Octopus Reports Very Successful 2018

Octopus reports a very successful year of innovation and sustained strong demand for its broadcast newsroom technology. The highlight of the year was the introduction of Octopus 8.2 which includes a wide range of enhancements designed to increase efficiency and extend operational flexibility.

"A trusted NRCS provider with 10,000-plus daily users, Octopus continues to lead in the newsroom software industry by its Digital-First policy preparing our users for linear and on-demand broadcasting," comments Marketing Manager Adam Kennedy-Ripon. "We made significant leaps in development during 2018 by listening to our customers and addressing their visions of the future. Octopus 8.2 extends our digital capabilities, optimising performance and reducing cost with the introduction of an advanced editorial collaboration tool for team workflows."

"Installation highlights during the year included Altitude Sports & Entertainment in Colorado, Echo TV in Hungary, ILTV in the Bahamas, NCN in Nebraska and NET in Indonesia. A lot more are coming through."

"Among new partnership agreements signed during the year was one with Vienna-based Stryme which produces broadcast ingest solutions for the global broadcast market. The agreement centres on the integration of the Genesix VideoServer V9 and the Octopus NRCS via the industry standard MOS software protocol."

"Looking ahead to 2019, we anticipate ever-growing demand for viewer-selectable parallel news content both via mobile devices and on Internet-connected domestic TVs. We will also be celebrating our 20th anniversary."

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