Mediability selected by GB News to build its HQ in Britain

Press release: February 4, 2021 – Bergen, Norway: 

GB News released their press release today announcing their launch of Britain’s most advanced newsroom, with Mediability as the selected system integrator:

The GB News newsroom

The primary solutions will be the cloud newsroom system DiNA from 7Mountains, integrated with media management system Mimir from Mjoll, and an array of live production systems including studio automation and graphics from Vizrt. Mimir will be used in an integrated PAM workflow with Adobe Premiere Pro. All IP infrastructure will be based fully on NDI.

Knut A. Andersen, CCO in Fonn Group, says: 

“We are of course very proud to play a key role in the birth of a 24/7 news channel in the UK market. Conceptually, we believe GB News will set a new global course on operating models for news channels.”

Daniel Nergard, President of Vizrt, adds: 

 «It is thrilling to see our solutions at the heart of a brand new 24/7 live news operation. This is especially true in a venture so clearly geared towards the future in terms of both software defined workflows and NDI infrastructure.»

In addition to the design and implementation, Mediability will deliver training for the GB News HQ staff.

See the full press release from GB News here (LinkedIn page). 

About Mediability

Mediability is a system integrator and professional equipment reseller, headquartered in Media City Bergen, Norway. The company is part of technology group Fonn Group. Mediability has a solid customer base within broadcast and media and has operated in the professional video production market for over 30 years. 

Mediability has extensive knowledge and experience in designing and implementing efficient editorial and production workflows, assisting customers with transitioning to IP and NDI based workflows, implementing cloud-based technologies, and in enabling end-users to utilize AI as part of their everyday workflows. Learn more about Mediability here.