CircleSeven 1944 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 Tracey Rogers VP/GM of WMC5/Memphis will head down the road for the same job at WKRN2/Nashville. The 23rd GM change since the MG deal ended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
compubit 670 Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Sorry to bring up an old topic but I was able to find some videos of the opens for KLAF and KADN. And yes, they look really really cheap. Remember, this is also the market where KATC has its own musical opening... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J1975am 208 Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 The posted opening from KATC is used for Good Morning Acadiana only; for their other newscasts, they use cuts from Gari Media's "The One and Only" package (which they've used since 1998).... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1944 Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 Nexstar renews its affiliation agreement with ABC through 2022. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevCor 344 Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 Nexstar renews its affiliation agreement with ABC through 2022. I love how the news release lists the shell corporation station renewals, as if they are no longer attempting to maintain a modicum of separateness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevCor 344 Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 According to our partners at FTVLive, the Richmond Nexstar outlet WRIC sold the rights to breaking news coverage to a Richmond area personal injury attorney. No, really. On screen elements for breaking news will now be showing the logo of the law firm. Cue the TVNT breaking news memery in 3...2... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padrechuck 25 Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 According to our partners at FTVLive, the Richmond Nexstar outlet WRIC sold the rights to breaking news coverage to a Richmond area personal injury attorney. No, really. On screen elements for breaking news will now be showing the logo of the law firm. Cue the TVNT breaking news memery in 3...2... The former West Virginia Media Holdings stations that are now owned by Nexstar have intro-ed all of their newscast even long before being owned by Nexstar as: "Live from the Frontier Communications Studio.... 7News (or 12News, 13News, 59News) begins "NOW"!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEOMatrix 1295 Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 According to our partners at FTVLive, the Richmond Nexstar outlet WRIC sold the rights to breaking news coverage to a Richmond area personal injury attorney. No, really. On screen elements for breaking news will now be showing the logo of the law firm. Cue the TVNT breaking news memery in 3...2... Not really surprising. Nexstar sell rights to tickers and to weather segments sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ntropolis 593 Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 The former West Virginia Media Holdings stations that are now owned by Nexstar have intro-ed all of their newscast even long before being owned by Nexstar as: "Live from the Frontier Communications Studio.... 7News (or 12News, 13News, 59News) begins "NOW"!!!!!! Not really surprising. Nexstar sell rights to tickers and to weather segments sometimes. The difference with WRIC is that this is sponsorship of the breaking news segment. As FTVLive points out, the law firm's name will be on coverage of "breaking news" which will sound pretty distasteful when it's a tragic event. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eat News 4738 Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 The difference with WRIC is that this is sponsorship of the breaking news segment. As FTVLive points out, the law firm's name will be on coverage of "breaking news" which will sound pretty distasteful when it's a tragic event. Q: Who does Nexstar have an obligation to serve first? The Viewers...or the shareholders? 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevCor 344 Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 The difference with WRIC is that this is sponsorship of the breaking news segment. As FTVLive points out, the law firm's name will be on coverage of "breaking news" which will sound pretty distasteful when it's a tragic event. By selling sponsorship to the "breaking news" coverage, it does a couple of things. One is the distaste factor, but the other is that they will now be WAY MORE likely to actually use the breaking news banner, if only because some sponsor is going to want their money's worth. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidwestTV 1173 Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 Just imagine it. OPEN: "From WRIC, this is Breaking News, sponsored by Tronfeld West & Durrett." ANCHOR: "Good evening everyone, we have a major breaking news story sponsored by Tronfeld West and Durrett. A school bus carrying 45 elementary school children has just driven into an incinerator and exploded at Nasty Filth garbage dump in Richmond. All lives have been lost. If you are a parent or guardian of one of the children on the bus, our breaking news sponsors at Tronfeld West & Durrett highly encourage you to contact them to discuss what actions you can take next." 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tw-804 190 Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 According to our partners at FTVLive, the Richmond Nexstar outlet WRIC sold the rights to breaking news coverage to a Richmond area personal injury attorney. No, really. On screen elements for breaking news will now be showing the logo of the law firm. Cue the TVNT breaking news memery in 3...2... I watch WRIC sometimes, but I'll say this: REALLY?! *facepalm* Will other Nexstar stations be next? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eat News 4738 Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 Just imagine it. OPEN: "From WRIC, this is Breaking News, sponsored by Tronfeld West & Durrett." ANCHOR: "Good evening everyone, we have a major breaking news story sponsored by Tronfeld West and Durrett. A school bus carrying 45 elementary school children has just driven into an incinerator and exploded at Nasty Filth garbage dump in Richmond. All lives have been lost. If you are a parent or guardian of one of the children on the bus, our breaking news sponsors at Tronfeld West & Durrett highly encourage you to contact them to discuss what actions you can take next." Who do you think pays for this coverage...the news fairies? I don't agree with this....I don't like it...but until SOMEBODY FUNDS decent non-baised news coverage, this is what you will get. Do you want the government involved in your news gathering???? How about "single payer" news coverage? We have a free market system that other countries have tried, fought and failed to become. Show me a better system...a better way another free country does it. Politics have corrupted the downstream media...bias ooze's from every single newsroom in this country in one form (left right) or another. You want solid breaking news coverage??? You have to PAY for it. You want expensive choppers... Sponsor them with PAID sponsors...or get donations from sympathetic donors. You want top reporters??? Pay them! You think news coverage is a "right"? Pay for it...or get donors to do so....like these fringe advocacy groups that will NEVER donate a single dime to support decent news coverage....but are happy to extort millions for their own political coffers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennTV1983 742 Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 I watch WRIC sometimes, but I'll say this: REALLY?! *facepalm* Will other Nexstar stations be next? To be fair, you have Nexstar stations already doing stuff like that anyway. Whatever it takes to get more ad revenues, I guess? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padrechuck 25 Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 The difference with WRIC is that this is sponsorship of the breaking news segment. As FTVLive points out, the law firm's name will be on coverage of "breaking news" which will sound pretty distasteful when it's a tragic event. WTRF even sponsors its HD.... right after the already sponsored News open that ends with "7News starts now" is followed immediately by "HD brought to you by Bordas & Bordas" (it's a local law firm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Muck 4164 Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 WEWS had Cleveland Electric Illuminating and Ohio Edison (then competing utilities) as title sponsors for their newscasts from the late 1960s until 1998. It's not new by any stretch... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRob 919 Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 Newscasts started with a title sponsor for the entire program, and we'll probably end that way too. I don't like it, but that's the way it goes. Our sports segment is sponsored. So is traffic during certain hours. Let's not forget the ticker, the stock report (which takes ten seconds), the movie reviews, the tech report, one feature franchise. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrschimpf 2051 Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 Newscasts started with a title sponsor for the entire program, and we'll probably end that way too. I don't like it, but that's the way it goes. Our sports segment is sponsored. So is traffic during certain hours. Let's not forget the ticker, the stock report (which takes ten seconds), the movie reviews, the tech report, one feature franchise. And the copters; it was jarring to see KTVI's Ferguson aftermath coverage from the air brought to us 'courtesy of the Bommarito Auto Group' (it was never said but it was lower-thirded). We'll see if the viewers actually reel back from them (and they're third in the market so this is basically not going to do much) or do what most of us do with stupid sponsorships; take one look, roll our eyes and continue to watch while making sure never to shop the stupid place mentioned again. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidwestTV 1173 Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 I think the issue people are having here is the fact that it's a sponsorship specifically for breaking news, which depending on the event can mean they have a sponsor for mass destruction and death. It just doesn't look good. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eat News 4738 Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 I think the issue people are having here is the fact that it's a sponsorship specifically for breaking news, which depending on the event can mean they have a sponsor for mass destruction and death. It just doesn't look good. But anything is now breaking news...not just mass destruction. True...some stations will manufacture "breaking" news just to satisfy that sponsorship. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greggo 340 Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 Nexstar appears to be getting closer to finally bringing its news operation in house at KWKT/Waco. (Right now it originates at the Nexstar station in Tyler.) They've hired Leslie Rangel, a reporter at sister Nexstar station KXAN in Austin, to serve as main anchor. Keep in mind they were supposed to be up and running in 2016, so they're just a little behind 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 1844 Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 Nexstar appears to be getting closer to finally bringing its news operation in house at KWKT/Waco. (Right now it originates at the Nexstar station in Tyler.) They've hired Leslie Rangel, a reporter at sister Nexstar station KXAN in Austin, to serve as main anchor. Keep in mind they were supposed to be up and running in 2016, so they're just a little behind I keep asking them several times on Facebook and they're hopeful to start this year for sure. But then again, look at last year. It never got off the ground so who knows when it will start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenShine9 1509 Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 Nexstar appears to be getting closer to finally bringing its news operation in house at KWKT/Waco. (Right now it originates at the Nexstar station in Tyler.) They've hired Leslie Rangel, a reporter at sister Nexstar station KXAN in Austin, to serve as main anchor. Keep in mind they were supposed to be up and running in 2016, so they're just a little behind They have hired two meteorologists as well. I'll be curious to see the graphics, since it is the first new Nexstar news operation since the Media General acquisition. Will it have the old Nexstar graphics, the 2015 MG graphics (they inherited the production of that) or something else altogether? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
who?cares 253 Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 Speaking of KETK... looks like they got new graphics on June 1. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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