Devlin Design Group

At both of these Pennsylvania stations, large studios, big video arrays, easily changed graphics packages and quick-change studio lighting make it possible to produce much more than news from their new sets without placing an excessive burden on their production staffs. This is the final part of a four-part Special Report on news sets. You can read the other parts here.

Just in time for the latest sweeps period, Pittsburgh’s WPXI (NBC) and KDKA (CBS) unveiled state-of-the-art sets on Monday. And what will the well-dressed newscasts be wearing this fall? In a word, screens. KDKA used Devlin Design for its new look, while WPXI turned to tech company Orad.

Devlin Design Group returned from this year’s NAB Show with some honors. First, for the fourth year in a row, the company was awarded NewscastStudio’s “Set of the Year” trophy […]

Hearst Television’s ABC affiliate KETV Omaha, Neb. (DMA 74), has selected Devlin Design Group to design and create the news set for their new broadcast facility to be located in […]

A hybrid approach combining a traditional hard set with an oversized green screen area is gaining acceptance at stations. It allows them to integrate virtual elements into their news presentations and gain experience working with virtual technology without risking the entire newscast on a technology long viewed by stations with skepticism.

Fox-owned WAGA Atlanta (DMA 9) will unveil a new set for its morning show at 4:30 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 11. Created by Devlin Design Group with flexibility and interaction […]

Devlin Design Group (DDG) has hired Diane Fiolek as creative services director. Prior to joining DDG, Fiolek was a principal and senior designer for VDO and worked with DDG on […]

Alaska telecom and station owner GCI has launched “the new KTVA,” broadcasting its local programming in high definition. The centerpiece of this state-of-the-art digital facility in Anchorage (DMA 146) is […]

Fox O&O KSAZ Phoenix (DMA 13) debuted a new HD news set from Devlin Design Group on Sept. 8. The new KSAZ HD news set features state-of-the-art technology including multiple […]

While few U.S. TV stations are opting for full-fledged virtual sets for their news operations, hybrid sets that combine real and virtual elements are rapidly finding adoption due to their versatility and cost-effectiveness.

The blog NewscastStudio.com is currently hosting the second round of its “Set Madness” tournament that lets readers decide which set has the best design.

ABC affiliate KCRG Cedar Rapids, Iowa (DMA 89), launched a new, state-of-the-art HD news set designed by the Devlin Design Group. The new set features a 260-inch wide rear projection […]

They are the market’s final stations to convert their news operations to high def. Sinclair’s WZTV will feature an interactive set, while Young’s WKRN has HD capability from the field ready to go. And Nashville’s other news producers — WSMV and WTVF — aren’t resting on their laurels either, adding new sets, graphics, file-based editing systems and news automation to stay cutting edge.

Set design firm Devlin Design Group today unveiled a new website designed to showcase the creativity behind the process of developing a new set, from concept to completion. “The website […]