Real-World Case Studies and Customer Success Stories with Superdesk

AAP needed to upgrade its newsroom software. Their old systems were out of date and hard to use. They chose Superdesk, which let them add features and manage content easily. Superdesk's open source c...ode saved costs and allowed custom changes. In less than two years, AAP and Sourcefabric built a new system. Now, AAP can produce and share more stories and photos faster and more efficiently.
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DPA is Germany’s main news agency. They needed a way to cover breaking news quickly and share updates with their clients. They used Sourcefabric’s Live Blog to create and publish live blogs during ma...jor events. This allowed their clients to put live updates on their own websites right away. The solution made it easy for smaller news organizations to report on big events. DPA also gained a new way to build customer relationships and generate revenue.
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ZEIT ONLINE is a large German news site. They needed to update how Live Blog worked with their redesigned website. Sourcefabric made three key updates: a new theme, a scorecard feature, and a way to ...show which blogs are active or closed. These changes made it easier for editors to use Live Blog and for readers to follow live events. ZEIT ONLINE now gives better live news coverage with these new features.
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Ambiental Jalisco is a startup newspaper in Mexico focused on environmental journalism. They faced problems with manual content publishing and lacked automatic archiving. Sourcefabric provided them w...ith a pro-bono Live Blog instance. This tool made their editorial workflow faster and allowed reporters to publish stories directly. As a result, they increased their content output and improved real-time information delivery.
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DPA is Germany’s main news agency. They needed a way to cover breaking news quickly and share updates with their clients. They used Sourcefabric’s Live Blog to create and publish live blogs during ma...jor events. This let their clients put live updates on their own websites right away. The solution made it easy for even small media groups to report on big news. DPA also gained a new way to earn money and build better customer relationships.
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NTB, the national news agency of Norway, needed newsroom software but did not want to buy a commercial product or build one in-house. They chose Superdesk from Sourcefabric, which allowed them to joi...n a community of news innovators. Sourcefabric worked closely with NTB, adapting the software to their needs through agile development. NTB rolled out Superdesk after 11 months. They saw benefits from open source collaboration and new features that improved their workflows.
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The Nepali Times is a weekly news publication in Nepal. After a major earthquake in April 2015, they needed a way to give real-time updates to their readers. They started using Live Blog from Sourcef...abric. This tool let them post live updates, photos, and news as events happened. It helped them cover the earthquake and later, other big news events. The tool also made their website look more modern and dynamic.
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ZEIT ONLINE is a large German news organization. They needed to update their live blogging tool to fit a new website design. Sourcefabric worked with them to create a new theme, add a scorecard featu...re, and show which blogs are active or closed. These changes made it easier for editors to cover live events and for readers to follow news. ZEIT ONLINE now has a better live blogging experience for both staff and readers.
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STT wanted to give its clients better real-time access to news planning. They worked with Sourcefabric to improve their client web portal using the Superdesk platform. The project included workshops ...and coaching to adapt the software to STT's needs. STT's editors needed more visibility and collaboration on planning items. The new system helps clients plan their resources and use news content more efficiently. The project won a Stars4Media award for its success.
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AAP needed to upgrade its newsroom software because its old systems were out of date and hard to use. They chose Superdesk, a newsroom management system from Sourcefabric. Superdesk let them add new ...features easily and avoid licensing costs. Developers and journalists worked together to make the software fit their needs. In less than two years, AAP could plan, produce, and distribute more content faster. With Superdesk, AAP now produces over 4,000 stories each week and reaches more than 11 million readers.
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Kobinet-Nachrichten needed a new digital newsroom after their old system, Newscoop, was discontinued. They chose Superdesk from Sourcefabric because it was flexible and had the features they wanted. ...The team set up Superdesk in just two months. Now, they publish about seven articles a day and a monthly column. They work more efficiently with fewer editors and manage images better. They also share more content on social media and through a newsletter.
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Eurovision needed a live blogging tool to handle many users and allow easy content updates during their popular song contest. They chose Live Blog from Sourcefabric, working with the digital agency S...crn. The Live Blog team made sure the platform could handle high traffic and matched Eurovision’s branding. The Eurovision team used Live Blog to share highlights, behind-the-scenes content, and videos. The tool was easy to use and worked smoothly, even with many visitors. The Eurovision team was happy with the results.
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Tennis Australia needed better radio coverage for the Australian Open. They wanted to handle large traffic and get precise listener data. They chose Airtime Pro to help with this. Airtime Pro set up ...a system to support 100,000 concurrent listeners. They also provided tools for live and automated broadcasts. The event ran smoothly and reached millions of listeners.
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