Fox News has revamped Studio M in New York City, adding new technology and presentation spaces ahead of the 2024 election coverage.
The renovated studio, located on the ground floor of the News Corp building on Avenue of the Americas, features a 20-foot-wide ultra HD media wall and a two-story architectural lightbox accent wall along with a custom-designed “super desk.”
The space retains its center video chandelier above the main anchor area, a key feature from the original design.
The technical upgrades include camera tracking systems and augmented reality capabilities for enhanced election data analysis with virtual set extensions to create dynamic backgrounds.
The main area includes two new scenic areas. One features a dimensional wall with illuminated glass tracking panels, while the other incorporates chevron lightboxes.
For election night coverage on “Fox News: Democracy 2024,” a centerpiece of this upgrade will be Bill Hemmer’s “Bill”-board, equipped with augmented reality features and infrared sensor tracking, allowing Hemmer to interact with election data in 3D. Natural language commands will trigger real-time graphics, adding interactive layers to population maps, battleground histories, and vote counts as the results come in – with the ability for 3D telestration.
Fox has also introduced interactive tools, such as a “Path to 270” electoral map, where anchors can create dynamic scenarios on possible routes to the necessary 270 electoral votes for presidential candidates.
The “Top 5 Closest Races” tool, another feature of the revamped setup, will display snapshots of competitive races, offering real-time candidate standings and the effect on the broader electoral landscape.
Co-anchors Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum and a panel of contributors will use these tools to deliver in-depth coverage and analysis throughout election night.
Studio M, known initially as Studio F, is named after Rupert Murdoch, the founder of Fox News. This studio was launched before the 2016 election and is located on the ground level of the News Corp building on Avenue of the Americas in New York City.