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ABC News has decided to move up its HD debut from the previously scheduled September 8 to today.
“On Aug. 25, World News with Charles Gibson and Nightline start broadcasting in 720-line progressive (720p) HD, first from the Democratic National Convention in Denver, then from the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis-St. Paul the following week.
And like the other networks, ABC News will also broadcast both conventions in HD for the first time.”
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One of the best Lower Third’s of the year, very funny. Verdict also had unique graphics, too bad it was canned.
Now Rachel Maddow will take over at MSNBC, begging the question, which set does she use?
 KSHB-TV, the Scripps-owned NBC affiliate in Kansas City, Mo., has debuted high definition newscast with a new set from FX Group, making it the second station in the market to have a set from FX.
KSHB-TV’s new set shares elements from the recently-installed sets at KTRK-TV in Houston and KNBC-TV in Los Angeles. The sprawling new set includes an anchor desk, weather center, standup area and spiral staircase.
KSHB-TV has three videos showcasing the new set online here.
The Democratic National Convention has posted the REAL photos of this year’s convention set (we previously posted another photo but, due to bad information from our source, it was actually of the 2004 set).
This year’s set is in fact, much better. The set is stocked with massive panels that are most likely LED panels. Framing this are large lighted columns and trusswork that spider out above the set.
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