NBC Today 2009 Graphics Remake

NBC's Today has been a big interest on presentation for me recently. My favourite has to be their 2009 package.
I remade their 2009 graphics in the sense of ticker, astons and lower thirds.

Weren't the multicoloured strips in blocks rather than gradients?

You know, after making the quality higher on Youtube, it is blocks (on my monitor)! I'll be sure to remake it with blocks.