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Chicago's "ABC7 News" Rebranding to "Eyewitness News"


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Watching the live stream now...

 

I really like their new graphics. There's so much movement to everything.

 

The music has changed. I don't know what it is, but it's not the old News Series 2000 Plus. RIP :(

 

EDIT: It does seem to be a much newer version of NS2000+. It actually sounds really nice! (But...you can't top the original.)

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I'm surprised that they decided to animate in every single lower third. I like it, but I assume some people won't. Who else animates their lower thirds in/out in this market? Just WBBM?

 

(IMO, WMAQ is the worst for always using hard cuts on their lower thirds. It just looks wrong)

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So will every newscast now do the talent as a rejoin instead of as an open?

 

I can live with that.

 

BTW, I'm putting up a photo album after the late show tonight.

 

This package would be an A+, but I'm not entirely sold on the font choice, but that's literally my only reservation.

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The theme's not bad, it lacks a lot of the personality of the old package, but it does have most of the signatures, and is done fairly well.

 

At least it's not Eyewitness News. I will miss the old NS2K+ dearly, but in the long run, I think WLS went with the right path on this one. And besides, the talent open pretty much makes up for its shortcomings.

 

Others won't, but I would like to personally apologize to John Idler and all management, for I wholeheartedly believe they got this right. I had my doubts and worries, but they've really outdone themselves. Anyone who believes that he does not understand the history of this station is FLAT OUT WRONG. 'ABC 7 Eyewitness News' has exceeded every expectation I had, and for that, I stand and applaud.

 

Oh, and one more thing...something about the theme doesn't sound like Gari work. Is it possible...?

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Wow! Just amazing. Not 100%, but like 95% overall with the gfx and music. Is this better than the CBS O&O gfx/music debut, yes, but not by much. I like the CBS one too, but this one is better. I really hope this gfx package will be the new gfx on WABC that were rumored to come around the November sweeps.

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