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Fox reneged it obligations on servicing NJ and Optimum must have some franchise obligations to the NJ town they service. How can they get away with this? Are they breaking agreements, of course they Are, any retribution no. Why is the happening? Politicians are being greased - both sides/ they all suck

I know NYC stations carry stories for northern NJ and I am sure Philadelphia that stations carry stories for southern NJ - that said, I am surprised that there is not a NJ news program that is produced by owner groups that have stations in NYC and Philadelphia - was this ever tried before? It can be run on one of their sub-channels

As reported in the New York station they are building a new set in their current main studio. Main anchor desk has been temporarily moved to the 10th floor newsroom. Weather and traffic has been move to the new second floor studio being partially used by NN Dan Abrams

Someone mentioned on Discord that WPIX dropped Air11 True?

Yes they can use the Nexstar star logo

Seems like perfect time to update the set since the Daily Mail has been cancelled. I can see the new set with loaded with led’s which will give them quick set changes since their studio is small - during the construction they might use the new NN studio

Could be a video panel went out - we will see tomorrow

As for the NFL, I thought I heard that the apple broadcasts are required to broadcast locally in home markets

Andrew Marchan of the NY Post, WPIX will not televise the 21 Amazon games

News expanding at night - 6:30 - 7:00

From the NYC DOB, there is work being done on floors 1, 2 and 3. WPIX has enterance on floor 1 and a studio an old newsroom area on 2 (remember the old Tong/Cafferty news set?) Traffic is done from the old news room. WPIX original tv studio (magic garden, INN news) was done on the 10th. They are now pix offices and newsroom. Would make sense to expand to 3rd floor. Also when the Daily News Building was sold by Tribune, it was grandfathered in that Pix would always have a home at a special rate

Found several openings, in nyc, for technical direct, steady cam oper and audio engineers for ‘new studio’ (paraphrasing). Finally is PIX getting an upgrade. Dan Abrams said his set is not permanent

with Craig Allen

Just saw in the weekend TV listing of 2/19-20 WPIX weekend news 8-10am

Possible news expansion (late afternoon) or weekends on PIX?

What about a show like Live PD but with news stringers? I watch on Youtube (or running in the background) the stringers in NY and its interesting - this show would monitor stringer activity across the country (or world) and put on the most interesting thing happening at that moment

You're kidding right? Do you think Byron comes in at 5:45, gets dressed and jumps on the air? No he is preparing his forecast way before he gets on the air - and he is working till 11:00 - five hours normally on the air, ?? prepping Also, that Nexstar job link, it was posted 21 days ago

It is kind of weird that they would keep her bio up saying she left WPIX - maybe not the building? Nexstar?

I really have to laugh at some of these comments on how WPIX staff was treated 5 - 10 years ago. Today there is are entirely different owners, management that had nothing to do with the past, so assume that anything that is done today is based on prior experiences is wrong - Regardless of what may think, this is a business and if the talent, or product, is not making money, they have the right to change it. I see positive things here - I see that they are trying to improve things - and get rid of any garbage that the inept owners and management team left. And lets forget Jim Watkins or Lynn White - at the end, Lynn White looked like she didn't know what was going on and Jim Watkins - if he is so great what is his history after PIX - WTNH 8? for a short period - I liked Jim, but what ever he did was toxic to his career

My guess there is some contract negotiations going on with the current or outside people - that is why nothing announced - I think Betty is staying

Reporter and fill in anchor

Betty has expressed about the morning grind, but based on what KTLA is doing, I can see WPIX expanding into afternoon, so might fill the afternoons with Vanessa. As for Kala, I think her leaving the anchor spot was more about the pandemic and her family. I expect more news soon. I did see that they added a reporter. Also an expansion on weekends? - again I think anything goes including evenings

WPIX is starting a 4pm newscast - no mention who the anchors are

If WJLP lost the affiliation, MeTv would be lost in nothern/central NJ

Mission is mentioned (along with Nexstar) on paid advertising blocks