Bitcentral builds a digital bridge between Griffin Media newsrooms and Core News

The implementation of Core News (Bitcentral) in Griffin Media has resulted in more agile and better connected workflows at two of its flagship stations: KWTV and KOTV.

The arrival of the ecosystem Core News of Bitcentral a Griffin Media includes a wide range of tools, such as Precis, Oasis, Create, Fusion Hybrid Storage (FHS) and other emission and technical automation products, which form a unified system that reinforces the way in which KWTV y KOTV They create, manage and distribute news. Jack Conway, vice president of technology at Griffin Media, highlights the “intuitive” nature of the system, which “speeds up the movement of content between stations” as well as facilitates the “daily work” of their production teams.

Among other functions, Core News enables a Integrated editing, asset management and playback through Precis, Oasis and Create. Likewise, it offers an environment of hybrid storage that allow both stations to exchange content “instantly”, functioning in a more cohesive way. Everything results in a “scalable control room” which may continue to expand in the future.

These benefits respond to the key pillars of Core News, explains Sam Kamel, CEO of BitCentral: “The implementation of Griffin Media is a clear example of its impact: stronger collaboration between broadcasters, a more fluid movement of content and highly efficient production from the creation of the news to its broadcast.”