Press Release – RT Software integrates Swift News with Octopus Newsroom

London, UK. March 2025

RT Software integrates its Swift News graphics system with Octopus Newsroom.

RT Software is delighted to announce that the latest release of its newsroom graphics system, Swift News, now supports Octopus 12.

This update empowers journalists to effortlessly create on-air text and images directly within the Octopus Newsroom environment through Swift’s user-friendly HTML5 plugin.

Octopus Newsroom is a leading provider of cutting-edge newsroom solutions, empowering broadcasters worldwide with innovative tools for streamlined news production and collaboration. Their cutting-edge NRCS empowers journalists, editors, and producers with intuitive, on-prem or cloud-based technology that seamlessly integrates into any workflow.

Swift News provides journalists with complete control over their content, while ensuring consistent on-air graphics that align with the station’s brand identity. The newly introduced HTML5 plugin offers several key benefits:

• Fully Animated Graphics Previews: Journalists can now view full animations of their graphics directly within their Octopus interface, providing confidence in how the final broadcast will appear on air.
• Unified User Experience: The interface maintains consistency with the Swift Live browser interface available for gallery graphics operators, thereby supporting an efficient production operation.
• Future-Ready Technology: Built on a robust technology foundation, the new interface is designed to be responsive to future customer requirements and support new innovations as they are requested. 

Jan Polák, Head of projects APAC at Octopus Newsroom remarked, “The Swift News integration is a great addition to our newsroom solutions, and RT Software continues to impress with their innovative graphics solutions.”

Mike Fredriksen, RT Software’s Commercial Director, commented, “We’re confident that Octopus Newsroom customers will be keen to experience this latest development. Our goal is to make the process of getting graphics on air as simple and efficient as possible, and to bring significant value to newsroom operations.”

Swift News is not only ideal for daily news reports and sports shows but also excels in specials such as national elections or major sporting events, thanks to its versatile integration with external data sources.

For more information about Swift News, or to understand the complete range of Swift graphics products that covers everything from 3D augmented reality to channel branding for playout, please visit the RT Software website – rtsw.co.uk

About RT Software:

RT Software is a leading provider of real-time graphics solutions for News, Sports, Entertainment and Channel Branding. Its products include editors/CG, sports telestration, election and newsroom graphics, augmented reality and virtual studios, with control interfaces for PC or browser. From its beginnings as an off-shoot of the BBC 3D Graphics Department in 2004, it now has installations from Iceland to New Zealand, with a customer base including some of the biggest names in broadcasting: BBC, Sky News, TNT Sports, Bell Media, TRT Türkiye, SABC and many other tier 1 broadcasters.

About Octopus Newsroom:

Octopus Newsroom is a leading provider of cutting-edge newsroom solutions, transforming the way newsrooms operate, and equipping broadcasters with state-of-the-art tools to make news production faster, smarter, and more efficient. Their solutions empower journalists, editors, and producers with intuitive, on-prem or cloud-based technology that seamlessly integrates into any workflow. With full support for a story-centric approach and advanced features like AI, real-time collaboration, and multi-platform publishing, Octopus Newsroom helps teams focus on storytelling while effortlessly managing content across channels. 

Contact:
Ian Young, Marketing Manager
RT Software Ltd
Unit 6
Hurlingham Business Park

London

SW6 3DU
email: sales@rtsw.co.uk
www.rtsw.co.uk