nxtedition adds powerful new tools for faster, more flexible storytelling at IBC2025

nxtedition adds extensive new functionality and upgrades to its popular live production platform, showcased at IBC2025 (stand 7.A02, Amsterdam RAI, 12 to 15 September). The latest version introduces a wide range of workflow improvements, including a major update to the Script function, designed to make storytelling faster, easier and more flexible for media professionals at all levels. 

At the heart of the creative process, the Script function has been completely rewritten for greater speed, flexibility and performance. The text editor now handles complex scripts used in many languages across Asia and the Middle East, along with improved handling of rich text and emojis, reflecting the changing demands of multilingual and multiplatform newsrooms. 

For quality and creativity, the platform also fully supports Ultra HD and HDR, both in proxies and playout, using HEVC encoding to optimise compression efficiency and visual quality. 

As part of the latest updates, complex HTML graphics templates built in Rive can be imported directly into nxtedition and populated within the platform. This streamlines the creation and deployment of professional visuals. The Melodie library music platform is also integrated, allowing creators to find, download and link the right music to underscore the story. 

nxt|edit, the inbuilt editing platform, supports non-standard aspect ratios such as 1:1 and 9:16. This major update makes it easier to work with user-generated content and social formats. Additional features include voiceover tools, transcript-based text editing, a refreshed UI shaped by user feedback, and a new Event Editor for creating and managing events directly within the platform. 

nxt|drive now provides a new ground breaking way of sending high-resolution media directly to Adobe Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve, securely over the public internet. This gives remote editors instant access to high-res files on demand from a nxtedition system, with no need for any third-party tools or additional licence costs. 

The nxtedition platform has always supported comments as stories are finessed, approved and prepared for delivery. The latest version introduces tagged and tied comments, with the option to flag colleagues for immediate notification, speeding approval and ensuring the story is published fast. Content, including sections of assets, can now be marked as restricted, preventing it from being broadcast to protect the legal, ethical and commercial standing of the broadcaster. 

Visitors will also see how nxtedition’s integrated software environment supports AI Agents and AI Commands to enhance newsroom operations. These agents operate in the background to automate key editorial tasks, suggesting content titles, generating social media descriptions, adapting scripts for different audiences, and even fact-checking material upon ingest. The AI tools run entirely within the nxtedition platform using open-source models such as OpenAI Whisper and Meta’s Llama 3, with no cloud or third-party processing costs. 

“Media businesses worldwide turn to nxtedition to let them tell their stories without restrictions,” said Adam Leah, creative director at nxtedition. “They value our solution because it gives them a simple, easy to learn, single window scripting and production platform that allows them to focus on what they do best. 

“We continue to listen to our users, of course, and to see what is happening across the media industry,” Leah added. “That drives our continuing R&D investment, includes integrations with key partners and it reflects the pragmatic real requirements of news and production today.  

“IBC is the event that the world turns to for the latest in media and entertainment technology, and we look forward to welcoming visitors to see the simplicity of the nxtedition platform, and the way we continually develop it to meet growing and future demands,” he said. 

See nxtedition in hall seven at IBC2025 on stand 7.A02, and find out more at nxtedition.com.