Archive for the ‘Set Design’ Category

KMAX-TV ‘Good Day Sacramento’ added to SetStudio

We’ve added pictures from “Good Day Sacramento,” KMAX-TV’s morning program, to SetStudio.

The set was designed by Park Place Studio.

WFOR-TV debuts HD home

WFOR-TV, the Miami CBS O&O, debuted a refreshed HD set and graphics package on Sunday.

Along with the new graphics, WFOR-TV dumped its previous logo of ten years for a new bluer logo. Continue reading for more pictures.

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Hawaii Fox affiliate to debut new set

KHON-TV, the New Vision-owned Fox affiliate in Honolulu will unveil a new set from FX Group Monday.

The new set, which was purported to cost $250,000, features plenty of local influence, according to the Star-Bulletin newspaper, including photography done by one of the station’s videographers as well as new music and graphics from local companies.

The newspaper also included a small photograph of the new set, shown at right, but it’s hard to tell what the set will actually look like.

Winner of ‘Best Set of 2009′ announced

WPBF-TV, the ABC affiliate serving West Palm Beach, Fla., has won the first NewscastStudio “set of the year” contest by a large margin.

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New CNN Center studio?

NewscastStudio has received pictures from a tipster of what he or she says is the new CNN studio in Atlanta.

Inside Cable News previously reported CNN is constructing a new set for its domestic network at its Atlanta headquarters. In addition, a large part of the current newsroom, located camera right, has been walled off for months now, though it’s not clear if this is the location of the new studio.

The set in the photos appears to be very large with many modern elements. The set looks like it will be heavily stocked with technology, including a large array of flat panel monitors in one area.

Though not confirmed to be of CNN, there is one key clue in the photos: a construction cone stenciled with “C-N-N.”

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KTLA-TV added to SetStudio

We’ve added pictures from KTLA-TV, the Los Angeles CW affiliate, to SetStudio. Thanks to Broadcast Design International and KTLA News for the updated pictures.

Don’t forget you can still vote for KTLA-TV, Fox Business News or WPBF-TV for the 2009 set of the year.

Miami station readying for HD, moves to temp set

CBS O&O WFOR-TV in Miami is in the process of installing a new set in preparation for its switch to HD news.

The new look will debut in time for the Super Bowl. The move makes WFOR-TV the last English-language station in the market to switch to HD news.

The station has posted a photo gallery of some of the initial work in the studio.

No word on who’s behind the new set.

Fabricating a Design: A Closer Look

NewscastStudio regularly gives a bird’s eye view of various broadcast sets, but never before have we taken a look at how the role of the fabricator fits into the world of the designer. This exclusive series goes behind the scenes of ESPN’s latest set and shows you how Jack Morton PDG and Lexington Design + Fabrication work together to create innovative sets.

This the final part of our interview with both the designer and the fabricator of ESPN’s new SportsCenter Los Angeles set. Make sure to read part one and part two of this series.

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Voting still open for best set of 2009

Just a reminder that voting is still open for the best set of 2009. If you missed it, NewscastStudio selected three sets as the best TV news set design work of 2009 and is asking readers to rank them.

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Fabricating a Design: Designing the newest ESPN set

NewscastStudio regularly gives a bird’s eye view of various broadcast sets, but never before have we taken a look at how the role of the fabricator fits into the world of the designer. This exclusive series goes behind the scenes of ESPN’s latest set and shows you how Jack Morton PDG and Lexington Design + Fabrication work together to create innovative sets.

This is the second of a three-part interview by NewscastStudio, with both the designer and the fabricator of ESPN’s new SportsCenter Los Angeles set.

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Fabricating a Design: Building an ESPN set

NewscastStudio regularly gives a bird’s eye view of various broadcast sets, but never before have we taken a look at how the role of the fabricator fits into the world of the designer. This exclusive series goes behind the scenes of ESPN’s latest set and shows you how Jack Morton PDG and Lexington Design + Fabrication work together to create innovative sets.

This is the first of a three-part series with both the designer and the fabricator of ESPN’s new SportsCenter Los Angeles set, which was built for ESPN’s recently opened West Coast Broadcast Center located at L.A. Live, across the street from the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles.

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Golf Channel hits a hole-in-one with move to HD

The Golf Channel, the home of professional golf and the PGA, debuted a massive 4,700-square-foot HD studio on Monday.

The new HD studio contains four distinct areas for use in various programs including ‘Golf Central,’ the channels nightly news show. (more…)