Octopus Newsroom has partnered with software developer and system integrator Traco Systems to introduce the Traco Media Bridge plug-in to allow users of its NRCS to browse and deploy content for Avid Interplay using a drag-and-drop graphic display, the company said today. Media Bridge offers Octopus-based newsrooms an optimized video production workflow. It supports the […]
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Meredith Commits To Avid Workflow
Meredith Corp. has standardized its workflow on Avid’s MediaCentral Platform and has signed a deal with the company to upgrade 10 of its stations, install new Avid workflows at two and deploy a virtualized environment over a six-year period, Avid announced today. Adoption of the MediaCentral Platform by Meredith will let the broadcaster take advantage […]
WPLG Deploys Avid-Based News Workflow
WPLG, the BH Media Group-owned ABC affiliate in Miami, has acquired a comprehensive set of Avid tools to drive a story-centric news workflow, Avid announced today. At the heart of the technology deployment is the Avid MediaCentral Platform, which makes it possible for the station’s newsroom and field crews to collaborate seamlessly,an Avid press release said. The […]
Cadent Streamlines Media Prep Workflow With Telestream Vantage
Cadent, a provider of media, advertising technology and data solutions for the pay TV industry is using the Telestream Vantage media processing platform to automate processes and boost productivity across its media planning and buying operations, the company announced. The company’s network operations center in Mount Laurel, N.J., regularly operates on demanding delivery deadlines. Incoming […]
Intercom Mobility, Standards Trend Over Past Year, Says Browne
When it comes to intercoms for use in television production, the ability to move from fixed positions while doing video and audio production work and the development of audio-over-IP standards are the two most important trends over the past year, says Simon Browne, director of product management at Clear-Com. “Some of that is being solved […]
WTAT Streamlines Closed Captioning Workflow
WTAT, the Fox affiliate in Charleston, S.C., has accelerated its closed captioning workflow and improved accuracy after adopting ENCO’s software-defined enCaption3R3 system, the company said is a press release today. The station broadcasts 21 hours of live local newscasts every week. The news schedule also includes FOX 24 News Now, a newly launched live news-lifestyle-entertainment show. The […]
Fox Upgrades Workflow Management Software
Fox Broadcasting is upgrading software it uses to streamline workflow efficiency network-wide with the deployment of the latest version of Thought Development Corp.’s On-Air Pro workflow management system, the company said today. On-Air Pro, along with a suite of plug-ins, will be integrated with several existing systems, including scheduling, traffic and delivery, Thought Development said. […]
Bitcentral Redesigns Oasis To Streamline Workflow
Bitcentral has redesigned its Oasis for Distribution platform with a modern look that streamlines content delivery. Users can customize their platform. Three distinct looks are available that vary depending on the newsroom workflow. The redesign includes streamlined video preview and content review with simplified video scrubbing and head-up metadata preview in a single combined panel. […]
Ready For 8K Editing?
How is this for an editing feature: work with any raster up to 8K in any format? It doesn’t seem all that long ago that the highest res video anyone had to work with was 1080p. But things are changing fast, and Avid has responded by building its Avid Resolution Independence into Media Composer 8.4, […]
WRAL Deploys Unified News Production Workflow
WRAL, the Capitol Broadcasting-owned CBS affiliate serving Raleigh, Durham and Fayetteville, N.C., has deployed the Bitcentral CORE:news news system that unifies the news production workflow, according to a June 25 Bitcentral press release. CORE:news makes it possible to capture and encode video, edit video, manage playout, publish content for digital distribution and archive assets from […]