IceManNYR 102 Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Noticed the lower third graphic is larger and the font is bolder. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
24994J 3623 Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 It looks like they're finally using a more true to size version like the original KTLA package. The small version always looked weird, so good riddance. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Roadrunner 148 Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 https://www.adweek.com/tvspy/vickie-burns-leaving-wpix/228922/ Nothing shocking about this but ND Vickie Burns is out. After Mission finalized its purchase and McConnell was brought on, a changing of guard was imminent. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dabx 27 Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 WPIX starting one hour sports program starting 11PM Sunday - WPIX Sports Nation Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NowBergen 204 Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 19 hours ago, dabx said: WPIX starting one hour sports program starting 11PM Sunday - WPIX Sports Nation I noticed the promo this past weekend. I suspect Nexstar is going to be pushing the Nation and News Nation branding on their stations going forward hoping (wrongly) it will get a few people to even notice NewsNation. Is NewsNation NY in the future? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ABC 7 Denver 946 Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 1 hour ago, NowBergen said: I noticed the promo this past weekend. I suspect Nexstar is going to be pushing the Nation and News Nation branding on their stations going forward hoping (wrongly) it will get a few people to even notice NewsNation. Is NewsNation NY in the future? A bureau? Yes. A local program or subchannel called NewsNation Local? Probably at some point, yes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NowBergen 204 Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 No I can see Nexstar branding local newscasts with the NewsNation name and city if they think it can draw viewers. I hope not, but I would not put it past them considering the investment for all 67,000 viewers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MikeBucc 24 Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 I’m actually surprised Nexstar doesn’t have a nightly program across the state, now that they have an affiliate in every market. Empire State Weekly (from WTEN) airs on the weekends across NY. A 5:30 show called Empire State Tonight would seem logical on all NY Nexstar stations. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheRolyPoly 1652 Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 25 minutes ago, MikeBucc said: A 5:30 show called Empire State Tonight would seem logical on all NY Nexstar stations. I don't see that happening. It works in a small state like West Virginia but not in a big state like New York. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MetroCity 204 Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 12 hours ago, MikeBucc said: A 5:30 show called Empire State Tonight would seem logical on all NY Nexstar stations. New York is too different from region to region for one statewide newscast to find traction. Upstate people hate downstate people; the (NYC) northern suburbs don’t care about anything or anyone other than Metro North; Long Islanders are too busy being stuck in traffic; and everyone hates Staten Island. I think the solution for WPIX is to move out of Midtown East, and move to Queens. Then, build a newscast and image that is New York City, other than Manhattan. Forget Manhattan news. Concentrate on the other four boroughs and their 7,000,000 residents. It’s harder to do, and requires some real outside the box work. But it would give New York something it doesn’t have: a newscast that resembles and reflects New York. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RealNews18 65 Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 1 hour ago, MetroCity said: New York is too different from region to region for one statewide newscast to find traction. Upstate people hate downstate people; the (NYC) northern suburbs don’t care about anything or anyone other than Metro North; Long Islanders are too busy being stuck in traffic; and everyone hates Staten Island. I think the solution for WPIX is to move out of Midtown East, and move to Queens. Then, build a newscast and image that is New York City, other than Manhattan. Forget Manhattan news. Concentrate on the other four boroughs and their 7,000,000 residents. It’s harder to do, and requires some real outside the box work. But it would give New York something it doesn’t have: a newscast that resembles and reflects New York. I can see something like this happening with News 12.. they seem to be trying to “up” their image and they have already launched News12 New York online.. seems like they’re lighter stories right now but they’re pulled from each News12 station.. it’s kind of interesting to wonder if it’ll develop more and make it to tv. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
iron_lion 153 Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 4 hours ago, MetroCity said: New York is too different from region to region for one statewide newscast to find traction. Upstate people hate downstate people; the (NYC) northern suburbs don’t care about anything or anyone other than Metro North; Long Islanders are too busy being stuck in traffic; and everyone hates Staten Island. I think the solution for WPIX is to move out of Midtown East, and move to Queens. Then, build a newscast and image that is New York City, other than Manhattan. Forget Manhattan news. Concentrate on the other four boroughs and their 7,000,000 residents. It’s harder to do, and requires some real outside the box work. But it would give New York something it doesn’t have: a newscast that resembles and reflects New York. I like that outer borough centric approach. But instead of Queens, I'd say move to Brooklyn which seems to be the second epicenter of the city now. The older WPIX had a more urban appeal maybe they can bring that vibe back. ( Fox 5 sort of has that going for them with Lisa Evers and Street soldiers). Perhaps they could attempt a WSVN tabloid hard-boiled type newscast to set themselves apart from the other stations. Was always curious how that approach might work in New York. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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