Ideal Systems India, part of the Ideal Systems Group, has completed the design and delivery of a next-generation broadcast and newsroom facility for Collective Newsroom in New Delhi, marking one of the most technologically advanced media infrastructure upgrades in India’s news sector.
Located at the Max House complex, the new operation integrates an IP-enabled, cloud-enhanced newsroom backbone with converged TV, radio, and digital production environments. The project reflects growing investment in scalable, software-defined broadcast systems as Indian news organisations modernise workflows to support multi-platform distribution, faster turnaround, and data-driven editorial collaboration.
At the heart of the facility is the NxtEdition Integrated Newsroom System, powering 90 journalist workstations. The hybrid platform supports planning, scripting, media management, automation, and playout within a single ecosystem, enabling Collective Newsroom to streamline editorial operations across multiple output formats while reducing reliance on legacy siloed systems.
The site also features two fully equipped broadcast studios engineered for flexibility. A large five-camera studio supports high-production live programming, while a compact four-camera space is optimised for rapid news updates and digital-first output.
Both are centrally managed via a shared control infrastructure for simultaneous production.
Ideal Systems has also built two radio control rooms connected to a dedicated radio studio, enabling both standalone and integrated cross-platform audio production. A Central Engineering Room anchors the facility with Ross Ultrix routing technology, OpenGear signal processing, RTS intercom with Dante integration, and long-term storage solutions via Disk Archive ALTO.
All production areas are linked by a unified Dante audio network, reducing latency, improving reliability, and future-proofing the operation for further IP migration. Additional capabilities include craft editing suites and a dedicated social media control room to support real-time digital publishing and audience engagement.
Collective Newsroom, founded by four former senior BBC journalists in India, produces multilingual news content in six Indian languages and English, and serves as exclusive content provider for BBC’s Indian-language digital services and BBC News India’s YouTube channel.