New Zealand's RNZ chooses Dalet to transform its editorial operations

The public broadcaster RNZ, which is now celebrating its centenary, is associated with The valley to transform their editorial systems into story-centric news production.

The new system will free up RNZ staff to spend more time on what matters most: delivering impactful stories to audiences.

Mark Bullen, RNZ Chief Technology Officer, said: "RNZ's upcoming centenary is not just a celebration of our past, but a bold step into the future. This investment underlines our commitment to digital transformation, leveraging modern technologies to streamline operations and improve our ability to deliver timely news and information."

The key to RNZ's technological transformation is Dalet Pyramid, a news solution that improves resource sharing and story collaboration for chaos-free, open and auditable operations. The integrated solution will modernize the content production and distribution with a story-centric approach. The newsroom management solution replacement includes story planning, editing and approval, news feed, contact management, publishing, rundown management and archiving.

In addition, the updated solution of eaudio editing and management will allow RNZ staff to capture, edit and publish audio anytime, anywhere. The technological update represents an investment of 4.5 million New Zealand dollars for implementation and the first five years of operation.

“One of the systems we have trusted dates back to 1999,” he says. Mark Stevens, head of news at RNZ. "To put it in perspective, in 1999 the Nokia 3210 was leading phone sales and Google had just hired its first employee. Our RNZ staff have done wonders with these outdated tools, finding creative solutions wherever possible. However, we owe it to our storytellers to provide them with the latest technology so they can focus on delivering quality content to our audiences."

For its part, Ren Middleton, VP of Sales APAC at Dalet, highlights that "we are delighted to collaborate with RNZ to revolutionize their editorial workflows, improving both efficiency and flexibility. Dalet is a leader in sophisticated, automated and AI-based media workflows. This partnership perfectly aligns with our mission of empowering storytellers to deliver compelling narratives to diverse audiences."