NBC Introduces Digital Lounge for Today

NBC News has added a digital lounge for the Today show in the former Orange Room space, as of November 3, 2026.

Updated on Nov. 3, 2026 in Remote Work

NBC News introduced a digital lounge for Today on November 3, 2026, occupying roughly the same footprint as the Orange Room. The vertically mounted video screens in the former Orange Room space were removed.

Why it matters

The space is designed for digital producers to capture content and post to social media throughout the morning. It marks a shift in how the network allocates studio space for its online and social operations.

The digital lounge occupies roughly the same footprint as the Orange Room, which debuted on September 16, 2013 and was later reconfigured with a streaming booth and mini room added in 2016. The extraction does not specify any staffing or budget figures for the new space.

The players

NBC News

NBC News is the television news division of NBC, which produces the Today show and oversees its studio spaces and digital operations.

The details

The digital lounge sits adjacent to Studio 1A and retains an oddly angled wall layout from the Orange Room, featuring a custom neon-style Today logo, a narrow floating counter, and a sofa. The network wheeled a large monitor cart from the main studio into the lounge during its on-air debut and busted through one of the studio's original walls to expand into the adjacent space.

September 16, 2013: The Orange Room debuted.
2016: A streaming booth and mini room were added to the Orange Room.
2020: The Orange Room was largely walled off from Studio 1A after the election and its use had largely fallen out of favor.
November 3, 2026: NBC News introduced the digital lounge for Today.

Remote Work

The digital lounge reflects how newsrooms are reorganizing physical space around social media production, a shift from the Orange Room's 2013 role as a multipurpose broadcast space used for events like hurricane coverage and election reporting. It places the network's digital staff within the show's physical footprint rather than in separate offices.

For viewers, the change may affect how Today show content is produced and shared on social platforms during morning hours. The extraction does not describe any direct change to broadcast schedules or program access.

The takeaway

Physical studio space increasingly serves digital and social production as well as broadcast, and the Today show's reconfigured Orange Room is one example of that shift. Readers interested in how workplaces adapt to hybrid roles can follow coverage in the remote work section.