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Monthly Archive for March, 2008

7 Goes Hip, Adds Web Videos Segment

WSVN The Download

Just saw a promo on 7 for their “sizzling new segment” called “The Download”.

It will feature crazy videos from the web (read painting elephants, farting cats etc…) you’ve (probably) seen a million times before if your web diet consists of a lot of YouTube, Revision3, Digg and other such…

Mooses on the loose, cats on trees and dogs skateboarding not included.

And while they’re at it maybe they’ll kill that Seen on the Scene cheez. Really. You put the energy into this crap but won’t do anything about decodrive.com? Sheesh

The Download makes its first run tomorrow night at 10pm fronted by Louis Aguirre.

Have you noticed other stations adding segments for may sweeps? drop me a line here

update 04/02: first segment aired last night at 10pm and had only one “sizzling” video

Monday Evening Links

CBS4 Layoff Bug Bites Denver Too

CBS is handing out pink slip presents company wide. Some say to help them focus more on their internet (ad)ventures. Why does that sound familiar. The Denver Post notes KCNC layoffs and so did the Denver Biz Journal

Detroit Really Really Loves Robbin Simmons

WSVN Robbin Simmons

Detroit viewers really really love Robbin Simmons. Simmons left WDIV a year ago to come back to WSVN.

/img Robbin Simmons bio @wsvn.com/

Can you notice a difference?

7News is running on new HD robo cams that were turned on the other day, in SD mode. The difference is quite noticeable, to me anyway. The image is much more sharper than it was before especially on shots that are a bit

except lynn’s ever changing hairdo you notice a visible difference?

top screenshot is from a few weeks ago, bottom is from yesterday’s 4pm newscast

7hdcamsbeforeafter1.jpg

and two more before and afters below:

WSVN HD cameras running SD mode

WSVN HD cameras running SD mode

DTV stretch-o-vision comparison

WSVN DTV HD Camera Comparison