To enable broadcasters to produce HD programming more cost-effectively, Massachusetts-based digital media software and hardware products developer Avid Technology has launched an end-to-end HD news solution.

The company said that with this powerful solution, broadcasters can easily acquire, edit, network, manage assets, playback and control functionality of Sony XDCAM HD, LongGoP HD MPEG2, content, with a workflow designed to deliver significant time, storage and bandwidth savings.

The HD News solution consists of the new AirSpeed Multi Stream production server, version 1.0; an updated version of NewsCutter software, version 7.5; the Avid Interplay production asset management system, v 1.6; as well as the Avid Unity shared storage system.

Avid also launched new versions of its journalist audio and video editing and scripting solution: iNEWS Instinct 2.0; and newsroom automation and control solution: iNEWS Command 2.0.