CBS11 Weatherboy 44 Posted December 26, 2019 Posted December 26, 2019 I see that too. Maybe Nexstar has a new flatter graphics package coming for WXIN.
hankthetank23 15 Posted December 27, 2019 Posted December 27, 2019 19 hours ago, CBS11 Weatherboy said: I see that too. Maybe Nexstar has a new flatter graphics package coming for WXIN. Their current graphics and music have been in use since 2013. I think it’s time for a change.
Gavin 118 Posted December 28, 2019 Posted December 28, 2019 It about time they at Fox in Indianapolis KSWB Fox in San Diego more got a change and flatter graphics package, also WXIN Fox 59 needs a new set.
SFTV 541 Posted December 28, 2019 Posted December 28, 2019 KSWB has too much mish mash. Are they still box kite or a sideways look? The Mic Flags are sideways and the set uses the Box Kite.
JCB4TV 352 Posted December 28, 2019 Posted December 28, 2019 W2W4: Sweeps begins on January 30 with the Super Bowl is the following Sunday, February 2, and the Iowa Caucus is the following day February 3 should any of the former Tribune stations complete Nexstarization in the first weeks of 2020.
LOWERCASE GUY 287 Posted December 28, 2019 Posted December 28, 2019 9 hours ago, Gavin said: It about time they at Fox in Indianapolis KSWB Fox in San Diego more got a change and flatter graphics package, also WXIN Fox 59 needs a new set. WXIN just got a new set back in 2018.
MichiganNewsGraphicsJunkie 985 Posted December 28, 2019 Posted December 28, 2019 I know that WXMI is Scripps, but they too lost the Fox searchlights in their logos now... I wonder if many will lose the well known trademark searchlights in the logos...
tyrannical bastard 4084 Posted December 28, 2019 Posted December 28, 2019 The election graphics have been making their way across Nexstar ever since the Media General merger. And they're used no matter how poorly they fit within the current graphics package. It's not that it's a bad look, it just doesn't line up with some of the existing (and some current) graphics!
dman748 1257 Posted December 29, 2019 Posted December 29, 2019 9 hours ago, tyrannical bastard said: The election graphics have been making their way across Nexstar ever since the Media General merger. And they're used no matter how poorly they fit within the current graphics package. It's not that it's a bad look, it just doesn't line up with some of the existing (and some current) graphics! KFOR's a prime example of that, I have to imagine that Nexstar is well aware that their election graphics doesn't fit with KFOR's current Tribune package at all. Speking of Tribune, any updates on Nexstar's plans with the Tribune package? Just out of curiosity
jbnews 346 Posted December 29, 2019 Posted December 29, 2019 1 hour ago, oknewsguy said: KFOR's a prime example of that, I have to imagine that Nexstar is well aware that their election graphics doesn't fit with KFOR's current Tribune package at all. Speking of Tribune, any updates on Nexstar's plans with the Tribune package? Just out of curiosity Here's what they should do. Leave the election package available to stations if they wish to use it, but create election "elements" for the current graphics in use at their stations. Some stations might even have their own election look already.
Al-SA-TX 54 Posted December 30, 2019 Posted December 30, 2019 22 hours ago, oknewsguy said: Speaking of Tribune, any updates on Nexstar's plans with the Tribune package? Just out of curiosity KFOR launches their equipment on January 9th - they're keeping the current graphics package. KTVI will follow at the end of January. It also looks like the websites will be migrated toward the end of January through February. They're likely going to go with the current Nexstar look and feel once the migration is complete.
dman748 1257 Posted December 30, 2019 Posted December 30, 2019 On 12/29/2019 at 7:24 PM, Al-SA-TX said: KFOR launches their equipment on January 9th - they're keeping the current graphics package. KTVI will follow at the end of January. It also looks like the websites will be migrated toward the end of January through February. They're likely going to go with the current Nexstar look and feel once the migration is complete. In the case of KFOR, they're essentially going to WREG route (except maybe a Graphics refreshment on the current package?). Most likely a new music package will come from this (My personal prefrence for KFOR is either the WFLA version of Guardian or the KLAS version of 360 but, of course that's up to them) KTVI I would suspect will get either the WDAF package or the WJW package and will finally retire the Fox OSI music package they've used since 2006 for Beyond. And to quote @jbnews since I can't directly add your quote to this post, a good example of that would be some of the ex-LIN stations and what @24994J posted earlier in this thread with WGN, I think stations like KFOR can learn a lesson or two from some of their sister stations in terms of how to integrate the Nexstar election package into an existing package.
Mrtraveler01 739 Posted January 3, 2020 Posted January 3, 2020 On 12/29/2019 at 7:24 PM, Al-SA-TX said: KFOR launches their equipment on January 9th - they're keeping the current graphics package. KTVI will follow at the end of January. It also looks like the websites will be migrated toward the end of January through February. They're likely going to go with the current Nexstar look and feel once the migration is complete. KTVI is finally outsourcing their graphics? Is it going to be the Tribune Fox package or the Nexstar Fox package?
Georgie56 3350 Posted January 3, 2020 Posted January 3, 2020 32 minutes ago, Mrtraveler01 said: KTVI is finally outsourcing their graphics? Is it going to be the Tribune Fox package or the Nexstar Fox package? The Nexstar Fox pack wouldn't look all that great on KTVI, IMHO. They'd be better off with the WHTM/WTEN/WISH pack.
dman748 1257 Posted January 3, 2020 Posted January 3, 2020 55 minutes ago, Georgie56 said: The Nexstar Fox pack wouldn't look all that great on KTVI, IMHO. They'd be better off with the WHTM/WTEN/WISH pack. I think the WJW/WGHP package would look great on KTVI. Not a big fan of the WDAF package. I don't think either the WISH or Nexstar Fox packages would look great for KTVI. Both KFOR and KTVI are going to be interesting cases here, I know that KFOR may keep everything the same but they might surprise us. I don't expect KFOR to get new graphics or new music packages but then again we didn't expect WHO to get new graphics either.
Mythdon 1 Posted January 16, 2020 Posted January 16, 2020 As far as I know, KPLR-TV in St. Louis is still using their old graphics, but I'm sure that won't last long, knowing Nextar. Nextar had WHBF, WCIA and WMBD all looking the exact same at one point. KPLR-TV has always used some form of the traditional number 11 with the Gateway with blue, yellow and white colored graphics since at least 2010.
Al-SA-TX 54 Posted January 21, 2020 Posted January 21, 2020 https://wgno.com/ has launched Nexstar's web design.
MichiganNewsGraphicsJunkie 985 Posted January 30, 2020 Posted January 30, 2020 Not sure when this happened -- KTVI has new weather graphics -- it looks like a mix of the Nexstar CBS and FOX packages
Morphtato 43 Posted January 30, 2020 Posted January 30, 2020 9 minutes ago, MichiganNewsGraphicsJunkie said: Not sure when this happened -- KTVI has new weather graphics -- it looks like a mix of the Nexstar CBS and FOX packages
dman748 1257 Posted January 30, 2020 Posted January 30, 2020 It looks like KTVI will get new graphics but right now it's only seen in the weather graphics and on their YouTube channel as seen here:
Georgie56 3350 Posted January 30, 2020 Posted January 30, 2020 Looks like they're gearing up for the Nexstar Fox pack.
T.L. Hughes 907 Posted January 30, 2020 Posted January 30, 2020 5 minutes ago, Georgie56 said: Looks like they're gearing up for the Nexstar Fox pack. It appears that KTVI and KPLR's newscasts will now be co-branded, I just saw a replay on their livestream that refers to their newscasts as "Fox 2 News and News 11, The Power of Two". Regarding the graphics package they're adopting, why that one? The Nexstar Fox package is suitable for the sub-60 markets but it seems like it doesn't fit for a market the size of St. Louis. They could have commissioned the WJW package or the WITI version of the WDAF graphics instead.
Georgie56 3350 Posted January 30, 2020 Posted January 30, 2020 54 minutes ago, T.L. Hughes said: It appears that KTVI and KPLR's newscasts will now be co-branded, I just saw a replay on their livestream that refers to their newscasts as "Fox 2 News and News 11, The Power of Two". Regarding the graphics package they're adopting, why that one? The Nexstar Fox package is suitable for the sub-60 markets but it seems like it doesn't fit for a market the size of St. Louis. They could have commissioned the WJW package or the WITI version of the WDAF graphics instead. Or the WHTM-WISH-WHO pack. The Nexstar Fox pack wouldn't be a good fit for KTVI. At all. It looks too small market.
TheRyan 560 Posted January 30, 2020 Posted January 30, 2020 What a mess. I'm not really liking the way KTVI/KPLR have chosen to go regarding gfx. For a market like St. Louis, the Fox gfx pkg doesn't meet the caliber for a market that size. KTVI should've gone with the WISH or WDAF gfx. Likewise, KPLR should've adopted either the KOIN or even the CBS gfx (if they could swap out the CBS logo in the background for something more generic). I'm starting to not feel as great about KDVR, because the Fox gfx pkg will not meet the demands for a big market look. Let's hope they get something better. Don't get me wrong--I like the Fox gfx pkg. But that doesn't look nearly as cutting edge when used in a big market.
MichiganNewsGraphicsJunkie 985 Posted January 30, 2020 Posted January 30, 2020 It's still better than the god awful graphics they still have
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