NewsBud

Desktop Newsroom - Story Editor and Audio Player


Updated Friday 03 February 2012

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NewsBud is a desktop newsroom solution for small/medium stations who wish to create, edit and broadcast news bulletins/scripts.  The cost of NewsBud is £50 for your initial licence plus £35 for each additional licence at your station.  There is also a 4-licence starter-pack for £100 which is ideal for multiple studio setups.

NewsBud offers the following features :

  • Audio Recorder and Editor
    Record audio directly into NewsBud or edit existing audio files (MP2/MP3/WAV formats supported)

  • Bulletin + Story/Script Management
    Add and manage news stories - add them to bulletins as well as drag 'n' drop of associated audio cuts

  • RSS News Feed Reader
    Presets allow for a up to 100 RSS feeds to be loaded and viewed via the internal HTML browser

  • Estimated Story Length
    A display of the approximate length a story will take to read - useful for getting your news bulletins to 3 minutes!

  • Network Friendly
    No database to worry about - NewsBud works with simple text files and can operate over a network in conjunction with other workstations when used with a common DataPath via a mapped drive

Forthcoming features :

  • FTP of Files to/from sites
    Retrieve audio from remote-sites/locations and update your station's website with stories from NewsBud

  • Auto-Record/Capture
    Great for monitoring satellite feeds or incoming lines for the latest scoops and sports news - "record on audio" or contact-closures will allow for automated recording.

  • Auto-Update of Bulletins/Stories while "on-air"
    Using a networked NewsBud setup - colleagues can edit and add to your Bulletin while you are on-air.  They can insert breaking news items such as text or audio clips.
   
Audio Editor - Record and Edit Audio Clips RSS Feed Reader - List the latest stories from your RSS feeds

   
Bulletin/Script Editor - Edit Stories and Manage Bulletins Studio Panel - for playout of Bulletins

 
 

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