MidwestTV 1358 Posted January 30 Posted January 30 On 1/28/2026 at 6:10 PM, andrizzle said: WBIR has the 'new' graphics as of at least 5pm today Untitled.mp4 Did the sponsorship really have to be mentioned in the OPEN? I'm almost certain that's a deal sales worked out for extra money. Cheapens the product right off the bat. That kind of stuff should be limited to commercial bumps. 1 2
alaskanews 159 Posted January 30 Posted January 30 1 hour ago, MidwestTV said: Did the sponsorship really have to be mentioned in the OPEN? I'm almost certain that's a deal sales worked out for extra money. Cheapens the product right off the bat. That kind of stuff should be limited to commercial bumps. You're not wrong, but WBIR has been doing that for a decade+
mouseboy33 137 Posted January 30 Posted January 30 It feels nasty to have it part of the open. I think it wouldnt be so bad it if had a small opening that says "the following broadcast is brought to by ________ . Fade to black or a flash. Then the opening graphics run". To be so deeply intergrated into the open always feels nasty to me. But these days. Most things in local news feels like a downgrade. 2
mre29 1967 Posted January 30 Posted January 30 22 hours ago, abric said: The music sounds like what I would hear on CBC News in Canada. It does sound very similar to the music CBC and its stations use. This is not a bad thing....though it might be confusing in markets up near the border.
MediaZone4K 2664 Posted February 3 Posted February 3 Pardon my obsessive attention to detail... Graphical update, WTLV is now using the NBC 12 logo in it's L3. It previously only had the First Coast NBC logo. Sister station WJXX still has "First Coast ABC" in the L3 with no reference to ABC 25. Not sure if many of the locals really refer to either channel by their numbers.
carolinanews4 455 Posted February 4 Posted February 4 55 minutes ago, MediaZone4K said: Pardon my obsessive attention to detail... Graphical update, WTLV is now using the NBC 12 logo in it's L3. It previously only had the First Coast NBC logo. Sister station WJXX still has "First Coast ABC" in the L3 with no reference to ABC 25. I believe it has to do with the Olympic rings. They probably needed the 12 to make the peacoc rings lockup work. The rings also can't appear anywhere near the ABC logo. 1 1
MichiganNewsGraphicsJunkie 1158 Posted February 4 Posted February 4 22 minutes ago, carolinanews4 said: I believe it has to do with the Olympic rings. They probably needed the 12 to make the peacoc rings lockup work. The rings also can't appear anywhere near the ABC logo. Yes -- if there are duopolies, they can't have the Olympic rings showing on non-NBC channels... 1 1
MediaZone4K 2664 Posted February 6 Posted February 6 (edited) On 2/6/2026 at 12:47 PM, Georgie56 said: KENS has debuted. Music sounds slightly better then the bubblegum pop theme many Tegna stations were using. What's up with station groups and those annoying transitional sound effects. Edited February 19 by MediaZone4K
NEPANews 52 Posted February 6 Posted February 6 The murmurs up in Scranton is WNEP will be transitioning within 2-3 weeks, and that internally they're fighting to keep their signature sound. It'll be intersting to see how it'd flow with how these opens seem to look group-wide so far.
TheRolyPoly 3510 Posted February 7 Posted February 7 (edited) The latest NewsActive3 compilation gives us proof that KIII Corpus Christi (first ABC to do so) and KWES Odessa/Midland (last NBC to do so) have recently switched to the new look. This is the first YT video I'm seeing their new looks, so a compilation from NA3 will do. EDIT: WJXX technically had it first from ABC, with WTLV launching with the other NBC affiliates from TEGNA out there. Edited February 7 by TheRolyPoly
ABC 7 Denver 1889 Posted February 7 Posted February 7 They need Voice Over imaging and this package needs texture. It's so flat and frankly could be put together in an hour on AE.
JRyan 694 Posted February 7 Posted February 7 On 1/30/2026 at 12:21 PM, MidwestTV said: Did the sponsorship really have to be mentioned in the OPEN? I'm almost certain that's a deal sales worked out for extra money. Cheapens the product right off the bat. That kind of stuff should be limited to commercial bumps. On 1/30/2026 at 2:10 PM, alaskanews said: You're not wrong, but WBIR has been doing that for a decade+ WBIR was doing it right beforehand having the sponsorship start off the open and then a proper voice-over for the newscast itself. The new opens feel like it's purely a sponsor billboard and not a true title sequence.
wafflecoast 9 Posted February 17 Posted February 17 KFMB debuted today at 3:30. "News 8" returns yet again...
Georgie56 3661 Posted February 19 Posted February 19 On 2/17/2026 at 5:37 PM, wafflecoast said: KFMB debuted today at 3:30. "News 8" returns yet again...
norcalTVfan 58 Posted February 19 Posted February 19 2 hours ago, Georgie56 said: This open does not have the same music or signature as the other stations that have debuted.
wafflecoast 9 Posted February 19 Posted February 19 21 minutes ago, norcalTVfan said: This open does not have the same music or signature as the other stations that have debuted. That was the production track they used for that newscast under the previous look. They played the correct music with this open today
Georgie56 3661 Posted February 23 Posted February 23 (edited) WFAA has debuted Pixel Lens. Edited February 24 by Georgie56
Greggo 384 Posted February 24 Posted February 24 Not quite sure what it is, but the WFAA doesn’t “work” for me. I don’t think it fits the station’s long-standing image. 1
norcalTVfan 58 Posted February 25 Posted February 25 KTVB Boise is rolling with the new look. Longer opens ala KING during the daytime and shorter opens at night ala KGW. The look works for them.
MidwestTV 1358 Posted March 1 Posted March 1 The extended cuts are on the News Music Archive, and honestly, it's not bad. I think it's a definite upgrade over the a Capella stuff they had for way too long. Wouldn't mind a bit more bass in it though. 4
DucNguyen0131 65 Posted March 4 Posted March 4 Long time no see. WTOL and WTSP had just got new graphics.
JRyan 694 Posted March 4 Posted March 4 The lack of contrast between WTSP's 10 and the background on the new intro needs some work.
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