Geoffrey 876 Posted September 8, 2009 Posted September 8, 2009 What does everyone think of Today's new look? It looks a little bit like MSNBC's graphics... I wonder if they're trying to make that somewhat uniform across all of NBC News. I don't like the white space between the time and "TODAYSHOW.COM"... seems wasted to me.
abric 186 Posted September 8, 2009 Posted September 8, 2009 It's a dramatic change, but i like it. I was surprised when i saw it this morning. The new open looks really nice, clean and simple. The time and website name does seem like wasted space. But there is alot of wasted space at the bottom of that, hopefully affiliates will fill that with local news and such. Overall 8/10
seriouslythough 0 Posted September 8, 2009 Posted September 8, 2009 [YT]wqIP5yK_i8M[/YT] I don't like the scrolling colors, but the rest is ok.
WBREEYEWITNESSNEWS 1 Posted September 8, 2009 Posted September 8, 2009 Its an improvement over the last ones and I think the music fits well..
DMA 135 Posted September 8, 2009 Posted September 8, 2009 Its an improvement over the last ones and I think the music fits well.. The music is for the 4th hour of Today. I assume the video is just the open for the 4th hour, the 1st hour open is probably different.
blueflag 0 Posted September 8, 2009 Posted September 8, 2009 Am I the only one who thinks that the upper line of the L3 being smaller than the lower line looks kind of hinky?
rhombics447 1 Posted September 8, 2009 Posted September 8, 2009 I believe it's all part of their "More Colorful" campaign, leading up to Leno's return. The Director's Cut Blog made mention of it last week. http://www.wkyc.com/weblog/directors_cut/2009/08/nbc-to-launch-new-on-air-look-september.html
kjohnson 17 Posted September 8, 2009 Posted September 8, 2009 I think the Hoda/Kathie animations are cute. I really like the new look.
thafernykid 2 Posted September 8, 2009 Posted September 8, 2009 http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/18424808#32734464 Full hour of the today show.
Tyler 151 Posted September 9, 2009 Posted September 9, 2009 I like the new look much better than the previous one. It looks a little bit like MSNBC's graphics... I wonder if they're trying to make that somewhat uniform across all of NBC News. I don't like the white space between the time and "TODAYSHOW.COM"... seems wasted to me. According to an inside source, The Weather Channel is supposed to undergo a graphics overhaul in November (although this may be delayed due to issues with the new Istar LDL). Makes me wonder if we will see this new uniform look spill over onto TWC.
tw-804 194 Posted September 9, 2009 Posted September 9, 2009 I like the new look. I, too, was surprised.
newsguy22 59 Posted September 9, 2009 Posted September 9, 2009 Guess I'll be in the minority and say I can't stand it. Not sure what rubs me the wrong way about it... but I'm definitely not a fan. Maybe it'll grow on me.
thafernykid 2 Posted September 9, 2009 Posted September 9, 2009 I think the only thing that I dislike is the white space at the bottom. The Las Vegas affiliate does not use a ticker during the broadcast, so it just looks weird. They should've gone with a bug instead. Other than that, I like it! And the open and some elements are in 60fps, instead of 30 like the last look. Not very important, but it makes everything look smoother.
WBREEYEWITNESSNEWS 1 Posted September 9, 2009 Posted September 9, 2009 September 14th should be interesting...
NewsJunkie247 1 Posted September 9, 2009 Posted September 9, 2009 I love the new graphics. I was never a fan of the previous package and these are a big improvement! On a side note, I was surprised when I was watching this morning on WJAC that they displayed a localized ticker with weather information, etc, but in kind of a network with the same font/color and NBC logo that was displayed in the YouTube video from WNBC. Previously, they would display their own localized ticker at the very bottom of the screen. Also, I have always wondered about the temperature at the bottom of the screen on The Today Show. It is the current temperature at the time in NY or is it a temperature that is inserted or sent in by an affiliate. If it is the NY temp, why would they display it all over the country?
Bucc 4 Posted September 9, 2009 Posted September 9, 2009 I love the new graphics. I was never a fan of the previous package and these are a big improvement! Also, I have always wondered about the temperature at the bottom of the screen on The Today Show. It is the current temperature at the time in NY or is it a temperature that is inserted or sent in by an affiliate. If it is the NY temp, why would they display it all over the country? OMG I agree! Also, I have also always wondered about the time/temp thing!!!
Weeters 1973 Posted September 9, 2009 Posted September 9, 2009 The time/temp bug is generated by the NamedropperXL/HD. http://www.evertz.com/products/Namedropper The HD9725LGA-NAMEDROPPER Media Inserter package features... Local time and temperature insertion (with Temperature Probe option included)
Hometown News 59 Posted September 9, 2009 Posted September 9, 2009 Hmmm... I'm not sure I like the new look. It looks a little too feminine for a show trying to draw a general audience, and not serious enough for news. Plus, neither of the stations in my area run a ticker during the show, so the white space looks odd.
NewsJunkie247 1 Posted September 9, 2009 Posted September 9, 2009 The time/temp bug is generated by the NamedropperXL/HD. http://www.evertz.com/products/Namedropper Thanks! I have always wondered about the temperature on The Today Show or school closings or delays at the bottom of the screen.
qunewsguy 378 Posted September 10, 2009 Posted September 10, 2009 I'm used to a snapped-to-text VizRT look so the extra-wide boxes with loads of empty space irk me to no end. That plus the fact that nothing animates. I dunno. Guess I've been spoiled in my own work lately.
SFTV 539 Posted September 10, 2009 Posted September 10, 2009 I think the only thing that I dislike is the white space at the bottom. The Las Vegas affiliate does not use a ticker during the broadcast, so it just looks weird. same here in SD, no ticker. i tuned in the 10am for a bit to check it out, KNSD didnt even input the temperature so all you see is the time and a blank degree: 10:15 *
WBREEYEWITNESSNEWS 1 Posted September 11, 2009 Posted September 11, 2009 What about those map programs NBC stations use to ''zoom'' to the story location?
NYxaq 0 Posted September 12, 2009 Posted September 12, 2009 [YT]wqIP5yK_i8M[/YT] I don't like the scrolling colors, but the rest is ok. is NBC turning into a home shopping network?
Weeters 1973 Posted September 12, 2009 Posted September 12, 2009 What about those map programs NBC stations use to ''zoom'' to the story location? http://www.packofseven.tv/tvnt/showthread.php?t=3544
TennTV1983 810 Posted September 12, 2009 Posted September 12, 2009 is NBC turning into a home shopping network? They already have something called ShopNBC, which curiously enough has similar graphics as those (even though they're a blatant ripoff of QVC).
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