Guest Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 For any of those graphic wizards lurking around on this forum who think they can do a better job than anyone else already in the business, you now have the chance to play a key role at the hub in Denver. Get those reels updated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevCor 344 Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 From the Columbia Journal Review, it seems like TEGNA is going to continue to push "original" digital content and longer series features for their stations. Tegna VP for News Ellen Crooke says the docuseries is an example of a new push by the company to emphasize investigations that not only expose problems, but also present solutions. The company is committed to freeing up investigative teams to do creative work that doesn’t fit traditional local TV molds, she says. SN: I'd venture to say TEGNA's "cost-cutting" on personnel costs over the last couple of year is what's helping fund this foray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newsbot 269 Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 A few weeks ago WCSH/WLBZ led its 11PM weekend newscasts with a multi-part feature on how to prevent house break-ins produced by KGW. A sign of things to come, it would appear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mardek1995 200 Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 A few weeks ago WCSH/WLBZ led its 11PM weekend newscasts with a multi-part feature on how to prevent house break-ins produced by KGW. A sign of things to come, it would appear.People are more aware of cities in the us outside of their own than they were 20 years ago. Dont blame Tegna. Ok, blame them for Tegnitis, but blame the internet more for changing things so that we get info asap instead of waiting until the 6 o'clock news like we would've had to 20 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1944 Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 An end of an era in the Northwest. It's lights out for NWCN. Video courtesy of Derek Austin from YT 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevCor 344 Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 Apparently, TEGNA and Cox (the cable TV division) are about to go through a retrans battle -- the "Cox Customers Click Here" banner is up on station pages saying their retrans consent agreement ends at 11:59 on January 13, 2017: Unfortunately, so far Cox has refused to reach a fair, market-based agreement with us – even though the terms being offered are similar to those which allowed us to reach hundreds of deals with these other providers. If a deal is not reached by 11:59 pm EST on January 13, Cox subscribers could lose access to WVEC. However, it only affects four stations out of their group: KPNX/Phoenix, WMAX/Macon, WWL/New Orleans and WVEC/Norfolk, so the lobbying efforts arent that big, yet. UPDATE: Apparently, WUSA/Washington will also lose customers on the southern end of their market, albeit not in a large area. Apparently, all Fairfax County (excluding the city of Fairfax) is the only county in Northern VA where Comcast doesn't have a stranglehold or monopoly franchise agreement, and where Cox is the sole provider (sans satellite). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ntropolis 593 Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 Apparently, TEGNA and Cox (the cable TV division) are about to go through a retrans battle -- the "Cox Customers Click Here" banner is up on station pages saying their retrans consent agreement ends at 11:59 on January 13, 2017: However, it only affects four stations out of their group: KPNX/Phoenix, WMAX/Macon, WWL/New Orleans and WVEC/Norfolk, so the lobbying efforts arent that big, yet. Yeesh... can't speak for the others, but that's a HUGE chunk of WVEC's viewing audience affected with Cox being the primary cable provider for six of the seven cities (Suffolk has Charter/Spectrum) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevCor 344 Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 Yeesh... can't speak for the others, but that's a HUGE chunk of WVEC's viewing audience affected with Cox being the primary cable provider for six of the seven cities (Suffolk has Charter/Spectrum) Fortunately, most of the 7 Cities also have a modicum of FiOS, plus a decent penetration of satellite TV as well. But, the reason you aren't seeing a BIG kerfuffle is because for the four markets affected, there is a (somewhat) reasonable alternative (other than satellite TV and OTA) because of Cox's low footprint nationwide. NOLA would be the biggest loss by market and MVPD coverage -- Cox is the only provider (sans satellite) in New Orleans proper and most other areas south and east of Lake Ponchartrain. Most of immediate Phoenix and the northern parts of the market have Centurylink as a competitor, as well as Mediacom w/ a small sliver too in eastern parts. Western parts (towards Vegas) have Frontier. Macon is really the only one with no other MVPD in immediate area (Frontier and Mediacom are on the northern fringes). But even then -- Mediacom actually has a small sliver in some spots of Macon proper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEOMatrix 1295 Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Don't forget that WKYC will lose folks in Parma and a few other places in Cuyahoga County, even though most of the county is Spectrum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterlingNorth 33 Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 UPDATE: Apparently, WUSA/Washington will also lose customers on the southern end of their market, albeit not in a large area. Apparently, all Fairfax County (excluding the city of Fairfax) is the only county in Northern VA where Comcast doesn't have a stranglehold or monopoly franchise agreement, and where Cox is the sole provider (sans satellite). It's a big segment though, given Fairfax County is the most populous county in the Washington-Baltimore region. Also, the city of Fairfax is in Cox territory. It's the Reston region where Cox doesn't service. (Comcast does). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikePulse 315 Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 #MeanwhileInSacramento You couldn't at least pay your Internet hosting bill? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevCor 344 Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 #MeanwhileInSacramento You couldn't at least pay your Internet hosting bill? On the bright side, I have purchased milk multiple times since 2003. Thank God I was stationed in California. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasTVNews 1366 Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Tegna and MGM to launch a live syndicated daytime show in the fall. http://deadline.com/2017/01/bold-daytime-show-syndication-tegna-media-mgm-1201887578/ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greggo 340 Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Tegna and MGM to launch a live syndicated daytime show in the fall. http://deadline.com/2017/01/bold-daytime-show-syndication-tegna-media-mgm-1201887578/ Awesome. Cuz, you know, homegrown TD Jakes has done so well for Tegna. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkolsen 1675 Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Tegna and MGM to launch a live syndicated daytime show in the fall. http://deadline.com/2017/01/bold-daytime-show-syndication-tegna-media-mgm-1201887578/ It's interesting. But let's be honest until the mountain and central time zone feeds are cut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevCor 344 Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Awesome. Cuz, you know, homegrown TD Jakes has done so well for Tegna. Maybe not for the stations, but big TEGNA is getting money -- remember Oprah picked the show up for OWN. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVIntheDesert 183 Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 It looks like Bob Sullivan's mark is being made at TEGNA like he did with "Right This Minute" and "The List" at Scripps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C Block 1487 Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 The format sounds like a souped-up version of The Now, which dropped the whole national concept pretty quickly on. Depending on where this lands in the schedule, this sounds like a great way to screw up KUSA's 4pm newscast, which already has a following, unlike KMGH's attempts at a 4pm show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A3N 996 Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 It's like The Now and Right This Minute got married, had a child, and named it BOLD. It's Tegna, What could possibly go wrong?... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newsbot 269 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Our long national nightmare is over - TD Jakes has been cancelled. The next audience-repelling must-run for Tegna stations will be "BOLD" http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/distribution/exclusive-tegna-s-bold-replace-td-jakes/164112 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J1975am 208 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Our long national nightmare is over - TD Jakes has been cancelled. The next audience-repelling must-run for Tegna stations will be "BOLD" http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/distribution/exclusive-tegna-s-bold-replace-td-jakes/164112 What do you mean, "audience-repelling"?? As a fan of "Right This Minute" (truly), I think digital content will drive people TO sample this show. And besides, the article says the name of the show could possibly change, too. I could see this working on WWL (even though I live outside the New Orleans market); it would give new meaning to the name "Eyewitness News" (no joke)!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eat News 4738 Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 What do you mean, "audience-repelling"?? As a fan of "Right This Minute" (truly), I think digital content will drive people TO sample this show. And besides, the article says the name of the show could possibly change, too. I could see this working on WWL (even though I live outside the New Orleans market); it would give new meaning to the name "Eyewitness News" (no joke)!!! I can see it now... (Murrow flips) "The Bold ...and the Now" ...a news soap ... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1944 Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 I can see it now... (Murrow flips) "The Bold ...and the Now" ...a news soap ... ......and Cronkite too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha 2876 Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Did I hear Cronkite? Fun fact: RTM was initially produced at the facilities of the Cronkite School in Phoenix. After the first season, it moved to the Ahwatukee area of Phoenix. Its producers, MagicDust Productions, are best described as 80s/90s KTVK's spiritual successor (at least at the top — if the name Phil Alvidrez rings a bell, you immediately get the idea) and are stocked with ASU grads and Phoenix TV vets. (For the locals: the facility is on 48th Street between Elliot and Guadalupe, but it's primarily home to insurance offices) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newsbot 269 Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 Scott Jones is attributing the monkeying-around with some of Tegna's news departments to a consulting firm called Red Seat Ventures. Here in Maine WCSH/WLBZ blew up their 5PM newscast last week in favor of a social media-obsessive show called News Center Now, despite WCSH (at least) being the dominant news station in town for going on three decades. The stations' sports department is in tatters, with longtime sports guy (and, after the late Bruce Glasier's retirement a few years ago, its Sports Director) Lee Goldberg pulled off the 6PM newscast in favor of the new venture. They've done away with just about every vestige of sports coverage altogether, unless you count a decades-old humor piece voiced by Glasier featuring the late Bob Elliot (ex-NBC reporter-turned local features reporter) that ran during last night's 6PM newscast where actual sports reporting used to take place. Local station publicity would have viewers believe that these changes were all their idea, but you have to wonder if they're only doing this to fend off corporate's latest consultant-driven voodoo. https://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2017/3/17/here-they-come 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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