NewsMaker

www.newsmaker.us

The NewsMaker 'NewsGateway' is a middleware service that provides access to a variety of Newsroom systems through a consistent web-services (SOA) interface. Multiple clients can be supported using either SOAP or XMLRPC protocols. The clients have access to one or more Newsroom systems connected to NewsGateway using supported protocols such as MOS, Telnet or custom APIs. The data is presented in a hierarchical fashion as a list of Newsrooms containing lists of Running Orders and folders which contain stories, which contain scripts and automation items etc.

NewsMaker Technologies are constantly updated and tested against the latest version of ENPS.

Supported ENPS Workflow

Running Order Control

This device allows ENPS to dynamically build and control a playlist within the media server. Changes to the Running Order in ENPS result in immediate changes to the sequence of media objects queued for playout by the media server.

Item Status

This vendor sends real-time status information during playback and other functions which is displayed through ENPS writers and producers in real-time. This includes the use of a minimum set of standard status messages which enable color coding and the automated movement of the ENPS timing bar.

Automatic Placeholder Creation

ENPS can automatically create and name placeholders within this vendor's server into which finished clips ready for play out can later be edited, saved, or recorded. The name and other metadata used to automatically create this placeholder is drawn from the related ENPS Story and Running Order. The vendor then updates ENPS with duration and other information as the placeholder is replaced with the actual media.

Channel Assignment

This product enables ENPS users to directly assign media play-out channels from the ENPS Running Order.

Media Awareness

This device sends ENPS a description of the media it stores. The description contains structured metadata and a pointer to the media object. This information is used by ENPS to return media in search results. Pointers are used to link media to ENPS documents, including Stories, Running Orders and Assignments using simple drag and drop workflow.

NewsMaker NewsGateway ActiveX Plug-in

ENPS users can discover media stored on this device through the use of simple searches within ENPS. When a media description or link is found in ENPS, a user may simply click on the media to view it. The media can be linked to ENPS Running Orders, Stories and Assignments by simply dragging it into and ENPS document.

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