For decades, the traditional rundown has been the backbone of newsroom operations. However, digital-first news consumption trends are changing that and driving the need for a strong alternative. Newsrooms need the freedom to deliver news faster, more efficiently, and on any platform in any order. Dalet’s story-centric solutions do just that by bringing a proven approach that meets the needs of both traditional and modern news organizations.

The traditional rundown

The traditional rundown isn’t just a list; it’s the heartbeat of any news operation. It coordinates work within the newsroom among producers, writers, directors, and editors, ensuring everything runs smoothly during live broadcasts or recorded shows. 

Like most legacy workflows, traditional rundowns have their limitations. They are typically broadcast-centric, a blueprint for what will happen in a single show. This makes it challenging to adapt to today’s digital workflows. This limitation can hinder news organizations in an era where digital content consumption is skyrocketing.

A story-centric vision for newsrooms

Dalet Pyramid’s story-centric approach untethers content from specific output channels and modernizes news operations with several unified planning, production and distribution tools for both linear and digital teams. While enabling digital-first workflows is key to success today, we understand from our customers that this approach must still preserve the core functionality of traditional live show production. Our goal is to shepherd these transitions at your pace, modernizing both the user experience and backend operations for all workflows. By adopting a story-centric approach, news organizations can achieve greater flexibility and more efficient delivery to any endpoint such as TV, SVOD, Social Media and websites.

Previewed at IBC 2024 in Amsterdam, the new Pyramid rundown capabilities are tailored to address future challenges while preserving the essence of TV operations. It’s efficient, adaptable, and core to Dalet’s vision of media and news convergence, acting as the brain of TV news operations.

What was previewed at IBC 2024:

• Intuitiveness

Built to keep up with the rapid pace of today’s newsrooms, Dalet Pyramid Rundown is designed for the challenging demands of newsrooms while still providing an intuitive user experience. A fresh UI consistent and embedded within the Dalet Pyramid news solution, brings a new modern rundown management experience. Easily add packages from stories and preview content directly in your rundown without changing pages or applications. Built with ease and speed in mind, robust keyboard shortcuts allow you to build and edit your rundown fast with as few clicks as possible.

• Agility

A fully browser-based rundown application brings a new level of accessibility and agility to your newsroom operation. Whether deployed in the cloud, on-premises or hybrid, Dalet Pyramid Rundown is accessible from anywhere within your web browser. This allows the heartbeat of your operation to expand beyond your 4 walls with ease.

• Collaboration

Dalet Pyramid Rundown was built with collaboration at the core. Multiple people can build and edit the rundown simultaneously from their browsers with ease. Real-time co-authoring is another standout feature with simultaneous script editing presented in an intuitive and familiar online shared document style. Beyond collaborating within your team, Dalet Pyramid Rundown is connected to your stories and enables collaboration across teams.

• Story Connectivity

Being fully integrated within the story-centric Dalet Pyramid solution means you can now bring story-centric workflows to your rundowns. Going from digital to linear or the other way around happens effortlessly. Stories are available in the rundown and the rundown is available in your story planning tool. By transitioning to a story-centric workflow you can break news first on any platform and ensure you are avoiding duplicate work and efforts.

• Future-proofing your newsroom

In an industry that’s constantly evolving, future-proofing your newsroom is essential. Changing workflows that are at the core of your operation is difficult, but transitioning to a modern rundown solution can help companies prepare for the full story-centric workflow of the future. Dalet Pyramid’s modern design and award-winning features ensure that your news operation remains competitive. By adopting Dalet Pyramid Rundown, you can stay ahead of the curve to meet the demands of today’s digital audience.

Whether your operation is linear first or digital first, rundown-based or story centric, Dalet Pyramid offers a solution that enhances efficiency, improves collaboration, and future-proofs your news operation. Explore the possibilities and see how Dalet can transform your newsroom today.

For more information and to get started with Dalet Pyramid, visit www.dalet.com to discover how we can help you achieve your news production goals.