Version 2 of NewsTicker is packed with many useful features to help make it
easy to use, yet powerful to match your needs.
Headlines
> Through our own exclusive data feed, you get ready-to-air national
and international headlines so that you can focus on the local,
all within your normal monthly fee (no outside providers!!)
> Simple to use insertion of local headlines, with the ability to
load in advance without airing
Sports
> Continuous score-by-score updates with NewsTicker's own TickerWire data feed
> Flexibility to only display certain teams within a league
> Multiple comment lines with each game to display stats about the game
> Pre-loading of local sports schedules
> Customize the order leagues are displayed for maximum on-air control
Finance
> Quotes are updated continuously during your newscasts
> User can add or delete stocks of local interest on the spot and change the display names
> Expand your finance display offering by showing most active stocks
> Display all major indices including the Dow, NASDAQ, S&P500, and the Nikkei
> Display expanded stock data such as 52-week high/low, today's high/low, and volume
School and Business Closings
> Closings module is fully integrated into NewsTicker, injesting
closings through any combination of manual entry, automated telephony
interface, or web update.
Severe Weather
> Automatic insertion of severe weather watches and warnings through
the TickerWire data feed
Current Conditions
> Hourly updates of weather conditions in your area
> Along with current temperatures and sky conditions, show the barometer level, relative humidity, dew point, sunrise/sunset, and more...
Ski Conditions
> Your local ski resorts, automated! More details...
Terrorism Threat Level
> The national terrorism threat level, automatically updated.
Broadcast Functionality
> Extremely powerful format file language let's customers create unlimited on-air design templates
> Newsroom Solutions' own FreedomFX provides high-end character generation including DVE, 32-bit alpha key, animated backgrounds, TrueType font support, animated transitions, and optional SDI I/O
> Font upload utility and more robust graphic upload support for the legacy black-box Codi eliminates the need to know FTP or UNIX commands
> Complete ability to pause and unpause broadcast display, triggering effects to visually bring display on and off the air
Supported Character Generators
> Exclusive FreedomFX custom CG/DVE solution
> Chyron Max, Maxine, Infinit or black-box Codi
> Pinnacle Systems Deko and Dekocast
Server Requirements
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