semistatic 0 Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 KPHO debuted a new set, graphics and logo tonight (see the logo and sample graphic attached) - but still not in HD. They're still using CBS Enforcer, and they have a bit more of a "real" open now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
News24/7 3 Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 Those graphics look squished, they are deffinatley HD ready. As for the logo, it is quite remenicent of KPIX's. Over all i like it Could you get a cap of their set? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSSZNews 1047 Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 --ANOTHER KYW refit from Hothaus? Maybe. From that weather cap, it definitely looks that way. -T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
someguy 0 Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 I'll have the open on Youtube later this week (I'm unknownchallenger997). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtmclaug 54 Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 The graphics and set look decent. Hopefully, KPHO will go HD soon. I kinda miss the old logo, thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roscoryan 21 Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 Here's a much better look of the new logo: The animations I've seen on videoclips look somewhat similar to WBBM's new graphics package. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhampsten 0 Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 WTF? Is that "5" in Arial? Thumbs way down on the logo. I have to disagree on the thumbs down. looks very nice if you ask my opinion. Actually looks more like KSDK's logo used for the olympics except the 5 would be red like it has been since the early 80's and instead of the CBS eye, it would be the NBC peacock with the IOC rings underneath. actually I'd like this logo should CBS ever come to KSDK, although that would never happen IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess 1110 Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 It's clearly based on the KYW package - there's a lot of the same elements - but it looks like it's an update directly from Hothaus rather than a direct rip. It DOES look quite nice, and it's a shame they had to use the cheap Photoshop version for the website header - because the on-air version looks much better. Compare this with KOVR's version, which contains cheap, in-house modifications to the look that kind of kill it. And at the very least, it's a good thing that they dropped that confusing "NEWS 5" logo. What was the deal with that anyway - were they calling themselves "News 5" for a bit before changing the name back to "CBS 5 News"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A3N 996 Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 From what I can tell, KPHO's set looks like WGCL's. It looks like the cookie cutter BDI sets are all the rage now. *sigh* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Que 73 Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 I think those sets are a lot better than the dull/boring FX sets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
someguy 0 Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 Weird, I thought they were just saving the HD launch for today's newscasts but as of noon nothing's changed. I'll record one of the evening newscasts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hinto 0 Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 And at the very least, it's a good thing that they dropped that confusing "NEWS 5" logo. What was the deal with that anyway - were they calling themselves "News 5" for a bit before changing the name back to "CBS 5 News"? Yes, they went by "News 5" for a couple years around 2002. Took them long enough to ditch that logo, not that the replacement looks any better to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1945 Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 Here's a short montage of their 5:30pm newscast from last Tuesday. I'm shocked they're using Series 3 of the Enforcer for their close. Interesting. [yt]rS3O1Rm1e5c[/yt] Video Courtesy of unknownchallenger997 from YT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
someguy 0 Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 Here's what I heard on another forum about the HD situation: From what I've heard (sorry, can't disclose my sources), this is their HD set and graphics. Unfortunately, the station is having a lot of troubles broadcasting their news in HD, so HD news won't come for now, and probably won't for the rest of the year, at worst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l14dap 1 Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 It's clearly based on the KYW package - there's a lot of the same elements - but it looks like it's an update directly from Hothaus rather than a direct rip. I'd say you're right about it being directly from Hothaus. But from watching their newscast, it looks like their graphics are based more on the WZVN package than KYW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caliwxdude 252 Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 From what I can tell' date=' KPHO's set looks like WGCL's. It looks like the cookie cutter BDI sets are all the rage now. *sigh*[/quote'] What's up with all the grey on these new BDI sets? First WGCL, now KPHO. It reminds me of the giant grey walls that flank the ugly, old set that we have at my school. Grey = bad color for set design, especially in HD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
who?cares 253 Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 WGCL and KPNX are both merideth stations, so i would say it's a merideth station group set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1945 Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 WGCL and KPNX are both merideth stations' date=' so i would say it's a merideth station group set.[/quote'] Did you mean KPHO? PNX is part of the Gannett clan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A3N 996 Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 WGCL and KPNX are both merideth stations' date=' so i would say it's a merideth station group set.[/quote'] Well, if its a group set, then they really messed it up. The WGCL and KPHO sets are nothing more than a cheap version of the KLAS-TV set. They could have made it look a little less like a cave and made it more brighter not darker. I think that when done right, the set looks amazing(WTVD and KLAS come to mind). Let's see what the other Meredith stations start to roll out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennTV1983 758 Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 Well' date=' if its a group set, then they really messed it up. The WGCL and KPHO sets are nothing more than a cheap version of the KLAS-TV set. They could have made it look a little less like a cave and made it more brighter not darker. I think that when done right, the set looks amazing(WTVD and KLAS come to mind). Let's see what the other Meredith stations start to roll out.[/quote']WSMV for one, being the sole NBC affiliate owned by Meredith, didn't go the same route as they did most, if not all, of their news set and graphics in-house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
who?cares 253 Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 Did you mean KPHO? PNX is part of the Gannett clan. yep i meant KPHO sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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