MediaZone4K 2190 Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 On 4/24/2022 at 2:56 PM, nycnewsjunkie said: That said, I’m not sure why CBS wants to de-emphasize local brands on all of their stations, given that there tends to be more trust in local news than national news (and CBS News isn’t exactly dominating the ratings in mornings and evenings.) Agreed. Uniformity with a distinct touch of individualism is cool. As I've previously expressed I think CBS' problem is that they try to duplicate a generic format without a locally authentic touch in a lot of their o&o cities. Yes ABC for example has duplicated the ABC 7-Eyewitnes News branding across multiple cities, which is fine, but there's a distinct feel between the New York and Los Angeles stations. I remember when KPIX had to do the news for WCBS, it was almost indistinguishable that the news was being broadcast from another studio/station on the other side of the country. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18790-cbs-oos-new-websites/page/2/#findComment-272898 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Muck 4378 Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 On 4/24/2022 at 2:56 PM, nycnewsjunkie said: That said, I’m not sure why CBS wants to de-emphasize local brands on all of their stations, given that there tends to be more trust in local news than national news (and CBS News isn’t exactly dominating the ratings in mornings and evenings.) The goal here is to remake CBS News as a collective of the O&Os, so unified branding on all platforms is a necessity. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18790-cbs-oos-new-websites/page/2/#findComment-273469 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeters 1916 Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 I firmly believe the de-emphasis of the call signs and channel numbers is 100% intentional, and the "white box" on some of the websites is a temporary thing to tie a few of the stations with "legacy brands" to the new brands. Why? Because it doesn't matter if you're "CBS 2 WXXX" on the internet, which is where the audience these groups are going after is. People say "won't this confuse viewers?" while the same viewers are the ones who can't understand that KDKA-TV and KDKA 1020 are owned by two different companies. The viewers who might be "confused" are not the viewers the stations want. I predict that, sometime in the near future, these "legacy call sign" stations will simply brand themselves on-air like "CBS News Pittsburgh on KDKA 2" for a while before dropping the calls/channel number entirely. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18790-cbs-oos-new-websites/page/2/#findComment-273473 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mre29 1537 Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 Looks like WBZ got the new site: https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/ Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18790-cbs-oos-new-websites/page/2/#findComment-273499 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycnewsjunkie 1443 Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 On 5/20/2022 at 12:21 AM, Weeters said: I firmly believe the de-emphasis of the call signs and channel numbers is 100% intentional, and the "white box" on some of the websites is a temporary thing to tie a few of the stations with "legacy brands" to the new brands. Why? Because it doesn't matter if you're "CBS 2 WXXX" on the internet, which is where the audience these groups are going after is. People say "won't this confuse viewers?" while the same viewers are the ones who can't understand that KDKA-TV and KDKA 1020 are owned by two different companies. The viewers who might be "confused" are not the viewers the stations want. I predict that, sometime in the near future, these "legacy call sign" stations will simply brand themselves on-air like "CBS News Pittsburgh on KDKA 2" for a while before dropping the calls/channel number entirely. These website rebrands don’t have to translate to TV though. It’s entirely possible that the “CBS News (Insert City)” branding on websites and streaming platforms are simply designed to generate traffic to the main CBS News website by integrating the local station sites into it. Heck, the station websites/social media accounts have been branded as “CBS (Insert City)” for years, and station logos were hardly present. Local branding has been deemphasized on the digital side for quite some time. I could be wrong, but if they were really going to dump the legacy local brands (a la CTV), you’d think they’d have done it by now. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18790-cbs-oos-new-websites/page/2/#findComment-273501 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathannah 2445 Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 On 5/19/2022 at 11:21 PM, Weeters said: People say "won't this confuse viewers?" while the same viewers are the ones who can't understand that KDKA-TV and KDKA 1020 are owned by two different companies. The viewers who might be "confused" are not the viewers the stations want. If KDKA Radio's talk lineup and KDKA-FM's sports hot takes haven't made it clear KDKA-TV isn't a part of them anymore, I don't know what to tell that viewer; there are still misguided radio listeners who call in to yell at WISN-TV for whatever hot take was thrown out by Mark Belling on WISN radio, even though they haven't shared anything, much less weather forecasts, in 20 years besides a callsign. That's definitely a viewer you're glad 'will never watch your TV station again you (whatever insult they have)!'. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18790-cbs-oos-new-websites/page/2/#findComment-273502 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GodfreyGR 652 Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 And WCCO has made the switch https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18790-cbs-oos-new-websites/page/2/#findComment-274266 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chase29 16 Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 KCNC has made the switch CBS Colorado - Breaking News, Sports, First Alert Weather & Community Journalism (cbsnews.com) Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18790-cbs-oos-new-websites/page/2/#findComment-274712 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasTVNews 1377 Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 Three left remaining. KOVR, WJZ, and WWJ. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18790-cbs-oos-new-websites/page/2/#findComment-274717 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjt24 313 Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 8 hours ago, TexasTVNews said: Three left remaining. KOVR, WJZ, and WWJ. And KYW. They haven't made the switch yet. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18790-cbs-oos-new-websites/page/2/#findComment-274729 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie56 3307 Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 WJZ has flipped. https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/ Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18790-cbs-oos-new-websites/page/2/#findComment-275259 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGSJenkins 435 Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 5 hours ago, Georgie56 said: WJZ has flipped. https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/ …with a new theme replacing Like Fireflies and a new VO replacing Ron Matz. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18790-cbs-oos-new-websites/page/2/#findComment-275276 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycnewsjunkie 1443 Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 13 minutes ago, RGSJenkins said: …with a new theme replacing Like Fireflies and a new VO replacing Ron Matz. That’s gotta be temporary. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18790-cbs-oos-new-websites/page/2/#findComment-275279 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddaniels20 68 Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 KYW finally made the switch today, leaving Detroit as the only CBS O&O to still be using the CBS Local layout (liekly until the launch of CBS News Detroit). https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/ In addition, CBS News Philly has been renamed to CBS News Philadelphia. The CBS3 name is still being used (for now) but there has been a lot more emphasis on the CBS News Philadelphia name. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18790-cbs-oos-new-websites/page/2/#findComment-276016 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCAUTVNBC10 413 Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 23 hours ago, ddaniels20 said: KYW finally made the switch today, leaving Detroit as the only CBS O&O to still be using the CBS Local layout (liekly until the launch of CBS News Detroit). https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/ In addition, CBS News Philly has been renamed to CBS News Philadelphia. The CBS3 name is still being used (for now) but there has been a lot more emphasis on the CBS News Philadelphia name. Curious the skyline photo they chose for the home page header. It's a tad dated as it's missing the Comcast Technology Center. Intentional omission given it houses the HQ of a competitor? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18790-cbs-oos-new-websites/page/2/#findComment-276057 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycnewsjunkie 1443 Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 On 8/10/2022 at 2:46 PM, ddaniels20 said: KYW finally made the switch today, leaving Detroit as the only CBS O&O to still be using the CBS Local layout (liekly until the launch of CBS News Detroit). https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/ In addition, CBS News Philly has been renamed to CBS News Philadelphia. The CBS3 name is still being used (for now) but there has been a lot more emphasis on the CBS News Philadelphia name. They also updated the logo bug. The “CBS3” logo stays on screen throughout the show, while a barely readable “CBS News Philadelphia” logo appears underneath it (alternating with the “Streaming Now” text) Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18790-cbs-oos-new-websites/page/2/#findComment-276065 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kshow 167 Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/ is up Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18790-cbs-oos-new-websites/page/2/#findComment-276517 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie56 3307 Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 All of the CW standalone stations have launched the new websites. WUPA: https://www.cbsnews.com/atlanta/ WTOG: https://www.cbsnews.com/tampa/ KSTW: https://www.cbsnews.com/seattle/ Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18790-cbs-oos-new-websites/page/2/#findComment-277663 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathannah 2445 Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 16 minutes ago, Georgie56 said: All of the CW standalone stations have launched the new websites. So long, CBSLocal...your long and gasping death made the move of Disney from the Go Network look better planned in comparison. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18790-cbs-oos-new-websites/page/2/#findComment-277664 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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