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Nexstar’s WFLA debuts set stocked with technology and views of Tampa
Nexstar Media Group’s WFLA, News Channel 8, has completely revamped its studio home with a set design boasting large LED windows that take advantage of the station’s downtown Tampa location. “The...
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Indy station switches to new logo, branding
Indianapolis ABC affiliate WRTV has unveiled a new logo and branding as it also switches over to the Scripps Broadcasting graphics package. The most significant change is that the station no longer...
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Man allegedly threw two rocks at WABC’s studio windows during live noon newscast
Talk about breaking news. A security camera caught images of a man who threw two rocks at the large windows the enclose the main news studio and set of WABC, the flagship ABC owned station in New York...
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KRON debuts new set design stocked with Bay Area views
San Francisco Bay Area station KRON, owned by Nexstar Media Group, has debuted a new set from FX Design Group. The new set design nearly doubles the height of the station’s old set, also from FX,...
View ArticleCase Study: Hearst’s KMBC uses TVU technology for live news special
KMBC, Hearst’s ABC affiliate serving Kansas City, Missouri, utilized TVU Networks IP-based live video solution this summer to help produce a local news special on race and policing. Through TVU...
View ArticleCock-a-doodle-doo: Michigan station gets wakeup call after airing unfortunate...
WNEM, the CBS affiliate licensed to Bay City, Saginaw and Flint, Michigan, aired a helpful reminder about daylight saving time Oct. 31, 2020 — but sharped eyed viewers got more than they bargained for....
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Case Study: Pennsylvania NBC uses TVU Grid for remote production
Hearst’s WGAL in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, is using a home studio for daily weather broadcasts from chief meteorologist Joe Calhoun, powered by TVU Networks for the remote connection. The station turned...
View ArticleL.A. lighting designer, whose work has been seen nationally, dies of COVID
An experienced broadcast lighting designer has died from COVID-19 complications. Danny McElroy, the longtime lighting director at CBS owned KCBS and KCAL in Los Angeles died Dec. 16, 2020, according to...
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Lonnie Quinn returns to the barn for national weather forecast
When the COVID-19 pandemic began in spring 2020, Lonnie Quinn of WCBS turned his home into a temporary studio like many weathercasters across the country. With one exception, Quinn’s property includes...
View ArticleL.A.’s KTLA launches smart TV streaming app
KTLA, Nexstar Media Group’s CW affiliate in Los Angeles, has introduced KTLA+, a streaming service for smart TV platforms including Roku, Amazon Fire TV and Apple TV. The free service will offer live...
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Twin Cities station bucks trend of ‘generic’ logos, keeps its iconic look in...
KSTP, the Hubbard-owned ABC affiliate serving St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, rolled out a new logo and graphics this week. That station thankfully opted to keep its iconic “5” logotype at the...
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San Juan station relaunches newscast after 6 year hiatus
After a six-year hiatus, local news programming is back on WLII, an independent station serving San Juan, Purto Rico. The station fired its news department and canceled most original programming in...
View ArticleAffiliate group meetings return at 2021 NAB Show
Television affiliate group meetings will return to the NAB Show this fall, scheduled for October 9-13 in Las Vegas. The 2021 NAB Show marks the 12th year the ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC affiliate boards have...
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Scripps’ Denver facility sold, set for redevelopment
Scripps has sold the building of KMGH, branded on-air as Denver7, for $35 million with the site primed for redevelopment. Joint venture Property Markets Group and Greybrook Realty Partners plan to...
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NBC Connecticut updates set with focus on display tech
NBC Connecticut, WVIT, has updated its West Hartford studio. The updates come ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, which are broadcast on NBC, and with the launch of a new group-wide graphics package,...
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Chicago Telemundo makes switch to Look S graphics package
WSNS, the NBCUniversal owned Telemundo station in Chicago debuted the shared “Look S” graphics package Monday, July 19, 2021. The move comes almost a month after its sister NBC station, WMAQ, debuted...
View ArticleNBC and Telemundo stations update mobile apps
NBC and Telemundo owned stations are debuting new mobile apps for iPhone and Android users. The new apps use a redesigned layout that’s tied into the responsive websites the same stations rolled out in...
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Fox 5 DC moves into new broadcast facility, studio
Fox’s Washington D.C. owned-and-operated station, WTTG, has moved into its new broadcast facility in Bethesda, Maryland. Located about two miles away from its former Friendship Heights location on...
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West Palm Beach NBC affiliate debuts studio upgrade
Scripps’ WPTV, the NBC affiliate in West Palm Beach, has debuted a new set from Devlin Design Group. The upgrade coincides with the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, a time when many NBC stations take...
View ArticleKXAN exudes hopefulness in promo based on its logo’s letterforms
Austin’s KXAN debuted a new image campaign promo during its network’s coverage of the 2020 Olympics. The promo, created in house by the station’s creative director Joany D’Agostino and team, starts off...
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