Posts Tagged ‘newsroom’

CNBC rolls out updated newsroom studio

CNBC quietly rolled out some major studio updates with its new program additions.

The previous newsroom studio, designed by PDG, was updated with many new LED elements, a ton of monitors everywhere and new desks. Continue reading for more images and analysis. The refresh, with some entirely new components, was designed by John Casey of i.e. Design Events

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TV interview catches banker viewing racy pics

Well, here’s one of the downsides of a newsroom set.

An Australian banker has achieved YouTube stardom after his computer monitor showing semi-nude photos of a model showed up behind one of his coworkers who was giving a live television interview. The company the banker works for, Macquarie Private Wealth, says “action” has been taken but the staffer, David Kiely, will remain employed by the firm.

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WCBS-TV working on updated newsroom

Via @kjohnsonnyc on Twitter, WCBS-TV is working on an updated newsroom. Will this be a content center like WNBC-TV?

Connecticut Fox station moves into space shared with newspaper

WTIC-TV, the Fox affiliate serving Hartford, Conn., has moved into the newsroom of the city’s newspaper, the Hartford Courant.

Both station and newspaper journalists work side by side in the new facility, which has been home to the Courant for years.

More details and a photo gallery link after the jump.

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WPBF-TV photos added to SetStudio

We’ve added pictures from WPBF-TV to SetStudio. View them online now.

WPBF-TV debuts new newscenter

WPBF-TV, the ABC affiliate serving West Palm Beach, has debuted an updated newsroom and set designed by FX Group. The new look uses the bones of the newsplex originally designed by BDI, but with substantial changes to colors, materials and technology.

The design appears to be a breakthrough style for FX Group and a big departure from the usual Hearst-Argyle set designs seen recently at WPBF-TV’s sister stations across the country. Light wood toned arches create a vaulted feel to newsroom, creating a unique look that may have been inspired by the ABC logo’s globe shape. The arches also feature lighted elements on the inner surface, creating a great sense of depth and added visual interest to these architectural features.

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NewscastTip: Good customer service vital to building brand

Everyone knows good customer service is disappearing, even in customer-centric industries such as retail and hospitality, so it may be surprising to think about customer service in the newsroom, but the fact is it can play an important role in boosting your station’s brand and effectiveness as a news organization.

When answering the assignment desk phone, for example, adding a courteous greeting such as “Good morning” is much more friendly than a curt single-word greeting such as “Newsroom.” Tacking on a “May I help you?” at the end of the greeting is also a small measure that can have a bigger impact that you may think.

When dealing with callers, it’s also important to recognize you appreciate their call, no matter how trivial the subject or how busy the newsroom is. Staffers should be encouraged to speak with energy in their voices and provide feedback to callers, even it’s just a simple “I understand” or “Yes, I see.”

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Wisconsin station opens ‘content center’ addition

WLUK-TV, the Fox affiliate in Green Bay, Wisc., opened is new 9,000-square foot, $2 million “news and content center” yesterday.

The addition to the station’s existing building includes a raised assignment desk and open, flexible work areas for the station to gather and present news across multiple platforms.

The new facility includes a weather center with cameras that fold down fromt he ceiling that allow the station to go live with severe weather updates quickly. There is also a monitor wall area that can be used for live standups and breaking news.

MSNBC adds branded screensavers behind flashcam

MSNBC has added screen savers to the computer monitors directly behind the New York newsroom flashcam position that are prominently visible throughout the day.

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WNBC studios under renovation

The seventh floor of 30 Rockefeller Plaza has been transformed from WNBC-TV’s newsroom to a construction site. It’s not clear what the new area will look like, but the area is being turned into an “Information Center” that will support WNBC-TV over-the-air news production as well as the channel’s new local 24-hour cable news channel that is expected to launch by the end of theyear.

30 Rock has been seeing its share of construction lately. The third floor side of the building, including Studios 3A and 3C, was renovated earlier this year to make room for the new combined NBC News and MSNBC newsroom that occurred in conjunction with MSNBC’s move to New York City from its original New Jersey headquarters.

It will be interesting to see if WNBC-TV’s new look as the network’s O&O will take the modern, European style design that has been seen in the NBC newsroom, “Nightly News” set and the “Today” windowed studio downstairs.