Archive for the ‘Local News’ Category

WBBM-TV rolls out CBS O&O graphics

WBBM-TV, the Chicago CBS affiliate, has rolled out the latest CBS O&O package.

The package is currently in use by some of the other CBS O&O stations, including KCBS-TV.

Nexstar adding celeb gossip channel to station sites

Nexstar has announced it will team up with Mixx on a new offering called “Gossip Hot Spot,” reports Broadcasting & Cable.

The service will allow select Nexstar stations to offer the latest celebrity news and gossip through social media channels. The company also claims popular celebrities such as Oprah Winfrey will “contribute ‘via social media postings’.”

“The Gossip Hot Spot is an innovative one-stop, real time source of gossip and celebrity news and reflects Nexstar’s commitment to providing audiences with additional content and interactive options through our community portals,” said Nexstar eMedia Senior Vice President Marc Montoya. “Beta testing of the Gossip Hot Spot on our Jacksonville portal met with excellent consumer response and we expect the channel to be the go-to source to satiate users’ interest and curiosity in the happenings of the world’s biggest stars.”

Park Place Studio and KMAX-TV take home the Promax|BDA Gold

Park Place Studio recently won a Promax|BDA award in the local scenic category for its work on KMAX-TV.

Park Place writes, “This product covers local news, traffic and weather in addition to musical presentations, interviews, local personalities, cooking and demonstrations. KMAX-TV chose the Park Place design concept over the other companies because of the dynamic style, look and flexibility of the idea. Park Place knew KMAX-TV was not looking for a news set, but a complete theme environment with multiple presentation spaces, flexibility and a dynamic local feel.”

You can view more photos of this project in SetStudio.

Stephen Arnold Music helps give KXAS-TV promos a ’sonic brand’

Via UBB, Stephen Arnold Music has posted its Promax|BDA award winning promotional campaign for KXAS-TV.

Uncle Barkley writes, “In these cases, the already ingrained three-note NBC chimes theme is matched to natural sounds from a White Rock Lake bike trail, Billy Bob’s, a McKinney Ave. streetcar and a Frisco Roughriders game.”

KOMO-TV rolls out new graphics

KOMO-TV, the Seattle based ABC affiliate, has debuted new graphics by Giant Octopus.

The graphics use bold blues and 3D effects to create a modern look for KOMO-TV. The graphics are also being used at other Fisher Communications stations, but it is unknown if they are part of a station wide package.

View more caps in the graphics section.

WXTV-TV, Univision 41, debuts in HD

New York City’s Univision affiliate, WXTV-TV, has debuted in HD. This marks the first NYC Spanish language channel to broadcast local news in HD.

LSN Mobile launches app for news on BlackBerry devices

LSN Mobile, a company that specializes in television news for mobile devices, has launched a new mobile app for BlackBerry devices that “aggregates news and information from more than 250 local TV stations.”

The app, branded as “Local News Weather and More”, displays breaking news, video clips, weather forcasts, sports scores, school closings and more.

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L3 Oops…

Via DCRtv.com, WTTG-TV mistakenly identified a recently killed Al-Qaida leader as one of its morning news anchors, Gurvir Dhindsa.

WNJU-TV added to the Graphics section

We’ve added screencaps of Telemundo New York, WNJU-TV,  to our graphics section. These graphics debuted during May.

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.

Time Warner rebrands N.Y. cable news channels

The New York Times has an article on Time Warner Cable’s moves to rebrand its local cable news channels in Albany, Syracuse and Rochester, N.Y. under a unified name — “Your News Now.”

A key force behind the name change was the fact that the stations, as they continue to fight for profitability, are increasingly sharing content, thus making a consistent name more important, especially when it comes to reporter tags.

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Michigan station launches first local TV app for iPad

9&10 News, the CBS and Fox duopoly serving Cadillac, Mich., has become the first broadcast television station to launch an application for the Apple iPad.

Much like the station’s iPhone app, the 9&10 News app for iPad offers access to local news and weather information and now includes higher video quality, expanded content and higher resolution imagery for iPad users.

The app is backward-compatible with the iPhone and iPod touch, and can be downloaded through the App Store.

The app was created in partnership with News On iPhone.

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