5 Amazing Visual Assets for Better News Video Broadcasts

Making your own news broadcast has never be easier or more affordable. With so many people giving it a go, how do you make sure that your broadcast is the one people stick with? Here we’ve put together 5 Amazing Assets for Broadcast News, as well as some top tips.

1. Live News - Real Time News Ticker

Live News is a WordPress plugin designed to look like a television news ticker. You can customise the plugin to fit your website, and it’s perfect for displaying information like news, weather warnings or sports results, in real time.

2. News website UI

A one-page graphic template for Adobe Photoshop, News Website UI is a perfect starting point to create your broadcast site. Clean and contemporary, it’ll help your project look professional and trustworthy.

3. News Logo Template

A nice little vector logo for either Adobe Photoshop or Illustrator, the News Logo Template is highly customisable and comes with a variety of colours included. Perfect for streaming, podcasts and broadcasting services.

News Logo Template

4. News of the World

The News of the World font is a bold typeface designed to emphasise your content and grab the attention of your audience. There are four different styles, so you can maintain a sense of style without too much repetition.

5. Gazeta

Gazeta is an impressive Drupal theme perfect for news and magazine-style websites. You can create any number of news categories and have multiple authors each with their own profile.

Each asset here is from Envato Elements, where you can download unlimited resources for a monthly subscription.

Top Tuts+ Tips for Streaming News Broadcasts

Having great content is a good start, but think about how to build up a loyal and large audience.
There are a ton of ways to live stream. Don’t spread yourself too thinly – learn the best live streaming methods for you.
Ad-libbing can go horribly wrong if you aren’t properly prepared, and reading from a script can sound wooden. Learn when to ad-li and when to rely on a teleprompter.
Your core audience know where to find you and that’s great, but remember to work on your search engine optimisation, too!
Bad footage can make your viewers switch off. Learn how and when to shoot news video with your smartphone.