News 24, a brand-new 24/7 news channel broadcasting from Delhi, India has recently launched. OCTOPUS in News24 is ready to support routine and emergency newsroom operations for 80 users simultaneously. Incoming wires, RSS and SMS feeds, tight integration with Aveco Astra and lowres browsing capability provided by OCTOPUS Video Twister offer an advanced platform for day-to day newsroom requirements. Integration with Vizrt’s Content Pilot allows journalists to prepare graphics on their desktops. To bring stories to presenter’s desk, MOS connected Autoscript teleprompter is used. The project of OCTOPUS installation, integration and training has been managed solely by Benchmark Microsystems, India
4th January 2008
A new Polish infotainment channel, TV Silesia, is about to start broadcasting in the first half of March. OCTOPUS Newsroom system was chosen as the solution for TV Silesia’s news shows, serving 50 journalists. OCTOPUS connects with Harris Inscriber via CII interface and Gallery Sienna is used as the playout platform. Sienna, integrated with OCTOPUS via MOS allows journalists to preview lowres videos of the clips before they go on air. Autoscript teleprompter brings live studios to presenters’ desk. Apple Poland has been the system integrator coordinating this interesting project.
About 30 journalists use OCTOPUS5, to browse wires and write their stories in Belsat TV, Warsaw. OCTOPUS has been smoothly integrated with their technology partners Gallery Sienna automation and Autocue teleprompters. While latest version of MOS protocol is used to integrate with automation and prompting solution, OCTOPUS CGSender and CII interface connect newsroom system with Inscriber graphics system. System integration was lead by Apple Poland.
Czech TV Ostrava, a regional branch of the state Czech TV has successfully implemented OCTOPUS Newsroom System. Using transfer feature, wires and stories between Ostrava and Prague headquarters are seamlessly shared. Tighter interconnection between Prague and Ostrava enables direct information exchange. Contributions from Ostrava can now be easier reviewed by Prague and brought on air quicker and more efficiently.