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22 minutes ago, Myron Falwell said:
What’s to say they can’t do the Memorex treatment like Scripps is?
Scripps can build more new content than Gray.
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20 minutes ago, ScottSchell said:
Tell that to KJRH that used to use 2 Works for You.
My friend was the News Director who got rid of that crap.
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2 hours ago, Myron Falwell said:
Gray CW affiliates could plug in whatever’s airing on Circle or go the local news route, depending on market size. Or backfill with cheapo syndication like MyTV as an interim.
Their local stations are so understaffed that they are already as stretched as they can be.
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On 1/20/2023 at 6:00 PM, ColumbusNewsFan said:
Then tell WSYX that.... They been pretty damn successful doing that. A logo ain't going to make or break a news operation... Content however will make or break it.
Look at the title of this thread and consider how irrelevant your point is, falling directly under this topic.
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47 minutes ago, Myron Falwell said:
I’d be surprised if you don’t see Gray, Scripps, Sinclair and CBS just cut ties with the CW outright. Not because of LIV but because those groups all have their own in-house options to replace the primetime block.
LIV merely greased the skids.
I see Scripps and CBS diving into mostly all news-channels. CBS especially because they have the CBS News City streaming channel and KCAL News is an experiment toward this, and Scripps with Ion as a potential programming service (like MyNetworkTV) and Scripps News to cover national programming, mixed with more local news.
Gray has a harder path toward cutting ties with CW. Local News Live is their latest attempt, but I'd argue that they simply just don't have the investment in national news to completely program independent (or would-be independent) stations. They are investing in production facilities which could be used for a national news product or other long-term entertainment scaling, but given the current sustainability and debt/equity ratio questions that many groups have, including Gray, I do wonder if this is the best investment for the immediate future of their business model.
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12 hours ago, LexTVandRadio said:
Looks like WTVQ is rolling out a newer "modified" logo and bringing back the "On Your Side" slogan. I personally would've like to seen Newschannel brought back as well.
You NEVER include a slogan in your logo. Amateur hour.
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1 hour ago, DirtyHarry said:
Think: USFL
We'll see. Competition is good. One of these days, one of these upstart leagues will be successful.
Dude. It is owned by Saudi Arabia who's noted for their human rights abuses and corruption. It's gross.
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20 hours ago, Yankees4life said:
It is a freakshow graphic-wise. God only knows what they were thinking opting with that....
2 hours ago, NowBergen said:The backgrounds and animations are actually distracting. Why would a station do this?
Lol! I don't need to say it again. You can see it in the WSMV Name Change Again thread. Just look at who the Creative Service Director is https://www.linkedin.com/in/peggy-mcclelland-9080176/. 'Nuff said.
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This seems right in line with Nexstar's Conservative values. They are shortsighted and tanking their own business with this retransmission pissing match, meanwhile taking any profit from local stations and funneling it to a little-watched Conservative Talk Network, and now their buddying up to an OPEC country with a history of Corruption and Human Rights abuses. Can we now thoroughly agree that Nexstar isn't the unbiased group owner that they purport to be and that maybe we should press the FCC to force them to be broken up into smaller groups as they are going to not be the stewards of journalism that they claimed their size would allow them to be? No group should be so large as to allow for a lack of competition and steadfast journalism integrity that keeps them on the straight and narrow. I'm beyond tired of Nexstar flagrantly violating the community trust and need for their own gain.
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21 hours ago, doublejman69 said:
Ads for digital don’t even come close to regular broadcast, even if you can sell it many stations and groups can’t sell all slots and just put up slide saying that the newscast is in a commercial break. It’s kind of a lost cost at that point if the only way someone can watch you channel is by the website stream, at least with OTA they can watch your full network and syndicated programming and more importantly ads that you’re getting full price on.
The reason I asked how many people that are streaming newscast, I know a station about 5 years ago, top-25 market dominant number 1 in all newscast, number 1 website beating the local newspaper and the web stream count was in the hundreds, the only time it would get in the thousands if there was breaking news or severe weather. Things have change from 5 years ago but I can’t imagine many advertisers rushing to get on a streaming product that can only average a couple hundred people.
Stations haven't invested in digital-first infrastructure to take advantage of streaming. And the fact that they only push linear content, not developing a microtargeted news platform is part of the overall trajectory issue of this industry.
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On 1/14/2023 at 9:32 PM, doublejman69 said:
I’m not defending what nextstar is doing but How many viewers do watch live streaming? And how much money do tv stations make off it? It’s very costly to stream, whatever the viewership was when a station was live streaming its going to drop now there’s a delay.
To stream a newscast? Ha! No, it is not that costly at this point, especially considering how much stations are paying for affiliation and syndication fees. If you run it with ads, you can significantly offset the costs. I'd argue that this move by Nexstar is a shortsighted plan because they're effectively laying their own demise. As station groups ask for more money from retransmission fees, the cable subscription costs increase to compensate, decreasing the demand and driving up the retransmission fees, creating a no-win game for groups like this. In the attempt to drive dividends, they are not paying down debt (only the low interests rate) which will come due soon and force Nexstar into administration. Even once the Nexstars of the world are gone, the cable industry won't recover. It's a downward spiral and Nexstar is harming their viewership by not providing up to the minute information, especially as viewers have less access to local news.
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33 minutes ago, Geoffrey said:
Why would they promote the fact that the live stream is now being delayed two hours? Do they think it's a selling point?
They are doing that to get you to pay for Cable to watch it live, to make those retran$.
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36 minutes ago, TexasTVNews said:
What the f**k is going on at The Tiffany network?! How many s**tstorms do they have to clean up around that big eye? IMO, Neeraj needs to go!
I propose we start calling it the Black Eye Network.
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2 hours ago, froyo49 said:
Yep, just about every Nexstar station now runs their stream on a 2 hour delay. As of this very late night post, KTLA still appears to be live, but it probably won’t last long.
And with that, here's another nail in Nexstar's coffin.
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10 minutes ago, MichiganNewsGraphicsJunkie said:
Yeah I definitely see the Renderon elements with the previous Scripps package
As indicated on the other thread, it's the WJAX package.
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4 hours ago, alaskanews said:
WKRN has been "News 2" or "Nashville's News 2" for decades. WSMV went to "News 4 Nashville" when they were in 3rd place and trying to dig out after firing their star anchor and decided "Channel 4 News" didn't work anymore. What never made sense is why they didn't go to "WSMV-something" immediately. Those are legacy call letters in the market. WSMV 4 News, IMO, is the brand they should have always gone with because it resonates with the audience - old and new.
You know, as I do, that Creative Services is controlled by former news producers who have no background in marketing (or marketing execs with no experience in Television creative) and Consultants. Few understand how to convert research to a ratings bump because they were never trained in that.
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On 1/10/2023 at 12:47 PM, Axiom81 said:
I will say I do like the look of this seamless BAM more than the endless row of monitors that many stations are doing. For some reason, the grid lines just bother me and look incredibly distracting especially for weather segments. I wish more stations would utilize this feature more...
They are more expensive too!
47 minutes ago, KentBrockman said:More like it's a variation of the WJAX/WFOX package.
You are right on the money.
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32 minutes ago, CLT-DCA-ORF-PTI said:
Me either - Very detailed - Even down to the explanation of the different colors and when the colors are used. Lol! I thought it was fascinating and hilarious at the same time. I love to see the excitement at the station!
Honestly, that set is nothing special. It's underwhelming. Why are we wasting the viewer's time?
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54 minutes ago, qunewsguy said:
I just watched a few other videos from their YouTube page and the graphics are definitely Renderon. I do like the seamless monitor wall!
They are heavily recycling elements from the Scripps package. Probably a cheaper option.
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21 minutes ago, caliwxdude said:
Ugh, I saw this too and was afraid this might be the case. Not sure why they didn't just put "Afternoon Edition" or "Evening Edition" in there, but guessing it's a hard-coded element that can't be easily changed on the fly. It's a total waste and looks terrible.
This graphics package is highly templatized, and every other O&O will have the "CBS News [City]" lockup in that blue rectangle, a la KPIX. But since the CBS LA duo wanted to do their own thing and adopt the "KCAL News Los Angeles" brand, they had to put something in that spot.
Creative director: "...so that blue box can't go away? Should we just stick 'LOS ANGELES' there?"
Designer: "Yeah, sure, that'll work. Done."
*Except KCNC who is adopting CBS News Colorado.
Re Vice President of Creative Services: No. That's definitely not what happened. I can't go into more detail, but that wouldn't be the decision.
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On 1/4/2023 at 10:50 AM, sfomspphl said:
Very "LA" response to KTLA - reminds me of an Entertainment Tonight set
Definitely not very LA. The KTLA set (created by JHD Group) does a great job of using vertical space, though they did borrow heavily from the NFL Network West set (created by Jack Morton, as well). This set, on the other hand feels very traditional and dark. That's definitely not the feel of LA. Also because of it's heavy use of wood tones, I have to wonder how it's going to age.
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8 hours ago, PTVNews said:
Thanks! So what is it about that structure that puts them in a better position than other station groups? Seems like taking on the debt would be burdensome in some ways, but you say they are "structured" to handle it well. What does that mean exactly?
While I was an investor in BELO, I'm not an investor in TEGNA. So I can't take a look at the Shareholders Financial Statements. I suspect though, generally, they are bringing in more revenue with which to pay down debt than their operating costs. Shedding syndicated programming, standardizing Creative Services and reducing operational overhead, like off-air staff, etc, are effective ways to manage these costs. This is just coming from someone who took several accounting classes though.
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On 1/2/2023 at 10:06 PM, Big Rollo Smokes said:
Soo Kim will be talking with Roland Martin tomorrow (1/3) on Martin's webcast. FYI...
How much wheeling and dealing is Kim doing to make these optics look good?
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On 1/2/2023 at 4:17 AM, PTVNews said:
Can you explain this more? I'd like to understand it better. Thanks!
Sure! When TEGNA split with Gannett, Gannett was saddled with a lot of debt and at the time of the split, Gannett would not have been able to pay it down given the meager success of their newspapers. The television group, on the other hand, had the ability to pay down that debt if they were structured effectively. This structure separation would help the papers survive as a pure-pay business. So when the split happened, TEGNA, which is technically the original Gannett (same business license) with a new name kept the debt tied to that legal entity, and new Gannett (new business license) kept the papers, their debt tied to the legal entity that is now Tegna.
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And the fact is that these graphics look like a recycle. Heck, even something you'd find on Envato Marketplace. I'm not badmouthing RenderOn. They did what they were contacted to do and at the price they were contracted to do it, but the high reflectivity of the graphics and the horizonal line sweeps is a last-decade troupe, started with the Scripps 2012 package.