- er, NBC News Now.

 

[Manny NYC 31]

20 hours ago, Georgie56 said:

NBCLX is shutting down.

I doubt they would, but it would sort of make sense to have NBC News Now replace it on the subchannels it currently airs on

[froyo49 230]

47 minutes ago, Manny NYC said:

I doubt they would, but it would sort of make sense to have NBC News Now replace it on the subchannels it currently airs on

Might as well. It already streams free everywhere and would be an easy switch for the 2½ people who watched LX. Then again, NBC may not like News Daily to air on a non-NBC station, but whatever

[Georgie56 3318]

Dakota News Now reporter Austin Goss has been fired and charged for making a crank call in January to Gov. Kristi Noem’s office.

[Newsjunkie24 506]

Plus, if NBCNN were to be a subchannel, NBC News Daily would be simulcast on both the main NBC channel and NBCNN. Also, why not turn LX into a one-hour newscast on NBCNN for more younger viewers?

[EVVTV12 146]

Long time NewsChannel 5 anchor Vicki Yates has announced she is retiring at the start of June https://www.newschannel5.com/news/vicki-yates-to-retire-after-more-than-three-decades-at-newschannel-5

Edited May 6, 2023 by EVVTV12

[EVVTV12 146]

Add another one to the list: WISH-TV meteorologist Randy Ollis announced this morning he is leaving the station at the end of August. https://www.wishtv.com/news/local-news/randy-ollis-to-step-away-from-wish-tv-in-august/

[tyrannical bastard 4018]

On 5/4/2023 at 3:25 PM, mre29 said:

NBCLX seems like something that could've been a one-hour show on WMAQ America -- er, NBC News Now.

 

More like a clone of "Cheddar News"....dumbing things down for Gen Z....

 

At least it's not as ill-conceived as the TBD network....that's like trying to surf the internet on a landline phone.

Edited May 6, 2023 by tyrannical bastard

[Breaking News 835]

Mary Bear & John Gaughan will retire from WJXT end of the month.

https://www.news4jax.com/video/local-news/2023/04/27/bittersweet-announcement-mary-baer-and-john-gaughan-to-retire-from-wjxt-tv-after-30-years/?fbclid=IwAR0PRrlY4odknkFjRb1x0Q1fHslNlyBeN_9aRUfx-B713z9ApcDa2OPHP5k

[lugnuts6 91]

Lets not forget NBClx also joined twitch as broadcasters for the FCF  ( fan controlled football ) league

[T.L. Hughes 900]

On 5/6/2023 at 1:35 PM, tyrannical bastard said:

More like a clone of "Cheddar News"....dumbing things down for Gen Z....

 

At least it's not as ill-conceived as the TBD network....that's like trying to surf the internet on a landline phone.

TBD has drifted some from its original internet content format in the last year; it added reruns of Wipeout, Fear Factor and TruTV's World's Dumbest, which now populate the network's nighttime lineup. Not that it was always focused solely on online content and viral videos, since it used to air documentaries and indie films as well until 2021 (although it dropped the indie films about a year or two before).

 

So, it's not necessarily targeted mostly towards Gen Z anymore, it's trying to lean more into Millennials, too.

Edited May 12, 2023 by T.L. Hughes

[LOWERCASE GUY 273]

Add another person retiring in May.

https://www.news8000.com/news/local-news/chief-meteorologist-bill-graul-to-leave-wkbt-news-8-now-after-25-years/article_a706ef36-f056-11ed-aab1-f3f2d1e9be78.html

[tyrannical bastard 4018]

1 hour ago, T.L. Hughes said:

TBD has drifted some from its original internet content format in the last year; it added reruns of Wipeout, Fear Factor and TruTV's World's Dumbest, which now populate the network's nighttime lineup. Not that it was always focused solely on online content and viral videos, since it used to air documentaries and indie films as well until 2021 (although it dropped the indie films about a year or two before).

 

So, it's not necessarily targeted mostly towards Gen Z anymore, it's trying to lean more into Millennials, too.

The irony in that is TruTV in itself.   They didn't want to be "Court TV" anymore.  Enter ION, and they bring it back!

 

So now, you have a TruTV clone...

[T.L. Hughes 900]

2 hours ago, tyrannical bastard said:

The irony in that is TruTV in itself.   They didn't want to be "Court TV" anymore.  Enter ION, and they bring it back!

 

So now, you have a TruTV clone...

Technically, the resurrection of Court TV by Scripps predated that company's purchase of Ion by about 15 months.

Edited May 12, 2023 by T.L. Hughes

[TheRob 938]

Oklahoma's governor vetoed a bill funding OETA.

 

https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/12/media/oklahoma-pbs-oeta-reliable-sources/index.html

[H-Town TV Fan 219]

Two well-known KRIV Fox 26 News personalitiles are retiring in June: Longtime morning news anchor José Griñan and longtime sports director Mark Berman.

 

mikemcguff.com: José Griñan to retire from FOX 26 Houston

mikemcguff.com: Mark Berman to retire from FOX 26 Houston

[AaronQ 282]

WBTV got a new metrologist. 

 

[cg41386 132]

https://www.facebook.com/DanKennedy13NewsNow/posts/750782609836120

Dan Kennedy is replacing David Alan (retiring) on WVEC's 5/5:30/6/11pm newscasts at the end of the month. Eugene Daniel will replace Kennedy in the morning.

[tyrannical bastard 4018]

19 hours ago, T.L. Hughes said:

Technically, the resurrection of Court TV by Scripps predated that company's purchase of Ion by about 15 months.

That's right....Scripps had the Katz networks before they bought ION.   Some of the stuff just blurs together anymore.

[T.L. Hughes 900]

19 hours ago, TheRob said:

Oklahoma's governor vetoed a bill funding OETA.

 

https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/12/media/oklahoma-pbs-oeta-reliable-sources/index.html

This occurred a couple of weeks back. Kevin Stitt is leaning into the far-right culture war against the LGBTQ+ community (not exactly the smartest move when even a sizable chunk of Republicans support same-sex marriage and anti-discrimination laws protecting that community) by justifying his veto, but it's mainly tied to a dispute between Stitt and the Oklahoma Senate over his tax credit and education proposals (including a voucher-style tax credit for use in private schools), which resulted in Stitt vetoing any Senate-backed bills to pressure that chamber's leadership to pass his proposals into law.

 

However, it's garnered him criticism even among Oklahomans (myself included, as I grew up watching PBS programming on OETA and, when OETA ran it as a secondary PBS station for Oklahoma City, KAUT—not just PBS Kids programs, but the Oklahoma News Report, when it was still a five-night-a-week broadcast, and selected other shows) for jeopardizing OETA's future to score political points.

Edited May 13, 2023 by T.L. Hughes

[PelicanMan 19]

God forbid Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry wins the governor's race this fall, for I feel he would do the same to the statewide Louisiana Public Broadcasting.

[TheRob 938]

Donna Deegan, former WTLV anchor, won her mayoral runoff election. She will be the new Jacksonville, Fla., mayor this summer.