EditShare, a leader in collaborative media storage and intelligent workflow solutions, and Octopus Newsroom, a global provider of newsroom computer systems (NRCS), today announced a fully integrated, end-to-end newsroom solution to be showcased at IBC 2025 in Amsterdam (September 12–15).
The partnership combines Octopus’ story-centric newsroom platform with EditShare’s high-performance media infrastructure, enabling news teams to plan, produce, and deliver stories with greater speed, scalability, and collaborative efficiency. The joint solution empowers broadcasters to meet the demands of today’s fast-paced, multi-platform news landscape.
A Unified Ecosystem for Modern Newsrooms
Octopus 12 is built for story-first production, supporting everything from single-channel broadcasters to global networks. With more than 100 third-party integrations via MOS protocol and APIs, Octopus enables real-time script editing, rundown management, and publishing to broadcast, digital, and social channels. Its open approach ensures compatibility with studio automation, playout, graphics, and AI-driven tools, giving journalists the flexibility to focus on storytelling.EditShare complements this with robust media infrastructure, including:
EFS Shared Storage is a media-engineered file system delivering more than 20GB/s throughput and scaling beyond 20PB. High-availability configurations and native drivers for Adobe Premiere Pro, Avid Media Composer, and DaVinci Resolve ensure uninterrupted collaboration for editing teams.
FLOW Media Asset Management automates ingest, proxy creation, versioning, and AI-driven metadata tagging. Integrated with Octopus, FLOW accelerates content search and retrieval, giving journalists immediate access to assets during breaking news.
Multi-Channel Ingest captures satellite, field, and agency feeds for instant use in scripting, editing, and playout.
Vbox Rundown Integration connects directly with Octopus via MOS, allowing producers and directors to manage rundowns, preview assets, and adapt live output in real time.
Together, the two systems create a connected newsroom environment that allows teams to gather, edit, and deliver content faster, with confidence and flexibility at every stage.
“EditShare’s mission is to provide media teams with tools that accelerate workflows and foster collaboration. At IBC 2025, our integration with Octopus NRCS demonstrates a true end-to-end solution for newsrooms. By combining EFS’s high-availability storage, FLOW’s intelligent media management, and Vbox’s MOS-driven rundown capabilities, we’re enabling broadcasters to deliver high-quality news with agility and confidence, no matter the scale.”
Tara Montford, EVP Sales and Co-Founder of EditShare
Why It Matters for Newsrooms
The joint solution addresses key challenges facing today’s news operations:
- Speed: Multi-channel ingest, NVMe-powered storage, and FLOW automation provide instant access to high-resolution assets, cutting prep time for editing and publishing.
- Collaboration: Journalists, editors, producers, and directors can work in parallel across locations, supported by native integrations between Octopus and FLOW, enabling instant asset access and synchronized rundowns.
- Scalability: From 32TB to more than 20PB, EditShare infrastructure grows with newsroom demand, from local stations to 24/7 global networks.
- Open Ecosystem: Over 100 MOS and API integrations, including AI transcription, graphics, and playout, ensure future-ready workflows.
“Octopus NRCS is built to meet the demands of modern journalism, where speed and collaboration are critical. Our partnership with EditShare at IBC 2025 showcases how our open ecosystem, combined with EditShare’s high-performance storage and asset management, delivers a unified platform that lets newsrooms focus on storytelling, not technology. This integration enables journalists to break news faster while maintaining creative control across all channels.”
Gabriel Janko, COO of Octopus Newsroom
Experience It at IBC 2025
Visit Octopus Newsroom at Stand 6.C12 and EditShare at Stand 7.A35 to see the solution in action. Live demos will showcase the full workflow, from ingest and planning to scripting, rundown management, and playout, highlighting how the two companies are empowering news teams to deliver compelling stories faster across every platform.