CBS4 & CBS are back on DISH Network.

After 3 days CBS & CBS4 Are back on DISH Network after coming to an agreement.  The deal happened late yesterday--after the NFL Game had concluded.
It's a multiyear agreement for carriage of CBS, CBS Owned & Operated stations, the POP Network, CBS Sports Network & Smithsonian channel.


More Info here: http://deadline.com/2017/11/cbs-and-dish-network-carriage-agreement-1202214324/







 

CBS 4 & CBS Are off of DISH Network.

CBS 4--KCNC-TV & CBS are off of DISH Network after failing to come to an agreement on a new carriage contract, this does not include KKTV CBS11 in Colorado Springs/Pueblo or KREX News channel 5 Grand Junction/Montrose, these stations aren't owned by CBS.  There is a dispute over how much reverse compensation DISH is willing to pay CBS to carry the network and it's Owned & Operated stations.    We have a clock on the right hand side of the blog that will be up until CBS & DISH come to an agreement.   

DISH Network & CBS are in contract talks.

DISH Network may drop CBS O&O Stations nationwide November 20, 2017 at 11:59PM Mountain Time, over a re-trans dispute.   These disputes have become quite common over the past decade and DISH isn't the only provider to have this issue, DirecTV, the former Bright house Networks, Cablevision, & Time Warner Cable have all had disputes with the owners of various local affiliates over the past decade.    The last 2 disputes in Denver have been between Gannett (now Tegna)& DISH owners of KUSA & KTVD  , and Tribune & DirecTV owner of KWGN & KDVR .    Most of the time these disputes get resolved before the signals get pulled, will it happen this time?  I Guess we will find out.

Here is the website from CBS4 & CBS Television Stations Inc explaining the issue: http://www.keepcbsondish.com/denver 

 

 

FCC Pauses it's review of Tribune/Sinclair merger.

The F.C.C. has paused it's review of two Denver TV Station's parent company's merger with Sinclair Broadcast Group for 15 days, after several groups filed opposition to the merger.  Some of the groups that oppose the merger are Douglas County based DISH Network, a trade group for Alaphabet-Google's parent company, Amazon, NewsMax group, Glenn Beck's "THE BLAZE" & many others.

Sinclair's proposed $3.9 billion deal was on day 104 of a 180-day process used by the FCC.

The deal would "cripple" a free and diverse press according to Newsmax.

H/T: The Denver Business Journal.

You can read more here (Note there might be a pay wall): https://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2017/10/19/fcc-pauses-its-review-of-takeover-of-2-denver-tv.html









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KDVR Update's it's graphics & music.

Today FOX31 Updated it's graphics & music, the new graphics have a FOX O&O feel to them.  FOX31's other graphics were from 2011 and they had been updated in late 2015.  It appears this update is only on the KDVR side for now. We don't know if KWGN will get a graphics update or not.   I have to say so far I love the new graphics they are very clean looking.


Title card/ Logo from 2011-2017 


























Title card/Logo  2017-Present



   Old opening sequence graphics 2011-2017  (H/T: Newscast Studio & TVNewstalk.net)











New Graphics. (2017-Present)


 
 Old Graphics. (2011-2017)
 

Tom Green to join 9NEWS & Channel 20 in October.

Anchor Tom Green will be joining 9NEWS/NBC in late October, he will anchor the 4pm & 5pm newscasts.  He was a sports anchor at 9NEWS for more than 13 years back when KUSA was an ABC station.   According to The Denver Post he is one of the longest tenured anchors in the Denver market.   “I always figured I’d return to 9NEWS at some point,” Green told KUSA. “It’s where I started my career in Colorado and has always felt like home.”


H/T The Denver Post.
More here: http://theknow.denverpost.com/2017/10/12/denver-anchor-tom-green-9news/161941/

Here is an article from 9NEWS: http://www.9news.com/news/local/popular-denver-anchor-returns-to-9news/482790156

FOX31 KDVR & Colorado's Own Channel 2 KWGN get a new news director.

Brian Gergory will become the news director for FOX31 & Colorado's own Channel 2 effective October 9, 2017. He comes from Wichita's KWCH/KSCW/KDCU.  He has worked for KDVR GM Joan Barrett in the past.    H/T: ftvlive.com 

Here is the official news release from KDVR/KWGN: http://www.tribunemedia.com/brian-gregory-to-spearhead-news-for-fox31-and-colorados-own-channel-2/