WNPM Newswatch 11 Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 Mary Calvi just announced on the noon newscast that big changes are coming as they are updating their news set. They are on a temporary set until the set is finished. The new set will be unveiled at the end of the month. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1944 Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 Is this the forrmer CBSN New York set (sans that brickwall set up in the background)? 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kshow 163 Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 Wow. Didn't see that coming. The "old" set held up well. Still better than a lot of the NYC stations. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLNewsExpert 308 Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 Kind of unnecessary, especially considering other NYC sets. Lets just hope the set looks just as good if not better with this refresh, sure it became the carbon copy for a few other O&O stations and it's not a big set by any means but it still looks good, simple but modern. Here's hoping! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5269 Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 KCAL's is nice. KYW's is great. I doubt WCBS is going to debut anything remotely poor. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealNews18 125 Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 Interesting.. they seem to update/get new sets more than any other station in NYC.. how long have they been on their current one? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie56 3059 Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 6 minutes ago, RealNews18 said: Interesting.. they seem to update/get new sets more than any other station in NYC.. how long have they been on their current one? Since 2017. The CBS O&O set began rolling out in 2016. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFTV 484 Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 3 minutes ago, Georgie56 said: Since 2017. The CBS O&O set began rolling out in 2016. Sheesh didn’t realize it was that far back. KPIX only got the O&O Desk and Podium in February 2020 during Super Bowl 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Rubber 609 Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 Seems like something they should have done leading up to the rebrand, not a few months after the rebrand. Very strange to be stuck on a temp set while trying to grow the new branding. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie56 3059 Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 16 hours ago, SFTV said: Sheesh didn’t realize it was that far back. KPIX only got the O&O Desk and Podium in February 2020 during Super Bowl KCBS was the first to get it in 2016. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttvn2000 318 Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 (edited) 10 hours ago, Spring Rubber said: Seems like something they should have done leading up to the rebrand, not a few months after the rebrand. Very strange to be stuck on a temp set while trying to grow the new branding. One would think so, right?! I feel like that’s how things “used to be” - make a big splash with a whole new look - set, graphics, music, logo, etc. Now, those kind of launches are rare and it’s all done piecemeal without a strategy behind it. *off my soapbox* Edited June 8, 2023 by ttvn2000 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bsean 138 Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 8 minutes ago, ttvn2000 said: One would think so, right?! I feel like that’s how things “used to be” - make a big splash with a whole new look - set, graphics, music, logo, etc. Now, those kind of launches are rare and it’s all done piecemeal without a strategy behind it. *off my soapbox* I probably would venture away from "without a strategy" being that a set refresh is something that is planned will in advance as we always point out in these threads. We need to remember that delays always happen, and there are still supplies that have long lead lead times and sometimes permitting takes long as well. I work at theme park, and no matter how much you plan something, things still can put well off your plan. They very well may have had a plan to do it all at once, but something threw that off. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffrey 779 Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 Sounds like they're expecting the new studio to be ready in about three weeks, which seems pretty fast compared to their past new studios. I'm wondering if it's only a partial upgrade -- perhaps replacing the background monitor array so that the graphics aren't covered by the distracting bezel lines. The current set is also the first one since they returned to Studio 46 in 2003 that didn't take advantage of the full 360 degrees. Would be nice to see them make better use of the space with more usable areas the way they used to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttvn2000 318 Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 4 hours ago, Bsean said: I probably would venture away from "without a strategy" being that a set refresh is something that is planned will in advance as we always point out in these threads. We need to remember that delays always happen, and there are still supplies that have long lead lead times and sometimes permitting takes long as well. I work at theme park, and no matter how much you plan something, things still can put well off your plan. They very well may have had a plan to do it all at once, but something threw that off. that’s fair - could’ve worded it differently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan 24 Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 I could be wrong but, when I saw this story they showed a map from what it looks like a new big screen in the new studio. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C Block 1487 Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 (edited) 9 hours ago, Ryan said: I could be wrong but, when I saw this story they showed a map from what it looks like a new big screen in the new studio. I'm pretty sure that's from the network DC set. And no, I doubt that was live – it was probably taped too. Edited June 21, 2023 by C Block 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYNewsCoverage 257 Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 I'm definitely surprised that the studio is expected to be ready in just a few weeks (I also haven't seen a source confirm this but I'm guessing Mary mentioned it?). Seems like a minor refresh compared to a complete overhaul (for instance WPIX's new studio took nearly 9 months to complete but that involved major construction). Also agree with some others who don't think that this is really necessary, considering WCBS had one of the nicest studios in the NYC market (I'd personally now give WPIX an edge), although the bar is pretty low with WNBC and WABC. WABC's studio is starting to look very dated, but noticed they used a liveshot behind the anchor during the haze episode, and that actually looked better than their normal background. But back to WCBS, I'm guessing this will look like a compromise between KCAL and KYW. I could see the green screen being retired as well in favor of a video wall for weather. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MediaZone4K 1509 Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 On 6/7/2023 at 2:52 PM, kshow said: Wow. Didn't see that coming. The "old" set held up well. Still better than a lot of the NYC stations. Agreed. On 6/7/2023 at 3:02 PM, ATLNewsExpert said: Kind of unnecessary, especially considering other NYC sets. Lets just hope the set looks just as good if not better with this refresh, sure it became the carbon copy for a few other O&O stations and it's not a big set by any means but it still looks good, simple but modern. Here's hoping! Agreed x2 On 6/7/2023 at 3:11 PM, 24994J said: KCAL's is nice. KYW's is great. I doubt WCBS is going to debut anything remotely poor. Hopefully it looks like KCAL's set. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffrey 779 Posted June 26, 2023 Share Posted June 26, 2023 On 6/7/2023 at 12:16 PM, WNPM Newswatch said: Mary Calvi just announced on the noon newscast that big changes are coming as they are updating their news set. They are on a temporary set until the set is finished. The new set will be unveiled at the end of the month. If the original announcement is to be believed and they are still on schedule, the new/updated studio should debut this week. They tend to like doing things Wednesdays at noon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sg9018 10 Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 WCBS is back on the set today. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLNewsExpert 308 Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 I'm watching on CBS News New York and it looks the same to me so far, only noticeable upgrade are the video panels, now seamless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffrey 779 Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 (edited) As expected, it seems CBS 2 just updated the two big video screens to get rid of the distracting bezel lines, which were outdated the instant this studio debuted years ago. It's possible the screen on the desk was also updated as it seems clearer to me, but I'm not positive. (The graphic on the desk seems pretty redundant with the background.. Would be nice to see something less repetitive.) Some less significant bezels remain. Edited June 29, 2023 by Geoffrey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Rubber 609 Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 So the physical CBS 2 logo on the desk was kept, eh? I figured they would have turned that section into a video screen as well, trying to plan ahead for one day phasing out the CBS 2 logo in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kshow 163 Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 1 hour ago, Geoffrey said: As expected, it seems CBS 2 just updated the two big video screens to get rid of the distracting bezel lines, which were outdated the instant this studio debuted years ago. It's possible the screen on the desk was also updated as it seems clearer to me, but I'm not positive. (The graphic on the desk seems pretty redundant with the background.. Would be nice to see something less repetitive.) Some less significant bezels remain. Wonder why this took 3 weeks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MediaZone4K 1509 Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 I liked the window payne background look. Still best in market though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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