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Fresh off of getting a 4K (horizontal resolution) seamless LED monitor wall behind their anchor desk appears to have KXAS got one for weather and traffic.



I don’t know where they put this. The weather pod has computers and a rostrum that they need on air (remember this is a station that brands on severe weather - I don’t see their meteorologists allowing the computers to be moved). I think they put the old monitor wall that was behind the anchors opposite the weather area but I don’t know if that was temporary or if it’s next to their soft interview area and put on a wall next to it.

DFW ranks in the top five for worst traffic in the US. During traffic they could easily have up their helicopter feed, sky cams, maps and traffic cameras onscreen.

https://www.facebook.com/SamanthaDaviesWX/photos/rpp.118504254897439/1686492588098590/?type=3&theater

Do not know where to put this. But Thursday was Red Nose Day. They had two recorded specials Running Wilde with Bear Grylls and Hollywood Game Night then a live one hour show.

The eastern half of the country raised over $42 million. Not a bad amount for an event that really wasn’t promoted until the week of.

Can you believe it?! Over $42M and there is STILL time to donate. We cannot thank you enough for this amazing support. West Coast- now it’s your turn! Tune in to @nbc now for the start of your night of programming celebrating #RedNoseDay! pic.twitter.com/CKxVgQTNKv

— Comic Relief US (@ComicReliefUS) May 25, 2018

WYFF the Hearst owned NBC station in Greenville, SC lost two employees today - an anchor/reporter and a photographer. They were covering severe rain from now sub tropical storm Alberto when a tree fell ontop of the SUV they were working in. A tragic and freak accident. Thoughts and prayers to their family.

WYFF News 4 anchor Mike McCormick and WYFF News 4 photojournalist Aaron Smeltzer died Monday when a tree fell on their SUV. https://t.co/VZZKA6K6qq All of us at WYFF News 4 are grieving. We are a family. pic.twitter.com/IQmZ6prUIH

— WYFF News 4 (@wyffnews4) May 28, 2018

It's baffling really that US networks just don't know how to do a proper telethon. You'd think with their late night legacies they'd be able to run a show throughout primetime and late night quite successfully.

It isn't a tragic and freak accident - it's putting two human beings deliberately in danger to win ratings, regardless of the cost too life.

I see what your saying. But what about BBC, ITV or Sky News covering storm? I imagine sometimes they are on a deadline working in their car.

There used to be the Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day telethon that lasted 21 hours 30 minutes but was whittled down to 3 hours before being cancelled. It ran on various stations regardless of affiliation but ended up on ABC in the end before being cancelled.

The first RND was three hours live with a lot of build up to it. But the issue is viewers is fragmentation among networks. Plus there have been various attempts at variety shows with live and prerecorded skits in past years and viewers just don’t have the appetite for them as they used to save for Saturday Night Live.

On NBC alone there was Maya and Marty that lasted a season - two comedic and variety veterans. Maya Rudolph was on Saturday Night Live for seven seasons, Martin Short was a veteran of SNL and SCTV in Canada. Maya had a special variety show of her own that got decent numbers but not good enough for regular pickup. Neil Patrick Harris had one Best Time Ever based on Ant & Dec that lasted a season. Little Big Shots is their only success and in its third season likely because it’s kids doing talents.

Also trouble editing but the first live show is coming from the newly opened Telemundo Center. It’s Al Rojo Vivo and today was it’s 16th year on the show. Despite the move it kept the same set that debuted in February of last year. I doubt they deconstructed the set and reassembled it over a three day holiday weekend (paying a union crew over the holiday weekend and one that would likely require overtime is probably enormous) - especially one that requires AR. Here there welcoming a guest Paulina Rubio into the new studios from the main door and walking to the studio.



Spanish is rusty but it sounded like 22 miles of cables and seven of their studios may be setup for soccer (as they host the World Cup).

The last set used the Mo Sys Star Tracker to chroma the green screens on either side of home base which is LED backdrop.

Here’s the set in the old studios. Interesting gallery setup.

I can't speak for ITN or Sky - but I know the BBC has pretty robust safety training and risk assessment training in place for all field crews - reporters, field producers, camera operators and other technical teams.

That training includes not being blinded to risk by a deadline and to always prioritise your own safety, and that of others. It certainly includes the 'hidden' dangers in covering bad weather (particularly flooding)

But even the local fire chief called it a "freak accident." The crew was driving on a highway when their car was hit by a tree that collapsed because the ground was saturated -- hardly a case of someone being put "deliberately in danger." In fact, from the sound of it, this could have happened to anyone.

In the US station groups bring in trainers and quizzes them about covering stories and various situations pertinent to their region - flooding, hurricanes, wildfires. They all know they can call off a live shot or move from place.

I’m not sure you can do an accurate risk assessment of a tree falling down when there are trees everywhere.

I think we may see an announcement that Craig Melvin will be taking Natalie Morale's old job as newsreader on TODAY. No insider info as yet, but he has been doing a lot alongside Savannah and Hoda in the last few days