Archive for the ‘Site Updates’ Category

WAWS-TV and WTEV-TV upgrade to HD

Sweeps is upon us and so are station changes.

WAWS-TV and WTEV-TV, the Jacksonville CBS and FOX duopoly, debuted an updated HD graphics package last night. WTLX-TV and WJXX-TV are expected to go HD today with a new set and graphics package.

View more graphic grabs on the WAWS-TV graphics page. Thanks to FLNewsCenter.com for the tip.

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NewscastStudio welcomes back Park Place Studio as advertiser

We’re excited to welcome Park Place Studio back as a NewscastStudio advertiser.

Park Place Studio, based in Pittsburgh, Pa., has been creating set designs for over 20 years and has over 300 projects to its name including KTNV-TV, NASA, KSTP-TV, WOIO-TV and KMTV-TV.

Advertising on NewscastStudio is a great way to reach the people who buy sets, graphics and other products and services for TV news and we’re currently offering some special pricing. For more details, download our PDF media kit or e-mail advertising@newscaststudio.com.

Thanks to Park Place Studio for coming back on board, as well as to our other great advertisers.

NewscastStudio added as ‘net essential’ on TVNewsCheck

Thanks to our friends over at TVNewsCheck, who recently added NewscastStudio to its “Net Essentials” box.

We’re honored that the TVNewsCheck editors felt us worthy to include on this list alongside sites such as TVNewser and Romenesko.

Happy Holidays from NewscastStudio

We’re taking a break over the holiday weekend. Have a happy and safe holiday weekend and we’ll be back next Monday (or when news breaks).

WXIN-TV added to SetStudio

We’ve added pictures and renders of  WXIN-TV, the Indianapolis FOX affiliate, to SetStudio.

The set was designed by Curtis Elliott Designs. They’ve also included some renders of the initial design of the set to give readers an inside look at the initial ideas.

Noticiero Telemundo added to SetStudio

We’ve added pictures of Noticiero Telemundo to SetStudio.

Noticiero Telemundo is the nightly news program of Telemundo and uses a very modern European styled set with many unique angles and lots of square elements.

PBS Newshour added to NewscastStudio

We’ve added caps of the new PBS Newshour graphics and updated set to NewscastStudio. View the graphics here and the SetStudio page here.

NewscastStudio going on vacation

NewscastStudio will be taking a brief break this week for the Thanksgiving holiday. Barring any breaking news, we won’t be regularly updating the Web site. There will also be no NewscastInspiration newsletter this week.

Have a safe and happy holiday. We’ll be back Nov. 30.

KSPR-TV and Options Charter School added to SetStudio

We’ve added photos of the new Devlin Design Group set from KSPR-TV in Springfield, Missouri and photos of Options Charter School to SetStudio. Special thanks to meteorologist Craig Carnesi for the KSPR-TV photos.

New listings added to link directory

We just added several new businesses to our link directory:

• Set Designer: SkinoTechniki
• Motion Graphics Designer: Indie Box
• Motion Graphics Designer: goMotion Design
• Motion Graphics Designer: Chinovian

Check out these new additions and browse the rest of the link directory for more set designers, motion graphics designers, weather and traffic providers, web site software vendors, music composers and more.

WBAL-TV added to SetStudio and Graphics section

We’ve added a SetStudio and Graphics section update with screen captures from WBAL-TV, the Baltimore NBC affiliate. Thanks to Ryan for these captures.