news89 468 Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 WVIR has flipped over to the WAFF/WWSB looking package. NBC Collection was retained along the same VO. Yes HD is still in the opens. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/17000-the-ever-evolving-gray-graphics-situationthread/page/22/#findComment-257403 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3954 Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 (edited) I wonder how much longer Lockwood is going to keep the old Gray looks around. It's like they're still owned by them. WCAV has the WBTV package, and KAKE still has the look about to be dumped by WSAZ and WTVY. WFXG still has the old Raycom look to them, and the other Raycom castoffs are letting Nexstar (Dothan and Panama City) and Tegna (Knoxville) do their news their way. KTEN is really the only one doing something different, and it's sort of the Bayou City look that Meredith used to use before they got their own centralized package based off WSMV's look. Edited March 4, 2021 by tyrannical bastard Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/17000-the-ever-evolving-gray-graphics-situationthread/page/22/#findComment-257408 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCB4TV 347 Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 30 minutes ago, tyrannical bastard said: I wonder how much longer Lockwood is going to keep the old Gray looks around. It's like they're still owned by them. WCAV has the WBTV package, and KAKE still has the look about to be dumped by WSAZ and WTVY. WFXG still has the old Raycom look to them, and the other Raycom castoffs are letting Nexstar (Dothan and Panama City) and Tegna (Knoxville) do their news their way. KTEN is really the only one doing something different, and it's sort of the Bayou City look that Meredith used to use before they got their own centralized package based off WSMV's look. Of all the Lockwood stations you listed, KTEN is the only one that isn't a former Gray station. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/17000-the-ever-evolving-gray-graphics-situationthread/page/22/#findComment-257410 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1955 Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 On 3/2/2021 at 5:57 PM, froyo49 said: Something I noticed at the end of the WTVY article: Interesting that a station in market 172 commissioned a custom soundtrack, unless they're talking about a few updates to an existing package. I guess we'll see Thursday. Ain't nothing custom about it. They're using Guardian. 3 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/17000-the-ever-evolving-gray-graphics-situationthread/page/22/#findComment-257434 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartheJokester 27 Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 I like the new graphics it suits them. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/17000-the-ever-evolving-gray-graphics-situationthread/page/22/#findComment-257435 Share on other sites More sharing options...
froyo49 230 Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 41 minutes ago, CircleSeven said: Ain't nothing custom about it. They're using Guardian. Humph, I feel cheated. I guess they wanted to feel special by calling it custom. Oh well. As for the new graphics, it’s Gray’s least ugly package IMO. Hope they pass it along to other stations soon enough. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/17000-the-ever-evolving-gray-graphics-situationthread/page/22/#findComment-257439 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dakota Laughlin 28 Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 Just saw WTVY's new Graphics Package, is it a new one? Haven't saw it before. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/17000-the-ever-evolving-gray-graphics-situationthread/page/22/#findComment-257447 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1955 Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 (edited) Edited March 4, 2021 by CircleSeven 3 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/17000-the-ever-evolving-gray-graphics-situationthread/page/22/#findComment-257448 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenShine9 1513 Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 The WTVY graphics look identical to the current Meredith package. Collusion perhaps? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/17000-the-ever-evolving-gray-graphics-situationthread/page/22/#findComment-257449 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3954 Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 Looks good. If anything, the supers sort of have a Graham-like vibe to them. 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/17000-the-ever-evolving-gray-graphics-situationthread/page/22/#findComment-257450 Share on other sites More sharing options...
qunewsguy 377 Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 1 hour ago, GoldenShine9 said: The WTVY graphics look identical to the current Meredith package. Collusion perhaps? Identical? Can I interest you in a new pair of glasses? 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/17000-the-ever-evolving-gray-graphics-situationthread/page/22/#findComment-257452 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3954 Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 I believe these graphics are also being used on the WRGX newscasts as well (with the News 4 branding). They simulcast in SD on one of the WTVY subchannels in addition to their main WRGX low-power channel. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/17000-the-ever-evolving-gray-graphics-situationthread/page/22/#findComment-257453 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha 2896 Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 I have the same problem with this pack that I do with everything else: it feels behind the design curve. That's a feature of every single Gray pack. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/17000-the-ever-evolving-gray-graphics-situationthread/page/22/#findComment-257456 Share on other sites More sharing options...
who?cares 254 Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 Two thoughts on this package. The first is that it looks an interpretation of the the former WALA graphics; at least open anyway. The second being, it looks like something you can buy on VideoHive. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/17000-the-ever-evolving-gray-graphics-situationthread/page/22/#findComment-257478 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yankees4life 559 Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 On 3/4/2021 at 5:07 PM, CircleSeven said: Its looks ok to me. But I'm still waiting for the rest of the ex-Raycom stations to get new graphics (what's the hold up?) Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/17000-the-ever-evolving-gray-graphics-situationthread/page/22/#findComment-257522 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briella 234 Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 19 hours ago, Yankees4life said: Its looks ok to me. But I'm still waiting for the rest of the ex-Raycom stations to get new graphics (what's the hold up?) Hopefully the hold up is that there is pushback on these below-par graphics. 1 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/17000-the-ever-evolving-gray-graphics-situationthread/page/22/#findComment-257550 Share on other sites More sharing options...
noggi 604 Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 I don’t know how anyone can look at this and think this is what a modern media operation in 2021 should look like. 1 1 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/17000-the-ever-evolving-gray-graphics-situationthread/page/22/#findComment-257553 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRyan 560 Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 I personally love these graphics for WTVY. Very immersive and also modern. 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/17000-the-ever-evolving-gray-graphics-situationthread/page/22/#findComment-257554 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3954 Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 Keep in mind that Dothan is market 170-something, so that alone plays a part on how much they can spend on an upgrade. I'm amazed at how far WDHN has come over the past several years, to the point it's finally added morning news and taking over the news for WDFX. 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/17000-the-ever-evolving-gray-graphics-situationthread/page/22/#findComment-257570 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenShine9 1513 Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 1 hour ago, tyrannical bastard said: Keep in mind that Dothan is market 170-something, so that alone plays a part on how much they can spend on an upgrade. I'm amazed at how far WDHN has come over the past several years, to the point it's finally added morning news and taking over the news for WDFX. Has WDHN added weekend news yet? I know for the longest time they had no such news, giving WTVY a monopoly there. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/17000-the-ever-evolving-gray-graphics-situationthread/page/22/#findComment-257573 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3954 Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 (edited) 12 minutes ago, GoldenShine9 said: Has WDHN added weekend news yet? I know for the longest time they had no such news, giving WTVY a monopoly there. Still no weekend news. But they have added a weekday 5am edition of Wake Up Wiregrass, as well as an hour-long 11am show called WDHN Daytime (since Noon CT is ABC's GMA3 hour). Edited March 7, 2021 by tyrannical bastard Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/17000-the-ever-evolving-gray-graphics-situationthread/page/22/#findComment-257574 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRyan 560 Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 3 hours ago, tyrannical bastard said: Still no weekend news. But they have added a weekday 5am edition of Wake Up Wiregrass, as well as an hour-long 11am show called WDHN Daytime (since Noon CT is ABC's GMA3 hour). I'm surprised Nexstar hasn't already had WDHN add in weekend newscasts. At the very least, they should simulcast newscasts from WMBB if not do things in-house. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/17000-the-ever-evolving-gray-graphics-situationthread/page/22/#findComment-257577 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3954 Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 Before Nexstar grew to the size it is today, WDHN was an outlier, being very distant from the legacy Nexstar stations. (Even Morris sold them to Nexstar!) WMBB's divestiture from the Hoak/Gray merger changed that, giving them a neighboring market, and then the Media General merger really bolstered their presence in Alabama and the region. Gray & Raycom have had a dominating presence in the area, and has gotten even stronger as Gray has traded up in Dothan and the weaker Raycom stations (WDFX, WTXL, WPGX, WFXL) have been divested. With WALA being up for sale, it really is the last piece in the puzzle if Gray wants to pursue Meredith for either the stations they want to sell, or even the entire group. Now back to the topic at hand....when will WVUE get new graphics? I really hope they get a hybrid look like WBRC got. It's a powerhouse station that now dominates the New Orleans market, plus being home of Investigate.TV and Lee Zurik providing stories for the entire group... Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/17000-the-ever-evolving-gray-graphics-situationthread/page/22/#findComment-257608 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briella 234 Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 4 hours ago, tyrannical bastard said: Now back to the topic at hand....when will WVUE get new graphics? I really hope they get a hybrid look like WBRC got. It's a powerhouse station that now dominates the New Orleans market, plus being home of Investigate.TV and Lee Zurik providing stories for the entire group... Outside of WAVE's graphics, nothing I've seen here is better than what they have. WBRC still feels cheap. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/17000-the-ever-evolving-gray-graphics-situationthread/page/22/#findComment-257625 Share on other sites More sharing options...
news89 468 Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 WSAZ has flipped. 3 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/17000-the-ever-evolving-gray-graphics-situationthread/page/22/#findComment-257672 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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