PRODUCTION


THE MODERN NEWSROOM


NEWS FLASH


Michael Burns reports on how the modern TV newsroom uses ever more complex automation, graphics and augmented reality technology to inform, educate and entertain its audience


N 62 televisual.com Summer 2023


ews is central to most broadcast networks. So, the provision of that news and the technology that supports it has to be rock-solid. The


systems that drive automation of camera moves and cues, on-screen graphics, and virtual set elements have to perform precisely to maintain an air of authority, yet broadcasters must also be on the cutting edge of technology to engage an increasingly distracted audience.


AUTOMATIC FOR THE (NEWS) PEOPLE


Automation is being increasingly relied upon to improve efficiency and maintain quality. “Ross Video has been focused on improving workflows by making sure that all parts of the newsroom are integrated in ways that allow the operators to not only be


more efficient but allow them to produce high-quality shows in a repeatable way,” says Peter Abecassis, Director of Product Management, Production Workflow at Ross Video. “This includes integrating NRCS with MAM, editing, servers and automation. In many of our recent builds, because all these elements are software, we can adapt the solution to on-premise, cloud, or hybrid deployments depending on the model that best suits the customer’s needs.”


The News Galleries at Sky are fully automated using Ross Overdrive. “We’re one of only a handful of 24-hour news organisations using automation to the max,” says Ben Fisher, Head of Studio Output, Sky News. “We continue to push the boundaries and have made a flexible automation model which still allows us to be nimble, agile and react to breaking news as required. We use Shotoku robotic camera peds in our studios,


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