Cable News, Graphics

S***s and giggles at CNN

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Cable News, Graphics

FOX Business Network launches ‘Data Wizard,’ powered by VDS

FOX Business Network recently launched “Data Wizard,” a real-time touch-screen control system, developed by VDS Technology in conjunction with FOX Graphics Engineering personnel.

The system is used primarily by Liz Claman’s “Countdown to the Closing Bell” which airs afternoons on FOX Business Network. The 103 inch touch-screen displays live market data with interactive 3D charting, stock comparison and annotation tools.

“From the beginning, we focused on making the system fast and easy to use by on-air talent. We wanted to deliver a tool that makes the telling of each story more compelling and informative,”said Mike Dilworth, CTO of Video Design Software. ” The single touch control aspect makes the Data Wizard unique, and allows the operator to quickly point or touch and always bring focus to the specific data of interest.”

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Set Design, SetStudio

SetStudio updated with new WRC-TV photos

We’ve added new photos of Washington D.C.’s NBC affiliate, WRC-TV, to SetStudio.

The new photos, courtesy of Clickspring Design, show more of the set and are high quality.

Set Design

ABC News prepping redesigned ‘World News’ set

Via TVNewser, ABC News is currently hard at work on an updated set for “ABC World News with Diane Sawyer.”

TVNewser writes that “we have heard that the construction will increase the functionality of the studio ten-fold.”

The set was still rather new, and had recently been refreshed when Diane Sawyer debuted in December 2009.

The updated set is expected to debut next week.

Local News, Set Design

Tampa’s ABC debuts refreshed set

Via FL News Center, WFTS-TV is now back on its set with some modifications.

The new set has updated colors and wood tones to match the current Scripp’s graphics package and some new printed graphics are found on various parts of the set.

FLNC also reports that LED lighting has been installed.

Set Design, Virtual Sets

CHBC-TV behind the scenes clip

CHBC-TV, a Global TV affiliate in Canada, posted this behind the scenes clip talking about the transition to a virtual set.

The set, designed by Full Mental Jacket and powered by Orad, was installed as part of a multi-year roll out for Global TV at its various stations.

Local News, Set Design

WFTS-TV undergoing a makeover

Via Florida News Center, WFTS-TV is currently on a temporary set as the main set is getting a makeover.

The new set should debut next week if things go according to plan.

The temporary set, shown after the jump, utilizes a two camera chromakey setup.

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Cable News, Set Design

Speed’s ‘NASCAR Race Hub’ to debut new set next week

Speed will unveil a new set for it’s nightly NASCAR program “NASCAR Race Hub” next Monday.

The set, designed by Seth Easter Design, will include an interview station and a news station in addition to other changes.

Seth Easter Design has also worked on projects for ABC News, Mark Burnett Productions and WLIW-TV/WNET-TV studios at Lincoln Center.

The previous set, seen above, featured many areas for interviews, but felt almost too thrown together for a major sports network and lacked the bang of an ESPN set.

Online

CNN headlines contradict each other

This screen capture, taken approximately 1:26 p.m. central time, shows just how confused the news media seems to be with the Alaskan plane crash.

Graphics, HD, Local News, Set Design

KRQE-TV debuts new set and graphics in High Definition

KRQE-TV recently debuted its new set and HD graphics package after a month of teasing.

The new set, designed by FX Group, features rich earth tones and many technology elements including a vertical plasma behind the main anchor desk.

“FX designed built and installed KRQE’s new HD studio set. Our team also provided the lighting gear package tailored to their new lighting design,” said Kathy Mosher-Boulé of FX Group.

View more in SetStudio and in the Graphics section.

Graphics, HD, Virtual Sets

Quantum Vizualization Laboratories hopes to bring VR to local stations

Formed to develop applications and plug-ins for the real-time 3D graphics market, Quantum Vizualization Laboratories recently announced its corporate launch.

QVizLabs will focus primarily on “products and services to enable live, local HD broadcasting to expand beyond the confines of current studio facilities.”

Virtual Realty solutions, already proven successful internationally and at the US network level, are being scaled by QVizLabs to the operations, manpower and budgets of Call Letter Stations across the US.

QVizLabs is working closely with the industry leading developers of VR technologies to provide stable and scaled solutions that push the technological boundaries while maintaining the reliability expected by demanding CLS operations.

Located in Charleston, South Carolina, QVizLabs will be working closely with its sister company, Trinity Systems Engineering, to provide the highest level of real-time graphics products and services to the CLS market starting in early 2011.

Graphics, Local News

Miami CBS affiliate launches new look

WFOR-TV, the CBS owned and operated affiliate in Miami, has unveiled a new logo and new graphics, reports Florida News Center.

The new logo includes a simplified numeral “4″ but retains the “wave” found under it. In many cases, the logo is used in a single color, either white or dark blue, but there are also instances that include a more teal-toned wave, which is a nice connection to the old look.

Overall, the new graphics are similar to those seen at other CBS O&O stations, namely KYW-TV in Philadelphia. This package, however, is slightly darker, lacks some of the warmer tones found in KYW’s and some of the 3D elements appear bit more sharp-edged. Many aspects of the package don’t seem quite a refined as KYW’s.