Cox Media Group has started rolling out a new group-wide graphics package at its stations that leans toward flatter, cleaner design trends while still mixing in nods to glassy 3D looks. The CMG Graphics Hub, based out of WSB in Atlanta, led the package development, with it built on the Chyron Prime graphics platform. Most shiny 3D elements are used in fullscreen animated elements, including opens, stingers, and wipes, with a focus on angular elements and diamond shapes, often with arrow elements inspired by those shapes. Opens typically lean more toward a rather subdued color scheme with a se ..read more

ABC-owned WTVD in Raleigh, North Carolina, switched to the new group graphics package Dec. 12, 2023.  Motion Graphics WTVD View a gallery of this project… The implementation so far appears largely the same as at its sister stations, though with a notable distinction that the station is the only one in the group that doesn’t have a logo with at least the suggestion of a circle outside of the network logo. Instead, WTVD, which brands on air as “ABC 11 Eyewitness News,” has a blocked italic “11,” so the logo entrances tend to shift the circular swirl animation to focus on the smaller ..read more

The Danish Broadcasting Corporation’s “TV Avisen” program has debuted a clean and innovative new graphics package with some unique ways to display content on-screen, including bringing a new meaning to the phrase “pop up video.” “TV Avisen” airs on DR1, one of three of the public broadcaster’s channels, representing the “DR” initialism that the broadcaster is commonly known by. “TVA” uses a red eye-shaped logo with some visual similarities to U.S. network CBS’s logo. The new look was designed to be digital-first but also serve as a bridge between TV and the web, according to the network. The ..read more

WRIC, Nexstar’s ABC affiliate in Richmond, Virginia, has debuted a new graphics package that combines boxy elements and more subtle 3D effects while still incorporating nods to the metallic, glassy looks and light bursts that have long dominated newscasts’ design. Motion Graphics WRIC View a gallery of this project… Created in-house by Nexstar’s creative team led by Rey Rodriguez, senior art director, the package is known internally as NDC-3, with the initials being short for the group’s graphics hub known as the Nashville Design Center. While WRIC is the first of Nexstar’s stations to ..read more

For Asharq News (الشرق), an Arabic language financial and business news service that launched in November 2020, the design team at branding and virtual production studio Myreze developed a visual language based on communication methods to distill the idea of information into a clean look. The team started by looking at the network’s logo and quickly spotted the strong straight lines and five dots, which led to Morse Code and its ability to “turn text into a dynamic design language and waveforms.” Although Morse Code was developed for the English language (and, therefore, the Latin alphabet) in ..read more

BBC News launched “Context,” a new program that airs on both the BBC News Channel in the U.K. and BBC World News around the globe. Hosted by Christian Fraser, the show is designed around guests to bring perspective and context to the big stories of the day. The show has its own unique open, while making use of the BBC’s primary news graphics package for insert graphics and banners. For its branded look, “Context” features a muted blue accented with the trademark BBC red. The show’s name is spelled out in the broadcaster’s bespoke font BBC Reith. The logotype also features three muted, intersec ..read more

Chattanooga’s WRCB has dropped its long-time “Eyewitness News” branding in favor of “Local 3 News,” along with debuting a new logo and graphics package. Owned by Sarkes Tarzian, Inc., WRCB notes the change came following feedback received from viewers and online users wanting a more modern appearance.  “Our new name comes directly from the feedback we received from our viewers and online users,” said Callie Starnes, the station’s general manager. “The pandemic has also shown us how important community is. This rebranding signals to our viewers that we understand their priorities and are r ..read more

Fox News‘ “The Ingraham Angle” debuted a new graphics package Dec. 6, 2021, following “Justice with Judge Jeanine” in getting an updated look back in November 2021. The primetime opinion show hosted by Laura Ingraham dropped the silvery and blue graphics package it used since its debut in 2017, instead switching to a deeper look that moves the show’s title off two flat planes at 90 a degree angle to each other. View full version on Giphy The old look used the show’s name as inspiration and placed “The Ingraham” and “Angle” at two different angles from each other, with the letters placed on th ..read more

GB News, the conservative news network fronted by former BBC presenter Andrew Neil, has begun teasing its look ahead of launch.  The channel’s operations are based in the Paddington neighborhood of London, with construction underway on newsrooms and studios.  In the teaser, a variety of pieces come together to form a deconstructed Union Jack (the flag on the United Kingdom) with glowing edges. Musically, the teaser features a rather upbeat theme. While a formal launch date has not been promoted yet, GB News has soft-launched its signal to channel providers, including Freeview. We're ..read more

Bloomberg has rolled out new show packaging across its television networks as part of a multi-phase design update.  The changes, which hit the air on Monday, May 3, 2021, impact most of Bloomberg’s daytime programming lineup and include new show opens, video wall graphics in-studio and theme music.  Bloomberg last saw design updates on this scale in 2016 when it launched “Bloomberg Daybreak,” replacing its short-lived “Go” morning program.  In the United States, show graphics for “The Open,” “Markets,” “European Close,” “Balance of Power,” “The Close,” “What’d You Miss?” and “B ..read more