CBS Chicago bakes up fun holiday promo IDs
Chicago TV This column is part of NewscastStudio's regular "Chicago TV" column that covers the latest in Chicago broadcasting. WBBM in Chicago is airing short cookie themed ID segments to mark the...
View ArticleGoogle News Initiative and Stringr to help support election coverage
Stringr, a marketplace for video content, has partnered with Google to provide news organizations with video from the 2020 U.S. presidential election. Through the Google News Initiative, Stringr will...
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CBS owned stations have been slowly rolling out new graphics
CBS owned stations across the country are in various phases of rolling out updated graphics. So far, stations have rolled out updated weather and traffic looks as well as new designs for fullscreen...
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Seattle Fox affiliate updates its video walls
Fox Seattle affiliate KCPQ has updated its LED video walls. The new, UHD 1.87 mm panels are from Neoti, which also helped the station with integration. The video wall was installed inside the set that...
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NBC owned stations switching to new site design
This story has been updated to reflect the launch of NBC Chicago’s new website. NBCUniversal has switched over to new websites for its owned stations. As of this writing, all of the NBC and Telemundo...
View ArticleCBSN comes to Minnesota
CBS launched CBSN Minnesota this week from its station in Minneapolis, WCCO. A partnership between CBS Television Stations and CBS Interactive, CBSN Minnesota will include local newscasts, coverage of...
View ArticleDenver Fox affiliate’s consumer team is ‘on it’
KDVR, the Fox affiliate in Denver, is running a promo for its “Problem Solvers” consumer reporting unit. The spot uses the original song “We’re On It” from Stephen Arnold Music and features action...
View ArticleCharlotte investigative promo: ‘It starts with an email’
A promo for WBTV’s investigative unit traces the path of an email tip takes into the reporting process. The Gray Television CBS affiliate in Charlotte, North Carolina, promo starts with the imagery of...
View ArticleThe top five topics of newscasts in 2019
Megaphone TV, a viewer engagement platform used by over 80 local and national news organizations, has compiled the top five topics of 2019 with politics, not surprisingly, at the forefront. The top...
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Cincinnati station won’t renew chopper contract
WCPO, the ABC affiliate in Cincinnati, Ohio, is grounding its news helicopter. Branded on air as Chopper 9, the craft is leased to the station from Air Sansone, according to FAA records. Air Sansone...
View ArticleSioux Falls duopoly gets branding, announces schedule
Gray Television has announced the new branding for its unique Sioux Falls, South Dakota, duopoly. “Dakota News Now” will debut Monday, Jan. 13, 2020. As part of the announcement, Gray also released a...
View Article‘Good Day New York’ shows off team in single take promo
New York City’s Fox owned WNYW created a single take morning news promo that takes viewers on a sweeping view of its studio, making stops along the way to showcase all of the content the broadcast...
View ArticleOmaha station showcases ‘first snow’ team coverage with ‘7 box’
Touting the “First snow of 2020” (which isn’t all that impressive consider it was only 10 days into the year), KMTV in Omaha created a “seven box” showcasing its team coverage. Of course, that’s...
View ArticleWGN gets new news director
WGN news director Jennifer Lyons has been selected to lead Nexstar’s new nationwide newscast, “News Nation” — and the station has already named her replacement. Lyons has news director since 2014,...
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NBC owned stations add Olympic spirit to bugs
NBC owned stations have followed suit with the network by adding the Olympic rings to their local news bugs. In Chicago, WMAQ added the rings to the bug used during local newscasts Jan. 1, 2020, while...
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K.C. Fox prepares for Chiefs’ Super Bowl appearance with special promo
To promote the Kansas City Chiefs’ upcoming Super Bowl match up against the San Francisco 49ers, Fox 4 has released a special version of its “Our KC” promo campaign. Kansas City station marks 70 years...
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Charlotte station debuts new set
Tegna’s Charlotte NBC affiliate debuted an updated set as well as new logo. WCNC’s new look combines backlit and frosted panels with modern takes on wood and faux stone. Home base is now a standing...
View ArticleCBSN Philly joins streaming contingent
CBSN Philly has officially launched, becoming the six localized version of the OTT service to rollout so far. Co-located with KYW in Philadelphia, the service augments the channel’s regular newscasts...
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Chicago station mixes up Kobe Bryant, Kanye West in banner
WFLD, the Fox owned station in Chicago, showcased a tribute to the late Kobe Bryant that a California company created in a field of grass. However — the station’s lower third banner identified it as...
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K.C. Fox expands ‘Our KC’ campaign for Super Bowl
WDAF, Fox 4 Kansas City, added another mix to its growing “Our KC” promo series during the Super Bowl. Produced by Stephen Arnold Music, the latest version included a rap style, evoking a city on the...
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