lugnuts6 58 Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 Saw the debut, First Impressions are, it reminds me of "NewsFix" I hope its only temporary until their news department is up and running Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MichiganNewsGraphicsJunkie 365 Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 (edited) Noticed WSYM is using the meteorologists from sister station WXMI in Grand Rapids until they get the news department up and going... Edited January 5 by MichiganNewsGraphicsJunkie Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheRyan 515 Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 Glad to see that WSYM got its own in-house newscasts. I wonder how it is that Scripps can get WSYM's in-house newscasts going in mere months after the announcement, yet WSFL still doesn't have their in-house newscasts more than a year later after the original announcement. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mrschimpf 625 Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 1 hour ago, TheRyan said: I wonder how it is that Scripps can get WSYM's in-house newscasts going in mere months after the announcement, yet WSFL still doesn't have their in-house newscasts more than a year later after the original announcement. A Fox affiliate newscast in a market where WLAJ long ago tapped out helps for sure, and people will be happy for an alternative to Gray/Nexstar (and Journal was a hamstring to them until Scripps finally came along). Miami is an extremely over-newsed market where an NBC-owned station struggles and the Spanish stations dominate. It would've likely launched already, but with The CW literally carrying what is usually Saturday afternoon sports filler in CW primetime in months because of production stoppages with their regular shows...do you want your newscast lead-in at the start to be "America's Christmas Choir Challenge" or "World's Funniest Pets"? You'd be suicidal to launch a newscast now with Associated Television drivel. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doublejman69 77 Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 (edited) What you saw today is the final product; anchorless and weather from Grand Rapids with just a few mmj's based in Lansing. It's probably unfair to judge the newscasts on the first day, but if I'm WILX I would bring back the 7-9am and 10pm on a subchannel. I believe Scripps has suspended adding a news op in Miami. Edited January 5 by doublejman69 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Adam MadMan 65 Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 The Ion Media deal is complete as of today. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Adam MadMan 65 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Viacom, Disney, and MGM veteran Tom Zappala has been hired as Head of Programming for the Scripps networks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CircleSeven 1,304 Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 Just a couple months after the sale closed, KMGH has relaunched KCDO as "Local 3". Syndie shows include Right This Minute, The List, Family Feud and secondary airings of Tamron Hall & Kelly Clarkson during the evening hours. It will have an extended morning news from 7-9am and a "special" 1pm broadcasts. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Adam MadMan 65 Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 Scripps had a webcast this morning about how they'll be operating going forward. The only real revelation of the webcast was their rather casual dismissal of Qubo and Ion Plus. Adam Symson said that the services weren't "mature" compared to the Katz networks, and confirmed that the company will go Old Yeller on them so they can use their space for the Katz networks as planned. Basically, he brushed them off as worthless wastes of spectrum to be thrown away (and I guess they don't want their channels on their pre-existing spectrum either). Not what he actually said obviously, but that's what I got out of it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JCB4TV 267 Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 10 minutes ago, Adam MadMan said: Scripps had a webcast this morning about how they'll be operating going forward. The only real revelation of the webcast was their rather casual dismissal of Qubo and Ion Plus. Adam Symson said that the services weren't "mature" compared to the Katz networks, and confirmed that the company will go Old Yeller on them so they can use their space for the Katz networks as planned. Basically, he brushed them off as worthless wastes of spectrum to be thrown away (and I guess they don't want their channels on their pre-existing spectrum either). Not what he actually said obviously, but that's what I got out of it. Will Qubo & Ion Plus be closed or converted into digital services? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jakob 7 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 3 hours ago, JCB4TV said: Will Qubo & Ion Plus be closed or converted into digital services? We don't know yet. All we know is that Qubo and Ion Plus are going away. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mrschimpf 625 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 3 hours ago, JCB4TV said: Will Qubo & Ion Plus be closed or converted into digital services? Ion Plus; guaranteed to be closed. Their schedule is just second runs of crime series and Cancon already on the main Ion, so the 'waste of spectrum' comment is on the nose. Qubo has pretty much become the last resort network for children's producers to take their shows, so outside of mass E/I credits to keep the main Ion schedule kids-free and little cable/sat pickup, it's probably done too. And not commented but for sure done; Ion Shop. The days of all-informercial channels are best left to cable systems now. Also expect them to reel back paid religious time solely to Sunday mornings. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LexTVandRadio 314 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 19 minutes ago, Jakob said: We don't know yet. All we know is that Qubo and Ion Plus are going away. Anything going to change with the new owners of the divested/INYO stations? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jakob 7 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 6 minutes ago, LexTVandRadio said: Anything going to change with the new owners of the divested/INYO stations? It's probably still going to be ION Television. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LexTVandRadio 314 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 7 minutes ago, Jakob said: It's probably still going to be ION Television. Cool. Hopefully some different sub channels down the road. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jakob 7 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 On another note, we don't know the date for when Ion Plus or Qubo are shutting down yet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jakob 7 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 17 hours ago, Jakob said: On another note, we don't know the date for when Ion Plus or Qubo are shutting down yet. We have a date! Ion Plus, Qubo and Ion Shop will be going away on February 28. https://scripps.com/press-releases/scripps-takes-first-steps-to-realize-ion-synergies-with-multicast-networks-move/ 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
channel2 709 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 re: Qubo Dozens of Canadian media executives cried out in terror... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CircleSeven 1,304 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 It's going to be a long wait before we see those Katz Nets to the Ion spectrum. The Univision carriage deal of the nets doesn't end until 2024. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ABC 7 Denver 879 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 11 minutes ago, channel2 said: re: Qubo Dozens of Canadian media executives cried out in terror... I'm not sure why Scripps didn't at least attempt to sell it to Litton. The distribution deals baked into the original charter have some value. It seems to me that ION is moving toward the same category as MyNetworkTV, as it will be strictly syndicated primetime programming blocks and local media partners will fill in the rest of the content, likely with locally produced content and syndicated repeats (e.g. The List, Right This Minute). From a Denver perspective, I'm not sure why Scripps acquired KCDO. Grit, like NewsNet and significantly less so than TEGNA's Quest, doesn't exactly attract a wide, relevant audience. Even if their target demo is men between 25 and 55 years old, that's pretty much in line with the sweet spot of a lot of first run network programs anyway, and those networks aren't producing new westerns. Also, KCDO-TV is the only full power station, O&O or otherwise, for Grit broadcasting on it's main channel... I'm wondering if this acquisition has more to do with ATSC 3.0. KMGH has had signal issues on their main tower due to VHF interference, but that was solved when the signal was duplicated on UHF KZCO-LD (though I'm not quite sure why Scripps didn't piggy back a UHF simulcast onto 7.4 like KUSA did on KTVD's UHF signal). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
channel2 709 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 I can't imagine Scripps would've been excited about Qubo eating up spectrum on their new stations if they didn't own it... The KCDO deal doesn't make a lot of sense, but I suppose Scripps thought Grit deserved a .1 here because we're Out West. As for the Katz-Univision deal, the press release does say the migration will happen over the next five years...I'm sure Scripps's thinking is like Disney's seeming patience with regards to Marvel screen rights reversion... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ABC 7 Denver 879 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 28 minutes ago, channel2 said: I can't imagine Scripps would've been excited about Qubo eating up spectrum on their new stations if they didn't own it... The KCDO deal doesn't make a lot of sense, but I suppose Scripps thought Grit deserved a .1 here because we're Out West. As for the Katz-Univision deal, the press release does say the migration will happen over the next five years...I'm sure Scripps's thinking is like Disney's seeming patience with regards to Marvel screen rights reversion... Lmao! I'll tell you what Grit looks like after I look at the book. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CircleSeven 1,304 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 If any of you missed it, KCDO is back as an indie station. Grit moved to 3.2. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Action Newsroom 723 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 7 hours ago, Adam MadMan said: Scripps had a webcast this morning about how they'll be operating going forward. The only real revelation of the webcast was their rather casual dismissal of Qubo and Ion Plus. Adam Symson said that the services weren't "mature" compared to the Katz networks, and confirmed that the company will go Old Yeller on them so they can use their space for the Katz networks as planned. Honesly not surprised about Ion Plus -- it's basically Ion Television 2, and they can easily spread the few shows it airs across its networks -- specifically and especially Ion. I'm more focused on Symson's thoughts on Qubo. I'm honesly surprised he would think that Qubo doesn't fit his vision of Scripps networks as "mature" when Laff is one of them (just watch it's promos--they scream [funny but] immature). I mean no, duh Qubo's not mature - it's a network for children. Qubo is a network that still can succeed across the kids demographics and (more importantly) still make them money. Unlike some of the other networks like Grit. I'm sure by "mature" he meant "for adults only" but that didn't stop Ion Media from running it all these years alongside both Ions. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ABC 7 Denver 879 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 (edited) 1 hour ago, CircleSeven said: If any of you missed it, KCDO is back as an indie station. Grit moved to 3.2. Local3... Ok, Nexstar. Taking a national view. Seriously dumb branding. Akin to Kraft saying "Homemade Goodness From Our Factories" Edited January 14 by ABC 7 Denver 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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