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Ottawa, Canada, June 30^th 2021 鈥� Based in the Indiana state capital of Indianapolis, WISH- TV is a CW-affiliated television station that has been broadcasting news, sports, weather and entertainment programs since 1954, and now reaches over one million people across the city and surrounding area. The station had previously been owned by Nexstar Media Group but was acquired in late 2019 by entrepreneur DuJuan McCoy, who is an Indianapolis native and a graduate of Butler University.

According to Chris Newman, Graphics Operations Manager at WISH-TV, the change in ownership to Circle City Broadcasting brought with it a change in focus. 鈥淒uJuan McCoy is very focused on increasing the amount of local content that we produce and building the local audience. He has big plans for the station and that means a renewed focus on creative content, efficiently produced.鈥� A graphics expert with over twenty years鈥� experience of various graphics software platforms, Newman found himself having to get to grips with a whole new package. 鈥淥ur previous owners Nexstar used the XPression suite from 91桃色 and wanted to consolidate platforms across all of their stations, so I was asked to move over to XPression. This was just three months before we were due to launch a new identity for the station and then the acquisition took place 鈥� it was quite a time!鈥� Fortunately, Newman鈥檚 extensive graphics experience helped him through, and he also had assistance from a couple of reliable sources. 鈥淚 really found the XPression University pages on the Ross web site invaluable,鈥� he notes. 鈥淥f course, most graphics packages operate in similar ways, but they all have their idiosyncrasies and the XPression U pages were a great resource whenever I had questions. I also leaned on Chris Kelly from Ross a few times. Chris had helped implement the OverDrive production automation system here at WISH-TV 鈥� we also bought an Acuity production switcher at the same time 鈥� and he was a friendly face who was always very responsive and helpful when I had an XPression question, even though it isn鈥檛 his specific area of expertise.鈥�

Migrating from one solution to another can often be stressful, but Newman was pleased with the overall process. 鈥淲e鈥檙e only a small team of two designers and it took us about three months to really get on top of XPression, but the process was relatively painless. Our viewers may not have noticed much of a difference 鈥� our aim was a smooth transition 鈥� but the 鈥榖ack end鈥� has definitely been a lot easier to manage. One of the great advantages of XPression is that every box is a CG generator as well as a clip player 鈥� that鈥檚 enabled us to cut down on the number of boxes we need and migrate away from our previous clip players. I also have to say that Visual Logic has been an amazingly powerful tool. I鈥檝e lost count of the number of times I鈥檝e started working with a creative idea in Visual Logic and the tool has taken me somewhere else, opening up new doors and producing results that are even better than I鈥檇 initially imagined. Then when I鈥檓 all done, I can publish the project and all the elements 鈥榯ravel鈥� together with no missing parts. I must say, If I was offered another job elsewhere tomorrow and the station wasn鈥檛 using XPression, I鈥檇 really think long and hard about moving!鈥�

With XPression now firmly embedded in WISH-TV鈥檚 workflows, Chris Newman has been looking to the future. 鈥淒uJuan, our owner, has a very progressive outlook and is happy to consider any new technologies or solutions if the business case stacks up and it will help improve our efficiency and the look and feel of our content. As an example, we recently purchased the XPression Tessera solution to render graphics on some unusually shaped LED displays we have on-set. It鈥檚 dramatically improved the way the graphics look on-screen so that was a worthwhile investment. We are also looking at XPression Maps for our news mapping platform and Streamline for media asset management amongst other things 鈥� I鈥檝e got a shopping list鈥�, he grins. Owner DuJuan McCoy also has ambitions beyond the local Indianapolis area. 鈥淒uJuan is creating a new national station called the Multicultural News Network 鈥� MNN 鈥� focusing on minority ethnic groups here in the US. The new network will be based in the same building as WISH-TV so it鈥檚 going to be an exciting time for us here.鈥�

As a final thought, Newman points to the customer service he鈥檚 experienced from the team at Ross. 鈥淩oss feels like a good, honest company, and that feels good when you鈥檙e a customer. It gives you a lot of comfort and reassurance. I鈥檓 really pleased with the experience of working with Ross 鈥� everyone has been really responsive and helpful 鈥� and I鈥檓 really hopeful we can bring more of their solutions to WISH-TV in future. We鈥檝e had great success with XPression, OverDrive and Acuity, and I鈥檓 sure that would only increase if we tapped into other elements of the Ross ecosystem.鈥�

About WISH-TV: has continued to set the standard for television excellence in Central Indiana, since 1954.聽 The station has been honored as 鈥淭elevision Station of the Year鈥� by the Indiana Broadcasters Association, for its 鈥淥verall Excellence鈥� by the Edward R. Murrow Awards, and as 鈥淥utstanding News Operation,鈥� 鈥淥utstanding Weather Operation,鈥� 鈥淏est Newscast,鈥� and 鈥淏est Website鈥� by the Indiana Associated Press Broadcast Association.聽 WISH-TV offers viewers 76.5 hours per week of local news and local programming and provides around the clock information on its digital platforms. WISH-TV is locally owned and operated by and is an affiliate of The CW network. The station serves more than a million households.

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