Top features
Integrated news workflow
- Control every aspect of story creation and distribution through integrated tools for mobile reporting and editing, news graphics, rundown management, playout control, and multi-channel distribution
- Integrate other non-Avid news production applications and systems with iNEWS for a seamless end-to-end workflow via iNEWS Web Services and MOS protocol
Web-based news production
- Create, view, and edit stories and rundowns from anywhere via the browser-based user interface
- Simplify system administration at server level with thin-client architecture
Unbeatable collaboration
Share content and collaborate on stories from anywhere by searching for, viewing, and editing content on any iNEWS systems within a station group or network via browser-based user interface or desktop client
Mobile workflows
- Create, browse, and edit iNEWS scripts from anywhere using your mobile device
- Review Interplay video related to iNEWS stories
- Review and approve news content
- Access real-time news content and rundowns across any iNEWS system within a station group or network
- Replace printed scripts for anchors and reporters using Presenter mode on iPad
- Download native apps for iPad, iPhone, and BlackBerry
Content ingest
- Consolidate ingest of wires and other sources via serial feed, telnet, email, or by monitoring directories
- Supports all standard wire formats such as ANPA, IPTC, and News ML
- Perform forward searches across multiple iNEWS systems
More Features
Unmatched openness
Provides a rich set of functions to interface and exchange data between third parties and the iNEWS newsroom system via iNEWS Web Services or MOS protocol, offering greater interoperability and choice
Story-centric organization
Consolidate and manage iNEWS stories and related content through projects
Customizable interface
Access your specific preferences including customized toolbars, templates, workspaces and macros every time you login to browser-based or desktop clients
Maximum availability
Continue uninterrupted operations if a server becomes unavailable; all system data is mirrored between multiple servers for highest confidence news operations
Scalability
- Easily add users without reconfiguring every time the station or broadcast enterprise expands
- Retain scripts and rundowns in the online iNEWS system for longer with the newly expanded database size
Simple Administration
- LDAP integration links iNEWS to IT network security for consolidated login process
- Online db visit ensures best practices for maintenance
- Virtualization reduces iNEWS hardware footprint