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Ultimate Newscast Makeover 2010 Contest Begins

VDO Design and Animation, FX Design Group, and Stephen Arnold Music join forces again to award one lucky new station a new graphics package, a new set area makeover and a new music package in time for the 2010 Election Season

Clearwater, FL, 4/20/2010: What started in 2006 as the first Ultimate Newscast Makeover (UNMO) contest will undergo its third series as three premier television industry design companies introduce the Ultimate Newscast Makeover 2010 contest. VDO Design & Animation (VDO) will supply the graphics elements. FX Design Group (FX) will provide the design, fabrication and installation of the set area. Stephen Arnold Music (SAM) will provide the music element.

“seamless workflow…outstanding creative”
“This trio would be my first and only choice!”
Shelly Silvey, Creative Services Director
KOMU-TV, University of Missouri School of Journalism

When the country’s most prestigious School of Journalism needed to make the total transition to HD, they turned to the Big Picture team: Devlin Design Group, VDO and 615 Music.KOMU-TV says “this was an easy choice. All three companies showed an advanced understanding of broadcast news in general and helped us take our news product to the next level…for the next generation of journalists.”

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YNN Staff “Stands Up and Cheers” for New Graphics Package Created by VDO

Buffalo, NY: Pat Obermeir, VP of Creative Services for NY1 and Time Warner Cable Newschannels, is enthusiastic in her praise for VDO, the graphics design firm that helped TWC’s March 25th launch of Your News Now (YNN), a new 24-hour news, weather and sports channel in Buffalo.
“Working with VDO was fabulous,” Obermeir said. “We were looking for a real breakout design for the Buffalo launch of YNN. The VDO team was extremely responsive – they just totally got it. They knew where we were going and came back with perfect ideas. During our in-house presentation of the completed package, our sales staff actually stood up and cheered.”

VDO and AstuceMedia Work with Boston’s WBZ to Create an “Alternative, Curious Brand”

Boston, MA: WBZ’s mission to further build on their position as the alternative to “traditional” news in the competitive New England marketplace was heightened by the addition of a new graphics package from VDO and AstuceMedia.