newsn8te 200 Posted August 2, 2024 Share Posted August 2, 2024 I’ve been told by a couple of people who have some close connections that NEWSNet is no more as of today. Has anyone else heard anything? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/21502-newsnet-ceases-operations/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVLurker 198 Posted August 2, 2024 Share Posted August 2, 2024 surprising if true. it had an unnaturally long run of providing people with crap news. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/21502-newsnet-ceases-operations/#findComment-299208 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraphicsMan 109 Posted August 2, 2024 Share Posted August 2, 2024 It was cheaply ran anyway. 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/21502-newsnet-ceases-operations/#findComment-299211 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3931 Posted August 2, 2024 Share Posted August 2, 2024 The web stream and website are still up and running as of 3:42pm CT. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/21502-newsnet-ceases-operations/#findComment-299213 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathannah 2401 Posted August 2, 2024 Share Posted August 2, 2024 Twitter and Facebook are frozen on the last jobs report so it might be on the morning video loop with no one minding the store. Twitter/Facebook is frozen on the monthly jobs report. Stick a fork in it; it's done. Seems like the folks who have been financing the Five Hour Energy guy's spare parts media empire are done with him too; I saw an absolutely long and long-winded 'buy 2 get one free' offer on cases of the stuff last night scanning by FNC which means their longtime agency also was done with them. Next spoke to watch will be ShopHQ, which turned down an all-but-done deal with RNN to become a part of Indian-American Byron Allen's company; and we'll have to see what happens to Coastal's own news ops. 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/21502-newsnet-ceases-operations/#findComment-299214 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha 2895 Posted August 2, 2024 Share Posted August 2, 2024 (edited) 1 hour ago, mrschimpf said: Twitter and Facebook are frozen on the last jobs report so it might be on the morning video loop with no one minding the store. Twitter/Facebook is frozen on the monthly jobs report. Stick a fork in it; it's done. Seems like the folks who have been financing the Five Hour Energy guy's spare parts media empire are done with him too; I saw an absolutely long and long-winded 'buy 2 get one free' offer on cases of the stuff last night scanning by FNC which means their longtime agency also was done with them. Next spoke to watch will be ShopHQ, which turned down an all-but-done deal with RNN to become a part of Indian-American Byron Allen's company; and we'll have to see what happens to Coastal's own news ops. ShopHQ is airing on the main channel of at least the Phoenix and Detroit Bridge transmitters. Sports News Highlights is replaced by some channel airing a show called Road Trip Masters. No ID, but the next program was Travel Thru History, so probably Fun Roads TV. Edited August 2, 2024 by Samantha Info on .2 sub programming Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/21502-newsnet-ceases-operations/#findComment-299216 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey1986 26 Posted August 2, 2024 Share Posted August 2, 2024 3 minutes ago, Samantha said: ShopHQ is airing on the main channel of at least the Phoenix and Detroit Bridge transmitters. Sports News Highlights is replaced by some channel airing a show called Road Trip Masters. That’s also the case on the Los Angeles transmitter. Since the website and the live stream are still up, my guess is that they went streaming only. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/21502-newsnet-ceases-operations/#findComment-299220 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha 2895 Posted August 2, 2024 Share Posted August 2, 2024 4 minutes ago, Joey1986 said: That’s also the case on the Los Angeles transmitter. Since the website and the live stream are still up, my guess is that they went streaming only. The last story was the jobs report, with a timestamp of 10:09am, right before the cessation. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/21502-newsnet-ceases-operations/#findComment-299221 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey1986 26 Posted August 2, 2024 Share Posted August 2, 2024 I wonder what led to this decision? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/21502-newsnet-ceases-operations/#findComment-299222 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 2360 Posted August 2, 2024 Share Posted August 2, 2024 The streams are still up but are airing yesterday's content. https://archive.is/9WCxf Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/21502-newsnet-ceases-operations/#findComment-299223 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey1986 26 Posted August 2, 2024 Share Posted August 2, 2024 (edited) 1 hour ago, Samantha said: ShopHQ is airing on the main channel of at least the Phoenix and Detroit Bridge transmitters. Sports News Highlights is replaced by some channel airing a show called Road Trip Masters. No ID, but the next program was Travel Thru History, so probably Fun Roads TV. You’re right. It’s Fun Roads TV. I looked on the Fun Roads website and their listings, provided by Titan TV, are consistent with what you posted here. Edited August 2, 2024 by Joey1986 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/21502-newsnet-ceases-operations/#findComment-299225 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeters 1915 Posted August 3, 2024 Share Posted August 3, 2024 The "OG" WMNN stream is currently stuck on a loop of a few seconds of a sports report (something something HLS) with a 9:22AM CT/10:22 ET/etc. timestamp. Also, Remington Hernandez has also confirmed the closure on his Instagram. I've said quite a bit about NewsNet/MI News 26 over the years... It's unfortunate it ended this way. I thought the original MI News 26 idea was decent, I just don't think Cadillac had enough going on to really necessitate it. I had a bad feeling about the change to NewsNet and thought it was unfortunate so many resources got dumped into it vs. the localized version. I don't remember seeing much localized content on the other "O&O" stations, which was a little sad to see. I think they lost their way with the national concept, and it unfortunately caused the whole thing to crash down. Like the launch of the SportsNews Highlights channel just made zero sense to me. They seemed to be going after a market that no longer exists. All of their content was available from 1000 different sources, why would I bother with finding their channel on some odd low-power station that I probably can't even receive anyways? Hopefully, there's a chance for Eric Wotila to reclaim the Cadillac stations and pick up at least some of the pieces, and get some of those who lost their jobs today back to work. 2 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/21502-newsnet-ceases-operations/#findComment-299226 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjj 17 Posted August 3, 2024 Share Posted August 3, 2024 NewsNet could have been something greater. I never understood why they never updated their graphics. They looked horrible and off putting. It looked so bad compared to MSNBC, CNN, Fox News, CNBC, NewsNation, etc.. 4 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/21502-newsnet-ceases-operations/#findComment-299228 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathannah 2401 Posted August 3, 2024 Share Posted August 3, 2024 There's a paywalled story about the closure on Crain's Detroit Business; 80 laid off, and he cited low viewership for the closure; oddly the story cites that he bought all these properties because the costs of advertising 5-Hour were getting higher on regular TV, which...is confusing? How does buying a low-viewed network and physical TV stations reduce costs? Quote At the time the network began ramping up operations more than two years ago, Bhargava cited rising advertising costs for his energy drink brand as the major impetus for acquiring the stations. “For me, it's more of a media company than a news company," Bhargava said at the time. The closure of the stations comes while Bhargava remains embroiled in multiple lawsuits tied to his attempts to acquire the majority stake in the parent company (Arena Group) of Sports Illustrated. 58 minutes ago, jjj said: I never understood why they never updated their graphics. They looked horrible and off putting. It looked so bad compared to MSNBC, CNN, Fox News, CNBC, NewsNation, etc.. Italics need to have a clear purpose, and italicizing near all the text just wears the viewers' eyes down. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/21502-newsnet-ceases-operations/#findComment-299230 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeters 1915 Posted August 3, 2024 Share Posted August 3, 2024 A TwitterX post from a former freelancer has some ideas about why this happened. Quote My freelance job shut down and laid everyone off without warning. Maybe hiring dudes from newspaper companies and zero idea of how to do TV to run broadcast stations wasn’t the best idea??? 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/21502-newsnet-ceases-operations/#findComment-299233 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABC 7 Denver 1712 Posted August 3, 2024 Share Posted August 3, 2024 5 hours ago, jjj said: NewsNet could have been something greater. No, they absolutely couldn't have. They were temporary content distribution on digital subchannels. Nothing they offered was original or anything I wasn't getting elsewhere. 4 hours ago, Weeters said: A TwitterX post from a former freelancer has some ideas about why this happened. Precursor to CNN's final nail? 1 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/21502-newsnet-ceases-operations/#findComment-299239 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3931 Posted August 3, 2024 Share Posted August 3, 2024 At one time, NewsNet was providing weather for both the Marks stations in Alpena and Marquette, and also sports for Marquette as well. Did they still have any arrangements with other broadcasters like Coastal Television to provide "local" news or have all of those arrangements expired? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/21502-newsnet-ceases-operations/#findComment-299251 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathannah 2401 Posted August 3, 2024 Share Posted August 3, 2024 1 hour ago, tyrannical bastard said: At one time, NewsNet was providing weather for both the Marks stations in Alpena and Marquette, and also sports for Marquette as well. Did they still have any arrangements with other broadcasters like Coastal Television to provide "local" news or have all of those arrangements expired? Marks sold off to Morgan Murphy and they have subcontracts now; Alpena has 7&4/Sinclair in Traverse City do it now (along with most of the newscast), while Marquette I think has WISC or other MMM stations produce updates when needed, or they draw from WJMN's own staff. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/21502-newsnet-ceases-operations/#findComment-299253 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeters 1915 Posted August 3, 2024 Share Posted August 3, 2024 2 hours ago, tyrannical bastard said: At one time, NewsNet was providing weather for both the Marks stations in Alpena and Marquette, and also sports for Marquette as well. Did they still have any arrangements with other broadcasters like Coastal Television to provide "local" news or have all of those arrangements expired? The Coastal Alaska agreement seems to have ended some time in 2023. They were also producing "Georgia News at Nine" on WGTA and I'd be curious to know what happened there last night. 3 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/21502-newsnet-ceases-operations/#findComment-299256 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLNewsExpert 453 Posted August 3, 2024 Share Posted August 3, 2024 23 minutes ago, Weeters said: The Coastal Alaska agreement seems to have ended some time in 2023. They were also producing "Georgia News at Nine" on WGTA and I'd be curious to know what happened there last night. That newscast ended in late 2022 if I remember correctly. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/21502-newsnet-ceases-operations/#findComment-299259 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeters 1915 Posted August 3, 2024 Share Posted August 3, 2024 The WGTA one is still on the station's schedule, unless someone else is producing it now. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/21502-newsnet-ceases-operations/#findComment-299260 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLNewsExpert 453 Posted August 3, 2024 Share Posted August 3, 2024 1 hour ago, Weeters said: The WGTA one is still on the station's schedule, unless someone else is producing it now. Very peculiar, I don't see it here in Atlanta, haven't since about 2022 like I mentioned, but then again, WGTA is simulcasted on one of WUPA's subchannels so maybe that's it. Also, at least under NewsNet, the first thirty minutes repeated at 9:30. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/21502-newsnet-ceases-operations/#findComment-299261 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3931 Posted August 3, 2024 Share Posted August 3, 2024 (edited) 1 hour ago, ATLNewsExpert said: Very peculiar, I don't see it here in Atlanta, haven't since about 2022 like I mentioned, but then again, WGTA is simulcasted on one of WUPA's subchannels so maybe that's it. Also, at least under NewsNet, the first thirty minutes repeated at 9:30. For some reason, I thought WGTA used personnel from WMDT to do their newscasts, but I may be mistaken. I recall WHIZ using WMDT's chief meteorologists in the past doing their weather. Edited August 3, 2024 by tyrannical bastard Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/21502-newsnet-ceases-operations/#findComment-299262 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yankees4life 558 Posted August 5, 2024 Share Posted August 5, 2024 I highly doubt this network will be missed. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/21502-newsnet-ceases-operations/#findComment-299278 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megatron81 256 Posted August 5, 2024 Share Posted August 5, 2024 I was surprised that it lasted as long as it did truth be told even MI 26 news I thought that would've shut down in 2011 or 2012 to be honest. I feel sorry for those that lost their jobs because NewsNet shutting down. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/21502-newsnet-ceases-operations/#findComment-299289 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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