{"@attributes":{"version":"2.0"},"channel":{"title":"The Fonn Group blog","link":"https:\/\/blog.fonngroup.com","description":"Story-centric publishing and production in the cloud. Perspectives on how cloud-native software products are changing professional content production.","language":"en","pubDate":"Fri, 30 Jan 2026 09:36:15 GMT","item":[{"title":"The great cloud acceleration: 2026 will be the year workflows get smart","link":"https:\/\/blog.fonngroup.com\/the-great-cloud-acceleration","description":"
\n \"The <\/a> \n<\/div> \n

2025 was (yet another) year of AI, there\u2019s no question about it. Generative, agentic, LLM, AI dominated in tech news everywhere, not just media tech. Within media tech we saw fascinating and novel use cases of AI like Channel 4\u2019s use of an AI presenter in a documentary that shocked and terrified viewers.<\/p>","category":"Fonn Blog","pubDate":"Fri, 30 Jan 2026 09:36:15 GMT","guid":"https:\/\/blog.fonngroup.com\/the-great-cloud-acceleration"},{"title":"So you've tried a story-centric workflow and failed? Here\u2019s why.","link":"https:\/\/blog.fonngroup.com\/so-you-tried-a-story-centric-workflow-and-failed-heres-why","description":"

\n \"So <\/a> \n<\/div> \n

I\u2019ve spent my entire life in newsrooms. I crawled on the floor as a toddler at the one my dad used to run at a local newspaper in Norway before eventually running the newsroom myself at the national flagship commercial broadcaster. I\u2019ve seen things, in local, regional, and national news organizations, in print, TV, online, streaming, and social media.<\/strong><\/p>","category":["Fonn PR","Fonn Blog"],"pubDate":"Tue, 12 Aug 2025 08:37:52 GMT","author":"bard@7mountains.com (B\u00e5rd Espen Hansen)","guid":"https:\/\/blog.fonngroup.com\/so-you-tried-a-story-centric-workflow-and-failed-heres-why"},{"title":"Trump is back \u2013 let it rain!","link":"https:\/\/blog.fonngroup.com\/trump-is-back-let-it-rain","description":"

\n \"Trump <\/a> \n<\/div> \n

Few individuals have shaped the modern media landscape like Donald Trump. His tenure as the 45th President of the United States from 2017 to 2021 was not only a political phenomenon but also a media goldmine. <\/strong><\/p>","pubDate":"Wed, 22 Jan 2025 09:52:56 GMT","author":"bard@7mountains.com (B\u00e5rd Espen Hansen)","guid":"https:\/\/blog.fonngroup.com\/trump-is-back-let-it-rain"},{"title":"The Last Stand of Broadcast Newsroom Traditionalists","link":"https:\/\/blog.fonngroup.com\/the-last-stand-of-broadcast-newsroom-traditionalists","description":"

\n \"The <\/a> \n<\/div> \n

In the grand theater of modern broadcast journalism, where the stage is increasingly dominated by AI-assisted content creation, cloud-based playout systems, and serverless infrastructure, a peculiar group remains steadfast in their defiance.<\/p> \n

These are the \"On-Premise Castle Builders\"\u2014broadcast newsroom veterans who, like medieval monarchs, rule over their legacy systems with an iron fist, fending off the invading armies of SaaS-based modernization.<\/p>","category":["Fonn PR","Fonn Blog"],"pubDate":"Mon, 13 Jan 2025 17:14:03 GMT","author":"bard@7mountains.com (B\u00e5rd Espen Hansen)","guid":"https:\/\/blog.fonngroup.com\/the-last-stand-of-broadcast-newsroom-traditionalists"},{"title":"Transitioning from Legacy Broadcast News Systems to a Story-Centric Newsroom Workflow","link":"https:\/\/blog.fonngroup.com\/transitioning-from-legacy-broadcast-news-systems-to-a-story-centric-newsroom-workflow","description":"

\n \"Transitioning <\/a> \n<\/div> \n

The broadcast news industry is undergoing a profound transformation, driven by the need for agility, digital-first content strategies, and streamlined operations to cut costs and work more efficiently. N<\/span>ews organizations are moving away from legacy systems, designed for linear production workflows, towards a story-centric newsroom model that prioritizes content reusability, collaboration, and multi-platform distribution.<\/span> <\/span><\/p> \n

However, this transition is not merely a technical upgrade. It requires a fundamental shift in organizational culture, workflows, and employee mindsets.<\/em><\/p>","category":"Fonn Blog","pubDate":"Mon, 06 Jan 2025 09:09:35 GMT","author":"bard@7mountains.com (B\u00e5rd Espen Hansen)","guid":"https:\/\/blog.fonngroup.com\/transitioning-from-legacy-broadcast-news-systems-to-a-story-centric-newsroom-workflow"},{"title":"How to Handle Anti-Clouders When Upgrading Newsroom Tech","link":"https:\/\/blog.fonngroup.com\/how-to-handle-anti-clouders-when-upgrading-newsroom-tech","description":"

\n \"How <\/a> \n<\/div> \n

Every newsroom has them: the staunch defenders of legacy systems, the warriors of \"but we've always done it this way,\" the skeptics who fear that moving to the cloud will result in chaos, disruption, and possibly the downfall of journalism as we know it. <\/span><\/span><\/p>","category":"Fonn Blog","pubDate":"Fri, 03 Jan 2025 10:01:48 GMT","author":"bard@7mountains.com (B\u00e5rd Espen Hansen)","guid":"https:\/\/blog.fonngroup.com\/how-to-handle-anti-clouders-when-upgrading-newsroom-tech"},{"title":"You should wish for Opex for Christmas","link":"https:\/\/blog.fonngroup.com\/you-should-wish-for-opex-for-christmas","description":"

\n \"You <\/a> \n<\/div> \n

Why? Because it\u2019s the Superior Choice for Broadcast News <\/span><\/strong>Transitioning to SaaS Solutions.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3> \n

Broadcast news organizations are standing at the precipice of a technological revolution, waving goodbye to their legacy systems like an overstuffed filing cabinet being wheeled out of a newsroom. <\/strong><\/p>","category":["Fonn PR","Fonn Blog"],"pubDate":"Wed, 18 Dec 2024 10:25:44 GMT","author":"bard@7mountains.com (B\u00e5rd Espen Hansen)","guid":"https:\/\/blog.fonngroup.com\/you-should-wish-for-opex-for-christmas"},{"title":"Why Broadcast News\u2019 Future is Brighter Than It Looks","link":"https:\/\/blog.fonngroup.com\/why-broadcast-news-future-is-brighter-than-it-looks","description":"

\n \"Why <\/a> \n<\/div> \n

 <\/p>","category":["Fonn PR","Fonn Blog"],"pubDate":"Thu, 12 Dec 2024 14:12:46 GMT","author":"bard@7mountains.com (B\u00e5rd Espen Hansen)","guid":"https:\/\/blog.fonngroup.com\/why-broadcast-news-future-is-brighter-than-it-looks"},{"title":"How Dina and Mimir Empower Broadcasters to Meet Cost-Cutting Goals","link":"https:\/\/blog.fonngroup.com\/how-dina-and-mimir-empower-broadcasters-to-meet-cost-cutting-goals","description":"

\n \"How <\/a> \n<\/div> \n

40% More News, 40% Less Effort: Dina and Mimir Revolutionize Broadcast Workflows<\/strong><\/h3> \n

Imagine increasing your newsroom\u2019s production capacity by 40% without adding staff or sacrificing quality. For broadcasters leveraging Dina and Mimir, this is not a hypothetical\u2014it's the reality. <\/span><\/p>","category":["Fonn PR","Fonn Blog"],"pubDate":"Thu, 28 Nov 2024 10:48:06 GMT","author":"bard@7mountains.com (B\u00e5rd Espen Hansen)","guid":"https:\/\/blog.fonngroup.com\/how-dina-and-mimir-empower-broadcasters-to-meet-cost-cutting-goals"},{"title":"All The Things You Can\u2019t Afford","link":"https:\/\/blog.fonngroup.com\/all-the-things-you-cant-afford","description":"

\n \"An <\/a> \n<\/div> \n

Unfortunately for media companies in 2024, the list can get quite long. And it\u2019s weighing you down like the world weighs down Atlas. Now, let me count the ways. (That\u2019s two shameless Classics appropriations in as many sentences. Who says tech blogs are uncultured?)

And don\u2018t worry. There are some things at the end that I absolutely think you <\/span>can<\/span><\/em> afford.<\/span><\/span><\/p>","category":["Fonn PR","Fonn Blog"],"pubDate":"Mon, 18 Nov 2024 07:56:40 GMT","author":"andre@onemimir.com (Andr\u00e9 Torsvik)","guid":"https:\/\/blog.fonngroup.com\/all-the-things-you-cant-afford"}]}}