Avid announces Avid iNEWS 3.0, Avid iNEWS Command 2.5

Avid has introduced new features to its iNEWS 3.0 newsroom computer system (NCRS) and iNEWS Command 2.5 device automation system.

Avid’s iNEWS 3.0 and iNEWS Command 2.5 offer openness and integration that streamline newsroom workflows and provide broadcasters and journalists with an advantage in meeting the demands of news production. New features include:

· iNEWS Web Services API, which simplifies news production workflows by offering broadcasters the ability to integrate third-party systems with the iNEWS system to access and modify news content;
· Enhanced iNEWS user interface, which accelerates workflows by simplifying navigation within the iNEWS system; and

iNEWS Command control of third-party graphics systems, which gives users more choice and flexibility for graphics control with support for select third-party graphics systems.