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"Hockey causes WPMI-TV to revise programming; produce midnight newscast"
(note: article reflects broadcasting in the Central time zone)
(note: article reflects broadcasting in the Central time zone)
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As has sometimes happened in past years, KING moved the Stanley Cup Finals to KONG, assuming most hockey fans would tune in CBC instead of NBC.
landtuna said:Raymie said:
Wish we had that option.
I don't care what channel the Stanley Cup Finals are on, as long as they are on OTA TV (Saturday's and Monday's games 2 & 3 will not be, Games 4-7 will be). Go Black Hawks! ;D
I'm willing to bet that KPNX wasn't complaining. With all the expatriate Chicago and Boston folks in the Phoenix metro, they probably did much better with hockey than with normal NBC programming.
KeithE4 said:
Apparently Phoenix was in the top 10 out of all TV markets for ratings for the game, alongside traditional hockey markets (Buffalo, Detroit, Minneapolis ranked) and some unusual winners (Tampa, Raleigh).
Raymie said:
I thought the snowbirds would be back home to avoid the summers in Tampa
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The last paragraph of the article I mentioned in my previous message (above) was corrected due to typographical errors involving the normal time period and days of the week for the network programs (segments for 10:00 a.m. hour of "Today" and "Mad Money") that were not broadcast locally due to hockey programming.
Raymie said:
I just have to ask are KING and KONG co-owned?
The NBC affiliate stations in Buffalo and Rochester New York placed photos on Facebook showing the anchor crews sleeping on set.
Personally I don’t understand why affiliates just didn’t pre-record their newscasts scheduled for air 11pm at 10:30 and then run the videotape when the game was over? If there were any late-breaking stories most of their audience wouldn’t see it to begin with (unless they are hockey fans) because they would be fast asleep.
Personally I don’t understand why affiliates just didn’t pre-record their newscasts scheduled for air 11pm at 10:30 and then run the videotape when the game was over? If there were any late-breaking stories most of their audience wouldn’t see it to begin with (unless they are hockey fans) because they would be fast asleep.
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secondchoice said:
Yes, by the Belo Corporation.
Note the comment somebody made after the article:
In hockey it all depends on what teams are playing. NBC got the best matchup they can ask for. 1 can only imagine how bad the US ratings would be if say the Canadians and Canucks played in the finals. NBC would probably move the games to their NBC sports network.
In hockey it all depends on what teams are playing. NBC got the best matchup they can ask for. 1 can only imagine how bad the US ratings would be if say the Canadians and Canucks played in the finals. NBC would probably move the games to their NBC sports network.
Wednesday night can be pretty quiet at NBC. If hockey gets them a win, they'll take it!
Interesting that Wednesday's audience peaked during the first overtime, after 11PM ET. Obviously people tuning in after watching CSI. A tight hockey game can be more exciting than local news.
Thursday's NBA basketball playoff ran a little long too on ABC. But not as long as triple overtime.
Interesting that Wednesday's audience peaked during the first overtime, after 11PM ET. Obviously people tuning in after watching CSI. A tight hockey game can be more exciting than local news.
Thursday's NBA basketball playoff ran a little long too on ABC. But not as long as triple overtime.
Studio20 said:
Don't they go home for the summer?
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What I don't understand is with the number of TV stations streaming live newscasts on their websites WHY they just don't run their late newscasts on their websites (And now mobile apps) live as they usually would as if there was no such conflict on the local OTA front & then simply broadcast the recording of that newscast locally when it's possible to do soMark_Giardina said:
Any breaking news can be pushed to the website & app unless they have a crew already on the scene
This isn't specific to any one broadcaster, station or network affiliate or even O&O. It's industry wide
I don't get it. Am I the only one who doesn't get it?
Just saying.....
Cheers & 73 ;D
Mark_Giardina said:
The weather alone pretty much. You want to be on the end of a promo saying 'while WXXX was airing their taped newscast due to overlong hockey, a tornado suddenly developed and swept through, and WYYY brought it to you...live'?
Personally, these stations just need to stop wasting their .2 channels already. They never use them for spillover, which seems to be an intelligent choice. Most of them now have streaming on their websites and apps, with closed captioning. The problem is, the stations need the usual cadre of car ads on their newscasts on the .1, not the robofeed of ads seen on .2 or mobile (or there, a black screen). So we're stuck waiting for the news so they get their ad revenue in the bank, or like many did Wednesday night, heading to a competitor for their update, or the web.
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