North American Affilliates/Network Set Design

There's a big difference between Fox affiliates and the editorial tone of Fox News Channel. Some Fox affiliates are quite distasteful and tabloidy (with WSVN probably being the extreme outlier), though there are also some that do produce a good news product. Even when Fox tried spinning a conservative slant on their owned stations during a brief period, it didn't stick, largely because viewers aren't interested in and are smart enough to identify politicized news on the local level.

WSVN is trash, I don't know why it still gets the praise it does. It was a novel idea in the 90s, but even with their rebrand this week, they look stale and stuck in the 90s. I also mentioned elsewhere that it's a bad sign when a station only has its new set to use as a promotional tool in all their branding and promos recently. Everything about their refresh this week screams that they're a station looking backward rather than forward.

Hmmm sorta agree but. One thing that WSVN does is its consistent. You know what you are getting. Like BBC NEWS your know you are going to get a fairly reliable dry product, fairly even toned. Since WSVN has done this for decades. How else do you make it loud and brash? They are consistent in tone. Just like the BBC, if it a broke dont fix it. WSVN figured what works in the that market. If they screened anything else than what you see, it would be "quieter" that what they known for. Many local newscasts in the US are going toward flat graphics and cleaner sets, would that work WSVN? I dont think so. Because now they are the oddman out, which they have always try to do. So its hard to say its stuck when that is purposeful on their part. Though i do get your point completely, would it be WSVN with out the loud trashy format. I will always give WSVN credit for their sheer creativity and overall production values.....though its not what i would consider great journalism by any stretch, from a mammoth production standpoint they do put together a complex operation. Which most local stations dont even attempt or try to do what they do per newscast. This is no defense of their journalism, just they hardwork that is clear and apparent.

As "in your face" as it is, I do admire WSVN for sticking with what makes them unique - and I think they've done a good job keeping the Newsplex up to date.

So many local news sets are built around a video wall or duratrans with a local image on - and many stations that once had innovative sets have since gone down that route. There's nothing wrong with that, but I like that WSVN are doing their own thing.

HLN's Daily Share now has a new set at the CNN Bureau in LA.
They are investing alot in this channel after years of neglect.

The guests on that channel are always a bit wooden.

People watch that channel? Ugh. Disaster tv.

WAGA-5 -Atlanta has just won local set of the year from NEWSCASTSTUDIO

WPIX, the CW affiliate in New York, unveiled its new set and graphics on Monday....

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While it might look like a fairly standard set, I'd say that this is actually exactly what WPIX needs right now. They've had some truly awful modern designs in the past - including a disastrous attempt at a virtual studio for the evening newscasts a few years back.

But they've been improving their news output a lot recently (and are about to add a 6pm newscast) - so it's great that they've finally got a set that looks suitably newsy and New Yorkish.

(Images from Newscaststudio:
http://www.newscaststudio.com/2015/04/13/nyc-cw-debuts-simple-set-with-eye-catching-anchor-desk/).

Frankly I think this set is absolute garbage. Whilst its and improvement over pasts efforts. I hate the desk with a passion. It doesnt go with the other set elements.The columns are horrible. Duratrans? Really?! This not good IMO. Especially with the Devlin sets and new designs that are launching everywhere. the Graphics are horrendous. I hope Tribune doesnt bring this garbage to its Chicago flagship station WGN. Shameful.

Since the launch, they seem to have replaced the live shot of the Empire State Building with a CGI skyline looking between a load of skyscrapers. It fits slightly better between the two Brooklyn Bridge duratrans, although I personally prefer the live view.

Tribune have used Broadcast Design International for their past couple of new sets in St Louis and Indianapolis, and they've both been pretty good. For some reason they used Studio A Designs (who I've never heard of) for this one. Possibly due to cost - a lot of elements of the new set are recycled from the old one so I got the impression they were trying to do this on a tight budget.

It's definitely not the best set in the market - and they could certainly have done a bit better. But, nonetheless, it's the best set WPIX has had in a very long time, and I'm just relieved that they've finally ditched the ancient set of portrait plasmas that served as the backdrop on no fewer than three previous sets.

WRTV 6 - Indianapolis launched news set. I really like this set. Its all kinds of sexy. I really like the anchor desk and the white walls and the use of the really long news wall. They actually have 1 long news wall, one behind the anchor desk plus the "virtual window" in the soft area. The white leather sofa area with the "virtual window" looks great. Over all this is a good result.

It appears to have similar themes to ITV News and GMB imo. It looks simple an well designed.