MidwestTV 1173 Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 CNN appears to have changed their ticker back to the classic crawl format. It's larger than the last one (I believe) and has a simple blue background. Anyone else notice this change, or is it something specific to a certain program and I've never noticed before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5269 Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 It's all a part of Zucker's changes. "Newsroom International" has also added a co-anchor, some guy alongside what's-her-face. I'm glad the ticker came back. The text on the flipper was frequently resized (squished) when the whole headline wouldn't fit, and it just looked messy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viper550 268 Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Personally, I think they should go back to at least the BottomLine-styled idea they had going for a while (well, originally it was only on the morning show, but they expanded it all-day long), but keep the crawl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffrey 779 Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 I was hoping that the flipper was actually on its way out. CNN didn't use it after 8:00 on weeknights and also didn't use it on some of their Sunday morning shows (like Reliable Sources). Erin Burnett OutFront, which only used the flipper to promote the show and its social media, has no ticker now and the lower-thirds are in the lower position. The blue background reminds me of how the ticker used to look when it premiered on 9/11. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C Block 1487 Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 As of Tuesday, they changed it to navy text on a white backdrop with a slight shadow. It looks a little more integrated, though as many people have pointed out, the ticker still looks like something Zucker ordered to be put on the screen as quickly as possible. Also, I don't think it's been mentioned on here, but sometime last week, they also changed the official breaking news color from yellow back to red. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidwestTV 1173 Posted February 19, 2013 Author Share Posted February 19, 2013 As of Tuesday, they changed it to navy text on a white backdrop with a slight shadow. It looks a little more integrated, though as many people have pointed out, the ticker still looks like something Zucker ordered to be put on the screen as quickly as possible. Also, I don't think it's been mentioned on here, but sometime last week, they also changed the official breaking news color from yellow back to red. awh! I didn't mind the yellow color though! It was nice and different. Although I'll admit, I sort of perferred the dar blue ticker background. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5269 Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Although I'll admit, I sort of perferred the dar blue ticker background. ...As do I. I'm thinking the blue ticker may be put back in use with new graphics (at some point). If you take a look at the white time element, it has a distinct color gradient (yet not glossy or 3D) that doesn't match the rest of the package. However, it bears some resemblance to the clean "This is CNN" promo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viper550 268 Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Well the new ticker just played a new trick: it can turn dark red for breaking news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Country News 435 Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Well the new ticker just played a new trick: it can turn dark red for breaking news. FOX News Channel has a similar trick. Red 'Alert-like' transitions start then the ticker turns white and a bug displaying the word "ALERT" flashes while red text describes breaking news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
News 9 Viewer 100 Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 I hope they stick with the white ticker with navy blue text. The CNN logo looks better against white than blue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5269 Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Unrelated(-ish), but FNC has changed the font on their ticker. I can't tell what the font is now, but it looks better. The new font isn't as thick, which I find to be easier on the eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Country News 435 Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 I don't like the new font and non-boldness. I much preferred the thick Arial Black font. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d247 43 Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Unrelated(-ish), but FNC has changed the font on their ticker. I can't tell what the font is now, but it looks better. The new font isn't as thick, which I find to be easier on the eyes. Looks like Gill Sans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viper550 268 Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 FOX News Channel has a similar trick. Red 'Alert-like' transitions start then the ticker turns white and a bug displaying the word "ALERT" flashes while red text describes breaking news. The pre-flipper ticker could also do that actually, from what I recall. But I'm pretty sure it didn't have nice bright (@CNNBRK) graphics in them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viakenny 4 Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 Looks like Gill Sans That's actually Avenir. Also, Fox News is no longer available here in Brazil, since the nation's leading cable operator (and the only television provider carrying FNC here), NET, has dropped the channel last Thursday. Now, NET customers have the remaining foreign news channels: CNN International, BBC World News and Bloomberg (CNN en Español is available in select regions), as well as Brazilian news channels Globo News and BandNews TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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