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Programming and Graphics / Re: New Graphics coming to TWC

« on: November 16, 2013, 07:03:08 PM »

I apologize if this isn't something new but it looked different to me...

I just saw a Weather Channel map on NBC Nightly News and the map wasn't all white... There's a gold/brown color on the top that fades to white toward the bottom. I wonder if this is exclusive to NBC, who maybe thought the all-white map is too plain, or something else.

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Programming and Graphics / Re: New Graphics coming to TWC

« on: November 12, 2013, 02:57:39 PM »

Really? I'm not seeing the song ID screen. Maybe it's because I have satellite?

It's just a normal lower-third graphic during the live broadcast when they go to a break. It's not identifying anything with the Local on the 8s or anything... I only noticed it twice (and once it was still on the screen when they came back from the break but they weren't playing that song for the rejoin!).

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Programming and Graphics / Re: New Graphics coming to TWC

« on: November 12, 2013, 10:59:02 AM »

I'm pretty impressed by the new graphics. Very clean and modern.

Verizon FiOS on Long Island is not letterboxing the SD feed. I was hoping they would.

I'm not a huge fan of the Local on the 8s music... It's too bland and repetitive and easy to get tired of if you watch for a half hour or so. And I don't like the "welcome" text at the beginning... Here's a sample:

New York City, you did something to your hair, right?
New York City, we're from the future. (Not really, but we can predict it.)
New York City, now you can break the ice.
New York City, by the way, how'd that meeting go?
New York City, forget pork bellies, we've got weather futures.
New York City, we got you.
New York City, that's a great color on you.
New York City, we're going to make you an offer you can't refuse.

On the bottom of the screen, I keep getting forecasts for New York City and Hartsdale (Westchester County). I'm on Long Island. I think I used to get the NYC and Islip forecasts, which made more sense.