Monthly Archive for January, 2005

Video test #2

  • Title: Local10 Id – Michael Schumacher and the Local10 Problem Solvers
    Time: 0:07
    Resolution: 640×360
    Size: 2.1MB
    Format: MPEG-1
  • Title: Local10 Id – Dwight Lauderdale Laurie Jennings
    Time: 0:05
    Resolution: 640×360
    Size: 1.4MB
    Format: MPEG-1

Testing new video format

Just testing a video. Click the image, check it out and let me know if it’s not loading allright. I am thinking of switching to MPEG-1 for all videos but kind of don’t want to dump XviD because of it’s quality

  • Name: 7News 10pm Close with newsplex shot and 11pm tease
    Time: 1:11
    Resolution: 640×480
    Size: 21.7MB
    Format: MPEG-1

Local10 the family people

Channel 10 is running some cheesy promos featuring their on-air personalities as family people and how nothing else matters to them. I don’t really get why they must tell me how so and so is the problem solver but when it comes to it family is number one and nothing else matters. I already knew that, us viewers don’t sit around all day wondering “geez if this Channel 10 anchor had to choose between the station and their family what would they choose? Hmmm?” Do viewers care? Doesn’t look like it, not at 5 and 5:30pm at least, hence why it’s getting shaved off and replaced with … Dr. Phil. My advice, stick to being the problems solvers, tell me what you do and why should I give you my time. This family thing … we all know where that got WTVJ.

Rummormill: WPEC-CBS12 may lose affiliation

Rumors are floating around that WPEC-CBS12 affiliate for the Palm Beaches may be losing it’s CBS affiliation in a year when their contract expires. With Viacom controlling WFOR-CBS4 and WBFS-UPN33 in Miami and with their recent purchase of two stations in the Treasure coast area WPEC may be left hanging dry much like WSVN in the early 90s. Unless of course Viacom buys WPEC.

New reporter joining 7


JP Hervis will be joining the 7News team starting March 15th. He’s currently working at WLBT, the NBC affiliate in Jackson, MS. According to his bio He’s a Miami native where most of his family and friends still live.

Click here for his full bio

MSNBC may stream shows

Ouch, that piece of news might not be to the liking of companies like Comcast, who actually pay to keep channels such as MSNBC exclusive so you don’t wander off on that Internet thing and miss the commercials. MSNBC’s prez Rick Kaplan discussed his network’s blogging strategy and let it slip “what we’re edging toward is streaming our shows. I’ll probably get in trouble for saying that.” Yes he will, my guess: look for Comcast and the like to start a high pitch whining pretty soon

PaidContent via LostRemote
MSNBC Moves Toward Streaming Shows

Roland Stedham might exit NBC6

Readers emailed me about a rumor that WTVJ’s chief met Roland Stedham may be leaving the station at the end of his contract. And he’s to take a job at another station, not in Florida. I guess that would be one reason to explain why there are so many weather dudes on TVJ. Oddly though John Gerard doesn’t have a bio on NBC6 site, unless I can’t find it because I need a GPS to navigate that site

Real Naked anchors … take 2

Hide the childrins ya’ll another naked anchor has poped up. The Palm Beach Post uncovered that WFLX-FOX29 10pm news anchor Claudia Shea posed for Playboy waaay back when she was in college in 1982 and just 19 years old. Station boss John Spinola blamed it on “youthful indiscretion” saying it didn’t affect Shea’s credibility as a newswoman. No word if she’ll do a report during the February sweeps on what it’s like to pose naked for Playboy.

Palm Beach Post
Way back when

Shaq’s wife joins WFOR

Shaunie O’Neal has joined WFOR-CBS4 and UPN33. She’ll be filing entertainment and lifestyle reports for both stations. Her “skillz” allegedly had to do with the hire, but somehow even a mosquito wouldn’t be able to convince me that was the reason she got picked :) . At least not the first reason

South Florida Business Journal
Shaunie O’Neal Joins WFOR, WBFS

Local CBS stations hurt by CBS scandal

After the CBS scandal some local CBS affiliates are seeing ratings declines for the CBS Evening News by as much as 9%, while in other places the newscast is seeing a 23% surge

B&C
CBS Scandal, Local Fallout