Cuez vs iNEWS
Newsroom Automation
Cuez: the Alternative to iNEWS
Everything you expect from an NRCS and everything you wish it had.
Cuez vs. iNEWS
iNEWS
- Requires technical operators or engineers
- Limited to Media Central + MOS
- Restricted integrations outside Avid ecosystem
- Primarily on-prem, less remote-friendly
- No real-time collaboration
- Rundown structure less adaptable
- Templates must be built manually
- Requires multiple tools for same workflow
- Requires local installs
- CAPEX + OPEX, high upfront cost
Cuez
- No-code automation
- Open API integrations & device agnostic approach
- Works with any MAM/PAM
- Cloud-native & remote-friendly
- Real-time collaborative editing
- Highly customizable rundowns
- Dynamic rundown templates included
- Single platform: story + rundown + automation
- Browser-based, no local software instals needed
- Flexible OPEX pricing
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Trusted by leading brands
Teams across the industry choose Cuez — from (e)sports and live broadcasts to news, entertainment, and other live productions.
An award-winning tool
Over the past years, Cuez has been honored with several awards and nominations from the industry’s most notable competitions.
IBC Accelerator: Project of the Year 2024
Broadcast Tech Awards 2025:
Best AI Innovation (Workflow)
Media & Entertainment:
Best in Market 2025
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Cuez & iNEWS
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Cuez Solutions
Cuez Solutions
Automator for News Production
Looking for an iNEWS alternative? Cuez Automator powers modern newsroom workflows by integrating with your devices and automating studio operations.
With its no-code interface and live rundown synchronization, it removes technical overhead and lets your team focus on producing the news. Just press play.
Cuez Solutions
Cuez Solutions
Rundown for News
Cuez Rundown is a cloud-based scripting tool built for fast-paced newsrooms. Editorial and technical teams can collaborate in real time, add media assets, and stay perfectly in sync from anywhere.
It runs entirely in the browser with instant updates, no printouts or separate tools required.
Cuez Integrations
Cuez works with a wide range of hardware and software, connecting to any device via API and enabling simple, fully unified studio control.
Cuez vs. iNEWS FAQ
Cuez is a next)generation tool designed for modern, multi-platform newsrooms. It combines story creation, rundown management, and studio automation in one cloud-based platform hat allows for real-time collaboration and instant updates across all studio devices.
Compared to iNEWS’ legacy tooling, Cuez offers faster onboarding, better collaboration, and greater flexibility for today’s digital-first newsrooms.
Yes. Cuez can connect to iNEWS via MOS while also extending workflows through API-driven automation. Not ready to make the full switch? Start by integrating Cuez alongside iNEWS for automation or story-centric workflows, then expand usage over time. This phased approach helps you avoid disruption and lets you keep iNEWS as NRCS while using Cuez to automate devices and modernize your production.
Cuez reduces manual work by keeping all your stories, planning, rundowns, and automations connected in one single system. Unlike iNEWS, which relies heavily on copy-pasting between tools, Cuez preserves context and sources throughout the workflow, making the whole workflow less error-prone and more future-proof.
No, Cuez has a no-code approach, which means anyone from your team can build automations. In addition, Cuez is built with a modern, intuitive UI that journalists or anchors can pick up quickly, compared tp iNEWS’ more rigid and complex interface.
