Introducing the AVID Newsroom System


This year we’re taking a huge step to match industry technology with our course curriculum.  Broadcasters throughout Canada have been making a switch to Avid’s iNews rundown creation software.  It is our mandate to keep up with changes in industry, and therefore we will also be switching to iNews.

But it doesn’t end there!  With Apple pulling support on their Final Cut Server product line, we needed to find a replacement for that technology.  Since Avid is a leader in shared storage technology, we decided to purchase a system that would keep with industry standards, but would also integrate several platforms together into one unified, simple solution.

Along with our iNews system, we’ve also implemented an ISIS (Infinitely Scalable Intelligent Storage) solution from Avid, which utilizes a content management database called Interplay.  All of the systems integrate together to create a functional system that will simplify our broadcast workflow.

We’ve put together some documentation on how the system all works together.  Download the PowerPoint and Word document below.

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If you have any questions about the new system, or how it works, please feel to contact us.

About Nikolas Clarke


Nikolas Clarke is a Broadcast Technologist for the Journalism – Broadcast and Journalism - New Media programs. Nikolas has worked as a video operator on various productions including NHL, MLB, CFL, NBA sporting events, the Just for Laughs comedy festival, and the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic games. During the 2010 G8 and G20 summit in Muskoka and Toronto, he worked with broadcasters from around the world at the summit’s International Broadcasting Centre, implementing a broadcast information channel, and providing file transcoding services. Nikolas also worked as a Broadcast Technician on The National, CBC's flagship news program.


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