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  1. Looks like (since I guess we're counting NewsMax as a major cable news outlet now) Greta's been working for all of the big cable outlets (first CNN; all those years with FOX News; that brief stint with MSNBC and now NewsMax) and worked for networks that have been more to the right (FOX and her new gig with NewsMax) and somewhat left of center (MSNBC; think CNN was a bit more to the center when she was working there vs. the last few years)
    2 points
  2. I love cake, but all these recent departures has made me tired of them. Last goodbye cake we had was barely touched.
    1 point
  3. Soon, she'll join OAN
    1 point
  4. I don't think having separate L3's for anchors is the problem if it's done right. It's definitely the design in Tegna's case, as this is bordering on looking like KMSG's original set of overblown lower thirds. Hearst has used separate L3's for anchors since the first diagrid look, and they work very well. It also helps that they actually look decent. (They still do this with the current look, but it's been consolidated onto the same L3 background) Examples of separate L3's from the 2012 diagrid look: Regular L3: Anchor L3:
    1 point
  5. Anything short of creating a new theme that evokes a certain famed six-note signature for the Texas Cox acquisitions (and in the case of WFAA, reverting to News 8 and calling the 10pm newscast the “Update”) would be a huge disappointment…There, I said it! ”Working in the Spirit of Texas…this is the News 8 Update!” And for the record, this thread belongs under Corporate Chat…
    1 point
  6. Retransmission fees are killing the golden goose. My cable bill got to be so high that I finally pulled the plug. And a big reason for it was those retransmission fees. And I didn't have a lot of extras, just the medium package. I also don't understand why cable companies don't offer a package that does not include local stations. I am perfectly capable of picking them up off the air. If they were smart, they would have technology to make it seamless, so you can flip back and forth between cable channels and regular tv, like it almost is using a Roku box.
    1 point
  7. Ryan Field was supposed to go skydiving on a segment for WABC's annual "summer kickoff" special (airs every Saturday of Memorial Day Weekend), but the plane couldn't take off due to weather. They ended up sending him to iFly in Paramus instead.
    1 point
  8. Newsies are on a sugar high with all the good-bye cakes. https://www.instagram.com/p/CeB6stnOfma/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
    1 point
  9. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/elon-musk-calls-off-twitter-deal-amid-misconduct-allegations/ss-AAWtuEW?ocid=chromentpnews
    1 point
  10. I am not a fan of the talent lower thirds. It’s like WSVN meets Tegna. I thought the whole point of these graphics were to NOT look like news.
    1 point
  11. According to IndieWire, they're also swapping early in Chicago, Dallas, Miami, Philadelphia and San Diego. IndieWire | After ‘Ellen,’ a Noisy Fight to Crown the New Daytime Talk Show Darling Included in that was a bit about the rough showing Jennifer Hudson had at upfronts last week. I don't have real high expectations for her show, but I hope that was just a case of nerves in that format, otherwise that doesn't bode well.
    1 point
  12. Judging by the descriptions on these listings, it looks like today's episode is the final episode hosted by Ellen herself, but not the actual series finale. Next week (barring Monday, a repeat) will have various guest hosts still under the Ellen moniker, with Friday June 3 being the last episode with any new material. Starting June 6 are compilation episodes of "Ellen's favorite guests".
    1 point
  13. That’s what I noticed on WCCB on Zap2it In the article last year it also mentioned Bahakel and Cox. So it could go to WMYT, WCCB or WAXN in Charlotte but I think it’s most likely going to WCCB.
    1 point
  14. Call it 615Music v2… Randy Wachtler is back with a new news and production music company. Almost a dozen new news themes out the gate. https://www.11onemusic.com
    1 point
  15. CBS has shown they're capable of running independent stations in 2022, and we know they're working on an alternative news development hub. I really don't see the potential loss of a marginally successful network (there is zero guarantee Nexstar is going to start pulling affiliations) causing CBS to throw up their hands and have a duopoly fire sale.
    1 point
  16. I can't see WPCW being dropped. KDKA-TV has always been one of CBS's strongest stations. Having a second station is beneficial for additional news and sports programming and to place pre-empted cbs shows when necessary.
    1 point
  17. Yeah that was crazy. WAXN was smart. They weren’t actually a Pax affiliate, they just aired a few Pax programs. They have always been an overflow WSOC station. But we’re getting off topic.
    1 point
  18. Any station using Nexstar NBC graphics is going to have their competition cream them. WJCL should've passed WSAV at this point.
    1 point
  19. That article was written in August 2020; two years later, there's been a new NFL deal. There might be a sale in the meantime, but until February 2033, you can count on the networks to stay on the air just for that alone.
    1 point
  20. Fox isn't giving up their O&O networks. The only broadcast network that has a real chance that could happen is CBS/Paramount for reasons discussed on this website before in other threads.
    1 point
  21. This interview of CBS News and Station's Wendy McMahon reads not only as a direct indictment against CBS's prior management team, but a direct indictment on Soo Kim's short-sighted attacks on Dave Lougee and Tegna's attempts to modernize their newscasts. The second Soo throws Dave overboard, CBS will hire him in a heartbeat. And you watch as the former Tegna stations forced to adopt the formula perfected by WFXT, the sixth-place station in a five-station market, are subsequently crippled and stifled by a greedy private equity overlord who only wants to cash out in 1-3 years max. CBS's choice of KXTA as their central "news innovation" hub now looks more and more like the shrewdest move of all time. They're going to take advantage of WFAA's inevitable collapse under Apollo and might have seen this one coming.
    1 point
  22. CBS as a brand won't go anywhere. It's got nearly a century of legacy on its own. Still... glad to see they went with Paramount instead of Viacom.
    1 point
  23. If this doesn't happen. Maybe a UPN comeback?
    1 point
  24. And CBS is rebranded to Paramount Television Network.
    1 point
  25. They should add these local news streams to the NBC news app. Just like CBS and ABC news did. Not just on Peacock.
    1 point
  26. Maybe not officially dubbed as one hour editions, I believe the evening newscasts were extended during the impeachment process of 45th. Also not a planned hour long edition but the evening shows remained on the air beyond 6:30pm covering the dramatic flight home from Walter Reed to the White House after the president’s Covid stay.
    0 points
  27. There were many 1-hour editions during the early days of the pandemic.
    0 points
  28. Last Wednesday, due to the tragedy in Uvalde, NBC Nightly News did an hour-long edition with the second half-hour optional, depending on the affiliate. I remember in the 2010's, any time something really big happened, all of the Big Three evening news programs would do optional hour editions. I specifically remember Sandy Hook, the 2013 Moore, Oklahoma tornadoes, the 2016 San Bernardino shooting, and the death of Nelson Mandela all being covered in special hour-long editions. However, I don't recall any of the three doing this since the 2017 Las Vegas shooting. Was this the first time any of them did an hour edition since then?
    0 points
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