Archive for the ‘HD’ Category

CCTV’s national set added to SetStudio

We’ve added photos of CCTV’s new national broadcast set in Beijing, China to SetStudio.

The set, designed by Broadcast Design International, includes a large video wall and multiple murals on motorized rollers to create different effects for various shows.

CNBC rolls out updated newsroom studio

CNBC quietly rolled out some major studio updates with its new program additions.

The previous newsroom studio, designed by PDG, was updated with many new LED elements, a ton of monitors everywhere and new desks. Continue reading for more images and analysis. The refresh, with some entirely new components, was designed by John Casey of i.e. Design Events

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Dallas CW affiliate makes surprise switch to HD

Tribune-owned KDAF-TV made an unannounced switch to HD news over the weekend, becoming the last station in the market to make the transition.

Despite being last out of the gate, KDAF-TV has one unique selling point — its field footage is acquired and aired in HD, unlike other stations that use mostly SD 16:9 video.

The move, however, is accompanied by a continued decline in content, says Dallas blogger Ed Bark. The newscasts are filled with rather bizarre, sex-fueled stories, according to Bark’s overview of Monday’s broadcast, including airing tape from a former Dallas reporter reacting to a “G-shot” story. The tape shows reporter Michael Hill (no relation to the author of this post) who now works at WGNO-TV in New Orleans.

CNN updates the Communications Center for ‘360 Friday’

Last Friday, CNN debuted “360 Friday” with an updated studio in New York City.

Located in the CNN Communications Center, the updated talk show set has many new elements added to the existing space.

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Massive morning show CONSPIRACY

A user by the name of “Lim” has been commenting on this for the past week, and now TVNewser has picked it up.

This user, and maybe others, believe a vast conspiracy is underway by “Good Morning America” to copy the graphics used by CBS’s “The Early Show” in 2008.

As Alex Weprin of TVNewser noted, “THEY BOTH USE THE COLORS BLUE AND YELLOW. DON’T YOU SEE???”

What are your thoughts? Did ABC draw inspiration from the package?

Inside WNET-TV/WLIW-TV’s new street side home

TVNewsCheck.com gives the inside story on the new PBS studio in the heart of New York City:

Seth Easter, who designed the facility along with a + i Design, says his marching orders were clear: “It’s public television and they wanted to be seen by the public.”

After a year of planning and construction, WNET.org or Channel 13 as it is more commonly known around town, produced its first regularly scheduled program just last Friday, an installment of the nationally distributed Need to Know with co-anchors Alison Stewart and Jon Meacham

The facility is in the same building as Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall, and the studio designers were able to visually integrate the two venues by framing the glass of the studio’s façade with the same reddish muirapiranaga wood as the concert hall.t was originally intended to be a book store, not a state-of-the-art TV production studio, says Easter. “When you’re looking for studio space, the thing you want is a live, open area with high ceilings, lots of power, lots of air conditioning and some sort of back-of-the-house space for everything that you need to keep the shows running.”

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CNN ‘Studio 7′ added to SetStudio

We’ve added screencaps from the new Clickspring designed CNN Atlanta studio to SetStudio.

Watch for our complete review and actual photos soon. Thanks to CNNFan.org for the caps.

KTVX-TV launches in HD with new set and graphics

KTVX-TV, the Salt Lake City ABC affiliate, has debuted in high definition with a new set and graphics package.

The set was designed by Devlin Design Group and features many flexible areas. The graphics are from Hothaus Creative. Caps after the jump.

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‘Good Morning America” rolls out new graphics

ABC News’ “Good Morning America” debuted new graphics today.

The graphics, using vibrant blues and yellows, use many 3-D angle elements to create layers.

Overall, the new look is very different from ABC’s previous yellow and red graphics. These new graphics also stand out from “Today” and “The Early Show,” but all three are lacking compared to the various evening news graphics.

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WRC-TV added to SetStudio

We’ve added some screen captures of WRC-TV’s new HD set to SetStudio.

On air, the set looks very sleek and modern with many chrome elements and layers.

‘Meet the Press’ to debut new set and look Sunday

“Meet the Press” will be debuting a new sleek set this weekend and David Gregory gave an early tour.

The set appears to have bookcases all over with two large RP screens. The set also features two desks, one round and one rectangle. More photos and a video tour after the jump.

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‘The Early Show’ debuts new graphics in move to HD

CBS News’s “The Early Show” debuted new graphics in high definition on Monday.

The new graphics are clean and very bright and use some of the colors introduced in the newest “Evening News” graphics. Compared to the “Today Show,” these graphics seem to be similar in many ways.

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