Clients are actively looking for an alternative to ScheduALL, leading to a renewed focus on innovation within the broadcast and newsroom sectors. We saw this as the perfect moment to elevate our approach. That’s why we teamed up with Octopus Newsroom a year ago—to introduce revolutionary workflows that are already making a significant impact in the industry. And we can’t wait to discuss our future plans for this partnership at IBC.
Stephen Elliott, CEO of farmerswife
This partnership combines the strengths of Octopus and farmerswife, setting a new standard for managing projects from start to finish with ease. The latest integration addresses key challenges in media operations by streamlining processes, reducing information overload, and empowering news teams. It improves data transfer efficiency, cutting down on unnecessary communication and better managing information flow. News teams can now specify event requests directly, ensuring accuracy from the start. The integration also provides analytics on journalist activities, helping to refine work patterns and boost efficiency. Additionally, equipment logging is simplified with detailed tracking, ensuring smooth and seamless operations.
Integration Overview:
- Reduce Information Overload:
- Streamline data transfer to minimize unnecessary communication and reduce the overwhelming hand traffic of information.
- Empower Creatives:
- Enable creative teams to specify event requests directly, ensuring precision and clarity from the start.
- Journalist Work Insights:
- Gain valuable analytics on journalist activities, providing insights to optimize work patterns.
- Efficient Equipment Logging:
- Effortlessly track equipment requests, detailing who made the request, when, and what was needed to ensure smooth operations.
The Workflow:
- Journalists Submit Requests:
- Journalists send resource requests to the Booking Manager for stories or assignments.
- Selecting the “push” option in Octopus News Production System creates a new booking in farmerswife.
- Booking Coordinator Notification:
- The Booking Coordinator in farmerswife receives an email notification and promptly accesses the requested resources booked as Roles/Object Classes in their schedule.
- Seamless Resource Management:
- Replace requested resources with available ones easily, ensuring optimal allocation.
- Customization Options:
- Tailor requests with custom fields in Octopus NRCS, which are seamlessly transferred to farmerswife booking fields, covering details like location and specific requirements.
We’re thrilled to partner with farmerswife to streamline and enhance news teams’ daily workflows. Discover the power of this collaboration at IBC this year—visit our booth 6.C12 to explore this integration and also exciting new Octopus innovations. Together with farmerswife, our combined solution gives you complete control over your TV and radio news station.
Milan Varga, Product Manager at Octopus Newsroom
At Octopus Newsroom´s booth 6.C12, you can see our latest innovations, including a no-code workflow designer, seamless desktop-to-web collaboration, cutting-edge AI capabilities, and watch the power of this partnership. farmerswife will showcase the latest updates to Cirkus, including automated workflows and public requests, which make team collaboration smoother than ever. Additionally, their newly launched farmerswife 7.1 brings significant upgrades to equipment tracking, management tools, and budgeting, further streamlining operations, all to be seen at booth 6.C24.