Meet us in Amsterdam for IBC2025
Ready to make waves?

We’re back at IBC2025 – and we’re bringing tech that moves with your newsroom.
Join us in Amsterdam, September 12–15, to explore how our latest innovations are keeping modern newsrooms in motion.
From no-code workflow designer and collaborative web tools to responsible AI that supports journalists, we’re bringing solutions that help teams move faster, think with more clarity, and tell stronger stories.
Stop by the booth 6.C12 for hands-on demos, honest conversations, and fresh ideas for the future of news. Because when the story breaks, Octopus moves with you.

Where the Newsroom Moves Next — A Glimpse into IBC2025
Integration partners
Dive into live demos and discover how Octopus 12 flows effortlessly with our technology partners for faster, smarter news production.
Latest AI Features
Explore our latest AI features built to simplify your workflow and elevate your storytelling.
🔹 Local AI – faster, more secure support right where you are
🔹 AI-powered Search – find what you need, instantly
🔹 Contextual AI – understand and shape your story as a whole, not just in parts
Fresh from Octopus
Empower your newsroom with streamlined, story-centric workflows — With a no-code workflow designer.
🔹 Story-centric workflow structure
🔹 Element skipping – easily skip primary or secondary rundown items
🔹 Improved social and web publishing — publish more fluidly, directly from your workspace
Octopus 12 – Story-Centric News Production System
Web Client, Reinvented
Step into a new era of remote production with Octopus 12.
Our lightweight, story-centric Web Client is now more powerful than ever – seamlessly connected to the robust Octopus 12 server and designed for real-time collaboration across teams and platforms. Now with enhanced tools for social media and web publishing, it’s everything your newsroom needs to stay agile, connected, and in motion.
Powerful Management
Stay in the flow of modern news production.
With a story-centric workflow at its core, Octopus 12 connects your team across desktop and web clients — now with prompter view available on both. Add in our powerful Octopus Search, seamless collaboration, and publishing that moves with you — and you’ve got a system designed to keep your newsroom in motion.
New AI Capabilities
Let AI flow into your newsroom — naturally. Our built-in AI Assistant helps you work smarter at every stage of production. With tools designed to support, not replace, your team, Octopus brings together:
🔹 Smarter search powered by LLM intelligence
🔹 Embedded AI tools at the script level
🔹 Brand-new Contextual AI that understands your story as a whole
🔹 And Local AI — for fast and secure performance, where all data “stay at home”

Our Team attending IBC 2025

Petr Stokuč
CEO
p.stokuc@octopus-news.com

Gabriel Jankó
COO & Sales director
g.janko@octopus-news.com

Miro Rusko
Managing Director APAC
m.rusko@octopus-news.com

Scott Fitzgerald
National Sales Director for North America
s.fitzgerald@octopus-news.com

Gianluca Bertuzzi
Sales Manager Africa & Latin America
g.bertuzzi@octopus-news.com

Milan Varga
Product Manager
m.varga@octopus-news.com

Adam Paneš
Lead Engineer
a.panes@octopus-news.com

Eva Pláničková
News Production Advisor & Trainer
e.planickova@octopus-news.com

Ciprian Lupsa
Project Manager Europe
c.lupsa@octopus-news.com

Peter Jakubow
Head of Technical Support
p.jakubow@octopus-news.com

Jan Polák
Head of projects APAC
j.polak@octopus-news.com

Karel Petrák
Project Lead – Web Client
k.petrak@octopus-news.com