Posts Tagged ‘nbc’

‘Meet the Press’ photos added to SetStudio

We’ve added new high resolution photos of the “Meet the Press” set to SetStudio.

The new photos, courtesy of Clickspring Design, show the full set and layout. To view a larger view of the photo above, click on the image.

‘Meet the Press’ to debut new set and look Sunday

“Meet the Press” will be debuting a new sleek set this weekend and David Gregory gave an early tour.

The set appears to have bookcases all over with two large RP screens. The set also features two desks, one round and one rectangle. More photos and a video tour after the jump.

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‘Meet the Press’ to debut new set

NBC’s “Meet the Press” is moving to a new home May 2.

The current set, which has been used for years, debuted in 1997 during Tim Russert’s time as host.

The set will feature two tables — one circular and one rectangular as well as two large-scale video screens that will display a background of the White House, floor-to-ceiling bookcases. Overall the look is described as “ultramodern.”

For an article about the previous set and the challenges of HD broadcasting from a 1997 edition of The New York Times, click here.

Olympics designer posts images, video

Lead Designer David Barton has posted samples of the 2010 Winter Olympics graphics package he and his team developed for NBC’s coverage.

More commentary and a link to the site after the jump.

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‘Nightly’ and ‘Today’ boasting Vancouver-themed Twitter backgrounds

The Twitter pages for “NBC Nightly News” and the “Today Show” are sporting Olympics-themed Twitter backgrounds that incorporate the shows’ logos into the shield-like logo NBC uses for its Olympics coverage. Interestingly, however, MSNBC’s hasn’t been updated.

‘Nightly’ adds social media, technology icons to close

“NBC Nightly News” has added Twitter, SMS, Facebook and Podcast icons to its closing copyright graphic, as shown above. The graphic also includes the “always on” tagline and the show’s Web site address.

NBC Olympics coverage by the numbers

Did you know, NBC’s coverage of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games takes over 2,168 NBC staffers, 5 mobile units, 1 fixed wing aircraft, 127 printers, 385 laptop computers, 400,000 feet of cable, 900,000 gigabytes of HD video storage, 10,500 feet of fiber and 50,000 square feet of space in the International Broadcast Center?

These are just a few of the numbers behind NBC’s coverage. Continue reading to see more.

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Morgan Freeman takes over as voice of ‘Evening News’

CBS News has announced that actor Morgan Freeman will replace Walter Cronkite as the announcer for “CBS Evening News.”

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‘Nightly’ switches pre-show tease background

We noticed “NBC Nightly News” has been using a different background for its pre-show teases.

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‘Today’ updates Twitter background

NBC’s “Today Show” has a new Twitter page background. The new look includes several 3D “sunrise arches” floating in front of a whispy cloudscape. Also added is a the show’s new image campaign slogan: “Your Day is Today.”

The page still doesnt’ fix the issue of users with extremely large screens seeing a jarring cut-off on the edges of the background, as we’ve lamented before.

Brian Williams runs down SNL writer list

Reporting from the “Nightly News” set, Brian Williams ran down the list of “Saturday Night Live” writer nominees on last night’s Emmy broadcast.

In the pre-recorded segment, complete with the “Nightly News” OTS graphic, Williams ended by calling the collective bunch “Nerds” (see image after the jump).

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Screen grabs of new ‘Today’ graphics posted

We’ve posted screen captures from NBC’s new “Today Show” graphics package.