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  1. 4 minutes ago, 24994J said:

     

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    Why do people hate the odd color that KDKA has for their graphics? I don't get it.     BTW, I actually would love if CBS did a Red and blue Texas theme for KTVT.

  2. 1 hour ago, doublejman69 said:

     

    Many teams have taken control and are managing the preseason TV and radio aspects either by producing themselves or by using a third party.  The Bears are using the same graphics for team promotions. The Packers almost everything is in-house, they have in-house video editors, producers and videographers. It’s getting to the point where there is little difference between the flagship radio or TV station or an affiliate for the Packers, the team has hired a few personal from the flagships for pre or post game work but that’s about it and that’s all under the Packers control. 

    You can add the Steelers to the In-house Graphics as well even though you have CBS O&O KDKA-TV there. 

  3. 1 hour ago, Greggo said:

    Also, re: the list above … KABB and WOAI may be a duopoly but KABB produces its own 9p news with its own anchor team on its own set. The two already compete against each other in the mornings so this wouldn’t be anything new. 

    I'm aware of that (that happens in other markets as well) however, I put it there because many of the same reporters are used at both stations. This is Sinclair we are talking about so the separate newscast can go away at any time. 

  4. 13 minutes ago, wabceyewitness said:

     Did you also criticize David Muir when he wasn’t there the last time ABC used the old “World News” name and theme?
     

    David Muir has much better ratings then CBS so no. 

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  5. 10 minutes ago, kshow said:

     

    What do you mean? She has to be there the last day the graphics are in use? 

    It would have been nice to see Norah on the last day of the package. As people have said many times on this fourm, Norah is the reason why the CBS Evening News is in last place, (and more then normal) I don't remember the ratings ever being this bad for Katie Couric, Scott Pelley, Dan Rather, Anthony Mason, Jeff Glor, or anyone else . 

     

     

    However, I actually enjoy when Major Garrett is on so that was nice to see. 

  6. Is anyone else sad that the old graphics are now gone. It is also fitting that the the final time these graphics are shown. Major Garrett is anchoring instead of Norah. Speaks to the true downfall of the CBS Evening News for the last several years.

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  7. On 8/16/2022 at 11:17 PM, Nelson R. said:

    They were already losing Kelly Clarkson to WESH, but that was airing at 3am…and Sherri simply inherits Wendy’s old slot…wonder what they will replace Judge Judy with? Jennifer Hudson?

    First off, that would be WTAE. WPXI could air a 3 PM Newscast or move one of the graveyard shows to the 3 pm time slot. Sad day for WPXI though. Judge Judy has been on 11 since 1997-98 season (Judy's first year was on WTAE for the 96-97 season). Thanks to @Superdude for confirming that. 

  8. 5 hours ago, nycnewsjunkie said:

    One would be naive to think that station owners aren’t already greedy. Why do you think stations have news at 3pm now?

     

    Also, you’re focused on ratings when the driving factor (for the local affiliates, at least) is ad revenue. As many have pointed out many times now, local ad revenue is just as important to stations as ratings. I’m not saying that news expansion is a good thing from a creative/journalistic point of view (I hate it as much as the next person), but it makes sense from a business standpoint.

    And why the heck would NBC care what Fox thinks? Is there a rule that prevents NBC from upsetting Fox? If NBC can take away viewers from Fox stations at 10pm, all the more reason to do it.

    We are getting to a point where the local news bubble will burst and stations will be going off the air or sold to other groups. Many people aren't watching local news and it shows in many markets. Just to add a newscast for ad revenue is ,and will always be, wrong. That is one of the reasons why groups like the GOP (which I can't stand in its own right) want nothing to do with media these days is because the Station Owner CEOs are only in it for the conflict and money. It hurts journalism integrity/viewership even more when you see statements like this from Sinclair CEO Chris Ripley. https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/5/19/2098963/-Sinclair-Broadcast-Group-CEO-says-a-politically-divided-America-is-very-good-for-our-business

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  9. 7 minutes ago, Nelson R. said:

    WXII for CW WCWG (Greensboro) (Hearst)

    It was already added before you posted this. 

    8 minutes ago, nycnewsjunkie said:

    What “decision” do they have to make? Just simulcast the damn thing. The stations would be more than grateful for the extra ad revenue.

    Simulcasting Is a terrible idea for the viewer and shows how greedy you are as a company. Also, I would ask WBRE/WYOU, WJXX/WTLV, WICU/WSEE, and WJAX/WFOX how simulcasting "helps" their ratings. It doesn't. 

     

    Fox would still be upset if their newscast is simulcast with an NBC Station. Count on it. 

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  10. 19 hours ago, Nelson R. said:

    In the case of WRAL it might not be a great move. They already have a 10:00 news on Fox 50. It could be simulcast though.
     

    In Charlotte it would presumably upset the balance of three 10s and 3 11s, as WCNC’s would likely move to 10pm.

     

     Still it seems inevitable. 

    These East Coast/Midwest NBC Stations already have 10 PM newscasts on other Networks.

     

    WXIA for MyNetwork Affiliate WATL (Atlanta) [TEGNA]
    WFLA for MyNetwork Affiliate WTTA (Tampa) [Nexstar]

    WRAL for Fox Affiliate WRAZ (Raleigh) [Capital]

    WAVY-TV for Fox Affiliate WVBT (Hampton Roads) [Nexstar]

    WICU for CW Affiliate WSEE dot 2 (Erie) [Lilly]

    WESH for CW Affiliate WKCF (Orlando) [Hearst]

    WBAL-TV for MeTV subchannel (Baltimore) [Hearst]

    WPXI for Fox Affiliate WPGH -TV (Pittsburgh) [Cox/Sinclair]

    WOAI-TV for Fox Affiliate KABB-TV (San Antonio) [Sinclair]

    KSHB for Independent KMCI-TV (Kansas City) [Scripps]

    WWBT for Fox Affiliate WRLH (Richmond) [Gray/Sinclair]

    KXAN for CW Affiliate KNVA (Austin) [Nexstar]

    WPTV for Fox Affiliate WFLX (West Palm Beach) [Scripps]

    WXII for CW Affiliate WCWG (Greensboro) [Hearst]

    KFOR for Independent KAUT-TV (Oklahoma City) [Nexstar]

    WBIR for Fox Affiliate WTNZ (Knoxville) [TEGNA/Lockwood]

    WNYT for MyNetwork Affiliate WNYA (Albany) [Hubbard]

    WDTN for CW Affiliate WBDT (Dayton) [Nexstar]

    WGBA for Independent WACY-TV (Green Bay) [Scripps]

    WTOV for Fox Subchannel WTOV dot 2 {FOX 9} (Wheeling) [Sinclair]

    WLWT for MeTV subchannel (Cincinnati) [Hearst]

    WGAL for MeTV Subchannel (Harrisburg) [Hearst]

     

    There are probably more so let me know what I missed. Bottom line is that these stations have a decision to make if NBC goes through with this.

     

     

     

     

     

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  11. Would you think many NBC affiliates would want to start/move a 10 PM newscast after hearing this? Many affiliates have newscasts already on sister stations (Especially FOX). I can see FOX getting very upset  at NBC for doing this.   

     

    I can see WPXI taking its newscast away from WPGH/Sinclair to air on its own channel but it wouldn't be as easy in some cases if an owner has both an NBC and a Fox station.

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  12. 24 minutes ago, newsanchor26 said:

    New CBS Evening News graphics will debut on Monday, August 29. The look will be in line with the new CBS deconstructed eye look that has been rolling out.

    My friend Cirren Jones will upload the Newscast to his YouTube Channel when it debuts. I will post it here. 

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  13. 1 hour ago, nycnewsjunkie said:

    First, with all due respect, that was not a “great piece” at all; on the contrary, it was a puffy advertorial for KDKA, their news director, and some of their talent. A great piece on the news business use of social media would’ve also sought the opinions of journalists (young and old) who don’t agree with the notion of “I’ll dance until I die” when the entire industry is facing a credibility crisis. They also would’ve sought after the opinions of the viewers they’re supposedly catering to. Not to mention, Bob Pompeani going on TikTok might be the most “how do you do fellow kids” thing I’ve heard in a long time.

     

    Second, when I go on TikTok, I usually watch for funny short videos, food-related stuff, sports highlights, a new workout routine, and the occasional fun fact about NYC, where I live. My friends, who use it more frequently and are not news junkies, watch a lot of the same stuff and watch some dance videos as well. We all recognize it as mindless entertainment for when you need a break. The point is, NONE of us watch TikTok to get informed. I don’t know a single person who actually watches it to see Mary Ours or [Insert News Personality Here] do a dance routine. Even if we take journalism out of the picture, a news anchor dancing in the studio isn’t stuff that appeals to us. This is a 50+ year-old GM/news director’s IDEA of what appeals to us.

     

    That’s not to say that I think TV news shouldn’t have a social media presence; on the contrary, stations can easily use TikTok for short-form reporting and quick summaries of important stories. But that’s not what KDKA and other stations are using it for. They’re taking the potential they have with a popular platform like TikTok and using it exclusively for bull$h!t.
     

    Stations aren’t going to win our trust and attention by doing what other content creators do and throwing journalism out the window. They will only do so by meeting us where we are and adapting journalism to the platform while not sacrificing it whole. Having news anchors do what Addison Rae already does will not yield either viewership or credibility.

     

    That’s my humble $0.02 (adjusted for inflation; it isn’t really worth that much tbh).

    Point #1. I think the point Josh was trying to get across was TV News has to reach a new base and TikTok is one of those options, I don't think it was a puffy advertorial for KDKA, their news director, and some of their talent. The reason why there wasn't more of  the news business  use of social media is because it would have turned into a culture war like many people who like to bring up the word "boomers". I would have liked to see more viewer input in the story but this story was researched in 2 weeks time so with the lack of profit that the Post-Gazette and other newspapers get, you can't really delay longer then that. I mentioned that in a twitter post response to this story.

     

    Point #2: I believe most people would agree with you that they use TikTok for funny short videos, food-related stuff, sports highlights, a new workout routine, dance videos, and the occasional fun fact about where they live and all recognize it as mindless entertainment for when you need a break. I do agree that  NO ONE watches TikTok to actually get informed.  However ,as you can see from this picture, 21 percent actually do use TikTok for News and 6 percent regularly get their news on TikTok( https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2021/09/20/news-consumption-across-social-media-in-2021/pj_2021-09-20_news-social-media_0-02/ ).

     

    Point #3 : TV news should have a social media presence. I agree that stations need to use TikTok for short-form reporting and quick summaries of important stories. I also agree that most stations (Including KDKA) are currently using TikTok for Fun BS and fluff no one cares about.

     

    Point #4: I also agree but on one condition,  some content creators on Youtube (which is better in my opinion then TikTok) actually do very good investigative reporting . TikTok needs to allow stations to do the same thing in a much smaller capacity but that won't happen with TikTok' s current short video format. The Upside that TV stations and actual journalists have is more reliable creditably and fact checking with more reliable sources which many content creators don't have. Many content creators just latch on to news stations who reported stories first and then add their own spin.

     

    TV News confidence is at an all time low. Maybe this new base can raise confidence back up again.

     

    TikTok isn't for me anyway but I wanted to hear what you and others thought of this.

     

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  14. I thought I would post this here because the Pittsburgh Post Gazette media reporter Josh Axelrod did a great piece on how KDKA-TV uses Tiktok to get younger viewers to watch their newscast.   https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/tv-radio/2022/08/24/kdka-tiktok-instagram-reels-bob-pompeani-celina-pompeani-mary-ours-heather-abraham/stories/202208240011

     

    I know this is a heated topic so please be civil.

  15. 2 hours ago, dman748 said:

    Just looking at this thread and honestly, Perry must be high on Sudafed drugs if he thinks he's going to get live sports on the CW.

     

    Many of the major sports contracts are locked up until the late 20s and heading into the 2030s (even local/regional rights deals are locked into that same timeframe) so how's he going to get them?

     

     

    This is actually pretty simple. Broadcast minor leagues and startup leagues that will have a small viewerbase at first but will grow as the years wind on. For Example, UPN had the WWE and the XFL as "sports" and had decent success. There is a way to do this if Nexstar is smart about it. Many UPN/WB stations have aired the MLB in the past as well. WPIX airs the Mets from time to time. 

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  16. 36 minutes ago, mightynine said:

    Honestly, why? The CW for those operators is likely on a secondary channel or HD subchannel and probably runs on automatic. Why blow that up over 14 hours of programming a week?

    If I was Nexstar, I would turn The CW into what MyNetworkTV is, a syndication service where most of their affiliates end up treating them like an Independent station. It could open up more newscasts and leftover programming on duopolies that can't air on the main channel. The CBS Owned CW stations with duopolies for example could air more news from its CBS Owned sister stations. 

  17. 37 minutes ago, Myron Falwell said:

    Paramount and Warners still hold minority stakes and will continue to supply programming, and unless something drastic happens, the existing streaming deal with Netflix will be unchanged. The biggest change has already happened with the mass cancellation of shows (but that may have more to do with Zaslav at WBD than anything else).

     

    If Nexstar was smart they'd keep the network as-is with other production companies producing content for them. If they can stave off the losses and turn something close to a profit, it could work. But the CW has never made money and has always operated as a loss leader and that was even when the younger demo-strategy still WORKED.

    I agree with this. This is the same problem UPN and The WB both had too.

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