rkolsen 1675 Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 I'll keep this close but someone I follow that operates technical equipment during several MSNBC shows posted an Instagram story. It showed a large floor to ceiling video wall with the Nightly News logo and next to it an exposed wall where you see pipes bending up to the ceiling. But in front of those pipes is a horizontal monitor wall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeters 1805 Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 My guess is whatever that was showing is what's been going on in 3C for the last couple months. Sounds like they're bringing over the "look" of the newsroom. Nightly is due for a new set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkolsen 1675 Posted June 17, 2017 Author Share Posted June 17, 2017 From the image that I saw (and won't share until I get permission) it seems like this studio is going with the industrial skyscraper look. It has exposed pipes and beams like the newsroom studio 4E has while maintaining video wall technology. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcnewsjunky 14 Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 I would agree that the current Nightly set has aged well but it is showing it's age Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freelanceproducer 158 Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 Megyn Kelly also has a new morning show that will be needing a studio... (Also p.s. Please post that picture) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journalist 893 Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 It's time to put the current Nightly studio to rest. It's usage of lighting, projection panels and wood tones are practically stale and/or god awful for television. If it weren't for the various refreshes they made in years past, we wouldn't be mentioning "age" or any sort of mind boggling issue. This studio was simply marvelous for the time, unfortunately NBC had other things in mind. Sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freelanceproducer 158 Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 NN is still in its normal studio tonight, so I guess we'll have to wait to see this "facelift" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbnews 344 Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 I don't think Studio 3B needs updated at all. It's gorgeous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkolsen 1675 Posted June 20, 2017 Author Share Posted June 20, 2017 Now I wish I screengrabbed this one now disappeared Instagram story from a producer for Greta Van Sustren. The show was in NYC yesterday and she posted a video of her work space. She was working right where the weather center was. So she did a quick pan showing Greta in the studio side and then moved to her makeshift workspace. It showed the area that formerly housed Brian William's breaking news cube opened up and cleared out. In the brief second it made me think they were opening back up the window between 3A and 3C. Edit: Found the image of the breaking news box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freelanceproducer 158 Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Now I wish I screengrabbed this one now disappeared Instagram story from a producer for Greta Van Sustren. The show was in NYC yesterday and she posted a video of her work space. She was working right where the weather center was. So she did a quick pan showing Greta in the studio side and then moved to her makeshift workspace. It showed the area that formerly housed Brian William's breaking news cube opened up and cleared out. In the brief second it made me think they were opening back up the window between 3A and 3C. Edit: Found the image of the breaking news box. [ATTACH=full]4086[/ATTACH] Is the picture you found previously similar to what we see in the picture above? I'm working sources to see what I can find out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkolsen 1675 Posted June 21, 2017 Author Share Posted June 21, 2017 Is the picture you found previously similar to what we see in the picture above? I'm working sources to see what I can find out You see what looks like pipes to the left of the pillar in the middle and the black rectangle on the right? Definitely similar to the picture I'm keeping private. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMA 134 Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 So is Nightly returning to 3C? Seems a little weird that they refreshed 3C for MSNBC after WNBC left, only to scrap it several months later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkolsen 1675 Posted June 21, 2017 Author Share Posted June 21, 2017 So is Nightly returning to 3C? Seems a little weird that they refreshed 3C for MSNBC after WNBC left, only to scrap it several months later. I'm not sure if Nightly is going there. I imagine that 3C was rehabbed for MSNBC because they lost access to studio 4E while it was being prepared for the election. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivefromNewYork 37 Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 From the image that I saw (and won't share until I get permission) it seems like this studio is going with the industrial skyscraper look. It has exposed pipes and beams like the newsroom studio 4E has while maintaining video wall technology. From this image you saw, did the studio look like it was under construction? If not, it's possible they just threw up the Nightly News graphics for a story or a live shot. Interesting stuff, please let us know if you find out more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeters 1805 Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 So is Nightly returning to 3C? Seems a little weird that they refreshed 3C for MSNBC after WNBC left, only to scrap it several months later. The 3C "refresh" was done for fairly cheap... The monitor wall very likely was made up of the monitors they bought for that set when WNBC moved into 3C, but management replaced the original monitor wall with the "vertical plasma window wall" the other O&O sets went on to use. Studio space is always at a premium at 30 Rock, it's not really surprising they want 3B back for something else... It made sense to have Nightly AND Rock Center in there, but they're not even using the half of the studio where Nightly used to be now. The current set wastes a ton of valuable space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C Block 1487 Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 I wish they could just go back to the 2007 3A and 3C sets. They were classic and timeless in my opinion. Sure, they could have updated the monitors a little bit, but MSNBC has made 3A so boring with those wrap around video walls. I think they will soon discover what the BBC discovered with their mid-to-late 2000s domestic sets — a set made of nothing but video walls makes for very boring presentation, especially for a rolling news channel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkolsen 1675 Posted June 21, 2017 Author Share Posted June 21, 2017 From this image you saw, did the studio look like it was under construction? If not, it's possible they just threw up the Nightly News graphics for a story or a live shot. Interesting stuff, please let us know if you find out more. Definitely under construction. There was a lift and floors were covered for protection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkolsen 1675 Posted June 21, 2017 Author Share Posted June 21, 2017 The 3C "refresh" was done for fairly cheap... The monitor wall very likely was made up of the monitors they bought for that set when WNBC moved into 3C, but management replaced the original monitor wall with the "vertical plasma window wall" the other O&O sets went on to use. Studio space is always at a premium at 30 Rock, it's not really surprising they want 3B back for something else... It made sense to have Nightly AND Rock Center in there, but they're not even using the half of the studio where Nightly used to be now. The current set wastes a ton of valuable space. Trouble editing the previous post to include this one. From some of the videos I've seen the other half of 3B seems to be a storage area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freelanceproducer 158 Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 I've got a guy who plans to stop in tomorrow and see what is going on. I'll update y'all when I get more info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivefromNewYork 37 Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 3A has been using less and less of the newsroom backdrop and has erected curtains/ temporary walls to section themselves off. I first thought this was due to a lack of bodies with people being upstairs, but it could be a sign of renovations taking place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freelanceproducer 158 Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 Well folks, here is your confirmation: "I have just looked into Studios 3A and 3C and can report to you that 3C IS being completely remodeled . . . for Nightly News! That's right, Nightly is moving back to Studio 3C. The set construction is well underway. And you are also correct that the two studios are once again connected. The wall that had separated them is gone. In fact, regarding the photos of the Studio 3C 'flash' studio I released yesterday, this flash news space has also been redone and is open through to Studio 3A. I have photos of the construction, but in keeping with policy, I cannot reveal them at this time." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newstudent 43 Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 Can someone please draw a map (or digitally create) of the studios on the 3rd floor. I find it somewhat confusing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B2r4a6n 102 Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 I'm wondering a if they're going to use 3B for Megyn Kelly's show in the fall...I was thinking they would use 6A since its vacant and they're apparently going to have a studio audience. We'll see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B2r4a6n 102 Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidwestTV 1173 Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 Too bad about 3B. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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