channel2 869 Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 I'm kind of surprised Signature is still offered. A lot of other Arnold packages of the era have unfortunately been retired (Finale originated in the same year as Signature and has held up better in my view), but somehow, that overly-sentimental old package keeps going. It doesn't help that a lot of the newer-sounding cuts don't sound like they fit in, beyond the musical logo. When Arnold updated the ancient Wall to Wall News, they at least added brass that was meant to help the newer cuts blend in with the older ones. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 1844 Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 There's hope on the streaming front..... KOLR/KOZL in Springfield, MO is now streaming their newscasts online and has a Roku channel! (that doesn't stream newscasts.....yet) It's livestream, so I am hoping and PRAYING that Nexstar doesn't screw that up for the acquired MG stations.... Watching a little of their newscast is like going back in time 10 years when HD was new, sets were made of fake wood veneer, graphics were gratuitous and flashy....and Arnold's "Signature"!!!! before SESAC sent his packages back to the clearance bin for Nexstar to pick up years later.... WBRE/WYOU, KAMC and KFDX/KJTL are also on Roku. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3444 Posted February 2, 2017 Author Share Posted February 2, 2017 So how many Nexstar markets are carrying this "Big Game" tailgate special? Other than Texas, around New England or Atlanta, or a FOX affiliate, it seems like a power play for them to throw their weight around and sell the living daylights out of it... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greggo 340 Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 So how many Nexstar markets are carrying this "Big Game" tailgate special? Other than Texas, around New England or Atlanta, or a FOX affiliate, it seems like a power play for them to throw their weight around and sell the living daylights out of it... In Austin, the newly acquired NBC affiliate (KXAN) is airing it at 5 pm Saturday and their sister CW station (KNVA) is running it at 9:30 pm Saturday. Is the special pay to play, a la your typical local lifestyle show? Or just a chance to grab extra ad dollars? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3444 Posted February 3, 2017 Author Share Posted February 3, 2017 I'm thinking it's an ad grab. I've seen a barrage of 5 second billboards running on WKRG (bookending MANY of their breaks) with local sponsor logos plastered on them. They ran a package at 10pm by some reporter I've never heard of that gave a VERY generic overview of the behind-the-scenes of Super Bowl...i mean "Big Game" operations in Houston. Very generic and of little news value, IMHO. Mobile-Pensacola has little vested interest in this game, ESPECIALLY since WKRG and WFNA will not be airing it. FTVLive chronicles the poor crew having to use a mic flag for EVERY station that's taking part....which is probably everyone. http://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2017/2/2/super-bowl-nexstar-style 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrschimpf 2051 Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 In Austin, the newly acquired NBC affiliate (KXAN) is airing it at 5 pm Saturday and their sister CW station (KNVA) is running it at 9:30 pm Saturday. Is the special pay to play, a la your typical local lifestyle show? Or just a chance to grab extra ad dollars? 6:30pm Friday on WFRV (I have to assume if the Packers were in the poor souls there would have been playing Mike Cube Theater all week in addition to their local responsibilities). You would think WPRI sent someone to Houston considering Providence is as equidistant from Foxboro as Boston, but it looks like one of the other pictures had a WPRI/WNAC cube too (and I see a WWLP cube in the FTVLive pic). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viper550 268 Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 John Kucko's Excessively Large String of Mic Flags is probably the best new Super Bowl tradition of the decade: Last year: [MEDIA=twitter]697656255108685824[/MEDIA] And now, consolidation is weighing him down even more this year. [MEDIA=twitter]826093988524470272[/MEDIA] 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
east-tx-tv 105 Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 That's either a very heavy necklace or quite a bulky jump rope... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mre29 1340 Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 The FTVLive article has a good idea: Here's a tip.... Why not just give the Super Bowl crew a mic that is just chroma-key green and all the stations and superimpose their logo on that? Here's another idea: Have three or four reporters down there to split the work. But, then, we're talking about Nexstar here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blizzard59 41 Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Nexstar's approach to Super Bowl reporting is actually the same as Sinclair's, except that Sinclair isn't making their guy use mic flags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Action Newsroom 1149 Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Mic flag or no, I feel sorry for the guy being made to make the same report over and over and over. I'd hope they're being paid handsomely for this; but this is Nexstar...sooo next to peanuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesertNewsGeek 47 Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Nexstar's approach to Super Bowl reporting is actually the same as Sinclair's, except that Sinclair isn't making their guy use mic flags. Just do away with the mic flags altogether. "Local" is just a Nexstar euphemism for "cheap". 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesertNewsGeek 47 Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 KLAS's new lifestyle show is running into problems before its debut: http://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2017/2/2/vegas-anchor-quits-before-newscast-even-launches 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blizzard59 41 Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Turns out WPRI/WNAC does have some of their own people in Houston. [MEDIA=twitter]826561036425818118[/MEDIA] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 1844 Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Turns out WPRI/WNAC does have some of their own people in Houston. [MEDIA=twitter]826561036425818118[/MEDIA] Duh because the Patriots are there too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darius22 120 Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 I bet Nexstar will use special Superbowl graphics for Fox affiliates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatSowislander 52 Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 http://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2017/2/9/nexstar-to-ftvlive-cease-and-desist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eat News 4738 Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 http://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2017/2/9/nexstar-to-ftvlive-cease-and-desist If he felt it was ok to run in the first place...then why pull the piece? I think Scott Jones (ftvlive.com) pussed out this time. puss puss 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darius22 120 Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Cant believe KOIN was trying to fit these many words in the L3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eat News 4738 Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Cant believe KOIN was trying to fit these many words in the L3. [ATTACH]3683[/ATTACH] Just more proof that the future will be "L 2/3's"... They won't be happy until they have taken a whole 2/3rds of the screen. End of days Darius... End of days . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newsbot 269 Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 If he felt it was ok to run in the first place...then why pull the piece? I think Scott Jones (ftvlive.com) pussed out this time. puss puss I think Perry Sook has a more substantial legal budget than Scott Jones. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3444 Posted February 11, 2017 Author Share Posted February 11, 2017 Just more proof that the future will be "L 2/3's"... They won't be happy until they have taken a whole 2/3rds of the screen. End of days Darius... End of days . Lest we forget the 2001 version of CNN Headline News... Sad thing, this is more worthwhile than the "Forensic Files"-fest it has become. Just like this classic KBBL-TV promo. https://g.redditmedia.com/1w0n6DOGjJzhh_P2ar8B0PMsIfoG8fT1KpMqiELLnYA.gif?w=480&fm=mp4&mp4-fragmented=false&s=575ba92ab3f13879732b9b3df9cd8518 "You're watching Channel 6, Springfield's home for Krusty the Clown, now on 3 times a day. Because at Channel 6, we got nothin' else!" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 1844 Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 Lest we forget the 2001 version of CNN Headline News... Sad thing, this is more worthwhile than the "Forensic Files"-fest it has become. Just like this classic KBBL-TV promo. https://g.redditmedia.com/1w0n6DOGjJzhh_P2ar8B0PMsIfoG8fT1KpMqiELLnYA.gif?w=480&fm=mp4&mp4-fragmented=false&s=575ba92ab3f13879732b9b3df9cd8518 "You're watching Channel 6, Springfield's home for Krusty the Clown, now on 3 times a day. Because at Channel 6, we got nothin' else!" I wanna cry after seeing that picture. I miss CNN Headline News and that format so much. That's the one channel I wish it went back to its original format. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eat News 4738 Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 I wanna cry after seeing that picture. I miss CNN Headline News and that format so much. That's the one channel I wish it went back to its original format. I miss CNN2 also.... Now that's the original format. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3444 Posted February 20, 2017 Author Share Posted February 20, 2017 The "Deathstar" has it sights set on WIVB in Buffalo.....their target? GM Rene LaSpina, according to FTVLive.... And this wouldn't be the first time Nexstar has sent her packing. She was the GM at the helm of WPTY in Memphis that hit rock bottom under her reign. The sale to Nexstar resulted in the relocation and relaunch as WATN Local 24. While her time in Buffalo is debatable, she was responsible for a lot of layoffs and cost-cutting of the on-air talent during her time there driving morale into the toilet as Scripps was picking up the pieces over at WKBW... And as long as this video is still on YouTube....here's how bad it was at WPTY back in the day.... UPDATE: Dominic Mancuso, former WOIO/WUAB GM has been named as the GM of WIVB... http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/101659/mancuso-heads-buffalo-pair-for-nexstar 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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