S5E04: The Story-Centric, Digital-First Future of News
The planned combination of Avid and Wolftech will transform news, sports and live production workflows, according to the leaders of both companies after announcing plans to acquire the Norwegian-based story-centric planning and publication specialist.
· The tight integration of Avid MediaCentral and Wolftech News into a unified toolset will enable customers to increase efficiency by optimizing collaboration between digital-first and traditional TV with a streamlined, end-to-end workflow.
· Newsrooms will benefit from an industry-leading, digital-first, AI framework and an open API approach to integrations to power workflows today and tomorrow, on-premises, hybrid or in the cloud.
In this special edition of the podcast, we hear from those behind the deal, and from other leaders in the business about the benefits it will bring to customers.
Episode Guests
· Wellford Dillard, Avid Chief Executive Officer
· Arne Berven, Wolftech Chief Executive Officer
· Tim Claman, Avid Chief Product Officer
· Régis André, Avid Senior Director of Product
Management
· Tom Evetts, Avid Chief Sales Officer
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Credits
Host: Craig Wilson
Producer: Matt Diggs
Social: Wim Van den Broeck
Theme Music: Greg “Stryke” Chin