Key Takeaways:

➡️ Cloud-native workflows support faster, multiplatform storytelling. Torsvik explains how newsrooms are shifting from traditional broadcast rundowns to story-centric production, allowing journalists to develop stories and distribute them across multiple platforms. Fonn Group’s Saga newsroom system supports this approach, allowing teams to collaborate and respond to breaking news without being tied to a single broadcast deadline.

➡️ Open technology ecosystems give broadcasters more flexibility and control. Torsvik emphasizes the importance of open APIs and flexible integrations, particularly as broadcasters evaluate which AI tools to incorporate into their workflows while maintaining editorial control.

➡️ AI-powered metadata makes media assets easier to find and use. Fonn Group’s Mimir production and collaboration platform makes media assets accessible through cloud-based proxies and integrates with AI tools for transcription, translation and facial detection. These capabilities help production teams search large media libraries and locate relevant footage without relying on time-consuming manual metadata logging.

➡️ Data visualization is becoming part of the storytelling process. Following Fonn Group’s acquisition of Everviz, now rebranded as Tykna, the company is expanding its capabilities in data-driven graphics and maps.