N24 broadcasting from Europe's most modern newsroom
Using NorCom's NCPower Pro as a basis, the N24 newsroom is producing content and news shows for its own 24-hour station as well as for Sat.1, ProSieben and kabel eins.Article Medien Bulletin 07/2009
The challenge
In connection with the relocation to Potsdamer Platz in Berlin, the N24 newsroom staff sought facilities allowing them not only to produce their own round-the-clock content and web news but also the news shows for ProSieben, Sat.1 and kabel eins. This called for an entirely new, powerful newsroom system permitting extensive research, production and planning capabilities as well as a high degree of automation.
The solution
NorCom's NCPower Pro together with the Sony Sonaps video production system and the Vizrt graphics solution forms the ideal basis for an end-to-end digital newsroom workflow. The system is linked to the ProSiebenSat.1 Group's existing archive to facilitate research, scheduling and data transfers. The computer-aided production is handled via the Mosart newscast automation system.
The success
The newsroom with 145 workplaces was set up in only ten months. By integrating all broadcasting and IT structures in NCPower Pro, it was possible to achieve a high degree of automation in work processes. The use of NorCom's powerful system provides a competitive lead when it comes to speed and efficiency. N24 also made use of this opportunity to implement the 16:9 widescreen format, the first German news channel to do so.
