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InStudio

Newsroom Systems Update

Scisys OpenMedia Infinity

Scisys'
OpenMedia
Infinity
newsroom computer system is
designed to handle broadcast news
production workflow from wire
search, scripting, and rundown
management through to transmission.
Compliant with the Media Object
Server communications protocol,
its OpenMedia Interface Service
framework enables the integration of
third-party video-production systems,
automation and studio devices. United
and AnyPlace plugins provide support
for mobile reporters. The web-based
interface can handle hundreds of
concurrent users. Also available from
Scisys, OpenMedia Now comprises a
preconfigured newsroom computer
system for TV and digital/online media

combined with a set of supporting
services. It allows researching across
multiple sources such as news wires,
RSS feeds, social media posts or third
party systems. A story-centric planning
and collaboration tool can be used
to contribute while travelling. Also
included are tools to publish stories to
social media channels or a company's
own web content management system.
SI Media's Yes!News newsroom
computer system comprises several
modules for creating and managing
stories and rundowns. It has
integrated character generation and
graphic facilities and supports studio
automation. Video, audio, text and
graphic projects can be handled
within a single graphic interface.

cont'd...

MOS protocol is supported to simplify
integration with third-party devices or
software. Content can be transferred
to and from social media channels. The
NRCS client interface is entirely webbased, enabling journalists to work
from anywhere and on practically any
platform.
Vizrt offers a range of browserbased newsroom production tools
allowing journalists to create branded
graphics using templates, manage and
edit video and publish. The graphics
tools allow visualisation of information
such as weather, election data, sports,
financial and database content. Viz
Pilot is a template-based offering
which enables newsroom staff to
cooperate with colleagues in locating,

VSN NewsConnect HTML5 plugin for NRCS

Red Bee Media OTT Powers
SportsTribal TV
S

portsTribal TV is a new, free
ad-supported sports streaming
service, offering a wide range of 24/7
sports-based entertainment channels
from around the world. Launching in
late 2020, SportsTribal TV enables
traditional and non-traditional sports
rights owners, niche and micro-niche
sports, social creators and sports
storytellers to turn their video content
into professionally managed, 24/7
streaming channels for fans. The new
service is powered by Red Bee Media's
managed OTT platform.
SportsTribal TV has selected Red
Bee Media for its global experience
and capabilities in linear channel
management and global playout
services. Red Bee's broadcast-grade
cloud infrastructure and managed
OTT platform will be at the core of
sports' first 24/7 linear ad-supported
streaming service.
SportsTribal TV will launch with a
line-up of established digital sports
entertainment
channels
initially

available on mobile and web. The
service will then roll out across all
major connected TV and streaming
platforms in 2021. As a sports AVOD
specialist, SportsTribal TV is in
discussions with a wide variety of
global sports bodies, leagues, teams
and publishers to bring a wide and
diverse selection of new sports
entertainment streaming channels to
sports fans in the coming years.
"There
are
many
sports
organisations and content publishers
who are having a hard time reaching
fans and monetising their valuable and
exclusive video content. Either because
they can't attract the attention of
big broadcasters or because they
don't have the financial and technical
resources to launch a direct-toconsumer OTT offering themselves,"
says Frank Bowe, Founder & CEO,
SportsTribal TV.
"SportsTribal TV solves this problem
by offering marginalised sports, rights
owners and digital sports publishers

their rightful place at the OTT table,
turning new and existing video assets
into 24/7 linear streaming channels,
distributed on our ad-supported sports
TV guide," says Bowe. "Our model is
based on revenue-sharing and mutual
success, with no heavy upfront or
running investments for our sports
partners, who gain access to our
global OTT distribution infrastructure.
Everybody wins, including the fans
who get access to their favourite
sport. I am delighted to partner with
Red Bee Media, pioneering a new era
in free, ad-supported TV for the next

uploading, previewing and processing
content. The primary tool, Viz Studio,
is web-based and accessible from any
desktop so users can edit and approve
media remotely. The newsroom plug-in
sits directly within existing third-party
newsroom system clients. Viz Story
is a browser-based video editing and
publishing tool which can be also used
from any location.
VSN NewsConnect, an HTML5
Plugin for the company's newsroom
computer
system,
is
designed
improve efficiency and productivity by
eliminating the need for users to work
with, and switch between, different
tabs and interfaces. Operators can also
see in real time how the final stories
will look, including graphics and
video. An add-on to the VSNExplorer
content management platform, VSN
NewsConnect enables broadcast and
media companies to interconnect
via MOS any third-party newsroom
computer
systems,
character
generator, nonlinear editor, studio
playout systems and video servers.
Users can select raw content, edit
it, record the voiceover, adjust the
audio, assign the graphics and publish
the edited story to the studio or
web.

SportsTribal TV will
launch later in 2020

generation of sports fans."
"SportsTribal TV is a great example
of how the market for streaming
content is expanding and diversifying
and we're happy to be a part of this
unique launch," says Steve Nylund,
CEO, Red Bee Media.
"The Red Bee Managed OTT offering
is perfectly suited to support a service
like this, bringing high-end viewing
experiences and a wide variety of
content to sports fans globally, while
enabling monetisation of content
rights through advertising. It's a winwin."
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