Friday 07.09.2012 67 Vision for editorial planning Annova By Heather McLean
Using planning tools to achieve better workflows and greater newsroom productivity is common sense, according to Michael Schueller, Annova CEO. He says that while gaining and maintaining competitive edge in a newsroom depends on many factors, one of the most critical is access to information. Driven by the proliferation in forms of incoming information, from user-generated content to Twitter feeds, as well as the
need to distribute content to an increasing range of platforms, editorial workflows are becoming ever more complex and demanding, Schueller commented.
“Responding to the themes and events of the day and ensuring that coverage is accurate and up to date are activities that require sophisticated planning,” said Schueller.
“News, gathered from many
sources, is ruthlessly sorted and reviewed. At the same time verified information has to be made available to all editorial
teams, regardless of output platform, as near to immediately as possible.
“As they work to their own deadlines, editorial teams need to be able to look across their organisation and get a clear view of which stories and events are being covered or have coverage planned,” continued Schueller.
“A clear view of information combined with easy access to content means that new information sources, such as social media, can easily be integrated into the news production workflow. Better
workflows in the newsroom mean clear improvements in newsroom productivity.” With its new product being showcased here at IBC, called Vision, Annova Systems has created a software tool designed specifically to manage collaborative planning workflows in the newsroom. Vision works independently from rundown management platforms. It is available as a Windows client or, when combined with the journalist portal, Annova Stage, as a web application. 3.A31
Michael Schueller: “Better workflows in the newsroom mean clear improvements in newsroom productivity”
Ultra Slim Box now in production
EchoStar By Ian McMurray
Seen last year at IBC in its prototype form, the Ultra Slim Box from EchoStar is now in production, and is among the numerous products featured by the company at the show. According to EchoStar, the Ultra Slim Box is the slimmest commercially available digital TV recorder in the world. Despite a compact form factor of just
Compact and efficient Harris
By Dick Hobbs
The manufacturer is extending its PowerSmart concept, which reduces operational costs for transmission, with a new range of higher power compact transmitters.
The Maxiva UAX line uses the same technologies introduced four years ago in the Maxiva UAX Compact Class to reduce the footprint by 2U. The new range is available for all common digital modulations including DVB-T2, and at power levels from 300W to 1250W. The reduction in physical size is valuable particularly where broadcasters share
transmission sites and, with space in the machine room at a premium, operators charge by the rack units occupied. 7.G20
Slimmer of the year: the slimmest commercially available DVR from EchoStar
14mm deep, the Ultra Slim Box’s feature set includes a high capacity 500GB hard disk drive, twin tuner, HDM connection and Internet connectivity to enable Smart TV and over- the-top services. Also highlighted by EchoStar are its ‘connected
devices’, an updated range of set-top boxes and digital video recorders for pay-TV operators. All connected devices - from entry-level HD STBs to fully-featured advanced cable gateways – have, according to EchoStar, been designed to support the industry’s leading
conditional access and middleware solutions. In addition, EchoStar is showcasing its Android- powered IP set-top box, which is designed to enable operators and content providers to enrich their service portfolios by extending services over IP
using an extensive, scalable web-centric application development platform. Visitors can see live app demonstrations featuring popular games and other content delivered over the Internet to the TV screen. 1.F76