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Some people are going to complain that there’s not enough information on that graphic. Here’s the standard player identifier (what I’d have called a “lower third” in the TV biz): (If you’re reading this article on your phone, do you concur? Just how small are those letters on a phone?) These names would be very hard to read on your phone. There’s a lot of blank space here, and while these names are easy enough to read on a 50-inch screen in your house, not everyone’s watching that way. On this lineup graphic, I think the lettering is too small. This one, again, very readable and in good contrasting colors. I’d like to see this graphic a bit larger, and the black-and-white put in the Cubs blue that seems to be the common thread tying all the graphics together. What can I say, I’m kind of a weather geek.

Here’s one I thought could have been a bit more colorful or larger: Easily identifies the player, the numbers are large and readable in a sans-serif font that doesn’t call attention to itself. could have a good comeback season in 2020: Here’s one of the first graphics they ran during the broadcast, talking about the potential that Steven Souza Jr. Good colors, catches your attention, takes up enough of the screen to get its point across without being overly dominant: Then there’s this lead-in graphic which is excellent. The image at the top of this post is the tail end of Marquee’s intro video, which is a good, solid 21st Century-style sports intro video. Here’s my director’s eye look at what Marquee is putting on its air.

My expertise is mostly in local TV news, but I think I’ve got a good eye for TV production, particularly graphics.

It’s a work in progress and I expect the Opening Day broadcast March 26 to look somewhat different than what you’re seeing now.Īs most of you know, I worked for 30 years as a television director at ABC-7 in Chicago. Some of these have changed since Saturday’s debut broadcast and I believe the network is using Spring Training games as kind of an on-air rehearsal for things they’ll do during the season. Today, I am going to take a detailed dive into some of the broadcast elements the network has used over its first few games. Over the last few days we’ve looked at the Marquee Network’s somewhat glitchy launch, given a positive review of their first broadcast, and had an explanation of exactly how and where and why you can and can’t see the network in various parts of the country.