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Monthly Archive for January, 2006

What’s with UPN33 and not playing the new gfx package?

The open a while ago was the old one, while the teaser for the news and lower 3rds are all new? They have fixed the loop in the right side of the L3.

Another annoying thing is these circles emanating from the UPN logo bug when the L3 graphic wipes away every 5 seconds. Very annoying!

The bug itself is ugly. Not sure if it’s my reception, bad as it via cable, but it looks like the 33 is on a magenta background with black UPN logo next to it … distracting even more so than the little circles.

The open looks pretty sharp though, huge improvement over the ugly yellow they had previously

7 new promo

I think they debuted this today. It’s pretty awesome and sleek, and red color everywhere. The theme, as every other time, is different “See It On 7″ with the slogan “Your city, your world, your life, your news station”.

It is very fast paced, the music is great almost rock’n roll-ish with techo elements. There are shots from downtown Miami, and 7News ENG vans driving around as if being chased by someone.

Chrome text on red background with black tones is everywhere. There is a really cool twist to the 7 logo. It’s 3D and made to blend into the background. The ring around the 7 brakes into pieces with the 7 inside rotating then reasembles itself. Nifty.

UPN with new graphics

Someone emailed to say UPN33 debuted new graphics on Firday night. And they’re allegedly very nice. Hhowever I have this mad flu so it will take me a while to get them on here

UPN33, WB39 changes

Here’s what’s going to happen:
– WB39 will become the unified channel – The CW, perhaps called CW39 who knows.
– UPN33 will become an independent station and will probably be known as WBFS – Channel 33 or something like that.

UPN33/WBFS is owned by CBS/Viacom, CBS4/WFOR will continue to produce the 10pm newscasts, but considering CBS4 bosses just got the news today nothing is 100% certain. as before

CBS4 reports on the changes – Changes On The Dial: UPN and WB Merge

UPN and WB merging into one channel

UPN and WB are slated to become one channel called CW. The new venture will be a 50-50 partnership between CBS Corp, owners of UPN and Warner Bros owner of WB. The channel will be carried on former WB affiliates owned by Tribune begining sometimes this fall.

Wb39 here in South Florida is owned by Tribune. I suppose that means that WBFX-UPN33 will be no more? UPN33’s newscast is produced by WFOR while WB39 is produced by WTVJ and both air at 10pm promoting each station’s 11pm newscast.

Official Press ReleaseCBS Corporation and Warner Bros. Entertainment Form New 5th Broadcast Network

Yahoo NewsUPN, WB to Combine to Form New Network
Broadcasting & CableCBS, Warner Bros. Form New Network
LostRemote has the internal memo sent to employees this morning

CBS4 reports on the changes
, video included.

6 with new graphics, officially

NBC6 have unveiled the new graphics and they look pretty awesome. Screencaps and videos, soon

1:15pm Update: Watching the recording now and noticed some things – besides the graphics being very sleek, the morning show has talent bump and there’s also a talent bump before weather for the meteorologist. 6 didn’t have talent bumps previously.

The bug in the lower right corner is much smaller although in the open it hasn’t changed from the previous horizontal version. New music for the morning show was introduced. I don’t know what it’s called so maybe someone more familiar with news themes will be able to tell us.

I have the DVR set to record the 5pm newscast and after we have some lunch here I’ll get some videos uploaded

Update 3:30pm: here are the videos
Morning news open – MPEG-1 format, 854×480 10MB
Noon weather talent bump – MPEG -1 format, 854×480, 5.7MB
Noon “NewsNet” open with Breaking News bump – MPEG-1 format, 854×480, 16MB
Today In florida Talent bump – MPEG-1, 854×480, 6MB
6PM Talent Bump – MPEG-1 format, 854×480, 7.5MB
6pm Close MPEG-1, 854×480, 16MB

7’s Martin Amado now on TeleFutura too

Martin Amado host and designer of WSVN’s twice-weekly segment ‘Room For Improvement” will also be seen on WAMI-69/Telefutura network hosting a segmen called “Hands At Work”, which will air at 7pm on Firdays during the “TeleFutura en Vivo y Directo”.

Most recently HGTV fans saw Martin hosting the hit series “Small Space Big Style” on the home improvement channel. And don’t panick he will continue his twice-weekly room improvement segment for WSVN

SunSentinel
Amado translating design

WNBC with new site, preview of what WTVJ’s might look like

(via LostRemote) WNBC have a redesigned website, hosted and maintained by IBS. IBS also handles NBC6.net and since both stations are owned by NBCU I think WTVJ’s site NBC6.net would look something like that too.

I think the video looks much better than the flash-based CBS which can’t be zoomed or watched in full screen

wnbc.com

7News on track to a 4pm newscast

Anonymous emailer says that 7News have decided on what happens after Judge Judy ends its run with WSVN and moves to WPLG.
A half-hour 4pm newscast will be added, Geraldo At Large will air from 4:30pm to 5pm followed by the usual 5-to-7pm newscast.

When it was announced that 7 has agreed to cary Geraldo At Large, I took a shot at predicting that by keeping an option to move At Large from it’s current 12:30am slot WSVN will put it at 4:30pm instead when Judge Judy ends. Turns out I was right 100%. Congrats to me :D

Thanks to the tipster that send me the news, you didn’t leave an email

Previously Geraldo comes to South Florida

Julia Yarbough blogging the Olympics

Just saw it on NBC6, Julia Yarbough said that she’s going to Torino and will be blogging games on web for NBC 6
Julia’s Blog can be found by going to the WTVJ olympic zone