January 30, 2004
TV group signings fuel record growth for AP's ENPS
More than 40 television newsrooms have recently signed agreements to add AP's ENPS as their new news production system, making 2003 ENPS' most successful year since its launch in 1997.
Some of America’s most respected TV broadcast groups are taking advantage of the power of ENPS to create multi-station enterprises. The latest collection of stations that switched to ENPS include eight Young Broadcasting, five Raycom, three Media General, three Clear Channel, three Emmis, three Hearst-Argyle, three ABC, and two New York Times Television properties. They are part of the most recent on a list of nearly 100 new ENPS agreements signed in 2003.
ENPS is the Associated Press' Essential News Production System. More than 44,000 reporters, writers, editors and producers in 42 countries use it in 500 stations around the world.
"ENPS gives stations and networks important advantages as they work to provide even more innovative news and information programming for diverse audiences without technological distractions," said Lee Perryman, deputy director of AP's Broadcast division and director of Broadcast Technology. "Our aggressive, non-stop development efforts and close cooperation with dozens of other vendors of newsroom systems and products are unmatched."
More than 50 newsroom products from 32 hardware and software companies now integrate with ENPS via the MOS protocol, while the ability of ENPS to connect journalists with a variety of resources and systems is transforming the traditional news production process.
Designed by and for broadcast journalists, ENPS is a fit for all types of demanding news production environments, with powerful, easy-to-use features include scripting, rundowns, planning, contacts, messaging, archiving, third-party device control, news wire management, remote access capabilities for field staff, and the industry's only fully-integrated search engine.
In 2003, ENPS 4.0 was introduced with enhancements designed to improve workflow and help keep audiences fully informed. Web Publishing allows journalists to seamlessly integrate content for on-air and online use. ENPS STATS tallies votes and tabulations on election night and automatically updates CGs, workstations and Web sites. ENPS OPENS allows you to collect and easily update your audiences of school and event closings when severe weather hits. Another recent ENPS addition is SNAPfeed. It makes in-the-field video transmission fast and simple, no matter where you are, as long as you have a phone connection.