Digital Asset Management (DAM)

From the start, NewsTeam has been designed with built-in Digital Asset Management (DAM) capabilities. Our vision is that all content types — articles, videos, images, audio, and documents — should be treated as first-class assets with their own structured metadata.

While the full feature set will be launched in a future release, the foundations are already in place today.

Current Capabilities

• Articles: Fully supported. Articles are stored as rich, structured assets with complete metadata, including widget-level data and mentioned entities.
• Images: Partially supported. Any image used in an article is automatically added to the asset layer. Metadata is captured, but there isn’t yet a user interface for viewing or editing it.
• Videos: Partially supported. Any video embedded in an article is also added automatically, with metadata captured but no current UI for management.
• Audio: Coming soon. The DAM layer is prepared to handle audio, but management tools are not yet exposed in version 1.
• Documents: Coming soon. Documents will become first-class assets in a future release, complete with metadata support and management flows.

This means that even today, content you create is already being stored in a DAM-ready structure — ensuring smooth compatibility as the full tools roll out.

What’s Coming

In future versions of NewsTeam, the Digital Asset Management (DAM) feature will:

• Provide a dedicated interface for managing all asset types (articles, images, videos, audio, and documents).
• Allow teams to search, tag, and edit metadata directly at the asset level.
• Make assets reusable across multiple sites and feeds.
• Enable syndication and controlled sharing of assets between organizations.
• Integrate with the Messaging & Activity system for audit history and collaboration around asset changes.

Our Approach

Our goal is to make asset management a native part of NewsTeam, not an external add-on. Every piece of content — whether a photo, a quote, a chart, or a long-form investigation — will carry structured metadata that makes it:

• Searchable
• Reusable
• Syndicatable
• Future-proof

In summary

The DAM layer is already embedded in NewsTeam’s architecture. Today, it is fully available for articles, partially available for images and video, and will soon extend to audio and documents. In upcoming releases, these capabilities will be paired with a full management interface and richer workflows — unlocking the power of a complete, integrated DAM for all content types.

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Related Topics

Articles The core content type in NewsTeam, created with our Article Builder.

First Party Video A private YouTube for publishers — upload, transcode, distribute, and monetise your videos with built-in player and VAST ad support.

Sites Your audience-facing products, like websites, apps, or newsletters.

Feeds Curated collections that organize and distribute content.

Organizations The top-level container for your teams, sites, and content.

Messaging & Activity Built-in communication and activity tracking within the platform.