OCTOPUS News

New TV channel in Turkey goes with OCTOPUS6

info@octopus-news.com (Administrator) — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:47:12 GMT

ACT World TV (Turkey) is the third successful installation of our newsroom computer system in Turkey. This project is a great result of the cooperation with our technology partner Arttek.
ACT World TV is a newly established news network with predominantly social and cultural orientation. In the first year they will address its audiance in Europe, Asia, Middle Eeast, North Africa and America.
This being already the third successful installation in Turkey proves our good positioning in the Turkish market. Octopus Newsroom understands this markets' needs and is happy to continue its expansion in Turkey and the whole region. We wish ACT World TV good luck in their first steps on air.

January 2012

TVN24 upgraded to OCTOPUS6

info@octopus-news.com (Administrator) — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:49:22 GMT

TVN24 in Warsaw has upgraded to Octopus6 newsroom system at the end of 2011. With approximately 200 users working with the system simultaneously, TVN24 is one of the biggest Octopus customers running on Mac OS X. The successful upgrade to the new version enabled TVN24 to use their Octopus system on Mac OS X natively.

TVN24 is Poland's first 24/7 news which has been on air for more than 10 years.

December 2011

RBC Chose OCTOPUS6

info@octopus-news.com (Administrator) — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 13:30:18 GMT

RBC (Russian: РБК) is our first client in Russia which currently belongs to our developing markets. This project is a great result of our long term partnership with Studio Service, one of our key dealers in Russia. RBC is the first and so far only 24-hour business news television channel in Russia. The channel was launched in September 2003 in partnership with the CNBC and CNN television channels. RBC is the most popular business channel in Russia watched by more than 53 million people. At RBC, OCTOPUS6 is integrated with Harris, Ross Video and Autoscript throught the MOS protocol.

21 September 2011

OCTOPUS Newsroom partners with ToolsOnAir

info@octopus-news.com (Administrator) — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 09:56:47 GMT

OCTOPUS Newsroom and ToolsOnAir officially announced today that they have entered into a new technology partnership together. The new partnership of OCTOPUS6 NRCS and just:live, a set of powerful video production tools, offers a complete news production on MacOS X which is highly cost-effective and user friendly and as such it is the ideal solution for small channels or channels with standard workflow.

1 September 2011

OCTOPUS6 in the heart of Seashore TV newsroom

info@octopus-news.com (Administrator) — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 14:16:50 GMT

Seashore TV based in Orissa state in India is about to go on air with OCTOPUS6 . The 24hour news channel is another television in India where OCTOPUS system supports local Orissa language which is known for its special characters. Thanks to the usage of unicode, no language is a problem for the OCTOPUS system. OCTOPUS6 is set to serve up to 20 concurrent users and it is integrated with Harris automation, WASP 3D graphics and Autoscript teleprompter through support of the industry standard MOS protocol.

12 July 2011

OCTOPUS welcomes Prime News among its customers

info@octopus-news.com (Administrator) — Tue, 31 May 2011 09:15:05 GMT

Prime News TV, a brand new 24/7 news channel in Guwahati, India has informed about local as well as global news in English and Assamese languages with the help of OCTOPUS6 NRCS since last Saturday. At Prime News, OCTOPUS6 is integrated with Neptune automation system from Pebble Beach for the first time, Beehive Systems graphics and Autoscript teleprompters. OCTOPUS Newsroom is happy to continue its expansion in India and wishes Prime News good luck in their first steps on air.

31 May 2011

First Installation of OCTOPUS6 in Ghana

info@octopus-news.com (Administrator) — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 15:09:58 GMT

Modern African Productions (MAP) TV, a subsidiary of Modern Times Group placed OCTOPUS6 in the heart of its news production last week. The project comprised of two parts. The system was first set up in Sweden and afterwards shipped to Ghana where additional installation and training took place. At MAP, OCTOPUS6 is integrated with EditShare and Autocue. We wish MAP TV high ratings and look forward to other project opportunites in Ghana.

27 April 2011

Upgrade of OCTOPUS System at TV JOJ

info@octopus-news.com (Administrator) — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 12:54:27 GMT

TV JOJ, a leading private television channel in Slovakia have switched from OCTOPUS5 to OCTOPUS6 NRCS. The upgrade involved installation and trainings which both went smoothly. OCTOPUS6 is connected with Avid and Autoscript prompter through the MOS protocol. After purchasing additional 20 licenses, OCTOPUS6 is prepared to help 75 concurrent users.

22 March 2011

Czech TV Brno Opts for OCTOPUS6

info@octopus-news.com (Administrator) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 13:24:59 GMT

Czech TV Brno, a division of Czech national television, is ready to switch to OCTOPUS6 NRCS after successful installation and trainings in Brno last week. The system is integrated with Aveco ASTRA playout automation, Harris Inscriber graphics system and Autoscript teleprompters. We wish journalists in Czech TV Brno nice work with OCTOPUS6.

8 March 2011

Frontier TV Goes for OCTOPUS6

info@octopus-news.com (Administrator) — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 10:30:22 GMT

Frontier TV, a brand new news and current affairs channel is about to go on air with OCTOPUS6 in the heart of its news production. The television aims to broadcast news in 4 different languages – Hindi, Bengali, English and Assamese. The project was managed by the RSG Broadcast system integrator who chose to integrate OCTOPUS6 with B4M automation, Beehive Systems graphics and Autocue teleprompters.

23 February 2011