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New 2012-2013 Graphics?
« on: April 20, 2012, 09:29:44 PM »
You'd be surprised to find what the weather channel has planned to do over the next few weeks/months/years if you read the feedback and suggestions. I was reading suggestions for the programming and someone asked if the weather channel would make a new SD intellistar. One of the directors of programming wrote:

"Thanks for your suggestion Javier, we are working on improvments to the SD Local on the 8’s. Please look for fresh graphics and sounds later this year and a completely new experience in 2013."

Don't know if this means they will have new graphics for the intellistar or for the entire channel (or both), but either way, I don't know if I should be excited or not (considering their graphics haven't been the best lately...). Also, I wanted to mention that this was under the "planned" suggestions, so this isn't just any old idea being considered.

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Re: New 2012-2013 Graphics?
« Reply #1 on: April 20, 2012, 09:38:52 PM »
That's probably our Javier, LOL. Leave it to him.

Anyway...a totally new experience in 2013? Curious to know what that means. Care to provide a link as to where you found this information?

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Re: New 2012-2013 Graphics?
« Reply #3 on: April 20, 2012, 09:48:37 PM »
Completely new experience... could it be what I have been thinking what would happen... The Weather Channel rebranding as TWC? :thinking:

Also in reference to "new sounds," I hope this doesn't mean Jim doing voiceovers. He can NOT narrate without sounding like Paul from NOAA weather radio. :rolleyes: For god sake hire someone who specializes in voiceovers. <_<
« Last Edit: April 20, 2012, 10:09:28 PM by Mike M »

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Re: New 2012-2013 Graphics?
« Reply #4 on: April 20, 2012, 09:54:50 PM »
That's probably our Javier, LOL. Leave it to him.
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Re: New 2012-2013 Graphics?
« Reply #5 on: April 20, 2012, 10:42:41 PM »
I did not even see this topic until I posted something about a new star platform. Didn't someone confirm a new star would beta test at around June? Can't seem to the find the post at the moment

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Re: New 2012-2013 Graphics?
« Reply #6 on: April 20, 2012, 11:13:37 PM »
Completely new experience... could it be what I have been thinking what would happen... The Weather Channel rebranding as TWC? :thinking:

Just out of curiosity, Mike, what lead you to this assumption?  I actually think it's a very interesting thought.  I mean, with all these abbreviations for channels, now, I guess this wouldn't be too far from the norm.  Just hope people would know what it stands for and wouldn't get it confused with Time Warner Cable or anything like that. :P

And I'll just be honest, I think TWC has the potential to do a complete facelift, with a new logo and everything, but that is probably taking it too far.  "Completely new experience" could be just a new WeatherSTAR, or it really could be a completely new experience.  We'll just have to wait and see.  Though TWC hasn't unveiled some of the greatest things in the past few years, I'm very excited to see what this all means, even if it is just new L3rds or something.


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Re: New 2012-2013 Graphics?
« Reply #7 on: April 20, 2012, 11:35:12 PM »
I predicted the whole TWC abbreviation thing years ago. Watch, it's gonna happen I tells ya! :P


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Re: New 2012-2013 Graphics?
« Reply #8 on: April 20, 2012, 11:44:02 PM »

Just hope people would know what it stands for and wouldn't get it confused with Time Warner Cable or anything like that. :P


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Re: New 2012-2013 Graphics?
« Reply #9 on: April 21, 2012, 12:12:29 AM »
It's certainly possible. Look what happened to Headline News...

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Re: New 2012-2013 Graphics?
« Reply #10 on: April 21, 2012, 12:21:39 AM »
What do they mean by 'fresh sounds'? New lf music?

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Re: New 2012-2013 Graphics?
« Reply #11 on: April 21, 2012, 12:57:34 AM »
What do they mean by 'fresh sounds'? New lf music?

I think the sounds might be new LF Transitions.

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Re: New 2012-2013 Graphics?
« Reply #12 on: April 21, 2012, 12:14:06 PM »
I have a very bad feeling that a new logo will be introduced as well. Perhaps something similar to the current TWC mobile logo. I hope I'm wrong, though...

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Re: New 2012-2013 Graphics?
« Reply #13 on: April 21, 2012, 02:52:43 PM »
What do they mean by 'fresh sounds'? New lf music?
Probably new weather sounds.

I have a very bad feeling that a new logo will be introduced as well. Perhaps something similar to the current TWC mobile logo. I hope I'm wrong, though...
Why in the world would they introduce a new logo? They had one created 6 years ago. And considering the amount of money they wasted on it... :thinking:
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Re: New 2012-2013 Graphics?
« Reply #14 on: April 21, 2012, 03:52:41 PM »
Since when have they cared about wasting money as of late?  :P Especially if they're any suggestions from management in NBC, why do you think they filed for bankruptcy a couple of years ago?
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